But he cared for these things;--and it was dreadful to him to think that his daughter should not care for them.
"I suppose I had better die and leave them to look after themselves," he said, as he returned to his arm-chair.
Lopez himself was not altogether ill-satisfied with the interview, not having expected that Mr.Wharton would have given way at once, and bestowed upon him then and there the kind father-in-law's "bless you,--bless you!" Something yet had to be done before the blessing would come, or the girl,--or the money.

He had to-day asserted his own material success, speaking of himself as of a moneyed man,--and the statement had been received with no contradiction,--even without the suggestion of a doubt.

He did not therefore suppose that the difficulty was over; but he was clever enough to perceive that the aversion to him on another score might help to tide him over that difficulty.

And if once he could call the girl his wife, he did not doubt but that he could build himself up with the old barrister's money.

After leaving Lincoln's Inn he went at once to Berkeley Street, and was soon closeted with Mrs.Roby.