Complex sentence: She had told friends that she planned to travel to London on the "Franconia" at the end of May in order to be with a man; however, she had not purchased a ticket and lacked the money to do so.
Split into simpler sentences: She had told friends that she planned to travel to London on the "Franconia" at the end of May in order to be with a man. However, she had not purchased a ticket and lacked the money to do so.