human
It was very good of you to ask me, Lady Carbury;--very good. Lady Carbury intimated her opinion that the goodness was all on the other side.
gpt
And I came, continued Mr. Melmotte,
human
Lady Carbury looked up into his face with all her eyes;--clasped both her hands together; and then, having unclasped them, put one upon his sleeve.
gpt
My daughter, ma'am, is engaged to another man.
human
You would not enslave her affections, Mr. Melmotte?
gpt
I won't give her a shilling if she marries any one else; that's all. You reminded me down at Caversham that your son is a Director at our Board.
human
I did;--I did.
gpt
I have a great respect for your son, ma'am. I don't want to hurt him in any way. If he'll signify to my daughter that he withdraws from this offer of his, because I'm against it, I'll see that he does uncommon well in the city. I'll be the making of him. Good night, ma'am.
human
if Felix would only obey him--accompanied, or rather preceded, by a most positive assurance that if Felix were to succeed in marrying his daughter he would not give his son-in-law a shilling! There was very much to be considered in this. She did not doubt that Felix might be