ThatJuliaescapedbetterthanMariawasowing,insomemeasure,toafavourabledifferenceofdispositionandcircumstance,butinagreatertoherhavingbeenlessthedarlingofthatveryaunt,lessflatteredandlessspoilt。
Herbeautyandacquirementshadheldbutasecondplace。
ShehadbeenalwaysusedtothinkherselfalittleinferiortoMaria。Hertemperwasnaturallytheeasiestofthetwo;
herfeelings,thoughquick,weremorecontrollable,andeducationhadnotgivenhersoveryhurtfuladegreeofself-consequence。
ShehadsubmittedthebesttothedisappointmentinHenryCrawford。Afterthefirstbitternessoftheconvictionofbeingslightedwasover,shehadbeentolerablysooninafairwayofnotthinkingofhimagain;