Roy can keep counsel, whatever other virtues he may run short of.
Suppose you had joined your fortunes to sighing Luke's, Rachel, and gone out with him to grow rich together ?" added Frederick Massingbird, in a tone which could be taken for either jest or earnest.
She evidently took it as the latter, and it appeared to call up an angry spirit.

She was vexed almost to tears.

Frederick Massingbird detected it.
"Silly Rachel!" he said, with a smile.

"Do you suppose I should really counsel your throwing yourself away upon Luke Roy ?--Rachel," he continued, as the housekeeper again made her appearance, "you must bring up the things as soon as they are ready.

My brother is waiting for them." "I'll bring them up, sir," replied Rachel.
Frederick Massingbird passed through the passages to the hall, and then proceeded upstairs to the bedroom occupied by his brother.