He plunged furiously into study.

He groaned and sighed, and fought the hard and bitter fight that is too often the lot of the deep that love the shallow.

Strong, but single-hearted, no other lady could comfort him.

He turned from female company, and shunned all for the fault of one.
The inward contest wore him.

He began to look very thin and wan; and all for a Simpleton! Mr.Falcon prolonged his stay in the neighborhood, and drove a handsome dogcart over twice a week to visit Mr.Lusignan.
He used to call on that gentleman at four o'clock, for at that hour Mr.
Lusignan was always out, and his daughter always at home.
She was at home at that hour because she took her long walks in the morning.