Cecilia (Burney novel)
Mortimer Delvile: the son of Cecilia’s proud guardian, Mr. Delvile. He is not handsome but his face shows feeling. Though at first he tries not to love Cecilia because he is too proud to be Mr. Beverley, when he finds out she loves him, too, he decides to marry her secretly. He is passionate but very loving: he loves his mother and Cecilia and because of this he is unhappy.