From that moment it was only a question of persisting long enough in the resolution to gain his point.

The marriage engagement was ratified--most reluctantly on the lady's side--and there the further progress of Horace Holmcroft's suit came to an end.

Try as he might, he failed to persuade his betrothed wife to fix the day for the marriage.
There were no obstacles in her way.

She had no near relations of her own to consult.

As a connection of Lady Janet's by marriage, Horace's mother and sisters were ready to receive her with all the honors due to a new member of the family.