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Updated: June 6, 2025
The son-in-law I really wished for has not escaped me, sir the elder brother, English Clay Clay, of Clay-hall, I apprehend, you will allow, is rather a better match for your daughter; and his proposal for Georgiana, his relation, Lady Trant, was last night authorized to make to me in form.
Falconer had opened her mind to her ladyship, and, by her suggestion, Lady Trant had seized the happy moment when English Clay was enraged against his brother for his strange marriage, and had deplored that Clay-hall, and the fine estate belonging to it, should go to the children of an Italian singer: English Clay took fresh fire at this idea, and swore that, much as he hated the notion of a wife and children, he had a great mind to marry on purpose to punish his brother, and to cut him off, as he deserved, for ever from Clay-hall.
In one room the real coachmen dined, in the other the amateur gentlemen, who, when they are tired of their own conversation, throw open the glass doors, that they may be entertained and edified by the coachmen's wit and slang; in which dialect English Clay's rapid proficiency has, it is said, recommended him to the best society, even more than his being the master of the best of cooks, and of Clay-hall.
Falconer put aside a volume of plays, containing "The Lord of the Manor," &c.; and, taking up another book, said something about the immortal bard to English Clay, who happened to be near her. He replied, "I have every edition of Shakspeare that ever was printed or published, and every thing that ever was written about him, good, bad, or indifferent, at Clay-hall.
Nor did her ladyship look up till Caroline exclaimed, "John Clay! English Clay!" "Yes Clay, of Clay-hall, as Mrs. Falconer would say. You see, my love, I told you truly, it was no blushing matter. I am sorry I startled you by my abruptness. Surprises are generally ill-judged and always ill-bred.
To be sure, it was said that French Clay had gaming debts to a large amount upon his hands this was against him; but, in his favour, there was the chance of his elder brother's dying unmarried, and leaving him Clay-hall.
She judiciously, maliciously, or accidentally, began to talk of the proposal which she had heard a near relation of hers had not long since made to a near relation of Mr. Alfred Percy's Mr. Clay, of Clay-hall, her nephew, had proposed for Mr. Alfred's sister, Miss Caroline Percy.
"I was married yesterday, and am as sorry for it to-day as you can be. "Yours truly, "P.S. There are other young men, with as good fortunes as English Clay, in the world." The letter and the postscript disappointed and enraged Mrs. Falconer and Georgiana beyond description. English Clay left his D.I.O. at Mrs. Falconer's door, and banged down to Clay-hall.
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