For his sake you have already been taken into the house of that man Melmotte.' 'I do not think that I shall be injured by anything of that kind,' said Henrietta drawing herself up.
'Pardon me if I seem to interfere.' 'Oh, no;--it is no interference from you.' 'Pardon me then if I am rough.

To me it seems that an injury is done to you if you are made to go to the house of such a one as this man.
Why does your mother seek his society?
Not because she likes him; not because she has any sympathy with him or his family;--but simply because there is a rich daughter.' 'Everybody goes there, Mr Carbury.' 'Yes,--that is the excuse which everybody makes.

Is that sufficient reason for you to go to a man's house?
Is there not another place, to which we are told that a great many are going, simply because the road has become thronged and fashionable?
Have you no feeling that you ought to choose your friends for certain reasons of your own?
I admit there is one reason here.

They have a great deal of money, and it is thought possible that he may get some of it by falsely swearing to a girl that he loves her.

After what you have heard, are the Melmottes people with whom you would wish to be connected ?' 'I don't know.' 'I do.