Let's suppose a case.
Suppose you were a young fellow not long out of college--a young fellow whose mother was dead and whose dad was rich, and head over heels in money-making, and with the idea that his will was no more to be disputed than a law of the Almighty.

Just suppose that, will you ?" "Huh! Well, 'twill be hard supposin', but I'll try.

Heave ahead." "Suppose that you'd never been used to working or supporting yourself.
Had a position, a nominal one, in your dad's office but absolutely no responsibility, all the money you wanted, and so on.

Suppose because your father wanted you to--and HER people felt the same--you had become engaged to a girl, a nice enough girl, too, in her way.

But, then suppose that little by little you came to realize that her way wasn't yours.