"I think it has a great deal to do with it. If a man does intend to marry he ought to have things comfortable about him; unless he wants to live on his wife, which I look upon as about the meanest thing a man can do. By George, I'd sooner break stones than that."
This was hard for any captain to bear,--even for Captain Bellfield; but he did bear it,--looking forward to revenge.
"There's no pleasing you, I know," said he. "But there's the fact. I went to say goodbye to her, and she asked me to give you that message. Shall we go or not?"

"It has a great deal to do with it. If a man intends to marry he ought to have things comfortable about him; unless he wants to live on his wife, which is about the meanest thing a man can do. By George, I'd sooner break stones than that."
This was hard for any captain to bear; but Captain Bellfield did bear it - looking forward to revenge.
"There's no pleasing you, I know," said he. "But I went to say goodbye to her, and she asked me to give you that message. Shall we go or not?"
