She comes of a good Mudport family, and it's not every offer that would have been acceptable in that quarter.

But Stelling's not an every-day man; rather a particular fellow as to the people he chooses to be connected with.

But I _think_ he would have no objection to take your son; I _think_ he would not, on my representation." "I don't know what he could have _against_ the lad," said Mrs.
Tulliver, with a slight touch of motherly indignation; "a nice fresh-skinned lad as anybody need wish to see." "But there's one thing I'm thinking on," said Mr.Tulliver, turning his head on one side and looking at Mr.Riley, after a long perusal of the carpet.

"Wouldn't a parson be almost too high-learnt to bring up a lad to be a man o' business?
My notion o' the parsons was as they'd got a sort o' learning as lay mostly out o' sight.

And that isn't what I want for Tom.