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`` Ay , and my chaplain will make them man and wife , and breathe not a word to any man , '' cried Joanna , who , now that she was older , had her own retinue of servants , equal in number to those of her sister , by whom she was dearly loved for her generosity and frankness , so that she could always command ready and willing obedience to any expressed wish of hers . `` You think he will ? O Joanna , when shall it be ? '' `` It shall be at midnight in the chapel , '' said the girl , with the prompt decision which characterized her . `` Not tonight , but three nights from this . Leave all things in my hands , sweet Gertrude ; I will see that nought is lacking to bind thee lawfully to thy lord . My chaplain is a good and holy man from the west country .