They would indeed be thankful to be solved unto themselves.

The great moment for a man with a woman is when, by some clear guess or some special providence, he shows her in a flash her own mind.

Her respect, her serious wonder, are all then making for his glory.

Wise and happy if by a further touch of genius he seizes the situation: henceforth he is her master.

George Gering and Jessica had been children together, and he understood her, perhaps, as, did no one else, save her father; though he never made good use of his knowledge, nor did he touch that side of her which was purely feminine--her sweet inconsistency; therefore, he was not her master.
But he had appealed to her, for he had courage, strong, ambition, thorough kindness, and fine character, only marred by a want of temperament.