He was anxious to avoid the notice of his cousins, from a conviction that if they saw him depart, they could not fail to conjecture his design, and he was not willing to have the attempt known till its success might be known likewise; for though feeling almost secure, and with reason, for Charlotte had been tolerably encouraging, he was comparatively diffident since the adventure of Wednesday.
Il désirait surtout éviter d’éveiller l’attention de ses cousines, persuadé qu’elles ne manqueraient pas de soupçonner ses intentions car il ne voulait pas qu’on apprît sa tentative avant qu’il put en annoncer l’heureux résultat. Bien que se sentant assez tranquille, – car Charlotte avait été passablement encourageante, – il se tenait quand meme sur ses gardes depuis son aventure du mercredi précédent.