I am not a bit ashamed of being in love with Mr.Tregear.He is a gentleman, highly educated, very clever, of an old family,--older, I believe, than papa's.

And he is manly and handsome; just what a young man ought to be.

Only he is not rich." "If he be all that you say, ought you not to trust your papa?
If he approve of it, he could give you money." "Of course he must be told; but not now.

He is nearly broken-hearted about dear mamma.

He could not bring himself to care about anything of that kind at present.