"Aunt, what do I care for all that. I can afford it. As long as he can hold out to charge, I can hold out to pay. I mean to enjoy my fortune, and live while I live."
"Ah, my dear, wealth was given for other purposes than the enjoyment of its possessor!" sighed Mrs. Middleton.
"I know it, aunty. It was given for the advancement of its possessor. I have another object besides enjoyment in view. I say, aunty!"
"Well, my child?"
"We must be very careful whom we have here."
"Of course, my dear."
"We must have the best people."
"Certainly."
"We must invite the diplomatic corps."
"By all means."