"Of course it will be better."
"But, sir,—" then Sir Henry paused.
"Well, Sir Harry?"
"You oblige me to speak out. You are such a one, that I do not dare to let you have my child. Your life is so bad, that I should not be justified in doing so for any family purpose. You would break her heart."
"You wrong me there, altogether."
"You are a gambler."
"I have been, Sir Harry."
"And a spendthrift?"
"Well—yes; as long as I had little or nothing to spend."
"I believe you are over head and ears in debt now, in spite of the assistance you have had from me within twelve months."