"Why," asked she, startled by his earnest, yet tender manner. "You're never thinking of marrying her?--a girl without a penny."
"She would never have me," said he, with a short laugh.
"No, I don't think she would," answered his mother. "She laughed in my face, when I praised her for speaking out something Mr. Bell had said in your favour. I liked the girl for doing so frankly, for it made me sure she had no thought of you; and the next minute she vexed me so by seeming to think---- Well, never mind! Only you're right in saying she's too good an opinion of herself to think of you! The saucy jade! I should like to know where she'd find a better!"

'Why?' asked she, startled by his earnest, yet tender manner. 'You're never thinking of marrying her? - a girl without a penny.'
'She would never have me,' said he, with a short laugh.
'No, I don't think she would,' answered his mother. 'She laughed in my face, when I praised her for repeating something Mr. Bell had said in your favour. I liked the girl for doing it so frankly, for it made me sure she had no thought of you; and the next minute she vexed me so by- Well, never mind! But she's too good an opinion of herself to think of you. The saucy jade! I should like to know where she'd find a better!'
