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And there must be three times of asking. And now there be only two Sundays left between.' ¡¡¡¡Tess felt her cheek paling; Izz was right; of course there must be three. Perhaps he had forgotten! If so, there must be a week's postponement, and that was unlucky. How could she remind her lover? She who had been so backward was suddenly fired with impatience and alarm lest she should lose her dear prize. ¡¡¡¡A natural incident relieved her anxiety. Izz mentioned the omission of the banns to Mrs Crick, and Mrs Crick assumed a matron's privilege of speaking to Angel on the point. ¡¡¡¡`Have ye forgot 'em, Mr Clare? The banns, I mean.' ¡¡¡¡`No, I have not forgot 'em,' says Clare. ¡¡¡¡As soon as he caught Tess alone he assured her: ¡¡¡¡`Don't let them tease you about the banns. A licence will be quieter for us, and I have decided on a licence without consulting you. So if you go to church on Sunday morning you will not hear your own name, if you wished to.' ¡¡¡¡`I didn't wish to hear it, dearest,' she said proudly.