Have you any reason to think the contrary ?" "None that would carry any weight." Mallard paused; then, with a restless movement on his chair exclaimed: "But what has this to do with the matter?
What has happened has happened, and there's an end of it.

The question is, what ought to be done now?
I don't see that we can treat Miss Doran like a child." Mrs.Lessingham looked at him.

She was resting one arm on a table by which she sat, and supporting her forehead with her hand.
"You propose that things should take their natural course ?" "They will, whether I propose it or not." "And if our next information is that they desire to be married as soon as conveniently may be ?" "That is another matter.

They will have no consent of mine to anything of the kind." "You relieve me." Mallard looked at her frowningly.
"Miss Doran," he continued, "will not marry Elgar with my consent until she be one-and-twenty.

Then, of course, she may do as she likes." "You will see Mr.Elgar, and make this clear to him ?" "Very clear indeed," was the grim reply.