Given her outlook, there is no surprise that Charlotte agrees to marry a man for whom she has little or no esteem. In her mind, the happiness that accompanies true friendship is not a necessity for a good marriage, but is, rather, a blessing that is a bonus in cases of good fortune. Such are the thoughts of Charlotte Lucas concerning the nature of the relationship enjoyed by husband and wife. They always continue to grow sufficiently unlike afterwards to have their share of vexation and it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life.” If the dispositions of the parties are ever so well known to each other or ever so similar beforehand, it does not advance their felicity in the least. “Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.
May we be equally united in Thy faith and fear, in fervent devotion towards Thee, and in Thy merciful protection this night. -from Jane Austen’s Prayers
For all whom we love and value, for every friend and connection, we equally pray however divided and far asunder, we know that we are alike before Thee and under Thine eye.
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