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. And... I did hurry
you into bed last night but neither of us would marry for that reason alone. Do
you want to know about my own tarnished past? I'll tell."
"No." I faced her, took both her hands. "Gwendolyn, I want you to be my
wife. Will you have me as your husband?"
"I will."
"I, Colin Richard, take thee, Gwendolyn, to be my wife, to have and to
hold, to love and to cherish, as long as you will have me."
"I, Sadie Gwendolyn, take thee, Colin Richard, to be my husband, to care
for and love and cherish for the rest of my lif&."
"Whew! I guess that does it."
"Yes. But kiss me."
I did. "When did 'Sadie' show up?"
"Sadie Lipschitz, my family name. I didn't like it so I changed it.
Richard, the only thing left to make it official is to publish it. That ties it
down. And I do want to tie it down while you're still groggy."
"All right. Publish it how?"
"May I use your terminal?"
"Our terminal. You don't have to ask to use it."
" 'Our terminal.' Thank you, dear." She got up, went to the terminal, keyed
for directory, then called the Golden Rule Herald, asked for the society editor.
"Please record. Dr. Richard
Ames and Mistress Gwendolyn Novak are pleased to announce their marriage
this date. No presents, no flowers. Please confirm." She switched off. They
called back at once; I answered and confirmed
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