His duty it was to call upon old Sedley and his wife, and to keep the former in good humour: to draw Jos and his brother-in-law nearer together, so that Jos's position and dignity, as collector of Boggley Wollah, might compensate for his father's loss of station, and tend to reconcile old Osborne to the alliance: and finally, to communicate it to the latter in such a way as should least irritate the old gentleman.

He had to call upon old Sedley and his wife: to draw Jos and his new brother-in-law nearer together, so that Jos's position as collector of Boggley Wollah might compensate for his father's loss of status, and help to reconcile old Osborne to the alliance: and finally, he had to tell the news of the marriage to George's father.
