"I am sick of her and you.

What kind of a damned trade is this to be a parent! I have had expressions used to me----" There he broke off.

"Sir, this is the heart of a soldier and a parent," he went on again, laying his hand on his bosom, "outraged in both characters--and I bid you beware." "If you would have let me finish," says I, "you would have found I spoke for your advantage." "My dear friend," he cried, "I know I might have relied upon the generosity of your character." "Man! will you let me speak ?" said I."The fact is that I cannot win to find out if you are rich or poor.

But it is my idea that your means, as they are mysterious in their source, so they are something insufficient in amount; and I do not choose your daughter to be lacking.

If I durst speak to herself, you may be certain I would never dream of trusting it to you; because I know you like the back of my hand, and all your blustering talk is that much wind to me.