’Well，dear，andwhatfrightensyou？’
continuedshe。’Areyouafraidofatitle？
Whathashedonetoalarmyou？heisneitheroldnorugly。’
Iwassilent，thoughImighthavesaid，’Heisneitheryoungnorhandsome。’
’MydearFanny，’continuedmymother，’insoberseriousnessyouhavebeenmostfortunateinengagingtheaffectionsofanoblemansuchasLordGlenfallen，youngandwealthy，withfirst-rate——yes，acknowledgedFIRST-RATEabilities，andofafamilywhoseinfluenceisnotexceededbythatofanyinIreland。OfcourseyouseetheofferinthesamelightthatIdo——indeedIthinkyouMUST。’