"And he's as fond of you as though you were already his son." "What does it matter?
If a girl sets her heart on marrying a man, of course she will marry him.

If he had no money it might be different.
But if he's well off, of course he'll succeed.

Well--; I suppose other men have borne the same sort of thing before and it hasn't killed them." "Let us hope, my boy.

I think of her quite as much as of you." "Yes,--we can hope.

I shan't give it up.