Mustitnotfollowofcourse,that,whenhewasunderstood,heshouldsucceed?Hebelieveditfully。Lovesuchashis,inamanlikehimself,mustwithperseverancesecureareturn,andatnogreatdistance;andhehadsomuchdelightintheideaofobliginghertolovehiminaveryshorttime,thathernotlovinghimnowwasscarcelyregretted。
AlittledifficultytobeovercomewasnoeviltoHenryCrawford。Heratherderivedspiritsfromit。
Hehadbeenapttogainheartstooeasily。Hissituationwasnewandanimating。
ToFanny,however,whohadknowntoomuchoppositionallherlifetofindanycharminit,allthiswasunintelligible。
Shefoundthathedidmeantopersevere;buthowhecould,aftersuchlanguagefromherasshefeltherselfobligedtouse,wasnottobeunderstood。Shetoldhimthatshedidnotlovehim,couldnotlovehim,wassureshenevershouldlovehim;thatsuchachangewasquiteimpossible;