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A Quarrel About an Heiress

           

           OnthefirstdaywhenhisfatherformallygavehimthehintthathewastoplacehisaffectionsatMissSwartz’sfeet,Georgetemporisedwiththeoldgentleman."Youshouldhavethoughtofthemattersooner,sir,"hesaid."Itcan’tbedonenow,whenwe’reexpectingeverydaytogoonforeignservice.Waittillmyreturn,ifIdoreturn";andthenherepresented,thatthetimewhentheregimentwasdailyexpectingtoquitEngland,wasexceedinglyill-chosen:thatthefewdaysorweeksduringwhichtheywerestilltoremainathome,mustbedevotedtobusinessandnottolove-making:timeenoughforthatwhenhecamehomewithhismajority;"for,Ipromiseyou,"saidhe,withasatisfiedair,"thatonewayorotheryoushallreadthenameofGeorgeOsborneintheGazette."

           Thefather’sreplytothiswasfoundedupontheinformationwhichhehadgotintheCity:thattheWestEndchapswouldinfalliblycatchholdoftheheiressifanydelaytookplace:thatifhedidn’tmarryMissS.,hemightatleasthaveanengagementinwriting,tocomeintoeffectwhenhereturnedtoEngland;andthatamanwhocouldgettenthousandayearbystayingathome,wasafooltoriskhislifeabroad.

           "Sothatyouwouldhavemeshownupasacoward,sir,andournamedishonouredforthesakeofMissSwartz’smoney,"Georgeinterposed.

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