"Used?"
"Between you and me, that's over and done with."
She spoke very mournfully, brushing a tear from her cheek.
"No, it ain't, Susie. Seemin'ly, what I've done to show my love for you ain't enough. S'pose you tell me what more I might do?"
She answered swiftly:
"Give your consent to Posy marrying, as I did—marrying the man of her choice. Have you anything against his moral character?"
"He's a wrong 'un; take that from me!"
"Not without proof. What's he done that's wrong? He don't muddle his wits with food and drink. He don't use filthy tobacco. He attends Divine Service."
"Ho! Poor in this world's goods, but a moral millionaire, hey?"
"It's hateful to hear you sneer at him!"