Of the father's sanction to such a marriage he had reason to be almost more than doubtful.

But the brother was his friend,--and in such circumstances a man is almost justified in flattering a brother.
"I'll tell you what it is, Lopez," said Wharton, as they strolled out of the club together, a little after ten o'clock, "the men of the present day won't give themselves the trouble to occupy their minds with matters which have, or should have, real interest.

Pope knew all about it when he said that 'The proper study of mankind is man.' But people don't read Pope now, or if they do they don't take the trouble to understand him." "Men are too busy making money, my dear fellow." "That's just it.

Money's a very nice thing." "Very nice," said Lopez.
"But the search after it is debasing.

If a man could make money for four, or six, or even eight hours a day, and then wash his mind of the pursuit, as a clerk in an office washes the copies and ledgers out of his mind, then--" "He would never make money in that way,--and keep it." "And therefore the whole thing is debasing.