any other man will he not feel this thought no he can feel nothing as he ought the party being now all united and the chief each other she remained in tranquillity and as park a table was formed after tea � formed really for the amusement of dr grant by his attentive wife though it was not to be supposed so � and miss took her harp � she had nothing to do but to listen and her tranquillity remained undisturbed the rest of the evening except when mr now and then addressed to her a question or observation which she could not avoid answering miss was too much vexed by what had passed to be in a humour for any thing but music with that she soothed herself and amused her friend the assurance of s being so soon to take orders coming upon her like a blow that had been suspended and still hoped uncertain and at a distance was felt with resentment and mortification she was very angry with him she had thought her influence more she had begun to think of him � she felt that she had � with great regard with almost decided intentions but she would now meet him with his own cool feelings it was plain that he could have no serious views no true attachment by fixing himself in a situation which he must know she would never stoop to she would learn to match him in his indifference she would henceforth admit his attentions without any idea beyond immediate amusement if he could so command his affections hers should do her no harm chapter vi henry had quite made up his mind by the next morning to give another fortnight to and having sent for his hunters and written a few lines of explanation to the admiral he looked round at his as he sealed and threw the letter from him and seeing the coast clear of the rest of the family said with a smile and how do you think i mean to amuse myself mary on the days that i do not hunt i am grown too old to go out more than three times a week but i have a plan for the days and what do you think it is to walk and ride with me to be sure not exactly though i shall be happy to do both but that park would be exercise only to my body and i must take care of my mind besides that would be all and indulgence without the wholesome of labour and i do not like to eat the bread of idleness no my plan is to make price in love with me price nonsense no no you ought to be satisfied with her two cousins but i cannot be satisfied without price without making a small hole in price s heart you do not seem properly aware of her claims to notice when we talked of her last night you none of you seemed sensible of the wonderful improvement that has taken place in her looks within the last six weeks you see her every day and therefore do not notice it but i assure you she is quite a different creature from what she was in the autumn she was then merely a quiet modest not plain looking girl but she is now absolutely pretty i used to think she had neither complexion nor countenance but in that skin of hers so frequently tinged with a blush as it was yesterday there is decided beauty and from what i observed of her eyes and mouth i do not despair of their being capable of expression enough when she has any thing to express and then � her air her manner her is so improved i she must be grown two inches at least since october this is only because there were no tall women to compare her with and because she has got a new gown and you never saw her so well dressed before she is just what she was in october believe me the truth is that she was the only girl in company for you to notice and you must have a somebody i have always thought her pretty � not strikingly pretty � but pretty enough as people say a sort of beauty that grows on one her eyes should be darker but she has a sweet smile but as for this wonderful degree of improvement i am sure it may all be resolved into a better style of dress and your having nobody else to look at and therefore if you do set about a with her you never will persuade me that it is in compliment to her beauty or that it proceeds from any thing but your own idleness and folly park her brother gave only a smile to this accusation and soon afterwards said i do not quite know what to make of miss i do not understand her i could not tell what she would be at yesterday what is her character is she solemn is she queer is she why did she draw back and look so grave at me i could hardly get her to speak i never was so long in company with a girl in my life � to entertain her � and succeed so ill never met with a girl who looked so grave on me i must try to get the better of this her looks say i will not like you i am determined not to like you and i say she shall foolish fellow and so this is her attraction after all this it is � her not caring about you � which gives her such a soft skin and makes her so much taller and produces all these charms and graces i do desire that you will not be making her really unhappy a little love perhaps 