Chapter 93It was indeed a triumphant day for Mr. Schmidt and Maria. Such a victory over Edmund's discretion had exceeded their hopes and was most delightful. Nothing bothered them anymore in their sweet project, and they quietly congratulated each other on the jealous weakness to which they attributed the change, with all the joy of feelings satisfied in every way. Edmund still wanted to look serious and say that he did not like the scheme in general and he had to disapprove of the piece in particular; Their point was reached: He was to act, and he was driven to do so only by the power of selfish inclinations. Edmund had descended from this moral elevation that he had previously maintained, and they were both all the better than the happier about the descent.
However, they behaved very we
