It was not _the_ match for Adela, but then--.

Adela, as you say, has a strong character; she is not very easy to reason with.
I tried to make both sides of the question clear to her.

But then her prejudice against Mr.Eldon was very strong, and how naturally, poor child! Young people don't like to trust to time; they think everything must be done quickly.

If she had been one to marry for reasons of interest it might look like a punishment; but then it was so far otherwise.

How much better it would have been to wait a few years! One really never knows what is going to happen.