Tales of College Life/A Long-Vacation Vigil/Chapter 10
CHAPTER X.
BRIEF, BUT SATISFACTORY.
The twelve months that saw Amy's gradual progress towards health, also witnessed the occurrence of three other important events.
In the first place, the Long Vacation had ended; and despite the interruptions to my reading, I had taken my degree.
In the second place, Lord Glenarvon had been taught a lesson on forced marriages that he was not likely to forget.
And, in the third place, Philip Gurdon, when he learnt the cause of Amy's illness, had transferred his affections to another lady, and had married her.
As the possibility, therefore, of joining the Gurdon to the Glenarvon estates was now at an end, the Earl did what he easily might have done in the first instance, gave his consent to his daughter's union with her cousin, Captain Alvanley.
They were married about a month since. If any one is curious to see how the bride was dressed—what was the worth of her trousseau—how many bridesmaids she had—and what notabilities figured at her wedding, he has only to refer to the "Morning Post," which devoted nearly half a column to these women-absorbing topics. You will not find my name there, as I was unable to get back from my Swiss tour in time; but you will see Nelly's and her husband's name—"Captain and Mrs. Temple."
Amy's wedding-cards are lying on the table as I write this. I have not yet seen her; but, as they are expected to be at Glenarvon Castle in a fortnight's time, and as I am invited to meet them, I shall soon have an opportunity of judging whether, as Lady Alvanley, Amy looks as sad and melancholy as she did on the nights of my Long Vacation Vigil.