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"Then, what would you think of taking me for a son-in-law? " said Mr. Wynne, fixing his dark eyes steadily on the little man opposite to him, who was busily shuffling the cards.
"Eh! " was his only reply for quite a long time -- an "eh! " incredulous, indignant, and yet not wholly combative -- a long, sonorous exclamation. "Personally I like you, Wynne -- could not like you better; but" -- and he paused -- "Madeline is my only child; she is remarkably handsome -- _was_, I should say for the present -- and created quite a sensation in town. You are a very good fellow, and a gentleman, but don't be offended if I confess that I am looking higher for her. I expect the man she marries to place a coronet on her head, and you must admit that she will grace it!"