If he didn't, why, then her not telling him until after they were married wouldn't have made any difference.

And--and if her tellin' him beforehand _should_ make a difference and he wanted to break the engagement, she's just romantic fool enough to let him." "Well ?" "_Well ?_ If she doesn't marry him, who's going to take care of her?
What's going to become of _me_?
We haven't a cent.

What kind of a guardian are you?
Do you want us to starve ?" He was shouting again.

The captain was calm.

"Oh," he said, "I guess it won't reach to the starvation point.