Chapter XLIX

           

           Unaccountable,however,asthecircumstancesofhisreleasemightappeartothewholefamily,itwascertainthatEdwardwasfree;andtowhatpurposethatfreedomwouldbeemployedwaseasilypre-determinedbyall;—forafterexperiencingtheblessingsofONEimprudentengagement,contractedwithouthismother’sconsent,ashehadalreadydoneformorethanfouryears,nothinglesscouldbeexpectedofhiminthefailureofTHAT,thantheimmediatecontractionofanother.

           HiserrandatBarton,infact,wasasimpleone.ItwasonlytoaskElinortomarryhim;—andconsideringthathewasnotaltogetherinexperiencedinsuchaquestion,itmightbestrangethatheshouldfeelsouncomfortableinthepresentcaseashereallydid,somuchinneedofencouragementandfreshair.

           Howsoonhehadwalkedhimselfintotheproperresolution,however,howsoonanopportunityofexercisingitoccurred,inwhatmannerheexpressedhimself,andhowhewasreceived,neednotbeparticularlytold.Thisonlyneedbesaid;—thatwhentheyallsatdowntotableatfouro’clock,aboutthreehoursafterhisarrival,hehadsecuredhislady,engagedhermother’sconsent,andwasnotonlyintherapturousprofessionofthelover,but,intherealityofreasonandtruth,oneofthehappiestofmen.Hissituationindeedwasmorethancommonlyjoyful.Hehadmorethantheordinarytriumphofacceptedlovetoswellhisheart,andraisehisspirits.

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