16 The Wine-Dark Sea - Libro della tutto

Patrick O'Brian The Wine-Dark Sea
lieve in the Creed they must recite to the congregation
in a few hours' time.'
'One does, too. And on a scale of infinitely
less consequence but still distressing there was
a cousin of mine in the County Down who
found – one morning, just as you say – that he
no longer loved the young woman to whom
he had made an offer. She was the same
young woman, with the same physical advantages
and the same accomplishments; she
had done nothing reprehensible; but he did
not love her.'
'What did the poor man do?'
'He married her.'
'Was the marriage happy?'
'When you look about among your acquaintance
do you find many happy marriages?'
Martin considered. 'No,' he said, 'I do not.
My own is very happy, however; and with that,'