"I'm quite a philosopher about it. I want her money; and when one wants money, one should make up one's mind how much or how little one means to take,--and whether one is sure to get it."
"I don't think there can be any doubt."
"If I were to marry her, and if the money wasn't there, it would be very like cutting my throat then, mother. If a man plays and loses, he can play again and perhaps win; but when a fellow goes in for an heiress, and gets the wife without the money, he feels a little hampered you know."
"Of course he'd pay the money first."

"I want her money; and if I were to marry her, and if the money wasn't there, it would be like cutting my throat. There'd be no going back."
"Of course he'd pay the money first."
