What did the father tell Sophie when she fantasizes about a boutique ??

Sophie's dad sternly stated that when Sophie came into money, if she ever did so, then it was her duty to shift her family to a better house. This comment by Sophie's dad shows that he was a practical man, too bogged down by life and its troubles to dream about better things or allow that liberty to his children. Sophie wanted to buy a boutique but her father decreed that it would be a house she would buy if she ever came into money. He said that while scooping shepherd's pie into his face, his plump face all grimy and sweaty with the toil of the day. It is evident that he was a man full of bitter resentments at not having been able to provide a decent income for the family to get by on.