"Wife and daughter! Do they teach too? What do they do? You have never mentioned them."
"No! mother, because I have never seen Mrs. Hale; I have only seen Miss Hale for half an hour."
"Take care you don't get caught by a penniless girl, John."
"I am not easily caught, mother, as I think you know. But I must not have Miss Hale spoken of in that way, which, you know, is offensive to me. I never was aware of any young lady trying to catch me yet, nor do I believe that any one has ever given themselves that useless trouble."

'Wife and daughter! Do they teach too? What do they do? You have never mentioned them.'
'No! because I have never seen Mrs. Hale; I have only seen Miss Hale for half an hour.'
'Take care you don't get caught by a penniless girl, John.'
'I am not easily caught, mother, as I think you know. But I must not have Miss Hale spoken of in that way, which, you know, is offensive to me. I never was aware of any young lady trying to catch me yet, nor do I believe that any has given themselves that useless trouble.'
