The Entail; or, The Lairds of Grippy
Every thing thus seemed auspicious to a speedy and happy union of the properties of Kilmarkeckle and Grippy,--indeed, so far beyond the most sanguine expectations of Claud, that, when he saw the philosophical Laird coming next morning, with a canister of snuff in his hand, to tell him the result of his communication to Miss Betty, his mind was prepared to hear a most decided, and even a menacing refusal, for having ventured to make the proposal.