"Mary, I understand that your father died and I am terribly sorry for you loss, I truly am. I know I only knew him for a short amount of time, but he was kind to me. Mary you have to understand that right now I am under a lot of pressure. I'm worrying about college, I'm far away from home, and you want me to inherit and manage an entire estate. Darling I don't know if I'm ready for that, I major in writing I'm don't even know where to begin when it comes to managing. You have to understand that." Matthew said. He wanted to make her happy but he wasn't ready to become an earl.
"When I was younger my father told me that if I were to marry that my husband would inherit Downton. We love each other and we've already talked about marriage so why not?"
"I feel as though the only reason you want to marry me is to please your family. If you really loved me you'd be willing to wait until the time is right."
Mary looked at the floor, tears swelling in her eyes. She had nothing to say to him.
"I'm sorry Mary, but I don't think this is going to work." He stood for a moment waiting for her to argue back, to fight for their relationship, but she didn't. Matthew left the room as he felt tears forming in his eyes.