the consequence he was wounding

[nonEnglish]

"His sense of her inferiority - of its being a degradation- of the family obstacles which judgment had always opposed to inclination, were dwelt on with a warmth which seemed due to the consequence he was wounding, but was very unlikely to recommend his suit "

I don't understand the "a warmth due to the consequence he was wounding" part. Would someone here be so kind to explain what this archaic English means please. Thanks a lot.

[Tdol]

I think it means that he is hurt by the things that are burdening him and making it difficult for him to love her freely.

[nonEnglish]

tdol, thanks for your response. Inspired by your interpretation and after some further thought, I am guessing "a warmth which seemed due to the consequence he was wounding" means "an intense emotion seemed to have resulted from hurting his own importance in rank/position (degrading himself)"

Does that sound right to you?

In case you wonder, I saw this antiquated sentense in a Jane Austen's book.

[Tdol]

I looked at the context and that is what I thought. He's going on about the difficulties her station in life causes, depsite which he still loves her, so I interpreted it in much the same way.