The bracing air of the island had invigorated his nerves; the consciousness that he was active in the service of his fellow-creatures removed from his mind the morbid sensibility that had formerly so oppressed him; and Mr.and Mrs.
Hamilton perceived, with benevolent pleasure, that life was to him no longer a burden.

He had become a cheerful, happy member of society, willing to enjoy the blessings that now surrounded him with a truly chastened, grateful spirit: Oakwood and Castle Terryn were ever enlivened when he was present.

After the cold and barren living at Feroe, exiled as he there had been from any of his own rank in life, the Vicarage at Castle Terryn and the society those duties included, formed to him indeed a happy resting-place; while his many excellent qualities soon reconciled St.Eval and his Countess to Myrvin's desertion, as they called his accepting the rectory at Oakwood.

No untoward event occurred to prevent the celebration of Percy and Edward's bridals as intended.
They took place, attended with all that chastened joy and innocent festivity which might have been expected from the characters of those principally concerned.

No cloud obscured the happiness of the affectionate united family, which witnessed these gladdening nuptials.
Each might, perhaps, in secret have felt there was one blank in every heart, that when thus united, there was still a void on earth.