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If she were here things would be very different, your sisters wouldn't be flirting with all the little clerks in the Southdown Road; but I am alone. I have no one to turn to." "You were telling me that Berkins had spoken to Aunt Mary about Grace." "Your Aunt Mary spoke to Berkins about Grace; she told him he ought to be thinking of marrying; that he wanted a wife.
What about this marriage? Is Berkins as amorous as ever? That man does amuse me his waistcoat buttons are better than any other man's." "Mary, Mary, I beg of you to remember Mr. Berkins is a man of eight thousand a-year." "He may make eight thousand a-year, but he has very little money invested," said Aunt Mary. "That is true," Mr.
"And very few girls get the chance of catching eight thousand a year; and she'll miss it, she'll miss it if she doesn't take care." "You talk of it as if it were an absolute certainty; you don't know that Berkins wants to marry Grace; he hasn't been here for the last month." "Mr.
"I am by no means satisfied with that," said Berkins, opening a door. "I must see behind that piece of tapestry." "No, you shall not. I have had just about enough of this. How dare you? God's truth " and as Berkins seemed determined to continue his search, Frank caught him by the collar. But Berkins was tall and strong, and showed no intention of allowing himself to be thrown out.
Brookes must be prepared to do his, viz., to settle four hundred a year on his daughter. The idea of parting for ever with so much of his money convulsed Mr. Brookes. He burst into tears, and their bitterness was neither assuaged nor softened by Grace's rather haughty statement that she didn't care at all for Mr. Berkins, and was not at all sure whether she would have him or not.
He lost money in Bond Street; I am afraid to tell you how much he dropped on the Stock Exchange, but that was not entirely his fault the firm went bankrupt; nobody could have foreseen it, it was quite unheard of." "I have always noticed that successful men do not buy partnerships in firms that go bankrupt." "Very true, Berkins; I wish I had asked your advice on the subject." "I wish you had, Mr.
He was ready to think that he had never seen anything so lovely as the laurels and the numerous glass-houses; and he wondered why he had ever thought so little of Berkins, and he listened with interest to that gentleman's explanation of the superiority of his possessions over everybody else's possessions.
What do you want a man to do, if you will have everything better than anybody else's?" Berkins turned suddenly on his heel, he drew himself up to his full height, and stood speechless with indignation.
Explanations were attempted, and some stupid remarks were made. Berkins was seriously annoyed, and he took the first opportunity of taking Mr. Brookes's arm and leading him away to a quiet path. Frank saw the men pass through the laurels, and ten minutes after he saw them return. Evidently Berkins had read Mr. Brookes an exhaustive lecture on the conduct of his daughters. "Now, Mr.
"I don't think the conversation at all nice," said Grace, who had up to the present taken no part either by looks, or words, or laughter. "Who cares what you think? You used to be fond enough of sitting out dances with him. You mean to say he never gave you electricity?" "No, never." "Then I hope Berkins will," said Sally, with a coarse laugh.
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