Reject Bryngelly Castle with all its luxury and opportunities of wealth and leisure?
No, the sun would set in the east before such a thing happened.

The plan was to prevent the occasion from arising.

The hungry light died on Elizabeth's face, and she turned to enter the sick room when suddenly she met her father coming out.
"Who was that at the front ?" he asked, carefully closing the door.
"Mr.Davies of Bryngelly Castle, father." "And what did Mr.Davies want at this time of night?
To know about Beatrice ?" "Yes," she answered slowly, "he came to ask after Beatrice, or to be more correct he has been waiting outside for three hours in the rain to learn if she recovered." "Waiting outside for three hours in the rain," said the clergyman astonished--"Squire Davies standing outside the house! What for ?" "Because he was so anxious about Beatrice and did not like to come in, I suppose." "So anxious about Beatrice--ah, so anxious about Beatrice! Do you think, Elizabeth--um--you know there is no doubt Beatrice is very well favoured--very handsome they say----" "I do not think anything about it, father," she answered, "and as for Beatrice's looks they are a matter of opinion.

I have mine.

And now don't you think we had better go to bed?
The doctors and Betty are going to stop up all night with Mr.Bingham and Beatrice." "Yes, Elizabeth, I suppose that we had better go.