But Elinor had no such dependence; for since Edward would still be unable to marry Miss Morton, and his chusing herself had been spoken of in Mrs. Ferrars's flattering language as only a lesser evil than his chusing Lucy Steele, she feared that Robert's offence would serve no other purpose than to enrich Fanny.
Pero Elinor no tenía igual confianza; pues como Edward seguía sin poder casarse con la señorita Morton y, en su halagador lenguaje, la señora Ferrars se había referido a la unión con ella únicamente como un mal menor al de su elección de Lucy Steele, temía que la ofensa de Robert sólo serviría para enriquecer a Fanny.