Rose knew this, and her instruction to Evan was: 'You cannot give me up--you will go, but you cannot give me up while I am faithful to you: tell him that.' She knew that to impress this fact at once on the mind of Sir Franks would be a great gain; for in his detestation of bother he would soon grow reconciled to things monstrous: and hearing the same on both sides, the matter would assume an inevitable shape to him.

Mr.Second Fiddle had no difficulty in declaring the eternity of his sentiments; but he toned them with a despair Rose did not contemplate, and added also his readiness to repair, in any way possible, the evil done.

He spoke of his birth and position.

Sir Franks, with a gentlemanly delicacy natural to all lovers of a smooth world, begged him to see the main and the insurmountable objection.

Birth was to be desired, of course, and position, and so forth: but without money how can two young people marry?
Evan's heart melted at this generous way of putting it.