“Iamnotsentimental，“hebegan。
“Youcertainlyarenot，“shesaid。
“Youhaveaway，“hereplied，withashadeofreproofinhisvoice，“youhaveawayattimesoftreatingseriousthingswithalittlelessgravitythantheydeserve。Iamstillayoungman，butIhaveseenagooddealoflife，andIknowmyselfprettywell。Itisnecessarytotreatmatrimonyfromapracticalaswellasasentimentalpointofview。Therewouldn\'tbehalftheunhappinessanddivorcesifpeopletooktimetodothis，insteadofrushingoffandgettingmarriedimmediately。Andofcourseitisespeciallyimportantforamaninmypositiontostudyeveryaspectoftheproblembeforehetakesastep。“
BythistimeadeepandabsorbinginterestinanewaspectofMr。Crewe\'scharacterhadtakenpossessionofVictoria。
“Andyoubelievethat，bytakingthought，youcangetthekindofawifeyouwant？“sheasked。