“Whatengagements？Whatthedevildoyoumean？
Youdon’tmean。”Mr。Osbornecontinued，gatheringwrathandastonishmentasthethoughtnowfirstcameuponhim；“youdon’tmeanthathe’ssuchad——foolastobestillhankeringafterthatswindlingoldbankrupt’sdaughter？You’venotcomeherefortomakemesupposethathewantstomarryHER？MarryHER，thatIS
agoodone。Mysonandheirmarryabeggar’sgirloutofagutter。D——him，ifhedoes，lethimbuyabroomandsweepacrossing。Shewasalwaysdanglingandoglingafterhim，Irecollectnow；andI’venodoubtshewasputonbyheroldsharperofafather。”
“Mr。Sedleywasyourverygoodfriend，sir。”Dobbininterposed，almostpleasedatfindinghimselfgrowingangry。”Timewasyoucalledhimbetternamesthanrogueandswindler。Thematchwasofyourmaking。
Georgehadnorighttoplayfastandloose——“