She did not spend the rest of the day with me as she intended as her brother Robert could not come for her. She told me that there is no appearance of any change in her mother's feelings with regard to their marriage and that she had passed a most disagreeable week. They seemed so displeased with her. She does not intend to say any more to them on the subject till Mr Park's return. She will then ask for a decided answer but she has no hopes of it being a favorable one. I am sure it is all Robert's doing for from what she says George is not against it. If Robert had any sense he would not oppose it after having been the reason of his poor sister being talked of over the whole place. I trust darling that you will not go to Whanganui but if you should I wish you would see Kitty and tell her that I wished to send up something by you but as it was uncertain whether you would go so far I thought it would be better to send it by some other opportunity. Good bye my darling Donald and believe me Your own affectionate wife Susan D McLean