“It is not every man’s fate to marry the woman who loves him best.”
– Jane Austen
Emma, Chapter 32. Emma makes this comment to Harriet about Miss Hawkins marrying Mr. Elton. Harriet is of the view that the new Mrs. Elton must have been very much attached to Mr. Elton. But Emma suggests that Miss Hawkins maybe just wanted a home and believed that this was the best offer she was likely to have.