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Halt," said the elegant diplomat, "when you asked me to marry you, did you think we could just sneak off to a glade in the woods with a few close friends and get it done?" Halt hesitated. "Well, no...of course not." As a matter of fact, that was exactly what he had thought. A simple ceremony, a few friends, some food and drink and then he and Pauline would be a couple. But he felt that it might not be wise to admit that right now.

John Flanagan (2011). “Erak's Ransom (Ranger's Apprentice Book 7)”, p.13, Random House
Halt, said the elegant diplomat, when you asked me to marry you, did you think we could just sneak off to a glade in the woods with a few close friends and get it done? Halt hesitated. Well, no...of course not. As a