The passion I now found myself disposed to ascribe chiefly to fortuitous circumstances; to the impulse of gratitude, and the exclusion of competitors; and believed that your resemblance to her brother, your age and personal accomplishments, might, after a certain time, and in consequence of suitable contrivances on my part, give a new direction to her feelings.

To gain your concurrence, I relied upon your simplicity, your gratitude, and your susceptibility to the charms of this bewitching creature.
"I contemplated, likewise, another end.

Mrs.Wentworth is rich.

A youth who was once her favourite, and designed to inherit her fortunes, has disappeared, for some years, from the scene.

His death is most probable, but of that there is no satisfactory information.