might not be seen the pain of her mind had been much beyond that in her head and the sudden change which s kindness had then occasioned made her hardly know how to support herself viii s rides the very next day and as it was a pleasant fresh feeling morning less hot than the weather had lately been trusted that her losses both of health and pleasure would be soon made good while she was gone mr rush worth arrived his mother who came to be civil and to show her civility especially in urging the execution of the plan for visiting which had been started a fortnight before and which in consequence of her subsequent absence from home had since lain mrs and her were all well pleased with its revival and an early day was named and agreed to provided mr should be disengaged the young ladies did not forget that and though mrs would willingly have answered for his being so they would neither the liberty nor run the risk and at last on a hint from miss mr discovered that the thing to be done was for him to walk down to the directly and call on mr and inquire whether wednesday would suit him or not before his return mrs grant and miss came in having been out some time and park taken a different route to the house they not met him comfortable hopes however were given that he would find mr at the scheme was mentioned of it was hardly possible indeed that else should be talked of for mrs waa in high spirits about it and mrs a civil woman who thought of consequence but aa it related to her own and her son s concerns liad not yet given over pressing lady to be of the party lady constantly declined it but her placid manner of refusal made mrs still think she wished to come till mrs n s more numerous words and louder tone convinced her of the truth the fatigue would be too much for my sister a great deal too much i assure you my dear mrs ten miles there and ten back you you must excuse my sister on this occasion and accept of our two dear girls and without her is the only place that could give her a wish to go so far hut it cannot e indeed she will have a companion in rice you know so it will all do very well and i for as he is not here to speak for i will answer for his being most happy to join the party he can go on horseback jou know mrs being obliged to yield to lady s staying at home could only be sorry the loss of her s company would be m and she should have been i z park � � � � � � happy to have seen the young lady too miss price who had never been at yet and it was a pity she should not see the place you are very kind you are all kindness my dear madam cried mrs but as to she will have opportunities in plenty of seeing she has time enough before her and her going now is quite out of the question lady could not possibly spare her h no � i cannot do without mrs proceeded next under the conviction that everybody must be wanting to see to include miss in the invitation and though mrs grant who had not been at the trouble of visiting mrs on her coming into the neighborhood declined it on her own account she was glad to secure any pleasure for her sister and mary properly pressed and persuaded was not long in accepting her share of the civility mr came back from the successful and made his appearance just in time to learn what had been settled for wednesday to attend mrs bush worth to her carriage and walk half way down the park with the two other ladies on his return to the breakfast room he found mrs trying to make up her mind as to whether miss s being of the party were desirable or not or whether her brother s would not be full without her the miss park laughed at the idea assuring her that the would hold four perfectly well independent of the box on which one might go with him but why is it necessary said that s carriage or his only should be employed why is no use to be made of my mother s chaise i could not when the scheme was first mentioned the other day understand why a visit from the family were not to be made in the carriage of the family cried go up three in a in this weather when we may have beats in a no my dear that will not quite do besides said maria i that mr depends upon taking us after what passed at first he would claim it aa a promise and my dear added mrs taking out two carriages when one will do would te trouble for nothing and between ourselves coachman is not very fond of the roads between this and he always bitterly of tlie narrow lanes scratching his carriage and you know one should not like to have dear sir thomas when he comes home find all the i scratched off that would not be a very handsome reason for using mr s said maria but the truth is that is a stupid old fellow and does not know how to drive i will answer for it i that we shall find no inconvenience from i on wednesday park there is no hardship i suppose nothing unpleasant said in going on the box unpleasant cried maria oh dear i believe it would be generally thought the favorite seat there can be no comparison as to one s 