premise: Through all these trials Rose persevered , using all her little arts to please him .<br>When he fretted , she was patient ; when he growled , she ploughed bravely through the hard pages not dry to her in one sense , for quiet tears dropped on them now and then ; and when Mac fell into a despairing mood , she comforted him with every hopeful word she dared to offer .
hypothesis: Mac is going through a phase where he is satisfied with life. 
reason: Mac is in a despairing mood, he frets and growls, and Jane comforts him with hopeful words. Therefore, Mac is not satisfied with life. 