“The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men. Gang aft agley, An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d joy”
For Master Ford returning from same Oxford and in trio also with friends Jones and Evans did truly overturn the apple cart with love. Miss Hill fell madly in love with Mr. Evans and her sister’s heart went to Mr. Jones.
The Grants seeing an opportunity for speeding their family control of the firm offered Miss Grant’s hand to Mr. Hill the younger. To this new plan the senior Hill was agreeable seeing the end outcome as the same.