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Doctor Thorne

CHAPTER IV
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He must marry money.

The heir of fourteen thousand a year may indulge himself in looking for blood, as Mr Gresham did, my dear"-- it must be understood that there was very little compliment in this, as the Lady Arabella had always conceived herself to be a beauty--"or for beauty, as some men do," continued the countess, thinking of the choice that the present Earl de Courcy had made; "but Frank must marry money.

I hope he will understand this early; do make him understand this before he makes a fool of himself; when a man thoroughly understands this, when he knows what his circumstances require, why, the matter becomes easy to him.

I hope that Frank understands that he has no alternative.

In his position he must marry money." But, alas! alas! Frank Gresham had already made a fool of himself.
"Well, my boy, I wish you joy with all my heart," said the Honourable John, slapping his cousin on the back, as he walked round to the stable-yard with him before dinner, to inspect a setter puppy of peculiarly fine breed which had been sent to Frank as a birthday present.


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