She now found that she had erred in relying on Elinor's representation of herself; and justly concluded that every thing had been expressly softened at the time, to spare her from an increase of unhappiness, suffering as she then had suffered for Marianne.
Zij begreep nu, dat zij zich had vergist, toen zij vertrouwde op de wijze waarop Elinor zich voordeed, en zag thans zeer goed in, dat alles in der tijd met opzet was verzacht, om hare droefheid niet te vermeerderen, terwijl zij reeds zooveel had te lijden om Marianne.