sure she never should love him that such a change was quite impossible that the subject was most painful to her that she must entreat him never to mention it again to allow her to leave him at once and let it be considered as concluded forever and when further pressed had added that in her opinion their dispositions were so totally as to make mutual affection and that they were for each other by nature education and habit all this she had said and with the earnestness of sincerity yet this was not enough for he immediately denied there being anything in their characters or anything in their situations and positively declared that he would still love and still hope knew her own meaning but was no judge of her own manner her manner was gentle and she was not aware how much it concealed the of her purpose her gratitude and softness made every expression of indifference seem almost an effort of self denial � seem at least to be giving nearly as much pain to herself as to him mr was no longer the mr who as the treacherous admirer of maria had been her whom she had hated to see or to speak to in whom she could believe no good quality to exist and whose power even of being agreeable she had barely acknowledged he was now the mr who was addressing herself with ardent disinterested love whose feelings were apparently all that was honorable and upright whose views of h were all fixed on a marriage of attachment who was pouring out his sense of her merits describing and describing again his affection proving as far as words could prove it and in the language tone and spirit of a man of talent too that he sought her for her gentleness and her goodness and to complete the he was now the mr who had procured william s promotion here was a change and here were claims which could not but operate i she might have him in all the dignity of angry virtue in the grounds of or the theatre at park but he approached her now with rights that demanded treatment she must be courteous and she must be compassionate she must have a sensation ot being honored and whether thinking of herself or her brother she must have a strong feeling of gratitude the effect of the whole was a manner so pitying and agitated and words with her refusal so expressive of obligation and concern that to a temper of vanity and hope like s the truth or at least the strength of her might well be questionable and he was not so as considered him in the professions of and not attachment which closed the interview it was with reluctance that he suffered her to go but there was no look of despair in parting to his words or give her hopes of his being less unreasonable than he professed himself she was angry some resentment did arise at a perseverance so selfish and here was again a want of delicacy and regard for others which had formerly so struck and disgusted her here was again a something of the same mr whom she had so before how evidently was there a gross want of feeling and humanity where his own pleasure was concerned and alas how always known no principle to supply as a duty what the heart was deficient in had her own affections heen as free as perhaps they ought to have been � he never could have engaged them so thought in good truth and sober as she sat musing over that too great indulgence and luxury of a fire upstairs � wondering at the past and present wondering at what was yet to come and in a nervous agitation which made nothing clear to her but the persuasion of her being never under any circumstances able to love mr and the felicity of having a fire to sit over and think of it sir thomas was obliged or obliged himself to wait till the morrow for a knowledge of what had passed between the young people he then saw mr and received his account the first feeling was disappointment he had hoped better things he had thought that an hour s entreaty from a young man like could not have worked so little change on a gentle tempered girl like but there was speedy comfort in the determined views and sanguine perseverance of the lover and when seeing such confidence of success in the principal sir thomas was soon able to depend on himself nothing was omitted on his side of civility compliment or kindness that might assist the plan mr s was honored and was praised and the connection was still the most desirable in the world at park park mr would always be welcome he had only to consult his own judgment and feelings as to the of his visits at present or in future in all the niece s family and friends there could be but one opinion one wish on the subject the influence of all who loved her must incline one way everything was said that could encourage every encouragement received with grateful joy and the gentlemen parted the best of friends satisfied that the cause was now on a footing the most proper and hopeful sir thomas resolved to from all further with his niece and to show no open interference upon her disposition he believed kindness might be the best way of working entreaty should be from one quarter only the forbearance of her family on a point respecting which she could be in no doubt of their wishes might be their means of it accordingly on this principle sir thomas took the first opportunity of saying to her with a mild gravity intended to be well i have seen mr again and learn from him exactly 