Willoughby could not hear of her marriage without a pang; and his punishment was soon afterwards complete in the voluntary forgiveness of Mrs. Smith, who, by stating his marriage with a woman of character, as the source of her clemency, gave him reason for believing that had he behaved with honour towards Marianne, he might at once have been happy and rich.
Willoughby no pudo escuchar del matrimonio de Marianne sin sentir una punzada de dolor; y pronto su castigo estuvo completo con el voluntario perdón de la señora Smith, la cual, al declarar que debía agradecer su clemencia al matrimonio con una mujer de carácter, le dio motivos para pensar que, si hubiera procedido honorablemente con Marianne, podría haber sido al mismo tiempo feliz y rico.