Nor are you, on any occasion, or for any cause, to affront him or treat him otherwise than with respect." "But, brother," urged Mrs.Hanway-Harley, "he has trapped Dorothy into a promise of marriage." "Why do you object to him ?" "He has no fortune; the man's a beggar!" "He has his money from the _Daily Tory_, say five thousand a year.

That is as much as I am paid for being Senator." "There is no parallel! Your salary may be five thousand; but you make twenty-fold that sum," which was quite true.
"Barbara," remarked Senator Hanway reprovingly, returning to the original bone of dispute, "why should you insist on this young man owning millions before he can think of Dorothy?
You had nothing, John had nothing, when you married.

You should remember these things." Mrs.Hanway-Harley refused to remember.

There was no reason why she should.

Dorothy was the present issue; and Dorothy was--or would be--rich.
"I won't go into the business any further," retorted Senator Hanway at last, with a gesture of irritation and disgust.