"Not a bit."
"Not when you see it can buy things like mine?"
"Of course money is wonderful, but it isn't everything."
"You say that because you don't know. Money is power, happiness, contentment, life. And you know it in your heart of hearts. Every woman, who is anything at all, knows it. Surely, after all you've gone through, it appeals to you?"
Mrs Hamilton anxiously watched Mavis's face.
"Not a bit like it seems to—to some people," replied Mavis.
Mrs Hamilton's face fell. She was lost in anxious thought for some moments.
"Do you mind?" asked Mavis.
"Of course not. But we'll talk it over after you've seen Mr Williams."
"But is it so necessary for his happiness that he should be infatuated with anyone?"