"What has become of Mr. Houston, whom you loved so dearly?"
"Oh, papa!"
"And the Captain was so much attached to Ayala!"
"Oh, papa!"
"Get up, you stupid girl. Why is it that my children are so much more foolish than other people's? I don't suppose you care for the man in the least."
"I do, I do. I love him with all my heart."
"And as for him,—how can he care for you when it is but the other day he was in love with your cousin?"
"Oh, papa!"
"What he wants is my money, of course."
"He has got plenty of money, papa."