TheLetteronthePincushionHowtheyweremarriedisnotoftheslightestconsequencetoanybody。WhatistohinderaCaptainwhoisamajor，andayoungladywhoisofage，frompurchasingalicence，andunitingthemselvesatanychurchinthistown？Whoneedstobetold，thatifawomanhasawillshewillassuredlyfindaway？——Mybeliefisthatoneday，whenMissSharphadgonetopasstheforenoonwithherdearfriendMissAmeliaSedleyinRussellSquare，aladyverylikehermighthavebeenseenenteringachurchintheCity，incompanywithagentlemanwithdyedmustachios，who，afteraquarterofanhour’sinterval，escortedherbacktothehackney-coachinwaiting，andthatthiswasaquietbridalparty。
Andwhoonearth，afterthedailyexperiencewehave，canquestiontheprobabilityofagentlemanmarryinganybody？Howmanyofthewiseandlearnedhavemarriedtheircooks？DidnotLordEldonhimself，themostprudentofmen，makearunawaymatch？WerenotAchillesandAjaxbothinlovewiththeirservantmaids？
Andarewetoexpectaheavydragoonwithstrongdesiresandsmallbrains，whohadnevercontrolledapassioninhislife，tobecomeprudentallofasudden，andtorefusetopayanypriceforanindulgencetowhichhehadamind？Ifpeopleonlymadeprudentmarriages，whatastoptopopulationtherewouldbe！
Itseemstome，formypart，thatMr。Rawdon’smarriagewasoneofthehonestestactionswhichweshallhavetorecordinanyportionofthatgentleman’sbiographywhichhastodowiththepresenthistory。Noonewillsayitisunmanlytobecaptivatedbyawoman，or，beingcaptivated，tomarryher；andtheadmiration，thedelight，thepassion，thewonder，theunboundedconfidence，andfranticadorationwithwhich，bydegrees，thisbigwarriorgottoregardthelittleRebecca，werefeelingswhichtheladiesatleastwillpronouncewerenotaltogetherdiscreditabletohim。Whenshesang，everynotethrilledinhisdullsoul，andtingledthroughhishugeframe。Whenshespoke，hebroughtalltheforceofhisbrainstolistenandwonder。
Ifshewasjocular，heusedtorevolveherjokesinhismind，andexplodeoverthemhalfanhourafterwardsinthestreet，tothesurpriseofthegroominthetilburybyhisside，orthecomraderidingwithhiminRottenRow。