Quote by Jane Austen
It was told to me, it was in a manner forced on me by the very person herself whose prior engagement ruined all my prospects, and told me, as I thought, with triumph. This person's suspicions, therefore, I have had to oppose by endeavouring to appear indifferent where I have been most deeply interested; and it has not been only once; I have had her hopes and exultations to listen to again and again. I have known myself to be divided from Edward forever, without hearing one circumstance that could make me less desire the connection. Nothing has proved him unworthy; nor has anything declared him indifferent to me. I have had to content against the unkindness of his sister and the insolence of his mother, and have suffered the punishment of an attachment without enjoying its advantages. And all this has been going on at the time when, as you too well know, it has not been my only unhappiness. If you can think me capable of ever feeling, surely you may suppose that I have suffered .
Summary
In this quote, the speaker reflects on the pain and turmoil they have endured due to the actions and unkindness of someone they had once been engaged to. The speaker was forced to endure hearing this person's triumph and hopes repeatedly, while remaining indifferent to hide their own deep interest. Despite all the obstacles they have faced, including the sister's unkindness and the mother's insolence, the speaker maintains that nothing has proven their former fiancé unworthy or uninterested in them. The speaker expresses their suffering and hopes that their capability for feeling can be recognized.
By Jane Austen
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