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Excerpt: ... yes, I forgot he was going to be married,'' said Lady Bellair. ''Well, then, it must be Lord Fitzwarrene. Besides, Captain Armine is not rich, but he has got a very fine place though, and I will go and stop there some day. And, besides, he is over head-and-ears in debt, so they say. However, he is going to marry a very rich woman, and so all will be right. I like old families in decay to get round again.'' Henrietta dreaded that her father should observe her confusion; she had recourse to every art to prevent it. ''Dear Ferdinand,'' she thought to herself, ''thy very rich wife will bring thee, I fear, but a poor dower. Ah! would he were here!'' ''Whom is Captain Armine going to marry?'' enquired Mr. Temple. ''Oh! a very proper person,'' said Lady Bellair. ''I forget her name. Miss Twoshoes, or something. What is her name, my dear?'' ''You mean Miss Grandison, madam?'' responded Mrs. Montgomery Floyd. ''To be sure, Miss Grandison, the great heiress. The only one left of the Grandisons. I knew her grandfather. He was my son''s schoolfellow.'' ''Captain Armine is a near neighbour of ours,'' said Mr. Temple. ''Oh! you know him,'' said Lady Bellair. ''Is not he charming?'' ''Are you certain he is going to be married to Miss Grandison?'' enquired Mr. Temple. ''Oh! there is no doubt in the world,'' said Mrs. Montgomery Floyd. ''Everything is quite settled. My most particular friend, Lady Julia Harteville, is to be one of the bridesmaids. I have seen all the presents. Both the families are at Bath at this very moment. I saw the happy pair together every day. They are related, you know. It is an excellent match, for the Armines have great estates, mortgaged to the very last acre. I have heard that Sir Ratcliffe Armine has not a thousand a year he can call his own. We are all so pleased,'' added Mrs. Montgomery Floyd, as if she were quite one of the family. ''Is it not delightful?'' ''They are to be married next month,'' said Lady Bellair. ''I did not quite make the match, but I did...
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