seven o'clock
`` Yes , it is the only way . '' He bowed his head and said no more . She kissed his gray hair and passed out from the room , closing the door gently behind her . David and Christine were married at seven o'clock . The shadow which hung over the household , the grievous exigency which made haste so imperative , did much toward suppressing the joy and gladness that under other conditions would have filled the house and the hearts of all therein . Mr. Portman , gray-faced and taciturn , gave the bride in marriage . There were but three witnesses outside of the family .