They met one Sunday in a
sequestered spot on the banks of the Ayr, where, standing on each
side of a little brook, they laved their hands in its limpid waters,
plighted their troth, and exchanged Bibles, -- she giving him her
copy, which was a small one, he giving her his copy, which was
a large one in two volumes, on the blank leaves of which he
had written his name and two from the sacred text,
one being the solemn injunction to fidelity in Leviticus:
«And
ye shall not swear by my name falsely.
sequestered spot on the banks of the Ayr, where, standing on each
side of a little brook, they laved their hands in its limpid waters,
plighted their troth, and exchanged Bibles, -- she giving him her
copy, which was a small one, he giving her his copy, which was
a large one in two volumes, on the blank leaves of which he
had written his name and two from the sacred text,
one being the solemn injunction to fidelity in Leviticus:
«And
ye shall not swear by my name falsely.
Warner - World's Best Literature - v05 - Bro to Cai
