Dear me! There's no occasion to look so murderous.

I suppose I'm at liberty to draw my own conclusions." "You had better draw them a little more carefully in future," said Charles, savagely.

"Your sister is engaged to be married to a man without a sixpence." "By George," said Raymond, "that won't suit my book at all.

I'd rather"-- with another glance at Charles--"I'd rather she'd marry a man with money." If Charles was of the same opinion he did not express it.

He remained silent for a few minutes to give weight to his last remark, and then said, slowly: "So you see you won't get anything more from that quarter.