That's the truth.' 'Why have I never known this before?
Why have you encouraged me, sir, to an expenditure and mode of life to which we have no right or title ?' 'My good fellow,' returned his father more compassionately than ever, 'if you made no appearance, how could you possibly succeed in the pursuit for which I destined you?
As to our mode of life, every man has a right to live in the best way he can; and to make himself as comfortable as he can, or he is an unnatural scoundrel.

Our debts, I grant, are very great, and therefore it the more behoves you, as a young man of principle and honour, to pay them off as speedily as possible.' 'The villain's part,' muttered Edward, 'that I have unconsciously played! I to win the heart of Emma Haredale! I would, for her sake, I had died first!' 'I am glad you see, Ned,' returned his father, 'how perfectly self-evident it is, that nothing can be done in that quarter.

But apart from this, and the necessity of your speedily bestowing yourself on another (as you know you could to-morrow, if you chose), I wish you'd look upon it pleasantly.

In a religious point of view alone, how could you ever think of uniting yourself to a Catholic, unless she was amazingly rich?
You ought to be so very Protestant, coming of such a Protestant family as you do.

Let us be moral, Ned, or we are nothing.
Even if one could set that objection aside, which is impossible, we come to another which is quite conclusive.