Then she thought of Conolly; rallied; and said: "I can only say that I am sorry to disagree with you; but I am not convinced." "Do you mean that you refuse to obey me ?" "I cannot obey you in this matter, papa.

I--" "That is enough," said Mr.Lind, gravely, beginning, to busy himself with the writing materials.

Marian for a moment seemed about to protest against this dismissal.

Then she checked herself and went out of the room, closing the door quite quietly behind her, thereby unconsciously terrifying her father, who had calculated on a slam.
"Well," said Elinor, when her cousin rejoined her in the drawing-room: "have you been selfish and disobedient?
Have you lacerated a father's heart ?" "He is thoroughly unfair," said Marian.

"However, it all comes to this: he is annoyed at my wanting to marry Ned: and I believe there will be no more peace for me until I am in a house of my own.