or draw any of those conclusions or feel any of that displeasure which maria had been half prepared for park thus much was settled who had been out all the morning knew anything of the matter hut when he entered the drawing room before dinner the of discussion was high between tom maria and mr and mr stepped forward with great alacrity to tell him the agreeable news we have got a play said he it is to be lovers vows and i am to be count and am to come in first with a blue dress and a pink satin cloak and afterwards am to have another fine fancy suit by way of a shooting dress i do not know how i shall like it s eyes followed and her heart beat for him as she heard this speech and saw his look and felt what his sensations must be lovers vows in a tone of the greatest amazement was his only reply to mr and he turned towards his brother and sisters as if hardly doubting a contradiction yes cried mr after all our and difficulties we find there is nothing that will suit us altogether so well nothing so as lovers vows the wonder is that it should not have been thought of before my stupidity was abominable for here we have all the advantage of what i saw at and it is so useful to have anything of a model we have cast almost every part but what do you do for women said gravely and looking at maria maria blushed in spite of herself as she answered i take the part which lady park was to have done and with a bolder eye miss is to be i should not have thought it the sort of play to be so easily filled up with ms replied turning away to the fire where sat his mother aunt and and himself with a look of great vexation mr rush worth followed him to say i come in three times and have two and forty speeches that s something is not it but i do not much like the idea of being so fine i shall hardly know myself in a blue dress and a pink satin could not answer him in a few minutes mr was called out of the room to satisfy some doubts of the carpenter and being accompanied by mr and followed soon afterwards by mr almost immediately took the opportunity of saying i cannot before mr speak what i feel as to this play without reflecting on his friends at but i must now my dear maria tell you that i think it exceedingly unfit for private representation and that i hope you will give it up i cannot but suppose you will when you have read it carefully over read only the first act aloud to either your mother or aunt and see how you can approve it it will not be necessary to send you to your father s judgment i am convinced we see things very cried maria i am perfectly acquainted with the play i assure you and with a very few and so forth which will be made o� i can see nothing objectionable in it and i am not the only young woman you find who thinks it very fit for private representation i am sorry for it was his answer but in this matter it is you who are to lead you must set the example k others have it is your place to put them right and show them what true delicacy is in all points of decorum your conduct must be law to the rest of the party this picture of her consequence had some effect for no one loved better to lead than maria and with far more good humor she answered i am much obliged to you you mean very well i am sure but i still think you see things too strongly and i really cannot undertake ta au the rest upon a subject of this kind there would be the greatest i think do you imagine that i could have such an idea in my head no let your conduct be the only say that on examining the part you feel yourself unequal to it that you find it requiring more exertion and confidence than you can be supposed to have say this with firmness and it will be quite enough all who can distinguish will understand your motive the play will be given up and your delicacy honored as it ought do not act anything improper my dear said lady sir thomas would not like it ring the bell i must have my dinner to be sure is dressed by this time i am madam said that sir thomas would not like iv there my dear do jou hear what says k i were to decline the part said maria with renewed zeal would certainly take it what cried if she knew your reasons oh she might think the difference between us � the difference in our situations � that she need not be so scrupulous as i might feel necessary i am sure she would argue so no you must excuse me i cannot my consent it is too far settled everybody would be so disappointed tom would be quite angry and if we are so very nice we shall never act anything i was just going to say the very same thing said mrs if every play is to be objected to you will act nothing and the preparations will be all so much money thrown away and i am sure that would be a to us all i do not know the play but as maria says if there is anything a little too warm and it is so with most of them it can be easily left out we must not be over precise as 