"Now is the time to make an impression.

Her heart is on the rebound.

She is satisfied of her lover's treachery.

Her mother is on your side.

Do not neglect the present opportunity, for another may not arrive." With this he pushed Leonard into the room, and, shutting the door upon him, hurried downstairs.
"You have arrived at a seasonable juncture, Leonard," observed Mrs.
Bloundel, noticing the apprentice's perplexity, and anxious to relieve it.