I won't walk through the wedding arch with you," she said.
"The arch is traditionally used by grooms with reluctant brides, for the arch is tall enough for a man with his woman on his shoulder."
As they reached the door, he bent and put his shoulder in her stomach. As if she were a sack of potatoes, he swung her up and over. Amy shrieked and gave his back a good hard thump.
He dropped her down until her rear sat uppermost on his shoulder and her head dangled almost to his trousers, and kept walking. "Miss Victorine!" she shouted.
"I'll come as fast as I can, dears!" Miss Victorine called from the doorway. "Shame on you for appealing to an old lady for rescue.
"The arch is traditionally used by grooms with reluctant brides, for the arch is tall enough for a man with his woman on his shoulder."
As they reached the door, he bent and put his shoulder in her stomach. As if she were a sack of potatoes, he swung her up and over. Amy shrieked and gave his back a good hard thump.
He dropped her down until her rear sat uppermost on his shoulder and her head dangled almost to his trousers, and kept walking. "Miss Victorine!" she shouted.
"I'll come as fast as I can, dears!" Miss Victorine called from the doorway. "Shame on you for appealing to an old lady for rescue.
( Christina Dodd )
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