Tamed By a Laird (2009)
“Meantime, Hugh continued to argue with the other players onstage, adding considerably to the audience’s delight by playing his own father and arguing with himself.
When Jenny was ready, the Joculator guided her to the stage, and the actor playing the bride’s father escorted her to an altar that had appeared as she dressed.
The priest was yet another fool in whiteface, cap, and bells. When Jenny stood before him, he turned to the audience and said in stentorian tones, “Look ye all on the...se two. If any amongst ye ken just cause or impediment why this marriage should not go forward, speak now or forever keep a still tongue in thy head.”
Silence.
“Aye, good then,” the priest said. Turning to Hugh, he said, “Now, lad, d’ye take this lass for your wedded wife, to have and to hold, for fair, for foul, for…”
When he finished reciting the familiar phrases, Hugh declared loudly, “I do!”MoreLess
When Jenny was ready, the Joculator guided her to the stage, and the actor playing the bride’s father escorted her to an altar that had appeared as she dressed.
The priest was yet another fool in whiteface, cap, and bells. When Jenny stood before him, he turned to the audience and said in stentorian tones, “Look ye all on the...se two. If any amongst ye ken just cause or impediment why this marriage should not go forward, speak now or forever keep a still tongue in thy head.”
Silence.
“Aye, good then,” the priest said. Turning to Hugh, he said, “Now, lad, d’ye take this lass for your wedded wife, to have and to hold, for fair, for foul, for…”
When he finished reciting the familiar phrases, Hugh declared loudly, “I do!”MoreLess
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