Yes, I did mean to say someone who would make him happy and whom he could make happy. Whoops!
I could also see him, without Lady Catherine's guidance, settling on a pretty little flibbertigibbet. The times being what they were, though, I think it's likely that she wouldn't leave him flat. She would have no other source of income, or way to procure one. The quietness of the country neighborhood would probably prevent her from getting into too much trouble financially. If she were not a spoiled flibbertigibbet, there's a margin of possibility that they might make each other happy. If she occupies herself with the house and the children, and he principally with his sermons and his garden and his exalted patroness, it could sorta work. Maybe?
I could also see him, without Lady Catherine's guidance, settling on a pretty little flibbertigibbet. The times being what they were, though, I think it's likely that she wouldn't leave him flat. She would have no other source of income, or way to procure one. The quietness of the country neighborhood would probably prevent her from getting into too much trouble financially. If she were not a spoiled flibbertigibbet, there's a margin of possibility that they might make each other happy. If she occupies herself with the house and the children, and he principally with his sermons and his garden and his exalted patroness, it could sorta work. Maybe?