and were invited to dine at the and she was excluded it was meant and done by mrs grant with perfect good humor on mr s account who was partly expected at the park that day but it was felt as a very grievous injury and her good manners were severely to conceal her vexation and anger till she reached home as mr did not come the injury was increased and she had not even the relief of showing her power over him she could only be sullen to her mother aunt and cousin and throw as great a gloom as possible over their dinner and between ten and eleven and walked into the drawing room fresh with the evening air glowing and cheerful the very reverse of what they found in the three ladies sitting there for maria would scarcely raise her eyes from her book and lady was half asleep and even mrs by her niece s ill humor and having asked one or two questions about the dinner which were not immediately attended to seemed almost determined to say no more for a few minutes the brother and sister were too eager in their praise of the night and their remarks on the stars to think beyond themselves but when the first pause came looking around said but where is is she gone to bed no not that i know of replied mrs she was here a moment ago her own gentle voice speaking from the other end of the room which was a very long one told them that she was on the sofa mrs began scolding that is a very foolish trick to be away all the evening upon a sofa why cannot you come and sit here and employ yourself as we do if you have no work of your own i can supply you from the poor basket there is all the new that was bought last week not touched yet i am sure i almost broke my back by cutting it out you should learn to think of other people and take my word for it it is a shocking trick for a young person to be always upon a sofa before half this was said was returned to her seat at the table and had taken up her work again and who was in high good humor from the pleasures of the day did her the justice of exclaiming i must say ma am that is as little upon the sofa as anybody in the house said after looking at her attentively i am sure you have the headache she could not deny it but said it was not very bad i can hardly believe you he replied i know your looks too well how long have you had it since a little before dinner it is nothing but the heat did you go out in the heat go out to be sure she did said mrs would you have her stay within such a fine day as this were not we all out even your mother was out to day for above an hour park yes indeed added her who had been thoroughly awakened by mrs s sharp to i was out above an hour i sat three quarters of ui hour in the flower garden while cut the roses and very pleasant it was i assure you but very hot it was shady enough in the but i i quite dreaded the coming home again has been cutting roses has she yes and i am afraid they will be the last this year poor thing she found it hot enough but they were so full blown that one could not wait there was no help for it certainly rejoined mrs in a rather softened voice but i question whether her headache might not be caught then sister there is nothing so likely to give it as standing and stooping in a hot sun but i dare say it will be well to morrow suppose you let her have your i always forget to have mine filled she has got it said lady she has had it ever since she came back from your house the second time what i cried has she been walking as well as cutting roses � walking across the hot park to your house and doing it twice ma am so wonder her head mrs was talking to and did not hear i was afraid it would be too much for her said lady but when the roses were gathered your aunt wished to have them and then you know they must be taken home park but were there roses enough to her to go twice no but they were to be put into the spare room to dry and forgot to lock the door of the room and bring away the key so she was obliged to go again got up and walked about the room saying could nobody be employed on such an errand but upon my word ma am it has been a very ill managed business i am sure i do not know how it was to have been done better cried mrs unable to be longer deaf unless i had gone myself indeed but i cannot be in two places at once and i was talking to mr � at that very time about your mother s by her desire and had promised john groom to write to mrs about his son and the poor fellow was waiting for me half an hour i think nobody can justly accuse me of myself upon any occasion but really i cannot do everything at once and as for s just stepping down to my house for me � it is not much above a quarter of a mile � i cannot think i was unreasonable to ask it how often do i pace it three times a day early and late ay 