heheldhertobepeculiarlyfittedbyherwarmaffectionsanddomestichabits.
Theyknewnoteachother’sopinion,eitheritsconstancyoritschange,ontheoneleadingpointofAnne’sconduct,forthesubjectwasneveralludedtobutAnne,atseven-and-twenty,thoughtverydifferentlyfromwhatshehadbeenmadetothinkatnineteen.ShedidnotblameLadyRussell,shedidnotblameherselfforhavingbeenguidedbyherbutshefeltthatwereanyyoungperson,insimilarcircumstances,toapplytoherforcounsel,theywouldneverreceiveanyofsuchcertainimmediatewretchedness,suchuncertainfuturegood.Shewaspersuadedthatundereverydisadvantageofdisapprobationathome,andeveryanxietyattendinghisprofession,alltheirprobablefears,delays,anddisappointments,sheshouldyethavebeenahappierwomaninmaintainingtheengagement,thanshehadbeeninthesacrificeofitandthis,shefullybelieved,hadtheusualshare,hadevenmorethantheusualshareofallsuchsolicitudesandsuspensebeentheirs,withoutreferencetotheactualresultsoftheircase,which,asithappened,wouldhavebestowedearlierprosperitythancouldbereasonablycalculatedon.Allhissanguineexpectations,allhisconfidencehadbeenjustified.Hisgeniusandardourhadseemedtoforeseeandtocommandhisprosperouspath.Hehad,verysoonaftertheirengagementceased,gotemploy:andallthathehadtoldherwouldfollow,hadtakenplace.Hehaddistinguishedhimself,andearlygainedtheotherstepinrank,andmustnow,bysuccessivecaptures,havemadeahandsomefortune.Shehadonlynavylistsandnewspapersforherauthority,butshecouldnotdoubthisbeingrichand,infavourofhisconstancy,shehadnoreasontobelievehimmarried.
HoweloquentcouldAnneElliothavebeen!howeloquent,atleast,wereherwishesonthesideofearlywarmattachment,andacheerfulconfidenceinfuturity,againstthatover-anxiouscautionwhichseemstoinsultexertionanddistrustProvidence!Shehadbeenforcedintoprudenceinheryouth,shelearnedro