"Robin is not at all a young man for girls.

Only he cares so much for politics.

He has not seemed in any hurry." "God bless my soul, to be sure, he is in a hurry.

He must be in a hurry.
When you get back to your looking-glass, little Nell, ask yourself whether it is likely that he should not be in a hurry!" He was talking as much to reassure himself as Nelly.

To be sure, Robin must be as eager a lover as it was in his capacity to be.