Caroline, determined not to err on the flattering side in estimating her cousin's regard for her, always now habitually thought of it and mentioned it in the most scanty measure. She had her own reasons for being less sanguine than ever in hopeful views of the future, less indulgent to pleasurable retrospections of the past.

Caroline now habitually thought of Robert's feelings in this scanty measure. She had her own reasons for being less sanguine than ever about hopeful views of the future.
