but...
Written by Stacy
(3/23/2009 6:23 p.m.)
in consequence of the missive, According to the Narrator:, penned by BarbaraB
That still doesn't explain why he initially thought the Morlands rich. The text you quoted merely said how/why he boasted to the General. But why did they think the Morlands initially for him to introduce Isabella and James? It is clear that she was out to marry someone rich.