"Go away, and don't come back any more;--that's all. You can't both marry her. All you have got to understand is this. I'm not the man to give my daughter a single shilling if she marries against my consent. By the God that hears me, Sir Felix, she shall not have one shilling. But look you,--if you'll give this up, I shall be proud to co-operate with you in anything you may wish to have done in the city."
After this Sir Felix left the room, went down the stairs, had the door opened for him, and was ushered into the square. But as he went through the hall a woman managed to shove a note into his hand,--which he read as soon as he found himself under a gas lamp. It was dated that morning, and had therefore no reference to the fray which had just taken place. It ran as follows:--

"Go away, and don't come back any more; that's all. Just understand this. I won't give my daughter a single shilling if she marries against my consent. By God, Sir Felix, she shall not have one shilling. But look you - if you'll give this up, I shall be proud to co-operate with you in anything you may wish to have done in the city."
Sir Felix went downstairs and was ushered out into the square. But as he went through the hall a woman managed to shove a note into his hand.
It was dated that morning, and ran as follows:
