Washington Square

What is Mr. Townsend's true interest in marrying Catherine in the novel, Washington Square?

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Mr. Morris Townsend is a young gentleman who has recently returned to New York after traveling the world, spending what little property he has. Mr. Townsend begins courting Catherine Sloper and it soon becomes the consensus that he is only after her money.

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