According to her, Tinman and Mr.Smith had their differences; for Mr.Smith was a very outspoken gentleman, and had been known to call Tinman names that no man of spirit would bear if he was not scheming.
Fellingham returned to London, where he roamed the streets famous for furniture warehouses, in the vain hope of encountering the new owner of Elba.
Failing in this endeavour, he wrote a love-letter to Annette.
It was her first.

She had liked him.

Her manner of thinking she might love him was through the reflection that no one stood in the way.

The letter opened a world to her, broader than Great Britain.
Fellingham begged her, if she thought favourably of him, to prepare her father for the purport of his visit.

If otherwise, she was to interdict the visit with as little delay as possible and cut him adrift.
A decided line of conduct was imperative.