With conservative decorum of manner, he admitted that there had not been, since Sir Nigel's marriage, sufficient reason for the neglect of dilapidations.

The firm had strongly represented to Sir Nigel that certain resources should not be diverted from the proper object of restoring the property, which was entailed upon his son.

The son's future should beyond all have been considered in the dispensing of his mother's fortune.
He, by this time, comprehended fully that he need restrain no dignified expression of opinion in his speech with this young lady.

She had come to consult with him with as clear a view of the proprieties and discretions demanded by his position as he had himself.

And yet each, before the close of the interview, understood the point of view of the other.