"I think not, Boney.

But I've got to hang on for the present--till you and the boy are married.

P'r'aps then--I'll take the risk." Nap looked supercilious.

"And if it is not my intention to marry ?" "You must marry, my dear fellow.

You'll never be satisfied otherwise." "You think marriage the hall-mark of respectability ?" Nap sneered openly.
"I think," Lucas answered quietly, "that for you marriage is the only end.