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           Thusmuchindeedhewasobligedtoacknowledge:thathehadbeenconstantunconsciously,nayunintentionally;thathehadmeanttoforgether,andbelievedittobedone.Hehadimaginedhimselfindifferent,whenhehadonlybeenangry;andhehadbeenunjusttohermerits,becausehehadbeenasuffererfromthem.Hercharacterwasnowfixedonhismindasperfectionitself,maintainingtheloveliestmediumoffortitudeandgentleness;buthewasobligedtoacknowledgethatonlyatUppercrosshadhelearnttodoherjustice,andonlyatLymehadhebeguntounderstandhimself.AtLyme,hehadreceivedlessonsofmorethanonesort.ThepassingadmirationofMrElliothadatleastrousedhim,andthescenesontheCobbandatCaptainHarville’shadfixedhersuperiority.

           InhisprecedingattemptstoattachhimselftoLouisaMusgrove(theattemptsofangrypride),heprotestedthathehadforeverfeltittobeimpossible;thathehadnotcared,couldnotcare,forLouisa;thoughtillthatday,tilltheleisureforreflectionwhichfollowedit,hehadnotunderstoodtheperfectexcellenceofthemindwithwhichLouisa’scouldsoillbearacomparison,ortheperfectunrivalledholditpossessedoverhisown.There,hehadlearnttodistinguishbetweenthesteadinessofprincipleandtheobstinacyofself-will,betweenthedaringsofheedlessnessandtheresolutionofacollectedmind.