Rose was not to be seen.

She had gone in to dress for dinner.

The opportunity might recur, but would his courage come with it?
His courage had sunk on a sudden; or it may have been that it was worst for this young man to ask for a loan of money, than to tell his beloved that he was basely born, vile, and unworthy, and had snared her into loving him; for when he and Andrew were together, money was not alluded to.

Andrew, however, betrayed remarkable discomposure.

He said plainly that he wanted to leave Beckley Court, and wondered why he didn't leave, and whether he was on his head or his feet, and how he had been such a fool as to come.
'Do you mean that for me ?' said sensitive Evan.
'Oh, you! You're a young buck,' returned Andrew, evasively.