If in the supposition of his seeking to marry herself, his difficulties from his mother had seemed great, how much greater were they now likely to be, when the object of his engagement was undoubtedly inferior in connections, and probably inferior in fortune to herself.
Si cuando se suponía que era con Elinor que él quería casarse los obstáculos puestos por su madre habían parecido grandes, ¡cuánto mayores no debían ser ahora, cuando la persona con quien estaba comprometido era indudablemente inferior a ella en conexiones y, con toda probabilidad, inferior en fortuna!