I was the very rich son of a very rich man, and--pardon my conceit--what you would call an exceedingly good catch.

Well, in those days things were not as they are now.

The young lady, a great beauty and amazingly popular, happened to be in love with Roger Blair, a good-looking chap with no fortune and no prospects.

She took the advice of her mother and married the man she loved, disdaining my riches and me as well.

Roger wasn't much of a success as a husband, but he was a source of enlightenment and education to his wife.