The Entail; or, The Lairds of Grippy
'It is to be deplored that a woman, who still retains so many claims, both on her own account, and the high respectability of her birth, should have fallen into such a decay of mind,' said the merchant, at a loss for a more appropriate comment on his sister-in-law's intimation.--'But,' continued he, 'do not let James apply to any other person.