"Yes." "And if you don't get him you don't get her ?" It might be merciless, but he continued not to flinch.

"I think it might have some effect on our personal understanding.

Chad's of real importance--or can easily become so if he will--to the business." "And the business is of real importance to his mother's husband ?" "Well, I naturally want what my future wife wants.

And the thing will be much better if we have our own man in it." "If you have your own man in it, in other words," Waymarsh said, "you'll marry--you personally--more money.

She's already rich, as I understand you, but she'll be richer still if the business can be made to boom on certain lines that you've laid down." "I haven't laid them down," Strether promptly returned.