Fatal Venture (2011)
“Morrison stayed aboard with the idea of clearing off arrears of work, though actually thoughts of Margot Stott filled his mind to such an extent that the arrears grew greater instead of less.
That she was unhappy in her home life he was now convinced, and while all his sympathy went out to her, he found in the belief the dawn of a wonderful hope. If it were true, she would naturally look more favourably on matrimony: the wrench of leaving home would be less. But if she wished to marry, was ther...e any reason why he might not be the lucky man? His present social position was admittedly beneath hers, but he was not going to remain a transport officer forever. He had been brought up in circumstances like her own and had been properly educated. Though he had not actually taken his degree, he had at least been to a good school and to Cambridge, and he could hold his own with people of her world. Of course, he hadn’t a millionaire for a great-uncle, but Wyndham Stott didn’t seem more than comfortably off, and when his own 10 percent of the cruise net profits materialised, he would be fairly well-to-do himself.MoreLess
That she was unhappy in her home life he was now convinced, and while all his sympathy went out to her, he found in the belief the dawn of a wonderful hope. If it were true, she would naturally look more favourably on matrimony: the wrench of leaving home would be less. But if she wished to marry, was ther...e any reason why he might not be the lucky man? His present social position was admittedly beneath hers, but he was not going to remain a transport officer forever. He had been brought up in circumstances like her own and had been properly educated. Though he had not actually taken his degree, he had at least been to a good school and to Cambridge, and he could hold his own with people of her world. Of course, he hadn’t a millionaire for a great-uncle, but Wyndham Stott didn’t seem more than comfortably off, and when his own 10 percent of the cruise net profits materialised, he would be fairly well-to-do himself.MoreLess
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