The Entail; or, The Lairds of Grippy
Mrs. Eadie listened to the recital of his uncle's proposal, and his resolution to go abroad, with a degree of juridical serenity, that lent almost as much solemnity to her appearance as it derived dignity from her august form; and, when Mrs. Walkinshaw concluded, she said,--  'We have foreseen all this--and I am only surprised that now, when it has come to pass, it should affect you so much.