conjecture

The rest of the evening was spent in conjecturing how soon he would return Mr.

“Your conjecture is totally wrong, I assure you.

It is, in short, impossible for us to conjecture the causes or circumstances which may have alienated them, without actual blame on either side.”

He was anxious to avoid the notice of his cousins, from a conviction that, if they saw him depart, they could not fail to conjecture his design, and he was not willing to have the attempt known till its success could be known likewise; for, though feeling almost secure, and with reason, for Charlotte had been tolerably encouraging, he was comparatively diffident since the adventure of Wednesday.