"
The reader may well suppose that Lorenzo Bezan spared no time in
communicating the necessary facts to Don Gonzales, which he did in
the following brief notice:
"Finding, after inquiry, as to your pecuniary affairs, and also
after a slight examination of my own that, in relation to the matter
of property, I am possessed of a fortune that would be valued many
times beyond your own, I am happy to inform you that the only
objection you mentioned to my proposal relative to your daughter, is
now entirely removed. Concerning the details of this business I
shall do myself the honor to make an early call upon you, when I
will adduce the evidence of the statement I have made herein.
Sincerely yours, LORENZO BEZAN, Lt. Gov. and Gen'l Commanding. Given
at the palace, Havana."
Don Gonzales was no less surprised on the reception of this note,
than Lorenzo Bezan had been when he first discovered the princely
gift that the generous countess had endowed him with. To do him
justice, it was the only objection he had to Lorenzo Bezan, and he
secretly rejoiced that the circumstances stated would enable him to
give a free consent to the union of two souls which seemed so
completely designed for each other.
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