Niece of George Bertram, Sr., who lived in lodgings at Littlebath with her niece Caroline Waddington. She met Sir Lionel Bertram when in Palestine with her old friend Miss Todd, and only escaped marriage with him because she had no fortune.
Long engagements are bad, no doubt. Everybody has always said so. But a long engagement may be better than none at all.
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