“Why，astothat，Mr。Rushworthisaverygoodsortofyoungman，anditisagreatmatchforher。“
“ButMissBertramdoesnotcarethreestrawsforhim；
_that_isyouropinionofyourintimatefriend。_I_donotsubscribetoit。IamsureMissBertramisverymuchattachedtoMr。Rushworth。Icouldseeitinhereyes，whenhewasmentioned。IthinktoowellofMissBertramtosupposeshewouldevergiveherhandwithoutherheart。“
“Mary，howshallwemanagehim？“
“Wemustleavehimtohimself，Ibelieve。Talkingdoesnogood。Hewillbetakeninatlast。“