Question

6 “It is not worth complaining about, but to be sure the poor old dowager2 could not have died at a worse time,” Yates continued, “And it is impossible to help wishing that the news could have been suppressed for just the three days we wanted. It was but three days; and being only a grandmother, and all happening two hundred miles off, I think there would have been no great harm. It was suggested to delay the news, I know; but Lord Ravenshaw, who I suppose is one of the most correct men in England, would not hear of it.” Because he is very correct, Lord Ravenshaw wouldn’t hear of what? (paragraph 6)

Answer 1

Lord Ravenshaw wouldn’t hear of delaying the news of the dowager's death. Yates is expressing his wish that the announcement could have been postponed for three days, given that it was significant only to the individuals involved and that it was happening far away. However, Lord Ravenshaw, being very proper and correct, refused to consider that option.