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Chapter XXIII

           Hermother,sisters,Fanny,allhadbeenconsciousofhisregardforheratNorland;itwasnotanillusionofherownvanity.Hecertainlylovedher.Whatasofteneroftheheartwasthispersuasion!Howmuchcoulditnottempthertoforgive!Hehadbeenblamable,highlyblamable,inremainingatNorlandafterhefirstfeltherinfluenceoverhimtobemorethanitoughttobe.Inthat,hecouldnotbedefended;butifhehadinjuredher,howmuchmorehadheinjuredhimself;ifhercasewerepitiable,hiswashopeless.Hisimprudencehadmadehermiserableforawhile;butitseemedtohavedeprivedhimselfofallchanceofeverbeingotherwise.Shemightintimeregaintranquillity;butHE,whathadhetolookforwardto?CouldheeverbetolerablyhappywithLucySteele;couldhe,werehisaffectionforherselfoutofthequestion,withhisintegrity,hisdelicacy,andwell-informedmind,besatisfiedwithawifelikeher—illiterate,artful,andselfish?

           Theyouthfulinfatuationofnineteenwouldnaturallyblindhimtoeverythingbutherbeautyandgoodnature;butthefoursucceedingyears—years,whichifrationallyspent,givesuchimprovementtotheunderstanding,musthaveopenedhiseyestoherdefectsofeducation,whilethesameperiodoftime,spentonhersideininferiorsocietyandmorefrivolouspursuits,hadperhapsrobbedherofthatsimplicitywhichmightoncehavegivenaninterestingcharactertoherbeauty.

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