They were situated in the flat, just back of his "Parlors," and he believed the photographer would sublet them furnished.
McTeague and Trina had no apprehensions as to their finances.

They could be sure, in fact, of a tidy little income.

The dentist's practice was fairly good, and they could count upon the interest of Trina's five thousand dollars.

To McTeague's mind this interest seemed woefully small.

He had had uncertain ideas about that five thousand dollars; had imagined that they would spend it in some lavish fashion; would buy a house, perhaps, or would furnish their new rooms with overwhelming luxury--luxury that implied red velvet carpets and continued feasting.
The oldtime miner's idea of wealth easily gained and quickly spent persisted in his mind.