"Give and take!"
"Leveling the sacred condition of matrimony to that of a mere bargain for a horse or a dog!"
"Half and half!"
"My nature revolts at such profanation, sir—I will take $75,000 with Miss Julia, and say no more about it."
"Equality is the foundation of wedded happiness, Mr. Thurston."
"Say $50,000, Mr. Monson, and have no more words about it. Take away from the transaction the character of a bargain, and even $40,000 will do."
"Not a cent that is not covered by a cent of your own."
"Then, sir, I wash my hands of the whole affair. If the young lady should die, my conscience will be clear. It shall never be said Thomas Thurston was so lost to himself as to bargain for a wife."
"We must, then, part, and the negotiation must fall through."
Tom rose with dignity, and got as far as the door. With his hand on the latch, he added—