He had seen the same expression on old Henry Ford 's face many a time . Wesley laughed good-humouredly , as if at a child . His heart was suddenly set on going west , and he was sure he could soon bring Theodosia around . He did not say anything more about it just then . Wesley thought he knew how to manage women . When he broached the subject again , two days later , Theodosia told him plainly that it was no use . She would never consent to leave Heatherton and all her friends and go out to the prairies . The idea was just rank foolishness , and he would soon see that himself . All this Theodosia said calmly and sweetly , without any trace of temper or irritation . Wesley still believed that he could persuade her and he tried perseveringly for a fortnight . By the end of that time he discovered that Theodosia was not a great-great-granddaughter of old Henry Ford for nothing . Not that Theodosia ever got angry . Neither did she laugh at him . She met his arguments and pleadings seriously enough , but she never wavered . `` If you go to Manitoba , Wes , you 'll go alone , '' she said . `` I 'll never go , so there is no use in any more talking . '' Wesley was a descendant of old Henry Ford too . Theodosia 's unexpected opposition roused all the latent stubbornness of his nature . He went over to Centreville oftener , and kept his blood at fever heat talking to Greene and Cary , who wanted him to go with them and spared no pains at inducement . The matter was gossiped about in Heatherton , of course .
People knew XXXXX Wesley Brooke had caught `` the western fever , '' and wanted to sell out and go to Manitoba , while Theodosia was opposed to it .
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