"Why, where in the world did he find you so soon ?" "Did you send him for me?
I was just hanging round for him to go." March sank into the chair at her side.

"Well, is he going to marry her ?" "Oh, you may laugh! But there is something very exciting!" She told him what had happened, and of her belief that Burnamy's handsome behavior had somehow not been met in kind.
March gave himself the pleasure of an immense laugh.

"It seems to me that this Mr.Burnamy of yours wanted a little more gratitude than he was entitled to.

Why shouldn't he have offered him the lower berth?
And why shouldn't the old gentleman have taken it just as he did?
Did you want him to make a counteroffer of his daughter's hand?
If he does, I hope Mr.Burnamy won't come for your advice till after he's accepted her." "He wasn't very candid.

I hoped you would speak about that.