or Mrs. Sieppe, took Trina's hand.
"Let me be the first to congratulate Mrs. McTeague," he said, feeling
very noble and heroic. The strain of the previous moments was relaxed
immediately, the guests crowded around the pair, shaking hands--a babel
of talk arose.
"Owgooste, WILL you pull down your goat, den?"
"Well, my dear, now you're married and happy. When I first saw you two
together, I said, 'What a pair!' We're to be neighbors now; you must
come up and see me very often and we'll have tea together."
"Did you hear that sawing going on all the time? I declare it regularly
got on my nerves."
Trina kissed her father and mother, crying a little herself as she saw
the tears in Mrs. Sieppe's eyes.
Marcus came forward a second time, and, with an air of great gravity,
kissed his cousin upon the forehead. Heise was introduced to Trina and
Uncle Oelbermann to the dentist.
For upwards of half an hour the guests stood about in groups, filling
the little sitting-room with a great chatter of talk. Then it was time
to make ready for supper.
This was a tremendous task, in which nearly all the guests were obliged
to assist. The sitting-room was transformed into a dining-room.
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