her into accepting me because if liable to such defects of temper she could not contribute much to my felicity sir you quite me said mrs alarmed is only in such matters as these in every thing else she is as good natured a girl as ever lived i will go directly to mr and we shall very soon settle it with her i am sure she would not give him time to reply but hurrying instantly to her husband called out as she entered the library � oh mr you are wanted immediately we are all in an uproar you must come and make marry mr for she vows she will not have him and if you do not make haste he will change his mind and not have her mr raised his eyes from his book as she entered and fixed them on her face with a calm which was not in the least altered by her communication i have not the pleasure of understanding you said te le when she had her speech of what an you f of mr and declares she will not have mr and mi begins to say that he will not have and what am i ta do cm the it a hopeless business speak to about it yourself tell her that you upon her marrying him let her be called down she shall hear my opinion mrs rang the bell and miss elizabeth was summoned to the library come here child cried her father aa she appeared i have sent for you on an affair of importance i under stand that mr has made you an of marriage is it elizabeth replied that it was very well � and this offer of marriage yon have refused very well we now come to the point your mother upon your accepting it is it not ao mrs i yea will never her again an unhappy is you elizabeth from this day you must be a to one of your parents your mother will never see you again if you do not marry mr and i will never see you again if you do elizabeth could not but smile at such a conclusion of such a beginning but mrs who had persuaded that her husband regarded the affair as she wished was excessively what do you mean mr by talking in this way you promised me to upon her marrying my dear replied her husband i have two sm to request first that you will allow me i use of my understanding on the present occasion aiid of my room i shall be glad to have the to myself as soon as may be not yet however in spite of her and prejudice husband did mrs up the point she talked to elizabeth again and again and threatened her by turns she endeavoured to secure jane in her interest but jane with all possible declined interfering and elizabeth sometimes with real earnestness and sometimes with playful gaiety replied to her attacks though her manner varied however her determination never did mr meanwhile was meditating in solitude on what had passed he thought too well of himself to com on what motive his cousin could refuse him and though his pride was hurt he in no other way his regard for her was quite imaginary and the possibility of her deserving her mother s reproach prevented his feeling any regret while the family were in this confusion came to spend the day with them she was met in the by who flying to her cried in a half whisper i am glad you are come for there is such fun here what do you think has happened this morning mr has made an offer to and she will not have him had hardly time to answer before they were joined by who came to tell the same news and no sooner had they entered the breakfast room where mrs was alone than she likewise began on the subject calling on miss for her compassion and her to persuade her friend to with the wishes of all her family pray do my dear miss she added in a melancholy tone for nobody is on my side nobody takes part with me i am cruelly used nobody feels for my poor nerves s reply was spared by the entrance of jane and elizabeth ay there she comes continued mrs looking as as may be and caring no more for us than if we were at york provided she can have her own way but i tell you what miss if you take it into your head to go on refusing every offer of marriage in this way you � never get a husband at all � and i am sure i do not know who is to maintain you when your father is and dead shall not be able to keep you � and so i warn y i have done with you from this very day told vou in the library you know that i should never speak to you again and you will find me as good as my word i have no pleasure in talking to children not that i have much pleasure indeed in talking to any body people who as i do from nervous complaints can have no great inclination for talking nobody can tell what i but it is always so those who do not complain are never pitied her daughters listened in silence to this sensible that any attempt to reason with or soothe her would only increase the irritation she talked on therefore without interruption from any of them till they were joined by mr who entered with an air more stately than usual and on perceiving whom she said to the girls � now i do insist upon it that you all of you hold your tongues and let mr and me have a little conversation tc elizabeth 