The Entail; or, The Lairds of Grippy
Doubtless there was a little waggery at the bottom of this proposition; but there was also something of a graver feeling.--He was desirous to ascertain what effect the marriage of Robina had produced on his uncle with respect to himself, and also to communicate, through the medium of his grandmother, the favourable result of the application to Glengael, in the hope, that, if there was any sincerity in the professions of partiality with which he had been flattered, that his uncle would assist him in his outfit either for India or the army.