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A rumor, none knew from whom it arose, spread rapidly in whispers, sending a quiver of alarm, distress, pity, through the entire wedding party, reaching last of all him most concerned.
None dared breathe in his ear what all feared; but none would separate till it was surely ascertained whether what was surmised was a fact or not.