Sacrifice of his career meant sacrifice of the whole man.

Not in _her_ eyes, oh no!--but she had studied him so well, and knew that he could no longer be content in obscurity.

She choked her very soul's desire.
"Shall I try to buy him off, Lily ?" "Do try, darling!" "But can you face what will come afterwards--the constant risks ?" "Anything rather than you shall be ruined!" A syllable would have broken down her heroism.

It was on his tongue.

He had but to say "Ruin!--what do I care for ruin in _that_ sense ?" and she would have cried with delight.