Violet [aside].
I wonder if he knows!
Northlake.
He’s rich, a thorough business man and solid gentleman.
Violet.
I don’t like solid gentlemen. Who is he?
Northlake.
A princely merchant in the West, and owner of banks, mills, stores, houses, and lands. Thou shalt have a list of it all made for thee on satin. Profits of business are five hundred thousand a year. Think of it! thy wedding-dresses of white satin!
Violet [abstractedly].
Shall I have five hundred thousand dresses of white satin a year?