Lady Carbury continued to ask frequent questions as to the prosecution of her son's suit, and Sir Felix began to think that he was persecuted. "I have spoken to her father," he said crossly.
"And what did Mr. Melmotte say?"
"Say;--what should he say? He wanted to know what income I had got. After all he's an old screw."
"Did he forbid you to come there any more?"
"Now, mother, it's no use your cross-examining me. If you'll let me alone I'll do the best I can."
"She has accepted you, herself?"

Lady Carbury asked frequent questions about her son's suit for Marie's hand, until Sir Felix began to think that he was persecuted.
"I have spoken to her father," he said crossly.
"And what did he say?"
"Say - what should he say? He wanted to know what income I had got. He's an old screw."
"She has accepted you?"
