Character: Mrs. Smith

Mr. Eliot is a heartless and unscrupulous man. He is calculating, cold-blooded creature, and thinks only of himself. His reconciliation with your father for a reason. He heard in London that Sir Walter Elliot can marry a companion of his daughter.
- Mrs. Clay?
And if she would bear him an heir, of course, the child will inherit everything instead of Elliot.
But he's already rich.
- Of course. He married a poor wife for money. Only because of this. But now he wants more than to become a baronet. He can't stand the idea that he is not Sir Williams.
- And why he wants to marry me?
His admiration for you is sincere to the extent. Although it does not prevent him to flirt with Mrs. Clay at the same time. In fact, he promised to make her his mistress in London, as soon as he marries you. He will do anything to your father again married.