I think those prejudices would long ago have melted away in the sunshine of our day of returning good feeling and affection, but for the fact that his chivalrous nature will not permit him to abandon a cause or an opinion to which he has once adhered, while it is unpopular.
Hoar reflects on how Vest's chivalrous nature prevents him from abandoning his long-held beliefs.
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