who was afraid of something?
Mrs. Trevennack
how long had she been worrying?
ten or eleven months
about what?
that a sudden access of irrepressible insanity might attack her husband
before what event?
before Cleer and Eustace could manage to get married.
who tried to make her feel better?
Trevennack
how?
he would look across at her affectionately, with a reassuring smile.
what would he say?
"For Cleer's sake,"
what happened at the end of 10 months?
Eustace Le Neve didn't seem to get much nearer any permanent appointment
how often did he find work?
Now and then he got odd jobs
was that good enough?
No
what wasn't it good enough for?
for a man to marry upon
who tried to help him find work?
Walter Tyrrel
what did he do?
did his best to hunt up all the directors of all the companies he knew
why was he trying to help him?
Because he had ruined the Trevennacks' hopes in life
how?
by his unintentional injury to their only son
how could he make it up to them?
make things as easy as possible for their daughter and her intended husband.
did any of his connections come through for him?
No
who did he have a close friendship with?
Eustace Le Neve