"The sole object I have in life is to see my girl happy and at the same time at the top of the heap. She is worthy of any man's love. She is as good as gold. She—"
"The point is this, then: You would like to have me for a son-in-law."
"Yes," said Mr. Blithers.
Robin grinned. He was amused in spite of himself. "You take it for granted that I can be bought?"
"I have not made any such statement."
"And how much will you hand over to the man of her choice when she marries him?" enquired the young man.
"You will be her choice," said the other, without the quiver of an eye-lash.
"How can you be sure of that? Has she no mind of her own?"
"It isn't incomprehensible that she should fall in love with you, is it?"
"It might be possible, of course, provided she is not already in love with some one else."