The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Volume 1 Chapter 3

In which Mrs. Grizzle devotes herself with steadfast zeal to arranging a favourable marriage for her brother, Mr. Pickle, successfully negotiating a match with the virtuous Miss Appleby and orchestrating the ceremonial formalities with due diligence. Meanwhile, the jocular misgivings of his sea-faring companions, who liken matrimony to a treacherous voyage, add a flavour of humorous scepticism to the impending union.