"I can't go against your father, Jane. I would as soon take hot coals in my naked hands."
"But you can manage to make father see things as you do."
"Not always. He would have stayed at Swaffham and minded his own affairs instead of following Oliver Cromwell, if I could have made him see things as I did. Men know better than women what ought to be done; they are the head of the house, and women must follow as they lead. Your sister Armingford wanted to marry Frederick Walton, and your father would not hear of such a thing. You see he was right. Frederick Walton was killed in battle, and she would have been a widow on her father's and her father-in-law's hands. You will have to do as your father says, Jane; so make up your mind to that. The Swaffham women have always been obedient and easy to guide, and it isn't likely you will need bit and bridle."
"I would not endure bit and bridle."
"All I can say is, your father will decide about Lord Neville. Father keeps his own counsel, and he may have a purpose already of marrying you to some one else."
"I will not marry any one else."
"Your sister said the same thing, but she married Philip Armingford; and now there is no man in the world but Philip."
"I will marry Cluny Neville or remain a spinster."
"You will in the end do as your father and brothers say."
"What have my brothers to do with my marriage?"