"Not the slightest."

"You love her honorably. Therefore you would do much to restore her to health?"

"I would give all I possess in the world. I would sacrifice my life for her dear sake."

"You are rich?"

"I am very well-to-do."

"Have you a thousand a-year?"

"Three, at least, and funds in hand besides."

"What is the young lady's income?"

"She has none."

"She is poor, then?"