If you like to give me your daughter Hemmeline for my wife, whatever her fortin's to be, I'll take it as part of my half of the forty thousand pounds.

There now." And then Aby again waited for a reply.
But now there came a knock at the door, and following quick upon the knock Herbert entered the room.

"Well, father," said the son.
"Herbert!" "Yes, father;" and he went round and supported his father on his arm.
"Herbert, will you tell that man to go ?" "Come, sir, you have disturbed my father enough; will you have the kindness to leave him now ?" "I may chance to disturb him more, and you too, sir, if you treat me in that way.

Let go my arm, sir.

Am I to have any answer from you, Sir Thomas ?" But Sir Thomas could make no further attempt at speaking.