Nevertheless，whenMrMortimerGazebeevisitedGreshamsbury，whichhedidonmorethanoneortwooccasions，hewasalwaysreceivedengrandseigneur。ToLadyArabellahewasbynomeansanunwelcomeguest，forshefoundherselfable，forthefirsttimeinherlife，tospeakconfidentiallyonherhusband\'specuniaryaffairswiththemanwhohadthemanagementofherhusband\'sproperty。MrGazebeealsowasapetwithLadyDeCourcy；andbeingknowntobeafashionablemaninLondon，andquiteadifferentsortofpersonfrompoorMrUmbleby，hewasalwaysreceivedwithsmiles。Hehadahundredlittlewaysofmakinghimselfagreeable，andAugustadeclaredtohercousin，theLadyAmelia，afterhavingbeenacquaintedwithhimforafewmonths，thathewouldbeaperfectgentleman，only，thathisfamilyhadneverbeenanythingbutattorneys。TheLadyAmeliasmiledinherownpeculiarlyaristocraticway，shruggedhershouldersslightly，andsaid，\'thatMrMortimerGazebeewasaverygoodsortofperson，very。\'PoorAugustafeltherselfsnubbed，thinkingperhapsofthetailor\'sson；butastherewasneveranyappealagainsttheLadyAmelia，shesaidnothingmoreatthatmomentinfavourofMrMortimerGazebee。
Alltheseevils——MrMortimerGazebeebeingtheworstofthem——hadSirLouisScatcherdbroughtdownonthepoorsquire\'shead。Theremaybethosewhowillsaythatthesquirehadbroughtthemonhimself，byrunningintodebt；andso，doubtless，hehad；butitwasnotthelesstruethatthebaronet\'sinterferencewasunnecessary，vexatious，andonemightalmostsay，malicious。Hisinterestwouldhavebeenquitesafeinthedoctor\'shands，andhehad，infact，nolegalrighttomeddle；butneitherthedoctornorthesquirecouldpreventhim。MrFinnieknewverywellwhathewasabout，ifSirLouisdidnot；andsothethreewenton，eachwithhisownlawyer，andeachofthemdistrustful，unhappy，andillatease。Thiswasharduponthedoctor，forhewasnotindebt，andhadborrowednomoney。
TherewasnotmuchreasontosupposethatthevisitofSirLouistoGreshamsburywouldmuchimprovematters。Itmustbepresumedthathewasnotcomingwithanyamicableviews，butwiththeobjectratheroflookingafterhisown；aphrasewhichwasnowconstantlyinhismouth。
HemightprobablyfinditnecessarywhilelookingafterhisownatGreshamsbury，tosaysomeverydisagreeablethingstothesquire；andthedoctor，therefore，hardlyexpectedthatthevisitwouldgooffpleasantly。
WhenlasthesawSirLouis，nownearlytwelvemonthssince，hewasintentonmakingaproposalofmarriagetoMissThorne。ThisintentionhecarriedoutabouttwodaysafterFrankGreshamhaddonethesamething。HehaddelayeddoingsotillhehadsucceededinpurchasinghisfriendJenkins\'sArabpony，imaginingthatsuchapresentcouldnotbutgofarinweaningMary\'sheartfromherotherlover。PoorMarywasputtothetroubleofrefusingboththebaronetandthepony，andaverybadtimeshehadofitwhiledoingso。SirLouiswasamaneasilyangered，andnotveryeasilypacified，andMaryhadtoendureagooddealofannoyance；fromanyotherperson，indeed，shewouldhavecalleditimpertinence。SirLouis，however，hadtobearhisrejectionasbesthecould，and，afteraperseveranceofthreedays，returnedtoLondonindisgust；andMaryhadnotseenhimsince。