“It is not pleasant, but it was what we had to expect.”
“What are we going to do about it?”
“Dearest, I want you to put Asher Ferry under such obligations that he can’t refuse to let his daughter marry our boy.”
“Does she want to marry him?”
“I don’t know. That’s Marvin’s business.”
Chase walked round to the other side of the table and sat down.
“Asher Ferry is worth fifty times as much money as I am. How can I put such a man under obligations?”
“Perhaps you can’t. I’ve seen you accomplish things as if by white magic, but you’re no match for Asher Ferry.”
Chase snorted.
“He’s a damned poltroon.”