After looking at him for some moments in silent resignation, Mrs Chick said she trusted he hadn't said it in aggravation, because that would do very little honour to his heart.

She trusted he hadn't said it seriously, because that would do very little honour to his head.

As in any case, he couldn't, however sanguine his disposition, hope to offer a remark that would be a greater outrage on human nature in general, we would beg to leave the discussion at that point.
Mrs Chick then walked majestically to the window and peeped through the blind, attracted by the sound of wheels.

Mr Chick, finding that his destiny was, for the time, against him, said no more, and walked off.
But it was not always thus with Mr Chick.

He was often in the ascendant himself, and at those times punished Louisa roundly.