Chapter III: Part III: Love and Marriage

=Chapter I--Proposals, Acceptances, Refusals= 119
163. To a young lady about a misunderstanding 119
164. Answer to the above (kindly) 119
165. Answer to No. 163 (conciliatory) 120
166. Answer to No. 163 (chilly) 120
167. Asking a young lady for privilege of a correspondence 120
168. Answer to the above 121
169. Asking permission to address a young lady by her
Christian name 121
170. Answer to the above 122
171. Asking a lady for an interview 122
172. Answer to the above 123
173. To a young lady proposing marriage 123
174. Answer to the above (favorable) 124
175. Answer to No. 173 (unfavorable) 124
176. Proposal to a lady the writer never was introduced to 124
177. Answer to the above (favorable) 125
178. Answer to No. 176 (unfavorable) 126
179. Proposal to a lady unaware of the writer's intentions 126
180. Answer to the above (favorable) 127
181. Answer to No. 178 (unfavorable) 127
182. Proposal to a lady to whom the writer showed marked
attentions 128
183. Answer to the above 128
184. Proposal by a gentleman of small means 129
185. Answer to the above (favorable) 130
186. Answer to No. 184 (unfavorable) 130
187. Proposal from middle-aged gentleman to young lady 131
188. Answer to the above (favorable) 132
189. Answer to No.187 (unfavorable) 132
190. Proposal from widower to widow 133
191. Answer to the above 133
192. Proposal to a wealthy widow 134
193. Answer to the above (favorable) 134
194. Answer to 192 (unfavorable) 135
195. Proposal from widower to young lady 135
196. Answer to the above (favorable) 136
197. Answer to No. 195 (unfavorable) 136
198. Proposal from widower with grown-up daughters 137
199. Answer to above (favorable) 138
200. Answer to 198 (unfavorable) 138
201. Marriage proposal to an heiress 139
202. Answer to the above (favorable) 139
203. Answer to No. 201 (unfavorable) 140

=Chapter II--To and from Parents, Guardians, Friends,
etc., in Reference to Marriage Matters= 141
204. Asking a father for his daughter's hand 141
205. Answer to the above (favorable) 141
206. Answer to No. 204 (unfavorable) 142
207. Another request to a father for his daughter's hand 142
208. Answer to the above 143
209. Asking a father's approval of his daughter's engagement
to the writer 144
210. Answer to the above (favorable) 144
211. Answer to No.209 (unfavorable) 145
212. A gentleman asking his father's approval of his engagement 145
213. Answer to the above 145
214. A young lady asking her guardian to approve her engagement 146
215. Answer to the above 147
216. A father asking to be told a gentleman's intentions 147
217. Answer to the above 148
218. A father forbidding a gentleman to pay attentions to
his daughter 148
219. Answer to the above 149
220. A father disapproving of a gentleman's attentions to
his daughter 149
221. A mother announcing her daughter's engagement 150
222. Answer to the above 150
223. A young lady announcing her engagement 151
224. A young lady congratulating a friend just engaged 151
225. A gentleman announcing his engagement 152
226. A mother to her son's fiancée 152
227. Answer to the above 153
228. Congratulating a gentleman about his engagement 153
229. A fiancée asking a friend to be bridesmaid 154

=Chapter III--Between Engaged People= 155
230. A gentleman on being first accepted 155
231. A gentleman recently engaged to his fiancée 155
232. A gentleman offering a present to his fiancée 156
233. Answer to the above 156
234. A lady to her fiancé 157
235. A gentleman to his fiancée 157
236. Answer to the above 158
237. Another letter from a gentleman to his fiancée 159
238. Answer to the above 159
239. Asking his fiancée to name the day 161
240. Answer to the above (favorable) 161
241. Answer to No. 239 (unfavorable) 162
242. A lady asking her fiancé to consent to a postponement
of their wedding-day 162
243. A gentleman to his fiancée, complaining of her coldness 163
244. A lady to her fiancé, complaining of his indifference 163
245. A lady to her fiancé, of whom she is jealous 164
246. Answer to the above (protesting) 165
247. Answer to No. 245 (conciliating) 165
248. A gentleman to his fiancée, acknowledging his jealousy 166
249. A gentleman to his fiancée, apologizing for his jealousy 166
250. A lady to her fiancé, apologizing for her jealousy 167
251. A mother to her daughter's fiancé 167

=Chapter IV--Breaking off Engagements= 168
252. A gentleman asking his fiancée to end their engagement 168
253. A lady to her fiancé, putting an end to their engagement 168
254. Answer to the above 169
255. A lady to her fiancé, breaking off their engagement
on account of his coldness 169
256. A lady to her fiancé, breaking off their engagement
on account of change in her feelings 170
257. A gentleman offering his fiancée to release her from
her engagement 170
258. Answer to the above 171
259. A mother to her daughter's fiancé 172
260. A father to his daughter's fiancé 172