Of Undy's wife Alaric saw nothing and heard little, but it suited Undy to make use of his sister-in-law's house, and it suited Alaric to be intimate with Undy's sister-in-law.
Moreover, had not Clementina Golightly L20,000, and was she not a 'doosed fine girl ?' This was nothing to Alaric now, and might not be considered to be much to Undy.

But that far-seeing, acute financier knew that there were other means of handling a lady's money than that of marrying her.

He could not at present acquire a second fortune in that way; but he might perhaps acquire the management of this L20,000 if he could provide the lady with a husband of the proper temperament.

Undy Scott did not want to appropriate Miss Golightly's fortune, he only wanted to have the management of it.
Looking round among his acquaintance for a fitting _parti_ for the sweet Clementina, his mind, after much consideration, settled upon Charley Tudor.

There were many young men much nearer and dearer to Undy than Charley, who might be equally desirous of so great a prize; but he could think of none over whom he might probably exercise so direct a control.