Chapter XLVIII

           

           Elinornowfoundthedifferencebetweentheexpectationofanunpleasantevent,howevercertainthemindmaybetoldtoconsiderit,andcertaintyitself.Shenowfound,thatinspiteofherself,shehadalwaysadmittedahope,whileEdwardremainedsingle,thatsomethingwouldoccurtopreventhismarryingLucy;thatsomeresolutionofhisown,somemediationoffriends,orsomemoreeligibleopportunityofestablishmentforthelady,wouldarisetoassistthehappinessofall.Buthewasnowmarried;andshecondemnedherheartforthelurkingflattery,whichsomuchheightenedthepainoftheintelligence.

           Thatheshouldbemarriedsoon,before(assheimagined)hecouldbeinorders,andconsequentlybeforehecouldbeinpossessionoftheliving,surprisedheralittleatfirst.ButshesoonsawhowlikelyitwasthatLucy,inherself-providentcare,inherhastetosecurehim,shouldoverlookeverythingbuttheriskofdelay.Theyweremarried,marriedintown,andnowhasteningdowntoheruncle’s.WhathadEdwardfeltonbeingwithinfourmilesfromBarton,onseeinghermother’sservant,onhearingLucy’smessage!

           Theywouldsoon,shesupposed,besettledatDelaford.—Delaford,—thatplaceinwhichsomuchconspiredtogiveheraninterest;whichshewishedtobeacquaintedwith,andyetdesiredtoavoid.

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