A man in distressed circumstances has not time for all those elegant decorums which other people may observe. If she does not object to it, why should we?
– Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 27. Elizabeth says this to her aunt, about George Wickham’s desertion of her for a wealthy heiress. While Elizabeth puts on a brave show of bravado and understanding of why Wickham is gone, but she does sound bitter and disappointed.