What;--after all that had been said and done, consent that there should be no marriage between his niece and the rich young merchant! Never.

He did not stop for a moment to think how much of truth there might be in his son's statement.
He would not even allow himself to remember that he had forced Adrian Urmand as a suitor upon his niece.

He had had his qualms of conscience upon that matter,--and it was possible that they might return to him.

But he would not stop now to look at that side of the question.

The young people were betrothed.