[apologetically]
I really can't say. Never saw him that I know of. You see, we've been on this side so many years, and there's been no occasion for this fellow to look us up, but he's never opposed anything Ethel wrote for; he seems to be an easygoing old chap.
HAWCASTLE
[anxiously]
But would his consent to your sister's marriage—or the matter of a settlement—be a necessity?
HORACE
[easily]
Oh, I dare say; but if he has the slightest sense of duty toward my sister, he'll be the first to welcome the alliance, won't he?
HAWCASTLE
[reassured]