"Why should it not be suitable? They can't take my money away. There is enough for all of us even if papa wanted to live with us;--but it is mine. It is ever so much;--I don't know how much, but a great deal. We should be quite rich enough. I ain't a bit ashamed to come and tell you, because we were engaged. I know he isn't rich, and I should have thought it would be suitable."
It then occurred to Lady Carbury that if this were true the marriage after all might be suitable. But how was she to find out whether it was true? "I understand that your papa is opposed to it," she said.

"Why not? They can't take my money away. There is enough for all of us even if papa wanted to live with us; but it is mine. It is a great deal - thousands a year. We should be rich enough. I ain't ashamed to come and tell you, because we were engaged. I know he isn't rich, and I should have thought it would be suitable."
It then occurred to Lady Carbury that if this were true the marriage after all might be suitable. But how was she to find out whether it was true? "I understand that your papa is opposed to it," she said.
