3. FROM THE FOURTH OF MAY TO THE
TWENTY-FIRST OF JUNEThe next stage in Manston's advances towards her hand was a
clearly defined courtship. She was sadly perplexed, and some
contrivance was necessary on his part in order to meet with her.
But it is next to impossible for an appreciative woman to have a
positive repugnance towards an unusually handsome and gifted man,
even though she may not be inclined to love him. Hence Cytherea was
not so alarmed at the sight of him as to render a meeting and
conversation with her more than a matter of difficulty.
Coming and going from church was his grand opportunity. Manston
was very religious now. It is commonly said that no man was ever
converted by argument, but there is a single one which will make
any Laodicean in England, let him be o
