Mr. Touchett lay a long time still. Ralph supposed he had given up the attempt to follow. But at last, quite lucidly, he began again. "Tell me this 昀rst. Doesn＇t it occur to you that a young lady with sixty thousand pounds may fall a victim to the fortune-hunters?"
"She＇ll hardly fall a victim to more than one."
"Well, one＇s too many."
"Decidedly. That＇s a risk, and it has entered into my calculation. I think it＇s appreciable, but I think it＇s small, and I＇m prepared to take it."