It was an arrangement, however, justified in its effects, if not in its cause; for nothing ever appeared in Robert's style of living or of talking to give a suspicion of his regretting the extent of his income, as either leaving his brother too little, or bringing himself too much;--and if Edward might be judged from the ready discharge of his duties in every particular, from an increasing attachment to his wife and his home, and from the regular cheerfulness of his spirits, he might be supposed no less contented with his lot, no less free from every wish of an exchange.
Fue, sin embargo, un arreglo justificado por sus consecuencias, si no por su causa; pues nunca hubo señal alguna en el estilo de vida de Robert ni en sus palabras que hiciera sospechar que lamentara la magnitud de su renta, ya sea por dejarle demasiado poco a su hermano o adjudicarle demasiado a él; y si se pudiera juzgar a Edward por el pronto cumplimiento de sus deberes en cada cosa, por un cada vez mayor apego a su esposa y a su hogar y por la constante alegría de su espíritu, se lo podría suponer no menos contento con su suerte que su hermano ni menos libre de desear ningún cambio en ella.