"No, no; a clever Lennox (the captain's a fool, you must understand); a young barrister, who will be setting his cap at Margaret. I know he has had her in his mind these five years or more; one of his chums told me as much; and he was only kept back by want of fortune. Now that will be done away with."
"How?" asked Mr. Thornton, too earnestly curious to be aware of the impertinence of his question.
"Why, she'll have my money at my death. And if this Henry Lennox is half good enough for her, and she likes him--well! I might find another way of getting a home through a marriage. I'm dreadfully afraid of being tempted, at an unguarded moment, by her aunt."

'A clever Lennox, a young barrister, who will be setting his cap at Margaret. I know he has had her in his mind this five years or more: one of his chums told me as much; and he was only kept back by her want of fortune. Now that will be done away with.'
'How?' asked Mr. Thornton, earnestly curious.
'Why, she'll have my money at my death. And if this Henry Lennox is half good enough for her, and she likes him - well!'
