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gwithLadySusan,thantoenjoyforashorttime(asyouhaveyourselfexpressedit)theconversationofawomanofhighintellectualpowers.IfMrs.Vernonwouldallowsomethingtomyaffectionforherselfandherhusbandinthelengthofmyvisit,shewoulddomorejusticetousallbutmysisterisunhappilyprejudicedbeyondthehopeofconvictionagainstLadySusan.Fromanattachmenttoherhusband,whichinitselfdoeshonourtoboth,shecannotforgivetheendeavoursatpreventingtheirunion,whichhavebeenattributedtoselfishnessinLadySusanbutinthiscase,aswellasinmanyothers,theworldhasmostgrosslyinjuredthatlady,bysupposingtheworstwherethemotivesofherconducthavebeendoubtful.LadySusanhadheardsomethingsomateriallytothedisadvantageofmysisterastopersuadeherthatthehappinessofMr.Vernon,towhomshewasalwaysmuchattached,wouldbewhollydestroyedbythemarriage.Andthiscircumstance,whileitexplainsthetruemotivesofLadySusan’
