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A Quarrel About an Heiress

           IfthesimplestpeoplearedisposedtolooknotalittlekindlyongreatProsperity(forIdefyanymemberoftheBritishpublictosaythatthenotionofWealthhasnotsomethingawfulandpleasingtohim;andyou,ifyouaretoldthatthemannextyouatdinnerhasgothalfamillion,nottolookathimwithacertaininterest)ifthesimplelookbenevolentlyonmoney,howmuchmoredoyouroldworldlingsregardit!Theiraffectionsrushouttomeetandwelcomemoney.Theirkindsentimentsawakenspontaneouslytowardstheinterestingpossessorsofit.Iknowsomerespectablepeoplewhodon’tconsiderthemselvesatlibertytoindulgeinfriendshipforanyindividualwhohasnotacertaincompetency,orplaceinsociety.Theygivealoosetotheirfeelingsonproperoccasions.Andtheproofis,thatthemajorpartoftheOsbornefamily,whohadnot,infifteenyears,beenabletogetupaheartyregardforAmeliaSedley,becameasfondofMissSwartzinthecourseofasingleeveningasthemostromanticadvocateoffriendshipatfirstsightcoulddesire.

           WhatamatchforGeorgeshe’dbe(thesistersandMissWirtagreed),andhowmuchbetterthanthatinsignificantlittleAmelia!Suchadashingyoungfellowasheis,withhisgoodlooks,rank,andaccomplishments,wouldbetheveryhusbandforher.VisionsofballsinPortlandPlace,presentationsatCourt,andintroductionstohalfthepeerage,filledthemindsoftheyoungladies;whotalkedofnothingbutGeorgeandhisgrandacquaintancestotheirbelovednewfriend.

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