She is a fine woman, Mrs.Smith.I admire her." "I knew I could depend on YOU," said Mrs.Smith, putting her white hand on his scarcely less white one.
"But I can appreciate Miss Sally's-ah-maidenly dislike, in fact, her quite proper dislike of a loan from-ah-one who aspires---- In fact," he said, boldly breaking away from all attempt to speak bookishly, "from me.

She don't want to borrow from me, and it would be the same thing if you borrowed for her from me.

The same thing.

I am courting Miss Sally, and such a loan would be irregular.

There is nothing, Mrs.Smith, in the chapter on 'Courtship--How to Win the Affections,' et cetery, about loaning money to the lady.