"Good news?" she asked, clasping her hands together. From his manner she thought that it was good news. Money had in some way come into his hands,--or at any rate a prospect of money.
"That's as may be," he said, and then he paused.
"Don't keep me in suspense, Felix."
"The long and the short of it is that I'm going to take Marie off."
"Oh, Felix."
"You said you thought it was the right thing to do;--and therefore I'm going to do it. The worst of it is that one wants such a lot of money for this kind of thing."

"Good news?" she asked, clasping her hands together.
"That's as may be. I'm going to take Marie off."
"Oh, Felix!"
"You said it was the right thing to do - so I'm going to do it. But one wants such a lot of money for this kind of thing."
