With an enthusiastic young man, admiring and liking are, to say the least, steps that lead easily to something else.

But you must remember how complex a thing love is.

Charlton--I have to confess it--was a little conceited, as every young man is at twenty.

He flattered himself that the most intelligent woman he could find would be a good match for him.

He loved ideas, and a woman of ideas pleased his fancy.