"It is not the only reason; there is a far stronger inducement. I wish to succeed, to make money. I have an object in view."
"Most people have an object in life."
"Mine is all important."
"Tell it me."
"No, I cannot at present. If I succeed, I will. Shall you miss me very much, Winifred?"
"Indeed, I shall. We have been so much together, I think it unkind of you to wish to leave me."
"I do not wish to leave you. I shall think a great deal about you when I am away."
He wished he could tell her it was for her sake he desired to make money, but he knew he ought not to bind her by a promise in any way, even if she were willing to give it.
"I do not believe you will go; you are only joking."
"I was never more in earnest in my life. The only question is where shall I go?"