Say this with firmness, and it will be quite enough.

All who can distinguish will understand your motive.

The play will be given up, and your delicacy honoured as it ought." "Do not act anything improper, my dear," said Lady Bertram.

"Sir Thomas would not like it .-- Fanny, ring the bell; I must have my dinner .-- To be sure, Julia is dressed by this time." "I am convinced, madam," said Edmund, preventing Fanny, "that Sir Thomas would not like it." "There, my dear, do you hear what Edmund says ?" "If I were to decline the part," said Maria, with renewed zeal, "Julia would certainly take it." "What!" cried Edmund, "if she knew your reasons!" "Oh! she might think the difference between us--the difference in our situations--that _she_ need not be so scrupulous as _I_ might feel necessary.

I am sure she would argue so.