Shemighttalkon;andifhewantedtosayanythinghimself,hewouldonlytalklouder,anddrownhervoice。Butthequestionisnot,whetheritwouldbeabadconnexionforhim,butwhetherhewishesit;
andIthinkhedoes。Ihaveheardhimspeak,andsomustyou,soveryhighlyofJaneFairfax!Theinteresthetakesinher——
hisanxietyaboutherhealth——hisconcernthatsheshouldhavenohappierprospect!Ihaveheardhimexpresshimselfsowarmlyonthosepoints!——Suchanadmirerofherperformanceonthepianoforte,andofhervoice!Ihaveheardhimsaythathecouldlistentoherforever。Oh!andIhadalmostforgottenoneideathatoccurredtome——thispianofortethathasbeensentherebysomebody——
thoughwehaveallbeensowellsatisfiedtoconsideritapresentfromtheCampbells,mayitnotbefromMr。Knightley?Icannothelpsuspectinghim。Ithinkheisjustthepersontodoit,evenwithoutbeinginlove。”
“Thenitcanbenoargumenttoprovethatheisinlove。