surely, certainly

with a startled heart

to be startled, receive a shock / to skip a beat

success / success in life, achievement in the world

succeed / be successful in life

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend

he; boyfriend

circuit

unsuccessful