He should have been more of a rascal or less. Seeing how very much of a rascal he was already, I think it would have been better that he should have been more,--that he should have been able to content his spirit with the simple acquisition of her money, and that he should have been free from all those remains of a finer feeling which made him desire her love also. But it was not so. It was necessary for his comfort that she should, at any rate, say she loved him. "Well, Alice, and what about the heart?" he asked again.
"I would so much rather talk about politics, George," said she.
The cicatrice began to make itself very visible in his face, and the debonair manner was fast vanishing. He had fixed his eyes upon her, and had inserted his thumbs in the armholes of his waistcoat.
"Alice, that is not quite fair," he said.

He should have been either more of a rascal, or less. He should have been content with simply acquiring her money. But it was necessary for his comfort that she should say she loved him. "Well, Alice, and what about the heart?" he asked again.
"I would much rather talk about politics, George," said she.
The scar began to make itself very visible in his face, and the debonair manner was fast vanishing. He had fixed his eyes upon her, and inserted his thumbs in the armholes of his waistcoat.
"Alice, that is not quite fair," he said.
