A Quarrel About an Heiress

           LovemaybefeltforanyyoungladyendowedwithsuchqualitiesasMissSwartzpossessed;andagreatdreamofambitionenteredintooldMr.Osborne’ssoul,whichshewastorealize.Heencouraged,withtheutmostenthusiasmandfriendliness,hisdaughters’amiableattachmenttotheyoungheiress,andprotestedthatitgavehimthesincerestpleasureasafathertoseetheloveofhisgirlssowelldisposed.

           "Youwon’tfind,"hewouldsaytoMissRhoda,"thatsplendourandranktowhichyouareaccustomedattheWestEnd,mydearMiss,atourhumblemansioninRussellSquare.Mydaughtersareplain,disinterestedgirls,buttheirheartsareintherightplace,andthey’veconceivedanattachmentforyouwhichdoesthemhonour—Isay,whichdoesthemhonour.I’maplain,simple,humbleBritishmerchant—anhonestone,asmyrespectedfriendsHulkerandBullockwillvouch,whowerethecorrespondentsofyourlatelamentedfather.You’llfindusaunited,simple,happy,andIthinkImaysayrespected,family—aplaintable,aplainpeople,butawarmwelcome,mydearMissRhoda—Rhoda,letmesay,formyheartwarmstoyou,itdoesreally.I’mafrankman,andIlikeyou.AglassofChampagne!Hicks,ChampagnetoMissSwartz."

           ThereislittledoubtthatoldOsbornebelievedallhesaid,andthatthegirlswerequiteearnestintheirprotestationsofaffectionforMissSwartz.PeopleinVanityFairfastenontorichfolksquitenaturally.

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