Jane thinks she never will marry, and, as I tell her, I suppose she
never will till she is asked. To wind up, I may say that Bessy and I
have been very happy, and promise still to be as happy as most people
are who pass through this pilgrimage. We have competence--the good
opinion of the world--a family who have never caused us one hour's
uneasiness, (how few can say that?) and we have, I trust, a due sense of
God's mercy and kindness towards us, and never lie down in our beds
without thanking Him for the many mercies we have received, and
acknowledging how unworthy we are to have been so signally blessed.
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