The twinkle was lost upon Stanistreet.

He knew too much; and the awkward thing was that Tyson never could tell exactly how much he knew.

So he wisely dropped the subject.
Stanistreet certainly knew a great deal; but he was the last man in the world to make a pedantic display of his knowledge; and Mr.Wilcox's prejudices remained the only obstacle to Tyson's marriage.

It was one iron will against another, and the battle was long.

Mr.Wilcox had the advantage of position.