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It did n't end with the ceremony and the pretty clothes and the shower of congratulations . That was only the beginning . '' _ For better , for worse _ , '' -- that might mean all sorts of trouble and heartache . '' _ Sickness and death _ , '' -- it meant to be bound all one 's life to one person , morning , noon , and night . How very , very careful one would have to be in choosing , -- and then suppose one made a mistake and thought the man she was marrying was good and honest and true , and he _ was n't _ ! It would be all the same , for '' _ for better , for worse _ , '' ran the vow , '' _ until death us do part _ . '' Then and there , holding fast to the gate of roses , Mary made up her mind that she could never , never screw her courage up to the point of taking the vows Eugenia was taking , as she stood with her hand clasped in Stuart 's , and the late sunshine of the sweet June day streaming down on her like a benediction .