Hi, On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 11:18:40PM +0100, Graham Percival wrote:
> Think of the question in marriage ceremonies: "if anybody knows of a > reason why these two should not be wed, speak now or forever hold your > peace.". > > Despite what one reads[1] in trashy romance novels, that question is > mostly ceremonial -- nobody actually expects an objection. Trashy? Well, YMMV -- but "Jane Eyre" is firmly planted as one of the two most famous English novels :-) He paused, as the custom is. When is the pause after that sentence ever broken by reply? Not, perhaps, once in a hundred years. And the clergyman, who had not lifted his eyes from his book, and had held his breath but for a moment, was proceeding: his hand was already stretched towards Mr. Rochester, as his lips unclosed to ask, "Wilt thou have this woman for thy wedded wife?" -- when a distinct and near voice said: -- "The marrige cannot go on: I declace the existence of an impediment." -antrik- _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel
