unreasonable。Buttheyhadtheirpointtogain，andthereforeonlyflatteredhim。TheywerequitesurethatMrThornewouldliketohaveaclergymanintheparishwhowouldhimselfbecloselyconnectedwiththearchdeacon。ThenDrGrantlyallegedthathemightfindhimselfinatrap。WhatifheconferredthelivingofStEwold’sonMrCrawleyandafterallthereshouldbenomarriagebetweenhissonandGrace？’Ofcoursethey’llbemarried，’saidMrsGrantly。’It’sallverywellforyoutosaythat，mydear；butthewholefamilyaresoqueerthatthereisnoknowingwhatthegirlmaydo。
Shemaytakeupsomeotherfadnow，andrefusehimpointblank。’’Shehasnevertakenupanyfad，’saidMrsGrantly，whonowmountedalmosttowrathindefenceofherfuturedaughter—in—law，’andyouarewrongtosaythatshehas。Shehasbehavedbeautifully：——asnobodyknowsbetterthanyoudo。’ThenthearchdeacongavewaysofarastopromisethatStEwold’sshouldbeofferedtoMrCrawleyassoonasGraceCrawleywasintruthengagedtoHenryGrantly。
Afterthat，thedeanwenttothepalace。Therehadneverbeenanyquarrellingbetweenthebishopandthedean，eitherdirectorindirect；——nor，indeed，hadthedeaneveryquarrelledevenwithMrsProudie。Buthehadbelongedtheanti—Proudiefaction。HehadbeenbroughtintothediocesebytheGrantlyinterest；andtherefore，duringMrsProudie’slifetime，hehadalwaysbeenaccountedamongtheenemies。
Therehadneverbeenanyrealintimacybetweenthehouses。Eachhousehadalwaysbeenaskedtodinewiththeotherhouseonceayear；butithadbeenunderstoodthatsuchdiningswereecclesiastico—official，andnotfriendly。TherehadbeenthesameoutsidediocesancivilitybetweeneventhepalaceandPlumstead。Butnow，whenthegreatchieftainofthepalacewasnomore，andthestrengthofthepalacefactionwasgone，peace，orperhapssomethingmorethanpeace——amity，perhaps，mightbemoreeasilyarrangedwiththedeanthanwiththearchdeacon。InpreparationforsucharrangementsthebishophadgonetoMrHarding’sfuneral。
Andnowthedeanwenttothepalaceatthebishop’sbehest。Hefoundhislordshipalone，andwasreceivedwithalmostreverentialcourtesy。