Her manners gave some re-assurance to Edward, and he had courage enough to sit down; but his embarrassment still exceeded that of the ladies in a proportion, which the case rendered reasonable, though his sex might make it rare; for his heart had not the indifference of Lucy's, nor could his conscience have quite the ease of Elinor's.
La actitud de Elinor tranquilizó a Edward, que encontró ánimo suficiente para sentarse; pero su turbación todavía era mayor que la de las jóvenes en un grado explicable por las circunstancias, aunque no fuera corriente tratándose de su sexo, pues carecía de la frialdad de corazón de Lucy y de la tranquilidad de conciencia de Elinor.