human
I have always liked you, Hinton. I believe, in giving you my dear child, I give her to one who will make her happy.
gpt
Happy! yes, I shall certainly try to make her happy,
human
And that is the main thing; better than wealth, or position, or anything else on God's earth. Happiness comes with goodness, you know, my dear fellow; no bad man was ever happy. If you and Charlotte get this precious thing into your lives you must both be good. Don't let the evil touch you ever so slightly. If you do, happiness flies.
gpt
I quite believe you,
human
Well, about money matters. I am, as you know, very rich. I shall settle plenty of means upon my daughter; but it will be better for you to enter into all these matters with my solicitor. When can you meet him?
gpt
Whenever convenient to you and to him, sir.
human
I will arrange it for you, and let you know.
gpt
Mr. Harman, may I say a word for myself?
human
Most certainly. Have I been so garrulous as to keep you from speaking?
gpt
Not at all, sir; you have been more than generous. You have been showing me the rose-color from your point of view. Now it is not all rose-color.
human
I was coming to that; it is by no means all rose-color. Well, say your say first.
gpt
You are a very rich man, and you are giving me your daughter; so endowing her, that any man in the world would say I had drawn a prize in money, if in nothing else.
human
I fear you must bear that, he said.
gpt
I do not see that you can support Charlotte without some assistance from me.
human
I certainly could not do so. I have exactly two hundred a year, and that, as you were pleased to observed before, would be, to one brought up as Charlotte has been, little short of beggary.
gpt
To Charlotte it certainly would be almost beggary.
human
Mr. Harman, I have some pride in me. I am a barrister by profession. Some barristers get high in their profession.
gpt
Undoubtedly _some_ do.
human
Those who are brilliant do, continued Hinton.
gpt
I have abilities, whether they are brilliant or not, time will show. Mr. Harman, I should like to bring you news of that brief before we are married.
human
I can throw you in the way of getting plenty of briefs when you are my son-in-law. I promise you, you will no longer be a barrister with nothing to do.
gpt
Yes, sir; but I want this before my marriage.
human
My influence can give it to you before.
gpt
But that was against our agreement, Mr. Harman. I want to find that brief which is to do so much for me without your help.
human
Very well. Find it before the twentieth of June.