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