...if there is one. With Jane Austen such possibilities abound. And while it's impossible to say for sure, it's an interesting idea, about Mr. Weston possibly making a subconscious connection between this relatively minor social situation and Frank's implicit slight of Mrs. Weston in failing to pay a timely post-wedding visit.

Mr. Weston is an aimiable man, and it must require a lot to actually offend him, as he never appears to take offense at anything. But in addition to being a very good natured man, he's also successful and intelligent. So it could be that he makes a small subconscious connection here -- though there's a big difference between this relatively insignificant social situation, where a failure to pay a prompt visit is unlikely to be remarked, and Frank's long delay in paying a vist to his own father and new bride.