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Hewassufferingfromdisappointmentandregret，grievingoverwhatwas，andwishingforwhatcouldneverbe。

Sheknewitwasso，andwassorry；butitwaswithasorrowsofoundedonsatisfaction，sotendingtoease，andsomuchinharmonywitheverydearestsensation，thattherearefewwhomightnothavebeengladtoexchangetheirgreatestgaietyforit。

SirThomas，poorSirThomas，aparent，andconsciousoferrorsinhisownconductasaparent，wasthelongesttosuffer。

Hefeltthatheoughtnottohaveallowedthemarriage；

thathisdaughter’ssentimentshadbeensufficientlyknowntohimtorenderhimculpableinauthorisingit；thatinsodoinghehadsacrificedtherighttotheexpedient，andbeengovernedbymotivesofselfishnessandworldlywisdom。

Thesewerereflectionsthatrequiredsometimetosoften；

buttimewilldoalmosteverything；andthoughlittlecomfortaroseonMrs。Rushworth’ssideforthemiseryshehadoccasioned，comfortwastobefoundgreaterthanhehadsupposedinhisotherchildren。Julia’smatchbecamealessdesperatebusinessthanhehadconsidereditatfirst。

Shewashumble，andwishingtobeforgiven；andMr。Yates，desirousofbeingreallyreceivedintothefamily，wasdisposedtolookuptohimandbeguided。Hewasnotverysolid；

buttherewasahopeofhisbecominglesstrifling，ofhisbeingatleasttolerablydomesticandquiet；

andatanyrate，therewascomfortinfindinghisestaterathermore，andhisdebtsmuchless，thanhehadfeared，andinbeingconsultedandtreatedasthefriendbestworthattendingto。TherewascomfortalsoinTom，whograduallyregainedhishealth，withoutregainingthethoughtlessnessandselfishnessofhisprevioushabits。

Hewasthebetterforeverforhisillness。Hehadsuffered，andhehadlearnedtothink：twoadvantagesthathehadneverknownbefore；andtheself-reproacharisingfromthedeplorableeventinWimpoleStreet，towhichhefelthimselfaccessorybyallthedangerousintimacyofhisunjustifiabletheatre，madeanimpressiononhismindwhich，attheageofsix-and-twenty，withnowantofsenseorgoodcompanions，wasdurableinitshappyeffects。

Hebecamewhatheoughttobe：usefultohisfather，steadyandquiet，andnotlivingmerelyforhimself。

Herewascomfortindeed!andquiteassoonasSirThomascouldplacedependenceonsuchsourcesofgood，Edmundwascontributingtohisfather’seasebyimprovementintheonlypointinwhichhehadgivenhimpainbefore——

improvementinhisspirits。AfterwanderingaboutandsittingundertreeswithFannyallthesummerevenings，hehadsowelltalkedhismindintosubmissionastobeverytolerablycheerfulagain。

ThesewerethecircumstancesandthehopeswhichgraduallybroughttheiralleviationtoSirThomas，deadeninghissenseofwhatwaslost，andinpartreconcilinghimtohimself；

thoughtheanguisharisingfromtheconvictionofhisownerrorsintheeducationofhisdaughterswasnevertobeentirelydoneaway。

ToolatehebecameawarehowunfavourabletothecharacterofanyyoungpeoplemustbethetotallyoppositetreatmentwhichMariaandJuliahadbeenalways

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