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`` I wo n't quarrel with your motives , since you consent . '' So it happened that on their arrival in San Francisco they directed Jones to drive to the house of a clergyman , and were speedily united in marriage , the clergyman 's wife and daughter being witnesses . Circumstances compelled them to dispense with the usual `` cards and cake . '' At nine o'clock , Orton Campbell , secure of his prey , drove up to Mrs. Bradshaw 's door and leisurely descended . `` Well , and how is Miss Douglas this morning ? '' he asked of the astonished landlady . `` How is she ?