"The trouble is that I haven't much; only enough to make a fair start if I'm economical." For a moment Muriel looked amused, but her seriousness returned.

"We'll let that go.

You seem to forget that you don't stand alone.

I should have found it hard to forgive Fred if he had decided whether he ought to marry or not, without consulting me.

It's a girl's right, not her lover's, to say what she values most and how much she is willing to bear.