Many young men had approached her.

Perhaps the nearest realization of her ideal was Father David, of St.Timothy's, and he was, of course, a priest and sworn to celibacy.

No word had ever passed between them but he had been as conscious of her as she of him.
Then came Frank Cowperwood, and by degrees, because of his presence and contact, he had been slowly built up in her mind as the ideal person.
She was drawn as planets are drawn to their sun.
It is a question as to what would have happened if antagonistic forces could have been introduced just at this time.

Emotions and liaisons of this character can, of course, occasionally be broken up and destroyed.
The characters of the individuals can be modified or changed to a certain extent, but the force must be quite sufficient.

Fear is a great deterrent--fear of material loss where there is no spiritual dread--but wealth and position so often tend to destroy this dread.