Their interest, he thought, would be no less promoted by the change than his own.

Hence he was importunate and indefatigable in his arguments and solicitations.
He knew that he could not hope for mine or his sister's ready concurrence in this scheme.

Should the subject be mentioned to us, we should league our efforts against him, and strengthen that reluctance in Wieland which already was sufficiently difficult to conquer.

He, therefore, anxiously concealed from us his purpose.

If Wieland were previously enlisted in his cause, he would find it a less difficult task to overcome our aversion.