It would be all smooth sailing for your life, governor, and lots of tin." "I tell you what it is, Aby, you may just drop that, for I won't have the young lady bothered about it, nor yet the young lady's father." "You won't, won't you ?" "No, I won't; so there's an end of it." "I suppose I may pay my distresses to any young lady if I think fitting." "And have yourself kicked into the ditch." "I know too much for kicking, governor." "They shall know as much as you do, and more too, if you go on with that.

There's a measure in all things.

I won't have it done, so I tell you." And the father turned his face round to the wall.
This was by no means the end of the conversation, though we need not verbatim go through any more of it.

It appeared that old Mollett had told Sir Thomas that his permanent silence could be purchased by nothing short of a settled "genteel" income for himself and his son, no absolute sum having been mentioned; and that Sir Thomas had required a fortnight for his answer, which answer was to be conveyed to Mr.Mollett verbally at the end of that time.

It was agreed that Mr.Mollett should repeat his visit to Castle Richmond on that day fortnight.
"In the mean time I'll go down and freshen the old gentleman up a bit," said Aby, as he left his father's bedroom..