If his wife has had money left her, that will make some difference in their position.
A man is never at his best when he is worried by debts and financial difficulties." "And Mr.Holbrook was in debt when he married, I suppose ?" "He was.

I must confess that I find that complaint a very common one among my acquaintance," the Baronet added with a laugh.
"Will you tell me what this Holbrook is like in person, Sir David?
I have questioned several people about him, and have never obtained anything beyond the vaguest kind of description." Sir David Forster laughed aloud at this request.
"What! you want to know whether your rival is handsome, I suppose?
like a woman, who always commences her inquiries about another woman by asking whether she is pretty.

My dear Fenton, all personal descriptions are vague.

It is almost impossible to furnish a correct catalogue of any man's features.

Holbrook is just one of those men whom it is most difficult to describe--not particularly good-looking, nor especially ill-looking; very clever, and with plenty of expression and character in his face.