A ceremony followed, in dumb show, in which it was easy to recognise the pantomime of a marriage. At its termination, Colonel Dent and his party consulted in whispers for two minutes, then the Colonel called out--
Allora incominciò una cerimonia, nella quale era facile riconoscere la pantomima di un matrimonio, e, terminata che fu, il colonnello Dent, dopo aver consultato i suoi vicini, disse: