“Mr. MacDonald, you are supposed to let me undress and then return to the room.”
“My love, why twould I leave?”
They were in the newest and biggest hotel in Arles. The hotel boasted of its large rooms and comforts, but MacDonald doubted it. Anna, however, did not wish to spend their wedding night on the ground. To her it would be like the Comanche. That the Comanche had a comfortable bed with coverings never impressed her.
The wedding ceremony had been preformed by the Justice of Peace, Vincent Mallory. The Rolfe family and the Schmidt family attended them. Mr. Jackson and his son Tom were keeping watch over Schmidt"s Corner.
MacDonald paid for the meal afterward and listened patiently to all the well-wishes and blessings. He wanted to be alone with Anna and now that they were, he was
