She said Lord Harlow, as her nearest relative and the head of their house, had been written to that morning, being informed of her intended marriage, and she thought no fresh step ought to be taken until they heard from him.
But this or that, Martha Hatton spent more than two hours with the Harlow ladies, and she left them full of hope and enthusiasm.

And oh, how good, how charming, how strengthening is a new hope in life! The two ladies were ten or twelve degrees higher in moral atmosphere when Mrs.
Hatton left them than they had been before her call.

And she went away laughing and saying pleasant things and the last flirt of her white kerchief as her victoria turned up the hill was like the flutter of some glad bird's wing.
In four days there was a letter of great interest and kindness from Lord Harlow.

He said that he was well acquainted with Mr.John Hatton from many favorable sources and that the marriage arranged between him and his niece Jane Harlow was satisfactory in all respects.

Further she was informed that Lady Harlow requested her company during the present season in London.