If, in a twelvemonth, Olga were still of the same mind, all opposition should be abandoned, and more than that, pecuniary help would be given to the couple.

She appealed to his manhood, to his generosity, to his good sense.
And, much to her surprise, the appeal was successful.

Kite wrote the oddest letter in reply, all disjointed philosophising, with the gist that perhaps Mrs.Hannaford was right.

No harm in waiting a year; perhaps much good.

Life was a mystery; love was uncertain.