The old man must give up his business sometime, and he has no son; I suppose he'll want a son-in-law who can take to it.

But he has rather grasping fingers of his own, I fancy.

I daresay he wants a man who can put some money into the business.

If I were not as poor as a rat, I would gladly invest some money in that way, for the sake of having you settled on the estate.

I'm sure I should profit by it in the end.