DesiroustobindWaverleytohisservice，andwishingalsotodoakindandfriendlyaction，thePrincenextassailedtheBarononthesubjectofsettlinghisestateuponhisdaughter。
Mr。Bradwardineacquiesced；buttheconsequencewas，thatFerguswasimmediatelyinducedtopreferhisdoublesuitforawifeandanearldom，whichtheprincerejectedinthemannerwehaveseen。TheChevalier，constantlyengagedinhisownmultipliedaffairs，hadnothithertosoughtanyexplanationwithWaverley，thoughoftenmeaningtodoso。ButafterFergus’sdeclaration，hesawthenecessityofappearingneutralbetweentherivals，devoutlyhopingthatthematter，whichnowseemedfraughtwiththeseedsofstrife，mightbepermittedtolieovertilltheterminationoftheexpedition。WhenonthemarchtoDerby，Fergus，beingquestionedconcerninghisquarrelwithWaverley，allegedasthecause，thatEdwardwasdesirousofretractingthesuithemadetohissister，theChevalierplainlytoldhim，thathehadhimselfobservedMissMac-Ivor’sbehaviourtoWaverley，andthathewasconvincedthatFerguswasundertheinfluenceofamistakeinjudgingofWaverley’sconduct，who，hehadeveryreasontobelieve，wasengagedtoMissBradwardine。ThequarrelwhichensuedbetweenEdwardandthechieftainis，Ihope，stillintheremembranceofthereader。Thesecircumstanceswillservetoexplainsuchpointsofournarrativeas，accordingtothecustomofstory-tellers，wedeemeditfittoleaveunexplained，forthepurposeofexcitingthereader’scuriosity。
WhenJanethadoncefinishedtheleadingfactsofthisnarrative，Waverleywaseasilyenabledtoapplytheclewwhichtheyafforded，toothermazesofthelabyrinthinwhichhehadbeenengaged。ToRoseBradwardine，then，heowedthelifewhichhenowthoughthecouldwillinglyhavelaiddowntoserveher。Alittlereflectionconvincedhim，however，thattoliveforhersakewasmoreconvenientandagreeable，andthat，beingpossessedofindependence，shemightshareitwithhimeitherinforeigncountriesorinhisown。ThepleasureofbeingalliedtoamanoftheBaron’shighworth，andwhowassomuchvaluedbyhisuncleSirEverard，wasalsoanagreeableconsideration，hadanythingbeenwantingtorecommendthematch。Hisabsurdities，whichhadappearedgrotesquelyludicrousduringhisprosperity，seemed，inthesunsetofhisfortune，tobeharmonisedandassimilatedwiththenoblefeaturesofhischaracter，soastoaddpeculiaritywithoutexcitingridicule。
Hismindoccupiedwithsuchprojectsoffuturehappiness，EdwardsoughtLittleVeolan，thehabitationofMr。DuncanMacwheeble。
NowisCupidlikeachildofconscience-hemakesrestitution。