Peter. The money. Yes. I'm making money, Miss Mottram, and I'm going to make more. Do you know why?
Glad. Money's always useful, I suppose.
Peter. Yes, even a little of it. But I shan't be satisfied with little. And I'm a fairly frugal man.
Glad. You'll grow into a miser on the margin between your moderate wants and your colossal income.
Peter. I might grow into a married man on that margin. It's to be a good margin, because I believe no man should ask his wife to accept a lower standard of living than she's been accustomed to.
Glad. I didn't know Miss Shawcross lived so well.
Peter (rising, sternly). It isn't a question of Miss Shaweross.
Glad. I thought it was.
Peter. So did I when I was a boy in Midlandton about a hundred years ago. I'm wiser now. Women of her class can't adapt themselves to changed circumstances. They're a drag on a man's career. You've seen Miss Shawcross?
Glad. Yes.