And then he had distinctly high aims: such a man could never be brutal in the privacy of his home.

There was every chance of his achieving some kind of eminence; already she had suggested to him a Parliamentary career, and the idea had not seemed altogether distasteful.

Adela herself was as yet far from regarding Mutimer in the light of a future husband; it was perhaps true that she even disliked him.

But then a young girl's likes and dislikes have, as a rule, small bearing on her practical content in the married state; so, at least, Mrs.Waltham's experience led her to believe.

Only, it was clear that there must be no precipitancy.