Washington Square

were catherine be happy if she would marry morris ?

knowing that morris is a fortune-hunter!

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Aunt Lavinia does such a good job of sparking up a romance between Catherine and Morris that Catherine comes to believe that Morris does love her. Though Morris' primary motivation is economic, he is kind to Catherine and he treats her with far more love and consideration than Dr. Sloper does. Consequently, Dr. Sloper finds it difficult to pry Catherine away from Morris. Morris has not spent time finding gainful employment, though he does concoct a story about suddenly becoming co-partner of a commodities firm. Catherine takes this as good news and she is eager to get married. In the end, however, Catherine ultimately rejects Morris for being the disingenuous person he is.

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