"You make me very happy," he said. "You make me hope."
"But," she said, trying to speak in her ordinary voice, "—perhaps I ought to have begun by saying this—I wonder if Rachel is the right sort of wife for a rising politician?"
"She is the right sort of wife for me," said Rendel. "That is all that matters."
"I'm afraid," Lady Gore said, "she isn't ambitious."
"Afraid!" said Rendel.
"She has no ardent political convictions."
"I have enough for both," said Rendel.
"And—and—such as she has are naturally her father's, and therefore opposed to yours."
"Then we won't talk about politics," Rendel said, "and that will be a welcome relief."