"You sha'n't hurt your pocket like that on our account, Giles.

Grace shall have the horse, but I'll pay you what you gave for her, and any expense you may have been put to for her keep." He would not hear of any other terms, and thus it was arranged.

They were now opposite Melbury's house, and the timber-merchant pressed Winterborne to enter, Grace being out of the way.
"Pull round the settle, Giles," said the timber-merchant, as soon as they were within.

"I should like to have a serious talk with you." Thereupon he put the case to Winterborne frankly, and in quite a friendly way.

He declared that he did not like to be hard on a man when he was in difficulty; but he really did not see how Winterborne could marry his daughter now, without even a house to take her to.
Giles quite acquiesced in the awkwardness of his situation.