itmusthavebeenadelightfulhappiness。Buttherewashappinesselsewherewhichnodescriptioncanreach。
Letnoonepresumetogivethefeelingsofayoungwomanonreceivingtheassuranceofthataffectionofwhichshehasscarcelyallowedherselftoentertainahope。
Theirowninclinationsascertained，therewerenodifficultiesbehind，nodrawbackofpovertyorparent。
ItwasamatchwhichSirThomas’swisheshadevenforestalled。
Sickofambitiousandmercenaryconnexions，prizingmoreandmorethesterlinggoodofprincipleandtemper，andchieflyanxioustobindbythestrongestsecuritiesallthatremainedtohimofdomesticfelicity，hehadponderedwithgenuinesatisfactiononthemorethanpossibilityofthetwoyoungfriendsfindingtheirnaturalconsolationineachotherforallthathadoccurredofdisappointmenttoeither；andthejoyfulconsentwhichmetEdmund’sapplication，thehighsenseofhavingrealisedagreatacquisitioninthepromiseofFannyforadaughter，formedjustsuchacontrastwithhisearlyopiniononthesubjectwhenthepoorlittlegirl’scominghadbeenfirstagitated，astimeisforeverproducingbetweentheplansanddecisionsofmortals，fortheirowninstruction，andtheirneighbours’entertainment。