Clue: A pair of admirers, he and I, getting spliced? (6,1,7,3)
Answer: READER, I MARRIED HIM
Explanation: A pair of admirers, he and I, getting spliced? (6,1,7,3)
Am anagram ('getting spliced') of ADMIRER ADMIRER ('a pair of admirers') plus 'he' plus 'I', with an extended definition, a quote from Jane Eyre. Very clever.