[ The manner in which he speaks is so clearly in jest that Mary feels no alarm at his behavior. Should he have spoken without cheek or a wink, she would seriously be debating with herself over his morals or lack thereof. But he seems in good-humor this evening, which is all one could wish of a patient convalescing in their home.
Without the opportunity of ever eating food prepared by a foreign cook, Mary's palette is accustomed to the bland food and takes him at his word. ]
I do hope it is so. I should not like to see you suffer any longer.
[ Any other reasons for a swift recovery besides that really don't enter her mind. What the locals will think, how Mrs. Bennet will react, and anything else simply matter little to her anymore.
Silence falls as they continue eating and both Mary and her father welcome it. It's impossible not to notice the lack of Mrs. Bennet's presence in the room when she is such a force throughout the house every day. Perhaps with a better education and better manners, her mother could have been someone to be admired but alas it was never to be the case. Mary honors her mother because the Bible says it must be so, but there are times uncharitable thoughts slip in.
Once enough of a pause has occurred, conversation with a guest must of course resume, and Mary takes the reins in an effort to be a good hostess. ]
I believe you mentioned once that you were a great traveler. That you "wore red-heeled shoes," was it? Would you speak of some of the places you have visited?
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Without the opportunity of ever eating food prepared by a foreign cook, Mary's palette is accustomed to the bland food and takes him at his word. ]
I do hope it is so. I should not like to see you suffer any longer.
[ Any other reasons for a swift recovery besides that really don't enter her mind. What the locals will think, how Mrs. Bennet will react, and anything else simply matter little to her anymore.
Silence falls as they continue eating and both Mary and her father welcome it. It's impossible not to notice the lack of Mrs. Bennet's presence in the room when she is such a force throughout the house every day. Perhaps with a better education and better manners, her mother could have been someone to be admired but alas it was never to be the case. Mary honors her mother because the Bible says it must be so, but there are times uncharitable thoughts slip in.
Once enough of a pause has occurred, conversation with a guest must of course resume, and Mary takes the reins in an effort to be a good hostess. ]
I believe you mentioned once that you were a great traveler. That you "wore red-heeled shoes," was it? Would you speak of some of the places you have visited?