ðeɪ duːnˌɑːt ɪmˈiːdɪətli ɡˈɪv hˌɪm ɐn ˈænsɚ bɪkˈʌz ðə mˈɑːɹkwaɪz hæd pɹˈiːviəsli ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd tə nˌɑːt biː ɹᵻmˈæɹid ˈæftɚ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv hɜː hˈʌsbənd ænd ðə fˈæmɪli ɐɡɹˈiːz ðætðə kˈʌpəl hˈɑːɹdli nˈoʊ ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ.
They do not immediately give him an answer because the Marquise had previously resolved to not be remarried after the death of her husband and the family agrees that the couple hardly know each other.