-- My wife is already as fond of her as if
she were her own child, and I have a presentiment that my son
will be captivated by her at first sight.' 'Nothing could be more
agreeable to all our family (said I) than such an alliance; but,
my dear friend, candour obliges me to tell you, that I am afraid
Liddy's heart is not wholly disengaged -- there is a cursed
obstacle' -- 'You mean the young stroller at Gloucester (said he) --
You are surprised that I should know this circumstance; but you
will be more surprised when I tell you that stroller is no other
than my son George Dennison -- That was the character he assumed in
his eclipse.' 'I am, indeed, astonished and overjoyed (cried I),
and shall be happy beyond expression to see your proposal take
effect.'
He then gave me to understand that the young gentleman, at his
emerging from concealment, had disclosed his passion for Miss
Melford, the niece of Mr Bramble, of Monmouthshire. Though Mr
Dennison little dreamed that this was his old friend Matthew
Loyd, he nevertheless furnished his son with proper credentials,
and he had been at Bath, London, and many other places in quest
of us, to make himself and his pretensions known.
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