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Ladies and gentlemen,
l'm sorry to drag you from your desserts.
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There are just one or two little things
I feel I should say, as best man.
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This is only the second time l've been
a best man. I hope I did OK that time.
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The couple in question
are at least still talking to me.
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Unfortunately, they're not
actually talking to each other.
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The divorce came through
a couple of months ago.
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But l'm assured it had
absolutely nothing to do with me.
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Paula knew Piers had slept with her sister
before I mentioned it in the speech.
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The fact that he'd slept with her mother
came as a surprise,
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but I think was incidental to the
nightmare of recrimination and violence
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that became their two-day marriage.
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Anyway, enough of that.
My job today is to talk about Angus.
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There are no skeletons in his cupboard.
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Or so I thought.
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I'll come on to that in a minute.
I would just like to say this.
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I am,
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as ever, in bewildered awe of anyone
who makes this kind of commitment
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that Angus and Laura have made today.
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I know I couldn't do it and
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I think it's wonderful they can.
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So, back to Angus and those sheep.
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So, ladies and gentlemen,
if you'd raise your glasses.
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The adorable couple.