There scarce came an unmarried man to Castlewood but Mountain imagined the gentleman had an eye towards the mistress of the mansion.
She was positive that odious Mr.Ward intended to make love to the widow, and pretty sure the latter liked him.

She knew that Mr.
Washington wanted to be married, was certain that such a shrewd young gentleman would look out for a rich wife, and, as for the differences of ages, what matter that the Major (major was his rank in the militia) was fifteen years younger than Madam Esmond?
They were used to such marriages in the family; my lady her mother was how many years older than the Colonel when she married him ?--When she married him and was so jealous that she never would let the poor Colonel out of her sight.
The poor Colonel! after his wife, he had been henpecked by his little daughter.

And she would take after her mother, and marry again, be sure of that.

Madam was a little chit of a woman, not five feet in her highest headdress and shoes, and Mr.Washington a great tall man of six feet two.

Great tall men always married little chits of women: therefore, Mr.W.must be looking after the widow.