He might perfectly marry a duke's daughter, but that WOULD be vulgar--would be the absolute necessity and ideal of nine out of ten of the sons of shoemakers made ambitious by riches.

Mitchy says 'No; I take my own line; I go in for a beggar-maid.' And it's only because I'm a beggar-maid that he wants me." "But there are plenty of other beggar-maids," Mr.Longdon objected.
"Oh I admit I'm the one he least dislikes.

But if I had any money," Nanda went on, "or if I were really good-looking--for that to-day, the real thing, will do as well as being a duke's daughter--he wouldn't come near me.

And I think that ought to settle it.

Besides, he must marry Aggie.