Apart from her feelings altogether it wouldn't suit us for the story to get out in Ballymoy.

Simpkins would be choked off at once if he knew it.
Men have such a ridiculous prejudice against marrying a woman with any sort of past." "I don't think Simpkins would mind," said the Major, "if he thought she had any money.

That's the kind of beast he is." "She has plenty," said Meldon, "Lorimer's, I daresay.

At least she looks as if she had plenty, and that's the same thing in this case.

If Simpkins marries her, it's extremely unlikely that he'll live long enough to find out whether she really has a large fortune, or is simply spending her capital." After breakfast Major Kent returned to the subject of Miss King.
"I suppose," he said, "that you're absolutely certain that you've got a hold of the right woman?
You couldn't be making any sort of mistake ?" "I told you last night that I was certain, and I gave you my reasons; pretty convincing ones I imagine--the sort of reasons that would be conclusive to any man at all accustomed to criminal investigation.