In the opening chapter four, Celia and Dorothea return from Sir Chettam's, where Dorothea had been admiring the progress of the new cottages. Celia tells Dorothea that Sir Chettam admires and even loves Dorothea. Dorothea appears quite shocked by the news. She does not share in the attraction. Though she now admits that Sir Chettam is a decent man, she does not admire him in the way she admires Casaubon.
Back at Tipton Grange, Mr. Brooke shares with Dorothea a letter from Edward Casaubon, in which he proposes. Mr. Brooke, acting as a father figure, endorses the marriage, though he seems in favor of Sir Chettam as a potential husband. Dorothea quickly makes up her mind to accept the proposal. Mr. Brooke points out that Casaubon is twenty-seven years Dorothea's senior. She remains sure.....
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