Of course not, it will be said; how could a young man be expected to trouble himself about these things?
But they do though.

Answer, many a widow's son; many a heedful brother of orphan sisters; many a solitary clerk living and paying his way upon the merest pittance; is it not better to think of others than one's self?
Can a man, even a young man, find his highest happiness in mere personal enjoyment?
However, let me cease throwing these pebbles of preaching under the wheels of my story; as it moves on it will preach enough for itself.
Elizabeth's annoyances, suspicions, and conscience-pricks as to whether she ought or ought not to communicate both, came to an end at last.

Gradually she made up her mind that, even if it did look like tale bearing, on the following Saturday night Miss Hilary must know all.
It was an anxious week; for Miss Leaf had fallen ill.

Not seriously; and she never complained until her sister had left, when she returned to her bed and did not again rise.

She would not have Miss Hilary sent for, nor Miss Selina, who was away paying a ceremonious prenuptial visit to Mr.Ascott's partner's wife at Dulwich.
"I don't want any thing that you can not do for me.