The Hospitality of Allworthy; With a Short Sketch of the Characters of Two Brothers, a Doctor, and a Captain, Who Were Entertained By That Gentleman
- Squire Allworthy loves having guests, especially guests who are also students and scholars.
- Squire Allworthy also often financially supports people who are both smart and in need.
- For example, he sponsors a guy named Dr. Blifil.
- Dr. Blifil is rigidly religious (-seeming, at least), which Squire Allworthy likes.
- Someone else who likes Dr. Blifil? Bridget Allworthy.
- In fact, the two of them get along like a house on fire.
- Dr. Blifil would like to marry Bridget but (sadly) he is already married—and Squire Allworthy knows it, so Dr. Blifil can't pretend his wife doesn't exist.
- So Dr. Blifil decides to call in his brother, who can marry Bridget instead (and cash in on her money!).
- The younger Blifil, a captain in the army, is a bully.
- His father wanted him to be a priest, but that idea apparently did not appeal to younger Captain Blifil.
- Now that Captain Blifil has been booted out of the army, he has returned to reading the Bible.
- Dr. Blifil may not like his brother much, but he'd rather see his brother marry Bridget than anybody else.
- So Dr. Blifil invites Captain Blifil to Squire Allworthy's house.
- And Dr. Blifil also passes on some tips to his little brother about how to win Bridget's heart.