Are you certain he is of Madame Quesnel's family, and that his fortune is what it appears to be ?' 'I have no reason to doubt either,' replied Emily, in a voice of alarm.
'Of the first, indeed, I cannot doubt, but I have no certain means of judging of the latter, and I entreat you will tell me all you have heard.' 'That I certainly will, but it is very imperfect, and unsatisfactory information.

I gathered it by accident from an Italian, who was speaking to another person of this Montoni.

They were talking of his marriage; the Italian said, that if he was the person he meant, he was not likely to make Madame Cheron happy.

He proceeded to speak of him in general terms of dislike, and then gave some particular hints, concerning his character, that excited my curiosity, and I ventured to ask him a few questions.

He was reserved in his replies, but, after hesitating for some time, he owned, that he had understood abroad, that Montoni was a man of desperate fortune and character.