I have nothing to do with family arrangements or family opposition.

You have told me that you are not engaged to her, and I am going to try to be engaged to her.
She is the one to decide this matter.

And now I have called upon you, Mr Keswick, to see if there is any way in which you can assist me in obtaining an interview with Miss March." "Don't you think," said Junius, "that it is rather cool in you to ask me to assist you in this matter ?" "Not at all," replied the other.

"If it had not been for you I should now be in New York, with no thought of present proposals of marriage.
But you came to me, and insisted that I should see the lady." "That was simply because she had expressed a strong desire to see you." "Very good," said Lawrence.

"I tried to go to her, as you know, and was prevented.