JACK。Haven’tyouraggedmeenough,dad?
MRS。BARTHWICK。Yes,John,letJackhavehisbreakfast。
BARTHWICK。Ifyouhadn’thadmetocometo,wherewouldyouhavebeen?It’sthemerestaccident——supposeyouhadbeenthesonofapoormanoraclerk。Obtainingmoneywithachequeyouknewyourbankcouldnotmeet。Itmighthaveruinedyouforlife。Ican’tseewhat’stobecomeofyouiftheseareyourprinciples。Ineverdidanythingofthesortmyself。
JACK。Iexpectyoualwayshadlotsofmoney。Ifyou’vegotplentyofmoney,ofcourse。
BARTHWICK。Onthecontrary,Ihadnotyouradvantages。Myfatherkeptmeveryshortofmoney。