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End his career! who the devil would marry if it were not to prolong it? A man may indeed sometimes be tempted to marry a fashonable beauty to please his vanity.

Or break his heart.

Poh, poh! there are more people who die of broken heads now o' days. A man may sometimes marry a woman of rank to be look'd up to by his old friends.

Or down upon by his new ones.

You are crusty now.—But a rich wife is the only one who can really excuse a young fellow for taking upon himself the sober name of husband.

If this is your opinion, you had better still retain the more sprightly one of bachelor.

And leave the heiress to you, Sir John.