So far he had been mercenary; but he had learned to love the girl, and to care more for her than for her money, and when the day of disappointment came upon him,--the day on which she had told him that all between them was to be over for ever,--he had, for a few hours, felt the loss of his love more than the loss of his money.

But whereas his previous advances had been mercenary, he had learned to love the girl, and to care more for her than for her money.
