"I should suggest our discussing the matter in full, now that we have a favorable opportunity--if you will be so good." Mr.Lind sat down, and said with condescension, "I am quite willing to listen to you." "Thank you," said Conolly.

"Will you tell me what your objections are to my engagement with your daughter ?" "I had hoped, sir, that your common sense and knowledge of the world would have rendered an explanation superfluous." "They havnt," said Conolly.
Mr.Lind rose to boiling point again.

"Oh, Mr.Conolly, I assure you I have no objection to explain myself: none whatever.

I merely wished to spare you as far as possible.

Since you insist on my mentioning what I think you must be perfectly well aware of, I can only say that from the point of view of English society our positions are different; and therefore an engagement between you and any member of my family is unsuitable, and--in short--out of the question, however advantageous it might be to you.