He was going to marry the farmer's granddaughter, though he might, undoubtedly, marry better....

Ian listened, questioned, summed up: "I have always been the worldly-wise one! Is there any use in my talking now of worldly wisdom ?" "No use at all." "Then I won't!...

Old Alexander the Great, are you happy ?" "If she gives me her love." Ian dismissed that with a wave of his hand.

"Oh, I think she'll give it, dear simpleton!" He looked at Glenfernie now with genial affection.

"Well, on the whole, and balancing one thing against another, I think that I want you to be happy!" Alexander laughed at that minification.