Through all these trials Rose persevered , using all her little arts to please him .<br>When he fretted , she was patient ; when he growled , she ploughed bravely through the hard pages not dry to her in one sense , for quiet tears dropped on them now and then ; and when Mac fell into a despairing mood , she comforted him with every hopeful word she dared to offer .
Mac is going through a phase where he is satisfied with life. 
Mac is in a despairing mood, he frets and growls, and Jane comforts him with hopeful words. Therefore, Mac is not satisfied with life. 
( z1 go-through :ARG0 ( z2 person :name ( z3 name :op "Mac" ) ) :ARG1 ( z4 phase :mod ( z5 satisfy :ARG0 ( z6 life ) :ARG1 z2 ) ) )