Not less than seventy thousand pounds." "Too much, my lord," cried Mr.Carlyle, decisively.
"And that's not its value," returned the earl.
"These forced sales never do fetch their value," answered the plain-speaking lawyer.

"Until this hint was given me by Beauchamp, I had thought East Lynne was settled upon your lordship's daughter." "There's nothing settled on her," rejoined the earl, the contraction on his brow standing out more plainly.

"That comes of your thoughtless runaway marriages.

I fell in love with General Conway's daughter, and she ran away with me, like a fool; that is, we were both fools together for our pains.

The general objected to me and said I must sow my wild oats before he would give me Mary; so I took her to Gretna Green, and she became Countess of Mount Severn, without a settlement.