ABSTRACT
But why 'now'? Is the possibility of treachery on the part of a bosom friend the only sanction of marriage?
Gissing does not seem to have seen this, but he remarked in his letter of14 March 1892 (see headnote to No. 65) that he would be curious to see what the Guardian had to say about Denzil Quarrier, as it was always very complimentary to him.
