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Badly as Underhill behaved, she undoubtedly loved him. It would be the best possible thing that could happen if they could be brought together. It is my dearest wish to see Jill comfortably settled. I was half hoping that she might marry young Pilkington." "Good God! The Pilker!" "He is quite a nice young fellow," argued Uncle Chris.
Some people, not financial magnates themselves in all probability, have given this substantial dweller of the under-water plateaus undignified names. They call him pilker, scrod, groper, etc. This is pure envy. When he bites it means business. There is none of the bait-stealing tomfoolery of the cunner, none of the dancing hilarity of the pollock.
"Of course," said Freddie thoughtfully, "the catch in the whole dashed business is that she's such a bally independent sort of girl. I mean to say, it's quite possible she may hand Derek the mitten, you know." "In that case, let us hope that she will look more favorably on young Pilkington." "Yes," said Freddie. "Well, yes. But well, I wouldn't call the Pilker a very ripe sporting proposition.
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