This—for a woman even—is absurd.

His income’s not a hundred pounds, I know.

He’s not worth loving.”—“But I love him so.”

II. HER MOTHER’S

“You silly child, he is well made and tall;

But looks are far from being all in all.

His social standing’s low, his family’s low,

He’s not worth loving.”—“And I love him so.”

III. HER ETERNAL FRIEND’S

“Is that he picking up the fallen fan?