person
Sir Walter Scott
Walter Scott
also: Вальтер Скотт
Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), Scottish novelist, invoked here as a stock byword for romantic gallantry when the groom makes his grand entrance.
Reading notes
- Before the Wedding §8 Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), Scottish novelist, invoked here purely as a byword for romantic dash and gallantry -- the father's overblown compliment for the arriving groom.