How is it to be supposed that Willoughby, persuaded as he must be of your sister's love, should leave her, and leave her perhaps for months, without telling her of his affection;--that they should part without a mutual exchange of confidence?" "I confess," replied Elinor, "that every circumstance except ONE is in favour of their engagement; but that ONE is the total silence of both on the subject, and with me it almost outweighs every other."
Es imposible suponer que Willoughby, convencido como debe estar del amor de tu hermana, fuera a abandonarla, y quizá por meses, sin hablarle de su amor; imposible pensar que pudieran separarse sin intercambiar estas mutuas expresiones de confianza. -Confieso -replicó Elinor- que todas las circunstancias excepto una hablan en favor de su compromiso, pero esa una es el total silencio de ambos sobre ello, y para mí casi anula todas las demás.