Then when the servant was gone he
stopped me. "I love her too dearly to see her grieve," he said. "I
hope you will show that you can be worthy of her." Then I made
some sort of protestation and went upstairs. While I was with Mary
there came a message to me, telling me to come to dinner.'
'The Boncassens are all dining there.'
'Then we shall be a family party. So far I suppose I may say it is
settled. When he will let us marry heaven only knows. Mary
declares that she will not press him. I certainly cannot do so.
It is all a matter of money.'
'He won't care about that.'
'But he may perhaps think that a little patience will do us good.
You will have to soften him.' Then Silverbridge told all he knew
about himself. He was to be married in May; was to go to Matching
for a week or two after his wedding, was then to see the Session
to an end, and after that to travel with his wife to the United
States. 'I don't suppose we shall be allowed to run about the
world together so soon as that,' said Tregear, 'but I am too well
satisfied with my day's work to complain.
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