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A Quarrel About an Heiress

           

           OldOsbornethoughtshewouldbeagreatmatch,too,forhisson.Heshouldleavethearmy;heshouldgointoParliament;heshouldcutafigureinthefashionandinthestate.HisbloodboiledwithhonestBritishexultation,ashesawthenameofOsborneennobledinthepersonofhisson,andthoughtthathemightbetheprogenitorofagloriouslineofbaronets.HeworkedintheCityandon‘Change,untilhekneweverythingrelatingtothefortuneoftheheiress,howhermoneywasplaced,andwhereherestateslay.YoungFredBullock,oneofhischiefinformants,wouldhavelikedtomakeabidforherhimself(itwassotheyoungbankerexpressedit),onlyhewasbookedtoMariaOsborne.Butnotbeingabletosecureherasawife,thedisinterestedFredquiteapprovedofherasasister-in-law."LetGeorgecutindirectlyandwinher,"washisadvice."Strikewhiletheiron’shot,youknowwhileshe’sfreshtothetown:inafewweekssomed——fellowfromtheWestEndwillcomeinwithatitleandarottenrent-rollandcutallusCitymenout,asLordFitzrufusdidlastyearwithMissGrogram,whowasactuallyengagedtoPodder,ofPodder&Brown’s.Thesooneritisdonethebetter,Mr.Osborne;them’smysentiments,"thewagsaid;though,whenOsbornehadleftthebankparlour,Mr.BullockrememberedAmelia,andwhataprettygirlshewas,andhowattachedtoGeorgeOsborne;andhegaveupatleasttensecondsofhisvaluabletimetoregrettingthemisfortunewhichhadbefallenthatunluckyyoungwoman.

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