A weariness, arising probably, in great measure, from the same feelings which he had acknowledged in the morning, was peculiarly to be respected, and they went down their two dances together with such sober tranquillity as might satisfy any looker-on that Sir Thomas had been bringing up no wife for his younger son.
The evening had afforded Edmund little pleasure.

Miss Crawford had been in gay spirits when they first danced together, but it was not her gaiety that could do him good: it rather sank than raised his comfort; and afterwards, for he found himself still impelled to seek her again, she had absolutely pained him by her manner of speaking of the profession to which he was now on the point of belonging.

They had talked, and they had been silent; he had reasoned, she had ridiculed; and they had parted at last with mutual vexation.

Fanny, not able to refrain entirely from observing them, had seen enough to be tolerably satisfied.

It was barbarous to be happy when Edmund was suffering.