'A short cut to fortune!'" Mrs.Waldeaux carefully averted her eyes from him.

"You may marry," she said, "and it may happen that your wife also will have some little income----" "Mother! Look at me!" he interrupted her sternly.

"I will never be dependent on my wife, so help me God!" "No, George, no! Of course not.

Don't speak so loud.

Only, I thought if she had a small sum of her own, she would feel more comfortable, that's all." In spite of his ill temper George threw himself into his work with zeal.