I cannot accuse myself of expensive tastes." "Dearest Herbert, nobody accuses you of anything." "But I do desire to marry; and now I have engaged myself, and will not break from my engagement, unless it be shown to me that I am bound in honour to do so.

Then, indeed--" "Oh, Herbert! I do not know what you mean." "I mean this: that I expect that Clara shall be received as my wife with open arms--" "And so she shall be if she comes." "Or else that some reason should be given me why she should not come.
As to income, something must be done, I suppose.

If the means at our disposal are less than I have been taught to believe, I at any rate will not complain.

But they cannot, I think, be so small as to afford any just reason why I should not marry." "Your father, you see, is ill, and one can hardly talk to him fully upon such matters at present." "Then I will speak to Somers.

He, at any rate, must know how the property is circumstanced, and I suppose he will not hesitate to tell me." "I don't think Somers can tell you anything." "Then what is it?
As for the London estate, mother, that is all moonshine.