"And is that to make a change? Oh! Mrs. Greenow, who would have thought to find you mercenary like that? Inherited property! Is she going to fling a man over because of that?"
Mrs. Greenow endeavoured to explain to him that her niece could hardly be said to have flung him over, and at last pretended to become angry when he attempted to assert his position. "Why, Mr. Cheesacre, I am quite sure she never gave you a word of encouragement in her life."
"But you always told me I might have her for the asking."

"And is that to make a change? Oh! Mrs. Greenow, how mercenary! Is she going to fling a man over because of that?"
Mrs. Greenow tried to explain to him that her niece could hardly be said to have flung him over, and at last pretended to become angry. "Why, Mr. Cheesacre, I am quite sure she never gave you a word of encouragement."
"But you always told me I might have her for the asking."
