formed for them in another country � remote and private where shut up together with little society on one side no affection on the other no judgment it ma be reasonably supposed that their became their mutual punishment mrs s removal from was the great comfort of sir thomas s life his opinion of her had been sinking from the day of his return from in ever transaction tc from that period in their intercourse in business or in chat she had been losing ground in his esteem and convincing him that either time had done her much dis service or that he had over her sense and borne with her manners before he had felt her as an evil which was so much the worse as there seemed no chance of its ceasing but with life she seemed a part of himself that must be borne forever to be relieved from her therefore was so great a felicity that had she not left bitter behind her might have been danger of his learning almost to approve the evil which produced such a good park she was regretted by no one at she had never been able to attach even those she loved best and since mrs s her temper had been in a state of such irritation as to make her everywhere not even had tears for aunt � not even when she was gone forever that escaped better than maria was owing in some measure to a favorable difference of disposition and circumstance but in a greater to her having been less the darling of that very aunt less flattered and less spoilt her and had held but a second place she had been always used to think herself a little inferior to maria her temper was naturally the easiest of the two her feelings though quick were more and education had not given her so very a degree of self consequence she had submitted the best to the disappointment in after the first bitterness of the conviction of being was over she had been tolerably soon in a fair of not thinking of him again and when the acquaintance was renewed in town and mr rush worth s house became s object she had had the merit of withdrawing herself from it and of choosing that time to pay a visit to her other friends in order to secure herself from being again too much attracted this had been her motive in going to her cousins mr s convenience had had nothing to do with it she had been allowing his attentions some time but with very little idea of ever accepting him and had not her sister s conduct burst forth as it did and her increased dread of her father and of home on that event � imagining its certain consequence to herself would be greater severity and restraint � made her hastily resolve on avoiding such immediate horrors at all risks it is probable that mr would never have succeeded she had not with any worse feelings than those of selfish alarm it had appeared to her from the only to be done maria s guilt had in need s folly henry d ruined by early and bad domestic example indulged in tlie of a vanity a little too long once it had by an opening and led him into he way of happiness could he have been satisfied with the conquest of one amiable woman s affections could he have found sufficient exultation in the reluctance in working himself into the esteem and tenderness of price there would have been every probability of success and felicity for him his affection had done something her influence over him had given him some influence over her would he have deserved more there can be no doubt that more would have been obtained especially when that marriage had taken place which would have given him the assistance of her conscience in her first inclination and brought them often together would he have and must have been his reward � and a reward very voluntarily bestowed � within a reasonable period from s marrying mary had he done as he intended and as he knew he ought b going down to after his return from he might have been deciding his own happy destiny but he was pressed to stay for mrs s party his staying was made of flattering consequence and he was to meet mrs there curiosity and were both engaged and the temptation of immediate pleasure was too strong for a mind unused to make an sacrifice to right he resolved to his journey resolved that writing should answer the purpose of it or that its purpose was unimportant � and stayed he saw mrs was received by her with a coldness which ought to have been repulsive and have established apparent indifference between them forever but he was he could not bear to be thrown off by the woman whose park smiles had been so wholly at his command he must exert himself to subdue so proud a of resentment it was anger on s account he must get the better of it and make mrs maria again in her treatment of himself in this spirit he began the attack and by animated perseverance had soon re established the sort of familiar intercourse � of gallantly � of which bounded his views but in over the discretion which though beginning in anger might have saved them both he had put himself in the power of feelings on her side more strong than he had supposed she loved him there was no withdrawing attentions dear to her he was entangled by his own vanity with as little excuse of love as possible and without the smallest of mind towards her cousin to keep the from a knowledge of what was passing became his first object secrecy could not have been more desirable for mrs 