Unaccountable, however, as the circumstances of his release might appear to the whole family, it was certain that Edward was free; and to what purpose that freedom would be employed was easily pre-determined by all;--for after experiencing the blessings of ONE imprudent engagement, contracted without his mother's consent, as he had already done for more than four years, nothing less could be expected of him in the failure of THAT, than the immediate contraction of another.
Por inexplicables que le parecieran a toda la familia las circunstancias de su liberación, lo cierto era que Edward era libre; y a todas les fue fácil predecir en qué ocuparía esa libertad: tras experimentar los beneficios de un compromiso imprudente, contraído sin el consentimiento de su madre, como lo había hecho ya por más de cuatro años, al fracasar ése no podía esperarse de él nada menos que verlo contrayendo otro.