Should he forthwith make declaration of his own passion?
Love said, Yes! love should be above all ties of kindred, all claims of blood.

But the many tongues of an unselfish nature said, No! If this thing were wrong, it would of itself come to nought; if right, it would be useless to oppose it.

The struggle was soon over, and the impulse of self-sacrifice had conquered.

But at what a cost--at what a cost! "Yet there is her father, you know," Willy added.

"One dreads the thought of such a match.