From “On Making an Agreeable Marriage” by Jane Austen I have no doubt of his suffering a good deal for a time, a great deal, when he feels that he must give you up;—but it is no creed of mine, as you must be well aware, that such sort of Disappointments kill anybody. Which statement best paraphrases this statement by Jane Austen to her niece? If you leave him, he will suffer for a while, but he won’t die from it. He will suffer for a long time if you leave him, and he may try to kill someone. I believe that if you leave him, he will suffer so much he may die. He probably won’t suffer very much at all if you leave him.