This was a view of things which Sir Felix felt that he was bound to dispel, even at the risk of offending the father. "Not exactly that," he said. "I suppose you will give your daughter a fortune, of course."
"Then I wonder you didn't come to me before you went to her. If my daughter marries to please me, I shall give her money, no doubt. How much is neither here nor there. If she marries to please herself, without considering me, I shan't give her a farthing."
"I had hoped that you might consent, Mr. Melmotte."

This was a view of things which Sir Felix felt that he was bound to dispel. "Not exactly," he said. "I suppose you will give your daughter a fortune, of course."
"Then I wonder you didn't come to me before you went to her. If my daughter marries to please me, I shall give her money. If she marries to please herself, without considering me, I shan't give her a farthing."
"I had hoped that you might consent, Mr. Melmotte."
