101:  3, 1'  !| The family of $SS#ZI$Dashwood had been long$9$ settled$1$ in Sussex.
101:  3, 2'  !| Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland*Park,
101:  3, 3'  !| in the centre$0$ of their property, where, for$4$ many
101:  3, 4'  !| generations, they had lived in so$5#1$ respectable a manner,
101:  3, 5'  !| as to$9$ engage the general$2$ good opinion of their surrounding
101:  3, 6'  !| acquaintance.  The late owner of this estate was a single
101:  3, 7'  !| man, who$6#1$ lived to$4$ a very advanced age, and who$6#1$ for$4$ many
101:  3, 8'  !| years of his life, had a constant companion and housekeeper
101:  3, 9'  !| in his sister.  But her death, which$6#1$ happened ten
101:  3,10'  !| years before$4$ his own$2$, produced a great alteration in his
101:  3,11'  !| home; for$3$ to$9$ supply$1$ her loss, he invited and received
101:  3,12'  !| into his house the family of his nephew $SS#ZI$Mr%*Henry*Dashwood,
101:  3,13'  !| the legal inheritor of the Norland estate, and the
101:  3,14'  !| person to$4$ whom$6#1$ he intended to$9$ bequeath it.  In the
101:  3,15'  !| society of his nephew and niece, and their children, the
101:  3,16'  !| old Gentleman's days were comfortably spent.  His
101:  3,17'  !| attachment to$4$ them all increased.  The constant attention
101:  3,18'  !| of $SS#ZI$Mr% and $SS#D$Mrs%*Henry*Dashwood to$4$ his wishes$0$, which$6#1$
101:  3,19'  !| proceeded not merely from interest$0$, but from goodness
101:  3,20'  !| of heart, gave him every degree of solid comfort$0$ which$6#1$ his
101:  3,21'  !| age could receive; and the cheerfulness of the children
101:  3,22'  !| added a relish$0$ to$4$ his existence.
101:  3,23'  !| By$4$ a former marriage, $SS#ZI$Mr%*Henry*Dashwood had one
101:  3,24'  !| son:  by$4$ his present$9$ lady, three daughters.  The son,
101:  3,25'  !| a steady respectable young man, was amply provided$1$
101:  3,26'  !| for$5$ by$4$ the fortune of his mother, which$6#1$ had been large,
101:  3,27'  !| and half of which$6#1$ devolved on$4$ him on$4$ his coming of age.
101:  3,28'  !| By$4$ his own$2$ marriage, likewise, which$6#1$ happened soon
101:  3,29'  !| afterwards, he added to$4$ his wealth.  To$4$ him therefore
101:  3,30'  !| the succession to$4$ the Norland estate was not so$5#1$ really
101:  3,31'  !| important as to$4$ his sisters; for$3$ their fortune, independent
101:  4, 1'  !| of what$6#1$ might arise to$4$ them from their father's inheriting
101:  4, 2'  !| that$6#2$ property, could be but small.  Their mother had
101:  4, 3'  !| nothing, and their father only seven thousand pounds in
101:  4, 4'  !| his own$2$ disposal;  for$3$ the remaining moiety of his first
101:  4, 5'  !| wife's fortune was also secured to$4$ her child, and he had
101:  4, 6'  !| only a life interest$0$ in it.
101:  4, 7'  !| The old Gentleman died; his will$0$ was read, and like$9$
101:  4, 8'  !| almost every other will$0$, gave as much disappointment as
101:  4, 9'  !| pleasure.  He was neither so$5#1$ unjust, nor so$5#1$ ungrateful,
101:  4,10'  !| as to$9$ leave$1$ his estate from his nephew; ~ but he left$1$ it
101:  4,11'  !| to$4$ him on$4$ such terms as destroyed half the value$0$ of the
101:  4,12'  !| bequest.  $SS#ZI$Mr%*Dashwood had wished for$4$ it more for$4$ the
101:  4,13'  !| sake of his wife and daughters than for$4$ himself or his son:
101:  4,14'  !| ~ but to$4$ his son, and his son's son, a child of four years
101:  4,15'  !| old, it was secured, in such a way, as to$9$ leave$1$ to$4$ himself
101:  4,16'  !| no$2$ power of providing for$4$ those who$6#1$ were most dear$2#1$ to$4$
101:  4,17'  !| him, and who$6#1$ most needed a provision, by$4$ any charge$0$
101:  4,18'  !| on$4$ the estate, or by$4$ any sale of its valuable woods.  The
101:  4,19'  !| whole$0$ was tied up for$4$ the benefit of this child, who$6#1$, in
101:  4,20'  !| occasional visits with his father and mother at Norland,
101:  4,21'  !| had so$5#1$ far gained on$4$ the affections of his uncle, by$4$ such
101:  4,22'  !| attractions as are by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ unusual in children of two
101:  4,23'  !| or three years old; and imperfect articulation, an earnest
101:  4,24'  !| desire$0$ of having his own$2$ way, many cunning tricks, and
101:  4,25'  !| a great deal$0#2$ of noise, as to$9$ outweigh all the value$0$ of all
101:  4,26'  !| the attention which$6#1$, for$4$ years, he had received from his
101:  4,27'  !| niece and her daughters.  He meant not to$9$ be unkind
101:  4,28'  !| however, and, as a mark$0$ of his affection for$4$ the three
101:  4,29'  !| girls, he left$1$ them a thousand pounds a-piece.
101:  4,30'  !| $SS#ZI$Mr%*Dashwood's disappointment was, at first, severe;
101:  4,31'  !| but his temper was cheerful and sanguine, and he might
101:  4,32'  !| reasonably hope$1$ to$9$ live many years, and by$4$ living$9$
101:  4,33'  !| economically, lay$1#1$ by$5$ a considerable sum from the produce
101:  4,34'  !| of an estate already large, and capable of almost immediate
101:  4,35'  !| improvement.  But the fortune, which$6#1$ had been so$5#1$ tardy
101:  4,36'  !| in coming, was his only one twelvemonth.  He survived his
101:  4,37'  !| uncle no$2$ longer; and ten thousand pounds, including the late
101:  4,38'  !| legacies, was all that$6#1$ remained for$4$ his widow and daughters.
101:  5, 1'  !| His son was sent for$5$, as soon as his danger was known,
101:  5, 2'  !| and to$4$ him $SS#ZI$Mr%*Dashwood recommended, with all the
101:  5, 3'  !| strength and urgency which$6#1$ illness could command$1$, the
101:  5, 4'  !| interest$0$ of his mother-in-law and sisters.
101:  5, 5'  !| $SS#F$Mr%*John*Dashwood had not the strong feelings of
101:  5, 6'  !| the rest$0#1$ of the family; but he was affected by$4$ a recommendation
101:  5, 7'  !| of such a nature at such a time, and he promised
101:  5, 8'  !| to$9$ do every*thing in his power to$9$ make$1$ them comfortable.
101:  5, 9'  !| His father was rendered easy by$4$ such an assurance, and
101:  5,10'  !| $SS#F$Mr%*John*Dashwood had then leisure to$9$ consider how much
101:  5,11'  !| there might prudently be in his power to$9$ do for$4$ them.
101:  5,12'  !| He was not an ill-disposed young man, unless to$9$ be
101:  5,13'  !| rather cold*hearted, and rather selfish, is to$9$ be ill-disposed:
101:  5,14'  !| but he was, in general$0$, well$9$ respected; for$3$ he conducted
101:  5,15'  !| himself with propriety in the discharge of his ordinary
101:  5,16'  !| duties.  Had he married a more amiable woman, he might
101:  5,17'  !| have been made still$5$ more respectable than he was: ~
101:  5,18'  !| he might even$5$ have been made amiable himself; for$3$ he
101:  5,19'  !| was very young when he married, and very fond of his
101:  5,20'  !| wife.  But $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood was a strong caricature
101:  5,21'  !| of himself; ~ more narrow-minded and selfish.
101:  5,22'  !| When he gave his promise$0$ to$4$ his father, he meditated
101:  5,23'  !| within himself to$9$ increase$1$ the fortunes of his sisters by$4$
101:  5,24'  !| the present$0#2$ of a thousand pounds a-piece.  He then really
101:  5,25'  !| thought$1$ himself equal$2$ to$4$ it.  The prospect of four thousand
101:  5,26'  !| a-year, in addition to$4$ his present$9$ income, besides the
101:  5,27'  !| remaining half of his own$2$ mother's fortune, warmed his
101:  5,28'  !| heart and made him feel capable of generosity.
101:  5,28@f   | ~ "Yes,
101:  5,29@f   | he would give them three thousand pounds:  it would
101:  5,30@f   | be liberal and handsome|  It would be enough to$9$ make$1$
101:  5,31@f   | them completely easy.  Three thousand pounds|  he
101:  5,32@f   | could spare$1$ so$5#1$ considerable a sum with little inconvenience."
101:  5,33'  !| ~ He thought$1$ of it all day long$9$, and for$4$ many days
101:  5,34'  !| successively, and he did not repent.
101:  5,35'  !| No$2$ sooner was his father's funeral over, than $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood,
101:  5,36'  !| without sending any notice$0$ of her intention
101:  5,37'  !| to$4$ her mother-in-law, arrived with her child and their
101:  5,38'  !| attendants.  No$2$ one could dispute her right$0$ to$9$ come;
101:  6, 1'  !| the house was her husband's from the moment of his
101:  6, 2'  !| father's decease; but the indelicacy of her conduct$0$ was
101:  6, 3'  !| so$5#1$ much the greater, and to$4$ a woman in $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood's
101:  6, 4'  !| situation, with only common$2$ feelings, must have been
101:  6, 5'  !| highly unpleasing; ~ but in \her\ mind$0$ there was a sense
101:  6, 6'  !| of honour$0$ so$5#1$ keen, a generosity so$5#1$ romantic, that$3$ any
101:  6, 7'  !| offence of the kind$0$, by$4$ whomsoever given or received,
101:  6, 8'  !| was to$4$ her a source of immoveable disgust$0$.  $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood
101:  6, 9'  !| had never been a favourite$0$ with any of her
101:  6,10'  !| husband's family; but she had had no$2$ opportunity, till
101:  6,11'  !| the present$0#1$, of shewing them with how little attention
101:  6,12'  !| to$4$ the comfort$0$ of other people she could act$1$ when occasion$0$
101:  6,13'  !| required it.
101:  6,14'  !| So$5#1$ acutely did $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood feel this ungracious
101:  6,15'  !| behaviour, and so$5#1$ earnestly did she despise her daughter-in-law
101:  6,16'  !| for$4$ it, that$3$, on$4$ the arrival of the latter, she would
101:  6,17'  !| have quitted the house for*ever, had not the entreaty of
101:  6,18'  !| her eldest girl induced her first to$9$ reflect on$4$ the propriety
101:  6,19'  !| of going, and her own$2$ tender$2$ love$0$ for$4$ all her three children
101:  6,20'  !| determined$1$ her afterwards to$9$ stay$1$, and for$4$ their sakes
101:  6,21'  !| avoid a breach with their brother.
101:  6,22'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, this eldest daughter whose$6#1$ advice was so$5#1$
101:  6,23'  !| effectual, possessed a strength of understanding$0$, and
101:  6,24'  !| coolness of judgment, which$6#1$ qualified her, though only
101:  6,25'  !| nineteen, to$9$ be the counsellor of her mother, and enabled
101:  6,26'  !| her frequently to$9$ counteract, to$4$ the advantage of them
101:  6,27'  !| all, that$6#2$ eagerness of mind$0$ in $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood which$6#1$ must
101:  6,28'  !| generally have led to$4$ imprudence.  She had an excellent
101:  6,29'  !| heart; ~ her disposition was affectionate, and her feelings
101:  6,30'  !| were strong; but she knew how to$9$ govern them:  it was
101:  6,31'  !| a knowledge which$6#1$ her mother had yet to$9$ learn, and which$6#1$
101:  6,32'  !| one of her sisters had resolved never to$9$ be taught.
101:  6,33'  !| $SS#C$Marianne's abilities were, in many respects, quite equal$2$
101:  6,34'  !| to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor's.  She was sensible$2#2$ and clever; but eager in
101:  6,35'  !| every*thing; her sorrows, her joys, could have no$2$
101:  6,36'  !| moderation.  She was generous, amiable, interesting:
101:  6,37'  !| she was every*thing but prudent.  The resemblance
101:  6,38'  !| between her and her mother was strikingly great.
101:  7, 1'  !| $SS#A$Elinor saw, with concern$0$, the excess of her sister's
101:  7, 2'  !| sensibility; but by$4$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood it was valued and
101:  7, 3'  !| cherished.  They encouraged each other now in the
101:  7, 4'  !| violence of their affliction.  The agony of grief which$6#1$
101:  7, 5'  !| overpowered them at first, was voluntarily renewed,
101:  7, 6'  !| was sought for$5$, was created again and again.  They
101:  7, 7'  !| gave themselves up wholly to$4$ their sorrow, seeking
101:  7, 8'  !| increase$0$ of wretchedness in every reflection that$6#1$ could
101:  7, 9'  !| afford it, and resolved against ever admitting consolation
101:  7,10'  !| in future.  $SS#A$Elinor, too$5#2$, was deeply afflicted; but
101:  7,11'  !| still$5$ she could struggle$1$, she could exert herself.  She
101:  7,12'  !| could consult with her brother, could receive her sister-in-law
101:  7,13'  !| on$4$ her arrival, and treat$1$ her with proper attention;
101:  7,14'  !| and could strive to$9$ rouse her mother to$4$ similar exertion,
101:  7,15'  !| and encourage her to$4$ similar forbearance.
101:  7,16'  !| $SS#E$Margaret, the other sister, was a good-humoured well-disposed
101:  7,17'  !| girl; but as she had already imbibed a good
101:  7,18'  !| deal$0#2$ of $SS#C$Marianne's romance, without having much of her
101:  7,19'  !| sense, she did not, at thirteen, bid fair to$9$ equal$1$ her sisters
101:  7,20'  !| at a more advanced period of life.
102:  8, 1'  !: $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood now installed herself mistress
102:  8, 2'  !| of Norland; and her mother and sisters-in-law were
102:  8, 3'  !| degraded to$4$ the condition$0$ of visitors.  As such, however,
102:  8, 4'  !| they were treated by$4$ her with quiet$2$ civility; and by$4$
102:  8, 5'  !| her husband with as much kindness as he could feel
102:  8, 6'  !| towards any*body beyond$4$ himself, his wife, and their
102:  8, 7'  !| child.  He really pressed them, with some earnestness,
102:  8, 8'  !| to$9$ consider Norland as their home; and, as no$2$ plan
102:  8, 9'  !| appeared so$5#1$ eligible to$4$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood as remaining there
102:  8,10'  !| till she could accommodate herself with a house in the
102:  8,11'  !| neighbourhood, his invitation was accepted.
102:  8,12'  !| A continuance in a place$0$ where every*thing reminded her
102:  8,13'  !| of former delight$0$, was exactly what$6#1$ suited her mind$0$.  In
102:  8,14'  !| seasons of cheerfulness, no$2$ temper could be more cheerful
102:  8,15'  !| than hers, or possess, in a greater degree, that$6#2$ sanguine
102:  8,16'  !| expectation of happiness which$6#1$ is happiness itself.  But in
102:  8,17'  !| sorrow she must be equally carried away by$4$ her fancy$0$, and
102:  8,18'  !| as far beyond$4$ consolation as in pleasure she was beyond$4$ alloy.
102:  8,19'  !| $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood did not at all approve of what$6#1$
102:  8,20'  !| her husband intended to$9$ do for$4$ his sisters.
102:  8,20@g   | To$9$ take
102:  8,21@g   | three thousand pounds from the fortune of their dear$2#1$
102:  8,22@g   | little boy, would be impoverishing him to$4$ the most
102:  8,23@g   | dreadful degree.
102:  8,23'  !| She begged him to$9$ think again on$4$ the
102:  8,24'  !| subject$0$.
102:  8,24@g   | How could he answer$1$ it to$4$ himself to$9$ rob his
102:  8,25@g   | child, and his only child too$5#2$, of so$5#1$ large a sum?  And
102:  8,26@g   | what$6#2$ possible claim$0$ could the $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods, who$6#1$
102:  8,27@g   | were related to$4$ him only by$4$ half blood, which$6#1$ she considered
102:  8,28@g   | as no$2$ relationship at all, have on$4$ his generosity
102:  8,29@g   | to$4$ so$5#1$ large an amount.  It was very well$9$ known that$3$ no$2$
102:  8,30@g   | affection was ever supposed to$9$ exist between the children
102:  8,31@g   | of any man by$4$ different marriages; and why was he to$9$
102:  8,32@g   | ruin$1$ himself, and their poor little $SS#G1$Harry, by$4$ giving away
102:  8,33@g   | all his money to$4$ his half sisters?
102:  9, 1F  !| "It was my father's last$2$ request$0$ to$4$ me,"
102:  9, 1'  !| replied her
102:  9, 2'  !| husband,
102:  9, 2F  !| "that$3$ I should assist his widow and daughters."
102:  9, 3G  !| "He did not know what$6#1$ he was talking of, I dare$1#2$ say;
102:  9, 4G  !| ten to$4$ one but he was light-headed at the time.  Had he
102:  9, 5G  !| been in his right$2#1$ senses, he could not have thought$1$ of
102:  9, 6G  !| such a thing as begging you to$9$ give away half your fortune
102:  9, 7G  !| from your own$2$ child."
102:  9, 8F  !| "He did not stipulate for$4$ any particular sum, my dear$2#1$
102:  9, 9F  !| $SS#G$Fanny; he only requested me, in general$2$ terms, to$9$ assist
102:  9,10F  !| them, and make$1$ their situation more comfortable than
102:  9,11F  !| it was in his power to$9$ do.  Perhaps it would have been as
102:  9,12F  !| well$9$ if he had left$1$ it wholly to$4$ myself.  He could hardly
102:  9,13F  !| suppose I should neglect$1$ them.  But as he required the
102:  9,14F  !| promise$0$, I could not do less than give it:  at least I thought$1$
102:  9,15F  !| so$5#2$ at the time.  The promise$0$, therefore, was given, and
102:  9,16F  !| must be performed.  Something must be done for$4$ them
102:  9,17F  !| whenever they leave$1$ Norland and settle in a new home."
102:  9,18G  !| "Well$7$, then, \let\ something be done for$4$ them; but
102:  9,19G  !| \that$6#2$\ something need$1$ not be three thousand pounds.
102:  9,20G  !| Consider,"
102:  9,20'  !| she added,
102:  9,20G  !| "that$3$ when the money is once
102:  9,21G  !| parted with, it never can return$1$.  Your sisters will$1$ marry,
102:  9,22G  !| and it will$1$ be gone for*ever.  If, indeed, it could ever be
102:  9,23G  !| restored to$4$ our little boy ~"
102:  9,24F  !| "Why, to$9$ be sure,"
102:  9,24'  !| said her husband, very gravely,
102:  9,25F  !| "that$6#2$ would make$1$ a great difference.  The time may$1$
102:  9,26F  !| come when $SS#G1$Harry will$1$ regret$1$ that$3$ so$5#1$ large a sum was
102:  9,27F  !| parted with.  If he should have a numerous family, for$4$
102:  9,28F  !| instance$0$, it would be a very convenient addition."
102:  9,29G  !| "To$9$ be sure it would."
102:  9,30F  !| "Perhaps, then, it would be better$9$ for$4$ all parties if
102:  9,31F  !| the sum were diminished one half. ~ Five hundred pounds
102:  9,32F  !| would be a prodigious increase$0$ to$4$ their fortunes|"
102:  9,33G  !| "Oh| beyond$4$ any*thing great|  What$7$ brother on$4$
102:  9,34G  !| earth would do half so$5#1$ much for$4$ his sisters, even$5$ if \really\
102:  9,35G  !| his sisters|  And as it is ~ only half blood| ~ But you
102:  9,36G  !| have such a generous spirit|"
102:  9,37F  !| "I would not wish$1$ to$9$ do any*thing mean$2$,"
102:  9,37'  !| he replied.
102:  9,38F  !| "One$0$ had rather, on$4$ such occasions, do too$5#1$ much than too$5#1$
102: 10, 1F  !|  little.  No*one, at least, can think I have not done enough
102: 10, 2F  !| for$4$ them:  even$5$ themselves, they can hardly expect more."
102: 10, 3G  !| "There is no$2$ knowing what$6#1$ \they\ may$1$ expect,"
102: 10, 3'  !| said
102: 10, 4'  !| the lady,
102: 10, 4G  !| "but we are not to$9$ think of their expectations:
102: 10, 5G  !| the question$0$ is, what$6#1$ you can afford to$9$ do."
102: 10, 6F  !| "Certainly ~ and I think I may$1$ afford to$9$ give them
102: 10, 7F  !| five hundred pounds a-piece.  As it is, without any addition
102: 10, 8F  !| of mine$6$, they will$1$ each have above$4$ three thousand
102: 10, 9F  !| pounds on$4$ their mother's death ~ a very comfortable
102: 10,10F  !| fortune for$4$ any young woman."
102: 10,11G  !| "To$9$ be sure it is:  and, indeed, it strikes me that$3$ they
102: 10,12G  !| can want$1$ no$2$ addition at all.  They will$1$ have ten thousand
102: 10,13G  !| pounds divided amongst them.  If they marry, they will$1$
102: 10,14G  !| be sure of doing well$9$, and if they do not, they may$1$ all
102: 10,15G  !| live very comfortably together on$4$ the interest$0$ of ten
102: 10,16G  !| thousand pounds."
102: 10,17F  !| "That$6#2$ is very true, and, therefore, I do not know
102: 10,18F  !| whether, upon the whole$0$, it would not be more advisable
102: 10,19F  !| to$9$ do something for$4$ their mother while$9$ she lives$1$ rather
102: 10,20F  !| than for$4$ them ~ something of the annuity kind$0$ I mean$1$. ~
102: 10,21F  !| My sisters would feel the good effects of it as well$9$ as herself.
102: 10,22F  !| A hundred a year would make$1$ them all perfectly
102: 10,23F  !| comfortable."
102: 10,24'  !| His wife hesitated a little, however, in giving her
102: 10,25'  !| consent$0$ to$4$ this plan.
102: 10,26G  !| "To$9$ be sure,"
102: 10,26'  !| said she,
102: 10,26G  !| "it is better$9$ than parting with
102: 10,27G  !| fifteen hundred pounds at once.  But then if $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood
102: 10,28G  !| should live fifteen years, we shall be completely
102: 10,29G  !| taken in."
102: 10,30F  !| "Fifteen years| my dear$2#1$ $SS#G$Fanny; her life cannot be
102: 10,31F  !| worth half that$6#2$ purchase$0$."
102: 10,32G  !| "Certainly not; but if you observe, people always
102: 10,33G  !| live for*ever when there is any annuity to$9$ be paid them;
102: 10,34G  !| and she is very stout and healthy, and hardly forty.
102: 10,35G  !| An annuity is a very serious$2$ business; it comes over and
102: 10,36G  !| over every year, and there is no$2$ getting rid of it.  You are
102: 10,37G  !| not aware of what$6#1$ you are doing.  I have known a great
102: 10,38G  !| deal$0#2$ of the trouble$0$ of annuities; for$3$ my mother was
102: 11, 1G  !| clogged with the payment of three to$4$ old superannuated
102: 11, 2G  !| servants by$4$ my father's will$0$, and it is amazing how
102: 11, 3G  !| disagreeable she found it.  Twice every year these
102: 11, 4G  !| annuities were to$9$ be paid; and then there was the trouble$0$
102: 11, 5G  !| of getting it to$4$ them; and then one of them was said to$9$
102: 11, 6G  !| have died, and afterwards it turned out$5$ to$9$ be no$2$ such
102: 11, 7G  !| thing.  My mother was quite sick of it.  Her income was
102: 11, 8G  !| not her own$2$, she said, with such perpetual claims on$4$ it;
102: 11, 9G  !| and it was the more unkind in my father, because,
102: 11,10G  !| otherwise, the money would have been entirely at my
102: 11,11G  !| mother's disposal, without any restriction whatever.  It
102: 11,12G  !| has given me such an abhorrence of annuities, that$3$ I am
102: 11,13G  !| sure I would not pin myself down$5$ to$4$ the payment of one
102: 11,14G  !| for$4$ all the world."
102: 11,15F  !| "It is certainly an unpleasant thing,"
102: 11,15'  !| replied $SS#F$Mr%*Dashwood,
102: 11,16F  !| "to$9$ have those kind$0$ of yearly drains on$4$ one's
102: 11,17F  !| income.  One's fortune, as your mother justly says, is
102: 11,18F  !| \not\ one's own$2$.  To$9$ be tied down$5$ to$4$ the regular payment
102: 11,19F  !| of such a sum, on$4$ every rent day, is by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ desirable:
102: 11,20F  !| it takes away one's independence."
102: 11,21G  !| "Undoubtedly; and after$4$ all you have no$2$ thanks
102: 11,22G  !| for$4$ it.  They think themselves secure$2$, you do no$2$ more
102: 11,23G  !| than what$6#1$ is expected$1$, and it raises no$2$ gratitude at all.
102: 11,24G  !| If I were you, whatever I did should be done at my own$2$
102: 11,25G  !| discretion entirely.  I would not bind myself to$9$ allow
102: 11,26G  !| them any*thing yearly.  It may$1$ be very inconvenient
102: 11,27G  !| some years to$9$ spare$1$ a hundred, or even$5$ fifty pounds from
102: 11,28G  !| our own$2$ expences."
102: 11,29F  !| "I believe you are right$2#1$, my love$0$; it will$1$ be better$9$
102: 11,30F  !| that$3$ there should be no$2$ annuity in the case; whatever
102: 11,31F  !| I may$1$ give them occasionally will$1$ be of far greater assistance
102: 11,32F  !| than a yearly allowance, because they would only
102: 11,33F  !| enlarge their style of living$9$ if they felt sure of a larger
102: 11,34F  !| income, and would not be sixpence the richer for$4$ it at
102: 11,35F  !| the end$0$ of the year.  It will$1$ certainly be much the best
102: 11,36F  !| way.  A present$0#2$ of fifty pounds, now and then, will$1$
102: 11,37F  !| prevent their ever being$1$ distressed for$4$ money, and will$1$,
102: 11,38F  !| I think be amply discharging my promise$0$ to$4$ my father."
102: 12, 1G  !| "To$9$ be sure it will$1$.  Indeed, to$9$ say the truth, I am
102: 12, 2G  !| convinced within myself that$3$ your father had no$2$ idea
102: 12, 3G  !| of your giving them any money at all.  The assistance
102: 12, 4G  !| he thought$1$ of, I dare$1#2$ say, was only such as might be
102: 12, 5G  !| reasonably expected$1$ of you; for$4$ instance$0$, such as looking
102: 12, 6G  !| out$5$ for$4$ a comfortable small house for$4$ them, helping them
102: 12, 7G  !| to$9$ move$1$ their things, and sending them presents$0$ of fish
102: 12, 8G  !| and game, and so$5#2$ forth, whenever they are in season.
102: 12, 9G  !| I'll lay$1#1$ my life that$3$ he meant nothing farther; indeed, it
102: 12,10G  !| would be very strange and unreasonable if he did.  Do
102: 12,11G  !| but consider, my dear$2#1$ $SS#F$Mr%*Dashwood, how excessively
102: 12,12G  !| comfortable your mother-in-law and her daughters may$1$
102: 12,13G  !| live on$4$ the interest$0$ of seven thousand pounds, besides
102: 12,14G  !| the thousand pounds belonging to$4$ each of the girls,
102: 12,15G  !| which$6#1$ brings them in fifty pounds a-year a-piece, and,
102: 12,16G  !| of course$8$, they will$1$ pay$1$ their mother for$4$ their board out$8$
102: 12,17G  !| of it.  Altogether, they will$1$ have five hundred a-year
102: 12,18G  !| amongst them, and what$6#2$ on$4$ earth can four women want$1$
102: 12,19G  !| for$4$ more than that$6#2$? ~ They will$1$ live so$5#1$ cheap|  Their
102: 12,20G  !| housekeeping will$1$ be nothing at all.  They will$1$ have no$2$
102: 12,21G  !| carriage, no$2$ horses, and hardly any servants; they will$1$
102: 12,22G  !| keep no$2$ company, and can have no$2$ expences of any kind$0$|
102: 12,23G  !| Only conceive how comfortable they will$1$ be|  Five
102: 12,24G  !| hundred a-year|  I am sure I cannot imagine how they
102: 12,25G  !| will$1$ spend half of it; and as to$4$ your giving them more,
102: 12,26G  !| it is quite absurd to$9$ think of it. They will$1$ be much more
102: 12,27G  !| able to$9$ give \you\ something."
102: 12,28F  !| "Upon my word,"
102: 12,28'  !| said $SS#F$Mr%*Dashwood,
102: 12,28F  !| "I believe you
102: 12,29F  !| are perfectly right$2#1$.  My father certainly could mean$1$
102: 12,30F  !| nothing more by$4$ his request$0$ to$4$ me than what$6#1$ you say.
102: 12,31F  !| I clearly understand it now, and I will$1$ strictly fulfil my
102: 12,32F  !| engagement by$4$ such acts$0$ of assistance and kindness to$4$
102: 12,33F  !| them as you have described.  When my mother removes
102: 12,34F  !| into another house my services shall be readily given to$9$
102: 12,35F  !| accommodate her as far as I can.  Some little present$0#2$ of
102: 12,36F  !| furniture too$5#2$ may$1$ be acceptable then."
102: 12,37G  !| "Certainly,"
102: 12,37'  !| returned $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood.
102: 12,37G  !| "But,
102: 12,38G  !| however, \one$0$\ thing must be considered.  When your
102: 13, 1G  !| father and mother moved to$4$ Norland, though the furniture
102: 13, 2G  !| of Stanhill was sold, all the china, plate, and linen was
102: 13, 3G  !| saved, and is now left$1$ to$4$ your mother.  Her house will$1$
102: 13, 4G  !| therefore be almost completely fitted up as soon as she
102: 13, 5G  !| takes it."
102: 13, 6F  !| "That$6#2$ is a material$2$ consideration undoubtedly.  A
102: 13, 7F  !| valuable legacy indeed|  And yet some of the plate
102: 13, 8F  !| would have been a very pleasant addition to$4$ our own$2$
102: 13, 9F  !| stock here."
102: 13,10G  !| "Yes; and the set$0$ of breakfast$0$ china is twice as
102: 13,11G  !| handsome as what$6#1$ belongs to$4$ this house.  A great deal$0#2$
102: 13,12G  !| too$5#1$ handsome, in my opinion, for$4$ any place$0$ \they\ can ever
102: 13,13G  !| afford to$9$ live in.  But, however, so$5#2$ it is.  Your father
102: 13,14G  !| thought$1$ only of \them\.  And I must say this:  that$3$ you
102: 13,15G  !| owe no$2$ particular gratitude to$4$ him, nor attention to$4$ his
102: 13,16G  !| wishes$0$, for$3$ we very well$9$ know that$3$ if he could, he would
102: 13,17G  !| have left$1$ almost every*thing in the world to$4$ \them\."
102: 13,18'  !| This argument was irresistible.  It gave to$4$ his intentions
102: 13,19'  !| whatever of decision was wanting before$5$; and he finally
102: 13,20'  !| resolved, that$3$ it would be absolutely unnecessary, if
102: 13,21'  !| not highly indecorous, to$9$ do more for$4$ the widow and
102: 13,22'  !| children of his father, than such kind$0$ of neighbourly acts$0$
102: 13,23'  !| as his own$2$ wife pointed$1$ out$5$.
103: 14, 1'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood remained at Norland several months;
103: 14, 2'  !| not from any disinclination to$9$ move$1$ when the sight of
103: 14, 3'  !| every well$9$ known spot ceased to$9$ raise the violent emotion
103: 14, 4'  !| which$6#1$ it produced for$4$ a while$0$; for$3$ when her spirits
103: 14, 5'  !| began to$9$ revive, and her mind$0$ became capable of some
103: 14, 6'  !| other exertion than that$6#2$ of heightening its affliction by$4$
103: 14, 7'  !| melancholy$2$ remembrances, she was impatient to$9$ be gone,
103: 14, 8'  !| and indefatigable in her inquiries for$4$ a suitable dwelling
103: 14, 9'  !| in the neighbourhood of Norland; for$3$ to$9$ remove$1$ far
103: 14,10'  !| from that$6#2$ beloved spot was impossible.  But she could
103: 14,11'  !| hear of no$2$ situation that$6#1$ at once answered her notions
103: 14,12'  !| of comfort$0$ and ease$0$, and suited the prudence of her
103: 14,13'  !| eldest daughter, whose$6#1$ steadier judgment rejected several
103: 14,14'  !| houses as too$5#1$ large for$4$ their income, which$6#1$ her mother
103: 14,15'  !| would have approved.
103: 14,16'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood had been informed by$4$ her husband of
103: 14,17'  !| the solemn promise$0$ on$4$ the part$0$ of his son in their favour$0$,
103: 14,18'  !| which$6#1$ gave comfort$0$ to$4$ his last$1$ earthly reflections.  She
103: 14,19'  !| doubted the sincerity of this assurance no$2$ more than he
103: 14,20'  !| had doubted it himself, and she thought$1$ of it for$4$ her
103: 14,21'  !| daughters' sake with satisfaction, though as for$4$ herself
103: 14,22'  !| she was persuaded that$3$ a much smaller provision than
103: 14,23'  !| 7000*l% would support$1$ her in affluence.  For$4$ their brother's
103: 14,24'  !| sake too$5#2$, for$4$ the sake of his own$2$ heart she rejoiced; and
103: 14,25'  !| she reproached herself for$4$ being$1$ unjust to$4$ his merit$0$ before$5$,
103: 14,26'  !| in believing him incapable of generosity.  His attentive
103: 14,27'  !| behaviour to$4$ herself and his sisters convinced her that$3$
103: 14,28'  !| their welfare was dear$2#1$ to$4$ him, and, for$4$ a long$9$ time, she
103: 14,29'  !| firmly relied on$4$ the liberality of his intentions.
103: 14,30'  !| The contempt which$6#1$ she had, very early in their
103: 14,31'  !| acquaintance, felt for$4$ her daughter-in-law, was very
103: 14,32'  !| much increased by$4$ the farther knowledge of her character,
103: 14,33'  !| which$6#1$ half a year's residence in her family afforded; and
103: 15, 1'  !| perhaps in spite$8$ of every consideration of politeness or
103: 15, 2'  !| maternal affection on$4$ the side$0$ of the former, the two ladies
103: 15, 3'  !| might have found it impossible to$9$ have lived together
103: 15, 4'  !| so$5#1$ long$9$, had not a particular circumstance occurred to$9$
103: 15, 5'  !| give still$5$ greater eligibility, according to$4$ the opinions of
103: 15, 6'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, to$4$ her daughters' continuance at Norland.
103: 15, 7'  !| This circumstance was a growing attachment between
103: 15, 8'  !| her eldest girl and the brother of $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood,
103: 15, 9'  !| a gentlemanlike and pleasing young man, who$6#1$ was introduced
103: 15,10'  !| to$4$ their acquaintance soon after$4$ his sister's establishment
103: 15,11'  !| at Norland, and who$6#1$ had since spent the greatest
103: 15,12'  !| part$0$ of his time there.
103: 15,13'  !| Some mothers might have encouraged the intimacy
103: 15,14'  !| from motives of interest$0$, for$3$ $SS#B$Edward*Ferrars was the
103: 15,15'  !| eldest son of a man who$6#1$ had died very rich; and some
103: 15,16'  !| might have repressed it from motives of prudence, for$3$,
103: 15,17'  !| except a trifling sum, the whole$0$ of his fortune depended
103: 15,18'  !| on$4$ the will$0$ of his mother.  But $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood was alike
103: 15,19'  !| uninfluenced by$4$ either consideration.  It was enough for$4$
103: 15,20'  !| her that$3$ he appeared to$9$ be amiable, that$3$ he loved her
103: 15,21'  !| daughter, and that$3$ $SS#A$Elinor returned the partiality.  It
103: 15,22'  !| was contrary$8$ to$4$ every doctrine of her's that$3$ difference of
103: 15,23'  !| fortune should keep any couple asunder who$6#1$ were
103: 15,24'  !| attracted by$4$ resemblance of disposition; and that$3$
103: 15,25'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's merit$0$ should not be acknowledged by$4$ every*one
103: 15,26'  !| who$6#1$ knew her, was to$4$ her comprehension impossible.
103: 15,27'  !| $SS#B$Edward*Ferrars was not recommended to$4$ their good
103: 15,28'  !| opinion by$4$ any peculiar graces of person or address$0$.  He
103: 15,29'  !| was not handsome, and his manners required intimacy to$9$
103: 15,30'  !| make$1$ them pleasing.  He was too$5#1$ diffident to$4$ do justice to$9$
103: 15,31'  !| himself; but when his natural$2$ shyness was overcome,
103: 15,32'  !| his behaviour gave every indication of an open$2$ affectionate
103: 15,33'  !| heart.  His understanding$0$ was good, and his education
103: 15,34'  !| had given it solid improvement.  But he was neither fitted
103: 15,35'  !| by$4$ abilities nor disposition to$9$ answer$1$ the wishes$0$ of his
103: 15,36'  !| mother and sister, who$6#1$ longed to$9$ see him distinguished ~
103: 15,37'  !| as ~ they hardly knew what$6#1$.  They wanted him to$9$ make$1$
103: 15,38'  !| a fine figure in the world in some manner or other.  His
103: 16, 1'  !| mother wished to$9$ interest$1$ him in political concerns$0$, to$9$
103: 16, 2'  !| get him into parliament, or to$9$ see him connected with
103: 16, 3'  !| some of the great men of the day.  $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood
103: 16, 4'  !| wished it likewise; but in the mean*while, till one of
103: 16, 5'  !| these superior$2$ blessings could be attained, it would have
103: 16, 6'  !| quieted her ambition to$9$ see him driving a barouche.  But
103: 16, 7'  !| $SS#B$Edward had no$2$ turn$0$ for$4$ great men or barouches.  All
103: 16, 8'  !| his wishes$0$ centered in domestic$2$ comfort$0$ and the quiet$2$ of
103: 16, 9'  !| private$2$ life.  Fortunately he had a younger brother who$6#1$
103: 16,10'  !| was more promising.
103: 16,11'  !| $SS#B$Edward had been staying several weeks in the house
103: 16,12'  !| before$3$ he engaged much of $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood's attention;
103: 16,13'  !| for$3$ she was, at that$6#2$ time, in such affliction as rendered
103: 16,14'  !| her careless of surrounding objects$0$.  She saw only that$3$
103: 16,15'  !| he was quiet$2$ and unobtrusive, and she liked him for$4$ it.
103: 16,16'  !| He did not disturb the wretchedness of her mind$0$ by$4$
103: 16,17'  !| ill-timed conversation.  She was first called to$9$ observe
103: 16,18'  !| and approve him farther, by$4$ a reflection which$6#1$ $SS#A$Elinor
103: 16,19'  !| chanced one day to$9$ make$1$ on$4$ the difference between him
103: 16,20'  !| and his sister.  It was a contrast which$6#1$ recommended
103: 16,21'  !| him most forcibly to$4$ her mother.
103: 16,22D  !| "It is enough,"
103: 16,22'  !| said she;
103: 16,22D  !| "to$9$ say that$3$ he is unlike
103: 16,23D  !| $SS#G$Fanny is enough.  It implies every*thing amiable.  I love$1$
103: 16,24D  !| him already."
103: 16,25A  !| "I think you will$1$ like$1$ him,"
103: 16,25'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
103: 16,25A  !| "when you
103: 16,26A  !| know more of him."
103: 16,27D  !| "Like$1$ him|"
103: 16,27'  !| replied her mother with a smile$0$.
103: 16,27D  !| "I
103: 16,28D  !| can feel no$2$ sentiment of approbation inferior to$4$ love$0$."
103: 16,29A  !| "You may$1$ esteem$1$ him."
103: 16,30D  !| "I have never yet known what$6#1$ it was to$9$ separate$1$
103: 16,31D  !| esteem$0$ and love$0$."
103: 16,32'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood now took pains to$9$ get acquainted
103: 16,33'  !| with him.  Her manners were attaching and soon
103: 16,34'  !| banished his reserve$0$.  She speedily comprehended all
103: 16,35'  !| his merits; the persuasion of his regard$0$ for$4$ $SS#A$Elinor
103: 16,36'  !| perhaps assisted her penetration; but she really felt
103: 16,37'  !| assured of his worth:  and even$5$ that$6#2$ quietness of manner
103: 16,38'  !| which$6#1$ militated against all her established ideas of what$6#1$
103: 17, 1'  !| a young man's address$0$ ought to$9$ be, was no$2$ longer
103: 17, 2'  !| uninteresting when she knew his heart to$9$ be warm$2$ and
103: 17, 3'  !| his temper affectionate.
103: 17, 4'  !| No$2$ sooner did she perceive any symptom of love$0$ in
103: 17, 5'  !| his behaviour to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor, than she considered their
103: 17, 6'  !| serious$2$ attachment as certain, and looked forward$8$ to$4$
103: 17, 7'  !| their marriage as rapidly approaching.
103: 17, 8D  !| "In a few months, my dear$2#1$ $SS#C$Marianne,"
103: 17, 8'  !| said she,
103: 17, 9D  !| "$SS#A$Elinor will$1$ in all probability be settled$1$ for$4$ life.  We
103: 17,10D  !| shall miss her; but \she\ will$1$ be happy."
103: 17,11C  !| "Oh| mama, how shall we do without her?"
103: 17,12D  !| "My love$0$, it will$1$ be scarcely a separation.  We shall
103: 17,13D  !| live within a few miles of each other, and shall meet$1$
103: 17,14D  !| every day of our lives$0$.  You will$1$ gain$0$ a brother, a real,
103: 17,15D  !| affectionate brother.  I have the highest opinion in the
103: 17,16D  !| world of $SS#B$Edward's heart.  But you look$1$ grave$2$, $SS#C$Marianne;
103: 17,17D  !| do you disapprove your sister's choice$0$?"
103: 17,18C  !| "Perhaps,"
103: 17,18'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne,
103: 17,18C  !| "I may$1$ consider it with
103: 17,19C  !| some surprise$0$.  $SS#B$Edward is very amiable, and I love$1$ him
103: 17,20C  !| tenderly.  But yet ~ he is not the kind$0$ of young man ~
103: 17,21C  !| there is a something wanting ~ his figure is not striking;
103: 17,22C  !| it has none of that$6#2$ grace$0$ which$6#1$ I should expect in the
103: 17,23C  !| man who$6#1$ could seriously attach my sister.  His eyes
103: 17,24C  !| want$1$ all that$6#2$ spirit, that$6#2$ fire$0$, which$6#1$ at once announce
103: 17,25C  !| virtue and intelligence.  And besides all this, I am afraid,
103: 17,26C  !| mama, he has no$2$ real taste.  Music seems scarcely to$9$
103: 17,27C  !| attract him, and though he admires $SS#A$Elinor's drawings
103: 17,28C  !| very much, it is not the admiration of a person who$6#1$ can
103: 17,29C  !| understand their worth.  It is evident, in spite$8$ of his
103: 17,30C  !| frequent attention to$4$ her while$9$ she draws, that$3$ in fact
103: 17,31C  !| he knows nothing of the matter.  He admires as a lover,
103: 17,32C  !| not as a connoisseur.  To$9$ satisfy me, those characters
103: 17,33C  !| must be united.  I could not be happy with a man whose$6#1$
103: 17,34C  !| taste did not in every point$0$ coincide with my own$2$.  He
103: 17,35C  !| must enter into all my feelings; the same books, the
103: 17,36C  !| same music must charm$1$ us both.  Oh| mama, how
103: 17,37C  !| spiritless, how tame was $SS#B$Edward's manner in reading
103: 17,38C  !| to$4$ us last$2$ night|  I felt for$4$ my sister most severely.
103: 18, 1C  !| Yet she bore$1#1$ it with so$5#1$ much composure, she seemed
103: 18, 2C  !| scarcely to$9$ notice$1$ it.  I could hardly keep my seat.
103: 18, 3C  !| To$9$ hear those beautiful lines which$6#1$ have frequently
103: 18, 4C  !| almost driven me wild, pronounced with such impenetrable
103: 18, 5C  !| calmness, such dreadful indifference|" ~
103: 18, 6D  !| "He would certainly have done more justice to$4$
103: 18, 7D  !| simple$2$ and elegant prose.  I thought$1$ so$5#2$ at the time;
103: 18, 8D  !| but you \would\ give him $SS#Z1$Cowper."
103: 18, 9C  !| "Nay, mama, if he is not to$9$ be animated by$4$ $SS#Z1$Cowper|
103: 18,10C  !| ~ but we must allow for$4$ difference of taste.  $SS#A$Elinor
103: 18,11C  !| has not my feelings, and therefore she may$1$ overlook it,
103: 18,12C  !| and be happy with him.  But it would have broke \my\
103: 18,13C  !| heart had I loved him, to$9$ hear him read with so$5#1$ little
103: 18,14C  !| sensibility.  Mama, the more I know of the world, the
103: 18,15C  !| more am I convinced that$3$ I shall never see a man whom$6#1$
103: 18,16C  !| I can really love$1$.  I require so$5#1$ much|  He must have
103: 18,17C  !| all $SS#B$Edward's virtues, and his person and manners must
103: 18,18C  !| ornament his goodness with every possible charm$0$."
103: 18,19D  !| "Remember, my love$0$, that$3$ you are not seventeen.
103: 18,20D  !| It is yet too$5#1$ early in life to$9$ despair$1$ of such an happiness.
103: 18,21D  !| Why should you be less fortunate than your mother?
103: 18,22D  !| In one circumstance only, my $SS#C$Marianne, may$1$ your
103: 18,23D  !| destiny be different from her's|"
104: 19, 1C  !| "What$7$ a pity$0$ it is, $SS#A$Elinor",
104: 19, 1'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne,
104: 19, 1C  !| "that$3$
104: 19, 2C  !| $SS#B$Edward should have no$2$ taste for$4$ drawing."
104: 19, 3A  !| "No$2$ taste for$4$ drawing,"
104: 19, 3'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor;
104: 19, 3A  !| "why
104: 19, 4A  !| should you think so$5#2$?  He does not draw himself, indeed,
104: 19, 5A  !| but he has great pleasure in seeing the performance of
104: 19, 6A  !| other people, and I assure you he is by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ deficient
104: 19, 7A  !| in natural$2$ taste, though he has not had opportunities
104: 19, 8A  !| of improving it.  Had he ever been in the way of learning,
104: 19, 9A  !| I think he would have drawn very well$9$.  He distrusts
104: 19,10A  !| his own$2$ judgment in such matters so$5#1$ much, that$3$ he
104: 19,11A  !| is always unwilling to$9$ give his opinion on$4$ any picture$0$;
104: 19,12A  !| but he has an innate propriety and simplicity of taste,
104: 19,13A  !| which$6#1$ in general$0$ direct$1$ him perfectly right$2#1$."
104: 19,14'  !| $SS#C$Marianne was afraid of offending, and said no$2$ more
104: 19,15'  !| on$4$ the subject$0$; but the kind$0$ of approbation which$6#1$
104: 19,16'  !| $SS#A$Elinor described as excited in him by$4$ the drawings of
104: 19,17'  !| other people, was very far from that$6#2$ rapturous delight$0$,
104: 19,18'  !| which$6#1$, in her opinion, could alone be called taste.  Yet,
104: 19,19'  !| though smiling within herself at the mistake$0$, she
104: 19,20'  !| honoured her sister for$4$ that$6#2$ blind$2$ partiality to$4$ $SS#B$Edward
104: 19,21'  !| which$6#1$ produced it.
104: 19,22A  !| "I hope$1$, $SS#C$Marianne,"
104: 19,22'  !| continued $SS#A$Elinor,
104: 19,22A  !| "you do not
104: 19,23A  !| consider him as deficient in general$2$ taste.  Indeed,
104: 19,24A  !| I think I may$1$ say that$3$ you cannot, for$3$ your behaviour
104: 19,25A  !| to$4$ him is perfectly cordial$2$, and if \that$6#2$\ were your opinion,
104: 19,26A  !| I am sure you could never be civil to$4$ him."
104: 19,27'  !| $SS#C$Marianne hardly knew what$6#1$ to$9$ say.  She would not
104: 19,28'  !| wound$1#2$ the feelings of her sister on$4$ any account$0$, and yet
104: 19,29'  !| to$9$ say what$6#1$ she did not believe was impossible.  At
104: 19,30'  !| length she replied:
104: 19,31C  !| "Do not be offended, $SS#A$Elinor, if my praise$0$ of him is
104: 19,32C  !| not in every*thing equal$2$ to$4$ your sense of his merits.  I
104: 19,33C  !| have not had so$5#1$ many opportunities of estimating the
104: 20, 1C  !| minuter propensities of his mind$0$, his inclinations and
104: 20, 2C  !| tastes as you have; but I have the highest opinion in
104: 20, 3C  !| the world of his goodness and sense.  I think him every*thing
104: 20, 4C  !| that$6#1$ is worthy and amiable."
104: 20, 5A  !| "I am sure,"
104: 20, 5'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor with a smile$0$,
104: 20, 5A  !| "that$3$ his
104: 20, 6A  !| dearest friends could not be dissatisfied with such
104: 20, 7A  !| commendation as that$6#2$.  I do not perceive how you
104: 20, 8A  !| could express$1$ yourself more warmly."
104: 20, 9'  !| $SS#C$Marianne was rejoiced to$9$ find her sister so$5#1$ easily
104: 20,10'  !| pleased.
104: 20,11A  !| "Of his sense and his goodness,"
104: 20,11'  !| continued $SS#A$Elinor,
104: 20,12A  !| "no*one can, I think, be in doubt$0$, who$6#1$ has seen him
104: 20,13A  !| often enough to$9$ engage him in unreserved conversation.
104: 20,14A  !| The excellence of his understanding$0$ and his principles
104: 20,15A  !| can be concealed only by$4$ that$6#2$ shyness which$6#1$ too$5#1$ often
104: 20,16A  !| keeps him silent.  You know enough of him to$9$ do justice
104: 20,17A  !| to$4$ his solid worth.  But of his minuter propensities as
104: 20,18A  !| you call$1$ them, you have from peculiar circumstances
104: 20,19A  !| been kept more ignorant than myself.  He and I have
104: 20,20A  !| been at times thrown a good deal$0#2$ together, while$9$ you
104: 20,21A  !| have been wholly engrossed on$4$ the most affectionate
104: 20,22A  !| principle by$4$ my mother.  I have seen a great deal$0#2$ of
104: 20,23A  !| him, have studied his sentiments and heard his opinion
104: 20,24A  !| on$4$ subjects of literature and taste; and, upon the whole$0$,
104: 20,25A  !| I venture to$9$ pronounce that$3$ his mind$0$ is well-informed,
104: 20,26A  !| his enjoyment of books exceedingly great, his imagination
104: 20,27A  !| lively, his observation just$2$ and correct$2$, and his taste
104: 20,28A  !| delicate and pure.  His abilities in every respect$0$ improve
104: 20,29A  !| as much upon acquaintance as his manners and person.
104: 20,30A  !| At first sight, his address$0$ is certainly not striking; and
104: 20,31A  !| his person can hardly be called handsome, till the expression
104: 20,32A  !| of his eyes, which$6#1$ are uncommonly good, and the
104: 20,33A  !| general$2$ sweetness of his countenance, is perceived.  At
104: 20,34A  !| present$0#1$, I know him so$5#1$ well$9$, that$3$ I think him really
104: 20,35A  !| handsome; or, at least, almost so$5#2$.  What$6#2$ say you,
104: 20,36A  !| $SS#C$Marianne?"
104: 20,37C  !| "I shall very soon think him handsome, $SS#A$Elinor, if
104: 20,38C  !| I do not now.  When you tell me to$9$ love$1$ him as a brother,
104: 21, 1C  !| I shall no$2$ more see imperfection in his face$0$, than I now
104: 21, 2C  !| do in his heart."
104: 21, 3'  !| $SS#A$Elinor started at this declaration, and was sorry for$4$
104: 21, 4'  !| the warmth she had been betrayed into, in speaking
104: 21, 5'  !| of him.  She felt that$3$ $SS#B$Edward stood very high in her
104: 21, 6'  !| opinion.  She believed the regard$0$ to$9$ be mutual; but
104: 21, 7'  !| she required greater certainty of it to$9$ make$1$ $SS#C$Marianne's
104: 21, 8'  !| conviction of their attachment agreeable to$4$ her.  She
104: 21, 9'  !| knew that$3$ what$6#1$ $SS#C$Marianne and her mother conjectured
104: 21,10'  !| one moment, they believed the next ~ that$3$ with them,
104: 21,11'  !| to$9$ wish$1$ was to$9$ hope$1$, and to$9$ hope$1$ was to$9$ expect.  She
104: 21,12'  !| tried to$9$ explain the real state$0$ of the case to$4$ her sister.
104: 21,13A  !| "I do not attempt$1$ to$9$ deny,"
104: 21,13'  !| said she,
104: 21,13A  !| "that$3$ I think
104: 21,14A  !| very highly of him ~ that$3$ I greatly esteem$1$, that$3$ I like$1$
104: 21,15A  !| him."
104: 21,16'  !| $SS#C$Marianne here burst$1$ forth with indignation ~
104: 21,17C  !| "Esteem$1$ him|  Like$1$ him|  Cold-hearted $SS#A$Elinor|  Oh|
104: 21,18C  !| worse than cold-hearted|  Ashamed of being$1$ otherwise.  Use$1$
104: 21,19C  !| those words again and I will$1$ leave$1$ the room this moment."
104: 21,20'  !| $SS#A$Elinor could not help$1$ laughing.
104: 21,20A  !| "Excuse$1$ me,"
104: 21,20'  !| said
104: 21,21'  !| she,
104: 21,21A  !| "and be assured that$3$ I meant no$2$ offence to$4$ you,
104: 21,22A  !| by$4$ speaking, in so$5#1$ quiet$2$ a way, of my own$2$ feelings.
104: 21,23A  !| Believe them to$9$ be stronger than I have declared;
104: 21,24A  !| believe them, in short$0$, to$9$ be such as his merit$0$, and the
104: 21,25A  !| suspicion ~ the hope$0$ of his affection for$4$ me may$1$ warrant,
104: 21,26A  !| without imprudence or folly.  But farther than this
104: 21,27A  !| you must \not\ believe.  I am by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ assured of
104: 21,28A  !| his regard$0$ for$4$ me.  There are moments when the extent
104: 21,29A  !| of it seems doubtful; and till his sentiments are fully
104: 21,30A  !| known, you cannot wonder$1$ at my wishing to$9$ avoid any
104: 21,31A  !| encouragement of my own$2$ partiality, by$4$ believing or
104: 21,32A  !| calling it more than it is.  In my heart I feel little ~
104: 21,33A  !| scarcely any doubt$0$ of his preference.  But there are
104: 21,34A  !| other points to$9$ be considered besides his inclination.
104: 21,35A  !| He is very far from being$1$ independent.  What$6#1$ his mother
104: 21,36A  !| really is we cannot know; but, from $SS#G$Fanny's occasional
104: 21,37A  !| mention$0$ of her conduct$0$ and opinions, we have never
104: 21,38A  !| been disposed to$9$ think her amiable; and I am very much
104: 22, 1A  !| mistaken if $SS#B$Edward is not himself aware that$3$ there
104: 22, 2A  !| would be many difficulties in his way, if he were to$9$ wish$1$
104: 22, 3A  !| to$9$ marry a woman who$6#1$ had not either a great fortune
104: 22, 4A  !| or high rank$0$."
104: 22, 5'  !| $SS#C$Marianne was astonished to$9$ find how much the
104: 22, 6'  !| imagination of her mother and herself had outstripped
104: 22, 7'  !| the truth.
104: 22, 8C  !| "And you really are not engaged to$4$ him|"
104: 22, 8'  !| said she.
104: 22, 9C  !| "Yet it certainly soon will$1$ happen.  But two advantages
104: 22,10C  !| will$1$ proceed from this delay$0$.  \I\ shall not lose you so$5#1$
104: 22,11C  !| soon, and $SS#B$Edward will$1$ have greater opportunity of
104: 22,12C  !| improving that$6#2$ natural$2$ taste for$4$ your favourite$2$ pursuit
104: 22,13C  !| which$6#1$ must be so$5#1$ indispensably necessary to$4$ your
104: 22,14C  !| future felicity.  Oh| if he should be so$5#1$ far stimulated
104: 22,15C  !| by$4$ your genius as to$9$ learn to$9$ draw himself, how delightful
104: 22,16C  !| it would be|"
104: 22,17'  !| $SS#A$Elinor had given her real opinion to$4$ her sister.  She
104: 22,18'  !| could not consider her partiality for$4$ $SS#B$Edward in so$5#1$
104: 22,19'  !| prosperous a state$0$ as $SS#C$Marianne had believed it.
104: 22,19@a   | There
104: 22,20@a   | was, at times, a want$0$ of spirits about$4$ him which$6#1$, if it
104: 22,21@a   | did not denote indifference, spoke a something almost
104: 22,22@a   | as unpromising.  A doubt$0$ of her regard$0$, supposing him
104: 22,23@a   | to$9$ feel it, need$1$ not give him more than inquietude.  It
104: 22,24@a   | would not be likely to$9$ produce that$6#2$ dejection of mind$0$
104: 22,25@a   | which$6#1$ frequently attended him.  A more reasonable
104: 22,26@a   | cause might be found in the dependent situation which$6#1$
104: 22,27@a   | forbad the indulgence of his affection.
104: 22,27'  !| She knew that$3$
104: 22,28'  !| his mother neither behaved to$4$ him so$3$ as to$9$ make$1$ his
104: 22,29'  !| home comfortable at present$0#1$, nor to$9$ give him any assurance
104: 22,30'  !| that$3$ he might form$1$ a home for$4$ himself, without
104: 22,31'  !| strictly attending to$4$ her views for$4$ his aggrandizement.
104: 22,32'  !| With such a knowledge as this, it was impossible for$4$
104: 22,33'  !| $SS#A$Elinor to$9$ feel easy on$4$ the subject$0$.  She was far from
104: 22,34'  !| depending on$4$ that$6#2$ result$0$ of his preference of her, which$6#1$
104: 22,35'  !| her mother and sister still$5$ considered as certain.  Nay,
104: 22,36'  !| the longer they were together the more doubtful seemed
104: 22,37'  !| the nature of his regard$0$; and sometimes, for$4$ a few painful
104: 22,38'  !| minutes, she believed it to$9$ be no$2$ more than friendship.
104: 23, 1'  !| But, whatever might really be its limits, it was enough,
104: 23, 2'  !| when perceived by$4$ his sister, to$9$ make$1$ her uneasy; and
104: 23, 3'  !| at the same time, (which$6#1$ was still$5$ more common$2$,) to$9$
104: 23, 4'  !| make$1$ her uncivil.  She took the first opportunity of
104: 23, 5'  !| affronting her mother-in-law on$4$ the occasion$0$, talking to$4$
104: 23, 6'  !| her so$5#1$ expressively of her brother's great expectations,
104: 23, 7'  !| of $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars's resolution that$3$ both her sons should
104: 23, 8'  !| marry well$9$, and of the danger attending any young
104: 23, 9'  !| woman who$6#1$ attempted to$9$ \draw\ \him\ \in\; that$3$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood
104: 23,10'  !| could neither pretend to$9$ be unconscious,
104: 23,11'  !| nor endeavour$1$ to$9$ be calm$2$.  She gave her an answer$0$
104: 23,12'  !| which$6#1$ marked her contempt, and instantly left$1$ the room,
104: 23,13'  !| resolving that$3$, whatever might be the inconvenience or
104: 23,14'  !| expense of so$5#1$ sudden$2$ a removal, her beloved $SS#A$Elinor
104: 23,15'  !| should not be exposed another week to$4$ such insinuations.
104: 23,16'  !| In this state$0$ of her spirits, a letter was delivered to$4$
104: 23,17'  !| her from the post, which$6#1$ contained a proposal particularly
104: 23,18'  !| well$9$ timed.  It was the offer$0$ of a small house,
104: 23,19'  !| on$4$ very easy terms, belonging to$4$ a relation of her own$2$,
104: 23,20'  !| a gentleman of consequence and property in Devonshire.
104: 23,21'  !| The letter was from this gentleman himself, and written
104: 23,22'  !| in the true spirit of friendly accommodation.  He
104: 23,23'  !| understood that$3$ she was in need$0$ of a dwelling, and though
104: 23,24'  !| the house he now offered her was merely a cottage, he
104: 23,25'  !| assured her that$3$ every*thing should be done to$4$ it which$6#1$
104: 23,26'  !| she might think necessary, if the situation pleased her.
104: 23,27'  !| He earnestly pressed her, after$4$ giving the particulars of
104: 23,28'  !| the house and garden, to$9$ come with her daughters to$4$
104: 23,29'  !| Barton*Park, the place$0$ of his own$2$ residence, from whence
104: 23,30'  !| she might judge$1$, herself, whether Barton*Cottage, for$3$
104: 23,31'  !| the houses were in the same parish, could, by$4$ any alteration,
104: 23,32'  !| be made comfortable to$4$ her.  He seemed really
104: 23,33'  !| anxious to$9$ accommodate them, and the whole$0$ of his
104: 23,34'  !| letter was written in so$5#1$ friendly a style as could not fail
104: 23,35'  !| of giving pleasure to$4$ his cousin; more especially at
104: 23,36'  !| a moment when she was suffering under the cold$2$ and
104: 23,37'  !| unfeeling behaviour of her nearer connections.  She
104: 23,38'  !| needed no$2$ time for$4$ deliberation or inquiry.  Her resolution
104: 24, 1'  !| was formed as she read.  The situation of Barton,
104: 24, 2'  !| in a county so$5#1$ far distant from Sussex as Devonshire,
104: 24, 3'  !| which$6#1$, but a few hours before$5$, would have been a sufficient
104: 24, 4'  !| objection to$9$ outweigh every possible advantage
104: 24, 5'  !| belonging to$4$ the place$0$, was now its first recommendation.
104: 24, 6@d   | To$9$ quit the neighbourhood of Norland was no$2$ longer an
104: 24, 7@d   | evil; it was an object$0$ of desire$0$; it was a blessing, in
104: 24, 8@d   | comparison of the misery of continuing her daughter-in-law's
104: 24, 9@d   | guest:  and to$9$ remove$1$ for*ever from that$6#2$
104: 24,10@d   | beloved place$0$ would be less painful than to$9$ inhabit
104: 24,11@d   | or visit$1$ it while$9$ such a woman was its mistress.
104: 24,11'  !| She
104: 24,12'  !| instantly wrote $SS#L$Sir*John*Middleton her acknowledgment
104: 24,13'  !| of his kindness, and her acceptance of his proposal;
104: 24,14'  !| and then hastened to$9$ shew$1$ both letters to$4$ her daughters,
104: 24,15'  !| that$3$ she might be secure$2$ of their approbation before$3$ her
104: 24,16'  !| answer$0$ were sent.
104: 24,17'  !| $SS#A$Elinor had always thought$1$ it would be more prudent
104: 24,18'  !| for$4$ them to$9$ settle at some distance$0$ from Norland than
104: 24,19'  !| immediately amongst their present$9$ acquaintance.  On$4$
104: 24,20'  !| \that$6#2$\ head$0$, therefore, it was not for$4$ her to$9$ oppose her
104: 24,21'  !| mother's intention of removing into Devonshire.  The
104: 24,22'  !| house, too$5#2$, as described by$4$ $SS#L$Sir*John, was on$4$ so$5#1$ simple$2$
104: 24,23'  !| a scale, and the rent so$5#1$ uncommonly moderate, as to$9$
104: 24,24'  !| leave$1$ her no$2$ right$0$ of objection on$4$ either point$0$; and,
104: 24,25'  !| therefore, though it was not a plan which$6#1$ brought any
104: 24,26'  !| charm$0$ to$4$ her fancy$0$, though it was a removal from the
104: 24,27'  !| vicinity of Norland beyond$4$ her wishes$0$, she made no$2$
104: 24,28'  !| attempt$0$ to$9$ dissuade her mother from sending her letter
104: 24,29'  !| of acquiescence.
105: 25, 1'  !| No$2$ sooner was her answer$0$ dispatched, than $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood
105: 25, 2'  !| indulged herself in the pleasure of announcing to$4$
105: 25, 3'  !| her son-in-law and his wife that$3$
105: 25, 3@d   | she was provided$1$ with
105: 25, 4@d   | an house, and should incommode them no$2$ longer than
105: 25, 5@d   | till every*thing were ready for$4$ her inhabiting it.
105: 25, 5'  !| They
105: 25, 6'  !| heard her with surprise$0$.  $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood said
105: 25, 7'  !| nothing; but her husband civilly hoped
105: 25, 7@g   | that$3$ she would
105: 25, 8@g   | not be settled$1$ far from Norland.
105: 25, 8'  !| She had great satisfaction
105: 25, 9'  !| in replying that$3$ she was going into Devonshire. ~
105: 25,10'  !| $SS#B$Edward turned hastily towards her, on$4$ hearing this,
105: 25,11'  !| and, in a voice of surprise$0$ and concern$0$, which$6#1$ required
105: 25,12'  !| no$2$ explanation to$4$ her, repeated,
105: 25,12B  !| "Devonshire|  Are
105: 25,13B  !| you, indeed, going there?  So$5#1$ far from hence|  And to$4$
105: 25,14B  !| what$6#2$ part$0$ of it?"
105: 25,14'  !| She explained the situation.  It was
105: 25,15'  !| within four miles northward of Exeter.
105: 25,16D  !| "It is but a cottage,"
105: 25,16'  !| she continued,
105: 25,16D  !| "but I hope$1$
105: 25,17D  !| to$9$ see many of my friends in it.  A room or two can
105: 25,18D  !| easily be added; and if my friends find no$2$ difficulty
105: 25,19D  !| in travelling so$5#1$ far to$9$ see me, I am sure I will$1$ find none
105: 25,20D  !| in accommodating them."
105: 25,21'  !| She concluded with a very kind$2$ invitation to$4$ $SS#F$Mr% and
105: 25,22'  !| $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood to$9$ visit$1$ her at Barton; and to$4$
105: 25,23'  !| $SS#B$Edward she gave one with still$5$ greater affection.  Though
105: 25,24'  !| her late conversation with her daughter-in-law had
105: 25,25'  !| made her resolve$1$ on$4$ remaining at Norland no$2$ longer than
105: 25,26'  !| was unavoidable, it had not produced the smallest effect$0$
105: 25,27'  !| on$4$ her in that$6#2$ point$0$ to$4$ which$6#1$ it principally tended.
105: 25,28'  !| To$9$ separate$1$ $SS#B$Edward and $SS#A$Elinor was as far from being$1$
105: 25,29'  !| her object$0$ as ever; and she wished to$9$ shew$1$ $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood
105: 25,30'  !| by$4$ this pointed$2$ invitation to$4$ her brother, how
105: 25,31'  !| totally she disregarded her disapprobation of the match$0$.
105: 25,32'  !| $SS#F$Mr%*John*Dashwood told his mother again and again
105: 25,33@g   | how exceedingly sorry he was that$3$ she had taken an
105: 25,34@g   | house at such a distance$0$ from Norland as to$9$ prevent
105: 26, 1@g   | his being$1$ of any service to$4$ her in removing her furniture.
105: 26, 2'  !| He really felt conscientiously vexed on$4$ the occasion$0$;
105: 26, 3'  !| for$3$ the very exertion to$4$ which$6#1$ he had limited the
105: 26, 4'  !| performance of his promise$0$ to$4$ his father was by$4$ this
105: 26, 5'  !| arrangement rendered impracticable. ~ The furniture
105: 26, 6'  !| was all sent round$9$ by$4$ water.  It chiefly consisted of
105: 26, 7'  !| household linen, plate, china, and books, with an
105: 26, 8'  !| handsome pianoforte of $SS#C$Marianne's.  $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood
105: 26, 9'  !| saw the packages depart with a sigh$0$:  she could
105: 26,10'  !| not help$1$ feeling$1$ it hard that$3$ as $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood's income
105: 26,11'  !| would be so$5#1$ trifling in comparison with their own$2$, she
105: 26,12'  !| should have any handsome article of furniture.
105: 26,13'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood took the house for$4$ a twelvemonth;
105: 26,14'  !| it was ready furnished, and she might have immediate
105: 26,15'  !| possession.  No$2$ difficulty arose on$4$ either side$0$ in the
105: 26,16'  !| agreement; and she waited only for$4$ the disposal of
105: 26,17'  !| her effects at Norland, and to$9$ determine her future
105: 26,18'  !| household, before$3$ she set$1$ off for$4$ the west; and this,
105: 26,19'  !| as she was exceedingly rapid in the performance of
105: 26,20'  !| every*thing that$6#1$ interested her, was soon done. ~ The
105: 26,21'  !| horses which$6#1$ were left$1$ her by$4$ her husband, had been
105: 26,22'  !| sold soon after$4$ his death, and an opportunity now offering
105: 26,23'  !| of disposing of her carriage, she agreed to$9$ sell that$6#2$ likewise
105: 26,24'  !| at the earnest advice of her eldest daughter.  For$4$
105: 26,25'  !| the comfort$0$ of her children, had she consulted only her
105: 26,26'  !| own$2$ wishes$0$, she would have kept it; but the discretion
105: 26,27'  !| of $SS#A$Elinor prevailed.  \Her\ wisdom too$5#2$ limited the number
105: 26,28'  !| of their servants to$4$ three; two maids and a man, with
105: 26,29'  !| whom$6#1$ they were speedily provided$1$ from amongst those
105: 26,30'  !| who$6#1$ had formed their establishment at Norland.
105: 26,31'  !| The man and one of the maids were sent off immediately
105: 26,32'  !| into Devonshire, to$9$ prepare the house for$4$ their
105: 26,33'  !| mistress's arrival; for$3$ as $SS#M$Lady*Middleton was entirely
105: 26,34'  !| unknown to$4$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, she preferred going directly
105: 26,35'  !| to$4$ the cottage to$4$ being$1$ a visitor at Barton*Park; and
105: 26,36'  !| she relied so$5#1$ undoubtingly on$4$ $SS#L$Sir*John's description
105: 26,37'  !| of the house, as to$9$ feel no$2$ curiosity to$9$ examine it herself
105: 26,38'  !| till she entered it as her own$1$.  Her eagerness to$9$ be gone
105: 27, 1'  !| from Norland was preserved from diminution by$4$ the
105: 27, 2'  !| evident satisfaction of her daughter-in-law in the prospect
105: 27, 3'  !| of her removal; a satisfaction which$6#1$ was but feebly
105: 27, 4'  !| attempted to$9$ be concealed under a cold$2$ invitation to$4$
105: 27, 5'  !| her to$9$ defer her departure.  Now was the time when her
105: 27, 6'  !| son-in-law's promise$0$ to$4$ his father might with particular
105: 27, 7'  !| propriety be fulfilled.  Since he had neglected to$9$ do it
105: 27, 8'  !| on$4$ first coming to$4$ the estate, their quitting his house
105: 27, 9'  !| might be looked on$5$ as the most suitable period for$4$ its
105: 27,10'  !| accomplishment.  But $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood began shortly
105: 27,11'  !| to$9$ give over every hope$0$ of the kind$0$, and to$9$ be convinced,
105: 27,12'  !| from the general$2$ drift of his discourse, that$3$ his assistance
105: 27,13'  !| extended no$2$ farther than their maintenance for$4$ six
105: 27,14'  !| months at Norland.  He so$5#1$ frequently talked of the
105: 27,15'  !| increasing expenses of housekeeping, and of the perpetual
105: 27,16'  !| demands$0$ upon his purse, which$6#1$ a man of any consequence
105: 27,17'  !| in the world was beyond$4$ calculation exposed to$4$, that$3$ he
105: 27,18'  !| seemed rather to$9$ stand$1$ in need$0$ of more money himself
105: 27,19'  !| than to$9$ have any design$0$ of giving money away.
105: 27,20'  !| In a very few weeks from the day which$6#1$ brought
105: 27,21'  !| $SS#L$Sir*John*Middleton's first letter to$4$ Norland, every*thing
105: 27,22'  !| was so$5#1$ far settled$1$ in their future abode as to$9$ enable
105: 27,23'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood and her daughters to$9$ begin their journey.
105: 27,24'  !| Many were the tears shed by$4$ them in their last$2$ adieus
105: 27,25'  !| to$4$ a place$0$ so$5#1$ much beloved.
105: 27,25C  !| "Dear$2#1$, dear$2#1$ Norland|"
105: 27,26'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne, as she wandered alone before$4$ the house,
105: 27,27'  !| on$4$ the last$2$ evening of their being$1$ there;
105: 27,27C  !| "when shall
105: 27,28C  !| I cease to$9$ regret$1$ you| ~ when learn to$9$ feel a home
105: 27,29C  !| elsewhere| ~ Oh| happy house, could you know what$6#1$
105: 27,30C  !| I suffer in now viewing you from this spot, from whence
105: 27,31C  !| perhaps I may$1$ view$1$ you no$2$ more| ~ And you, ye well-known
105: 27,32C  !| trees| ~ but you will$1$ continue the same. ~ No$2$
105: 27,33C  !| leaf will$1$ decay because we are removed, nor any branch
105: 27,34C  !| become motionless although we can observe you no$2$
105: 27,35C  !| longer| ~ No$7$; you will$1$ continue the same; unconscious
105: 27,36C  !| of the pleasure or the regret$0$ you occasion$1$, and insensible
105: 27,37C  !| of any change$0$ in those who$6#1$ walk$1$ under your shade| ~
105: 27,38C  !| But who$6#2$ will$1$ remain to$9$ enjoy you?"
106: 28, 1'  !| The first part$0$ of their journey was performed in too$5#1$
106: 28, 2'  !| melancholy$2$ a disposition to$9$ be otherwise than tedious
106: 28, 3'  !| and unpleasant.  But as they drew towards the end$0$ of
106: 28, 4'  !| it, their interest$0$ in the appearance of a country which$6#1$
106: 28, 5'  !| they were to$9$ inhabit overcame their dejection, and
106: 28, 6'  !| a view$0$ of Barton*Valley as they entered it gave them
106: 28, 7'  !| cheerfulness.  It was a pleasant fertile spot, well$9$ wooded,
106: 28, 8'  !| and rich in pasture.  After$4$ winding along$4$ it for$4$ more
106: 28, 9'  !| than a mile, they reached their own$2$ house.  A small
106: 28,10'  !| green court$0$ was the whole$0$ of its demesne in front$0$; and
106: 28,11'  !| a neat wicket gate admitted them into it.
106: 28,12'  !| As a house, Barton*Cottage, though small, was comfortable
106: 28,13'  !| and compact; but as a cottage it was defective,
106: 28,14'  !| for$3$ the building was regular, the roof was tiled, the
106: 28,15'  !| window shutters were not painted green, nor were the
106: 28,16'  !| walls covered with honeysuckles.  A narrow passage
106: 28,17'  !| led directly through$4$ the house into the garden behind.
106: 28,18'  !| On$4$ each side$0$ of the entrance was a sitting*room, about$4$
106: 28,19'  !| sixteen feet square; and beyond$4$ them were the offices
106: 28,20'  !| and the stairs.  Four bed-rooms and two garrets formed
106: 28,21'  !| the rest$0#1$ of the house.  It had not been built many
106: 28,22'  !| years and was in good repair.  In comparison of Norland,
106: 28,23'  !| it was poor and small indeed| ~ but the tears which$6#1$
106: 28,24'  !| recollection called forth as they entered the house were
106: 28,25'  !| soon dried away.  They were cheered by$4$ the joy of the
106: 28,26'  !| servants on$4$ their arrival, and each for$4$ the sake of the
106: 28,27'  !| others resolved to$9$ appear happy.  It was very early
106: 28,28'  !| in September; the season was fine, and from first
106: 28,29'  !| seeing the place$0$ under the advantage of good weather,
106: 28,30'  !| they received an impression in its favour$0$ which$6#1$ was of
106: 28,31'  !| material$2$ service in recommending it to$4$ their lasting
106: 28,32'  !| approbation.
106: 28,33'  !| The situation of the house was good.  High hills rose$1$
106: 29, 1'  !| immediately behind, and at no$2$ great distance$0$ on$4$ each
106: 29, 2'  !| side$0$; some of which$6#1$ were open$2$ downs, the others
106: 29, 3'  !| cultivated and woody.  The village of Barton was chiefly
106: 29, 4'  !| on$4$ one of these hills, and formed a pleasant view$0$ from
106: 29, 5'  !| the cottage windows.  The prospect in front$0$ was more
106: 29, 6'  !| extensive; it commanded the whole$0$ of the valley, and
106: 29, 7'  !| reached into the country beyond$5$.  The hills which$6#1$
106: 29, 8'  !| surrounded the cottage terminated the valley in that$6#2$
106: 29, 9'  !| direction; under another name$0$, and in another course$0$,
106: 29,10'  !| it branched out$5$ again between two of the steepest of
106: 29,11'  !| them.
106: 29,12'  !| With the size and furniture of the house $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood
106: 29,13'  !| was upon the whole$0$ well$9$ satisfied$2$; for$3$ though her
106: 29,14'  !| former style of life rendered many additions to$4$ the latter
106: 29,15'  !| indispensable, yet to$9$ add and improve was a delight$0$ to$4$
106: 29,16'  !| her; and she had at this time ready money enough to$9$
106: 29,17'  !| supply$1$ all that$6#1$ was wanted of greater elegance to$4$ the
106: 29,18'  !| apartments.
106: 29,18D  !| "As for$4$ the house itself, to$9$ be sure,"
106: 29,19'  !| said she,
106: 29,19D  !| "it is too$5#1$ small for$4$ our family, but we will$1$
106: 29,20D  !| make$1$ ourselves tolerably comfortable for$4$ the present$0#1$,
106: 29,21D  !| as it is too$5#1$ late in the year for$4$ improvements.  Perhaps
106: 29,22D  !| in the spring$0$, if I have plenty of money, as I dare$1#2$ say
106: 29,23D  !| I shall, we may$1$ think about$4$ building.  These parlours
106: 29,24D  !| are both too$5#1$ small for$4$ such parties of our friends as I
106: 29,25D  !| hope$1$ to$9$ see often collected here; and I have some
106: 29,26D  !| thoughts of throwing the passage into one of them with
106: 29,27D  !| perhaps a part$0$ of the other, and so$3$ leave$1$ the remainder
106: 29,28D  !| of that$6#2$ other for$4$ an entrance; this, with a new drawing-room
106: 29,29D  !| which$6#1$ may$1$ be easily added, and a bed-chamber
106: 29,30D  !| and garret above$5$, will$1$ make$1$ it a very snug little cottage.
106: 29,31D  !| I could wish$1$ the stairs were handsome.  But one must
106: 29,32D  !| not expect every*thing; though I suppose it would be
106: 29,33D  !| no$2$ difficult matter to$9$ widen them.  I shall see how
106: 29,34D  !| much I am before-hand with the world in the spring$0$,
106: 29,35D  !| and we will$1$ plan our improvements accordingly."
106: 29,36'  !| In the mean*time, till all these alterations could be
106: 29,37'  !| made from the savings of an income of five hundred
106: 29,38'  !| a-year by$4$ a woman who$6#1$ never saved in her life, they
106: 30, 1'  !| were wise enough to$9$ be contented with the house as it
106: 30, 2'  !| was; and each of them was busy in arranging their
106: 30, 3'  !| particular concerns$0$, and endeavouring, by$4$ placing
106: 30, 4'  !| around$4$ them their books and other possessions, to$9$ form$1$
106: 30, 5'  !| themselves a home.  $SS#C$Marianne's pianoforte was unpacked
106: 30, 6'  !| and properly disposed of; and $SS#A$Elinor's drawings were
106: 30, 7'  !| affixed to$4$ the walls of their sitting*room.
106: 30, 8'  !| In such employments as these they were interrupted
106: 30, 9'  !| soon after$4$ breakfast$0$ the next day by$4$ the entrance of
106: 30,10'  !| their landlord, who$6#1$ called to$9$ welcome$1$ them to$4$ Barton,
106: 30,11'  !| and to$9$ offer$1$ them every accommodation from his own$2$
106: 30,12'  !| house and garden in which$6#1$ their's might at present$0#1$ be
106: 30,13'  !| deficient.  $SS#L$Sir*John*Middleton was a good*looking man
106: 30,14'  !| about$4$ forty.  He had formerly visited at Stanhill, but
106: 30,15'  !| it was too$5#1$ long$9$ ago for$4$ his young cousins to$9$ remember
106: 30,16'  !| him.  His countenance was thoroughly good-humoured;
106: 30,17'  !| and his manners were as friendly as the style of his
106: 30,18'  !| letter.  Their arrival seemed to$9$ afford him real satisfaction,
106: 30,19'  !| and their comfort$0$ to$9$ be an object$0$ of real solicitude
106: 30,20'  !| to$4$ him.  He said much of his earnest desire$0$ of their
106: 30,21'  !| living$9$ in the most sociable terms with his family, and
106: 30,22'  !| pressed them so$5#1$ cordially to$9$ dine at Barton*Park every
106: 30,23'  !| day till they were better$9$ settled$1$ at home, that$3$, though
106: 30,24'  !| his entreaties were carried to$4$ a point$0$ of perseverance
106: 30,25'  !| beyond$4$ civility, they could not give offence.  His kindness
106: 30,26'  !| was not confined to$4$ words; for$3$ within an hour after$3$
106: 30,27'  !| he left$1$ them, a large basket full of garden stuff and fruit
106: 30,28'  !| arrived from the park, which$6#1$ was followed before$4$ the end$0$
106: 30,29'  !| of the day by$4$ a present$0#2$ of game.  He insisted moreover
106: 30,30'  !| on$4$ conveying all their letters to$4$ and from the post for$4$
106: 30,31'  !| them, and would not be denied the satisfaction of sending
106: 30,32'  !| them his newspaper every day.
106: 30,33'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton had sent a very civil message by$4$ him,
106: 30,34'  !| denoting her intention of waiting on$4$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood
106: 30,35'  !| as soon as she could be assured that$3$ her visit$0$ would be
106: 30,36'  !| no$2$ inconvenience; and as this message was answered
106: 30,37'  !| by$4$ an invitation equally polite, her ladyship was introduced
106: 30,38'  !| to$4$ them the next day.
106: 31, 1'  !| They were of course$8$ very anxious to$9$ see a person on$4$
106: 31, 2'  !| whom$6#1$ so$5#1$ much of their comfort$0$ at Barton must depend;
106: 31, 3'  !| and the elegance of her appearance was favourable to$4$
106: 31, 4'  !| their wishes$0$.  $SS#M$Lady*Middleton was not more than six
106: 31, 5'  !| or seven*and*twenty; her face$0$ was handsome, her
106: 31, 6'  !| figure tall and striking, and her address$0$ graceful.  Her
106: 31, 7'  !| manners had all the elegance which$6#1$ her husband's
106: 31, 8'  !| wanted.  But they would have been improved by$4$ some
106: 31, 9'  !| share$0$ of his frankness and warmth; and her visit$0$ was
106: 31,10'  !| long$9$ enough to$9$ detract something from their first
106: 31,11'  !| admiration, by$4$ shewing that$3$ though perfectly well-bred,
106: 31,12'  !| she was reserved, cold$2$, and had nothing to$9$ say for$4$ herself
106: 31,13'  !| beyond$4$ the most common-place inquiry or remark$0$.
106: 31,14'  !| Conversation however was not wanted, for$3$ $SS#L$Sir*John
106: 31,15'  !| was very chatty, and $SS#M$Lady*Middleton had taken the
106: 31,16'  !| wise precaution of bringing with her their eldest child,
106: 31,17'  !| a fine little boy about$4$ six years old, by$4$ which$6#1$ means$0$
106: 31,18'  !| there was one subject$0$ always to$9$ be recurred to$4$ by$4$ the
106: 31,19'  !| ladies in case of extremity, for$3$ they had to$9$ inquire his
106: 31,20'  !| name$0$ and age, admire his beauty, and ask him questions
106: 31,21'  !| which$6#1$ his mother answered for$4$ him, while$9$ he hung
106: 31,22'  !| about$4$ her and held down$5$ his head$0$, to$4$ the great surprise$0$
106: 31,23'  !| of her ladyship, who$6#1$
106: 31,23@j   | wondered at his being$1$ so$5#1$ shy before$4$
106: 31,24@j   | company as he could make$1$ noise enough at home.
106: 31,24'  !| On$4$
106: 31,25'  !| every formal visit$0$ a child ought to$9$ be of the party, by$4$
106: 31,26'  !| way of provision for$4$ discourse.  In the present$9$ case it
106: 31,27'  !| took up ten minutes to$9$ determine whether the boy were
106: 31,28'  !| most like$9$ his father or mother, and in what$6#1$ particular he
106: 31,29'  !| resembled either, for$3$ of course$8$ every*body differed, and
106: 31,30'  !| every*body was astonished at the opinion of the others.
106: 31,31'  !| An opportunity was soon to$9$ be given to$4$ the $SS#D1$Dashwoods
106: 31,32'  !| of debating on$4$ the rest$0#1$ of the children, as $SS#L$Sir*John
106: 31,33'  !| would not leave$1$ the house without securing their promise$0$
106: 31,34'  !| of dining at the park the next day.
107: 32, 1'  !| Barton*Park was about$4$ half a mile from the cottage.
107: 32, 2'  !| The ladies had passed near$4$ it in their way along$4$ the
107: 32, 3'  !| valley, but it was screened from their view$0$ at home by$4$
107: 32, 4'  !| the projection of an hill.  The house was large and
107: 32, 5'  !| handsome; and the $SS#L1$Middletons lived in a style of equal$2$
107: 32, 6'  !| hospitality and elegance.  The former was for$4$ $SS#L$Sir*John's
107: 32, 7'  !| gratification, the latter for$4$ that$6#2$ of his lady.  They were
107: 32, 8'  !| scarcely ever without some friends staying with them
107: 32, 9'  !| in the house, and they kept more company of every
107: 32,10'  !| kind$0$ than any other family in the neighbourhood.  It
107: 32,11'  !| was necessary to$4$ the happiness of both; for$3$ however
107: 32,12'  !| dissimilar in temper and outward behaviour, they
107: 32,13'  !| strongly resembled each other in that$6#2$ total want$0$ of
107: 32,14'  !| talent and taste which$6#1$ confined their employments,
107: 32,15'  !| unconnected with such as society produced, within
107: 32,16'  !| a very narrow compass.  $SS#L$Sir*John was a sportsman,
107: 32,17'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton a mother.  He hunted and shot, and
107: 32,18'  !| she humoured her children; and these were their only
107: 32,19'  !| resources.  $SS#M$Lady*Middleton had the advantage of being$1$
107: 32,20'  !| able to$9$ spoil her children all the year round$9$, while$9$
107: 32,21'  !| $SS#L$Sir*John's independent employments were in existence
107: 32,22'  !| only half the time.  Continual engagements at home and
107: 32,23'  !| abroad, however, supplied all the deficiencies of nature
107: 32,24'  !| and education; supported the good spirits of $SS#L$Sir*John,
107: 32,25'  !| and gave exercise$0$ to$4$ the good-breeding of his wife.
107: 32,26'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton piqued herself upon the elegance of
107: 32,27'  !| her table, and of all her domestic$2$ arrangements; and
107: 32,28'  !| from this kind$0$ of vanity was her greatest enjoyment in
107: 32,29'  !| any of their parties.  But $SS#L$Sir*John's satisfaction in
107: 32,30'  !| society was much more real; he delighted in collecting
107: 32,31'  !| about$4$ him more young people than his house would
107: 32,32'  !| hold$1$, and the noisier they were the better$9$ was he pleased.
107: 32,33'  !| He was a blessing to$4$ all the juvenile part$0$ of the neighbourhood,
107: 33, 1'  !| for$3$ in summer he was for*ever forming parties
107: 33, 2'  !| to$9$ eat cold$2$ ham and chicken out$8$ of doors, and in winter
107: 33, 3'  !| his private$2$ balls were numerous enough for$4$ any young
107: 33, 4'  !| lady who$6#1$ was not suffering under the insatiable appetite
107: 33, 5'  !| of fifteen.
107: 33, 6'  !| The arrival of a new family in the country was always
107: 33, 7'  !| a matter of joy to$4$ him, and in every point$0$ of view$0$ he
107: 33, 8'  !| was charmed with the inhabitants he had now procured
107: 33, 9'  !| for$4$ his cottage at Barton.  The $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods were
107: 33,10'  !| young, pretty$2$, and unaffected.  It was enough to$9$ secure$1$
107: 33,11'  !| his good opinion; for$3$ to$9$ be unaffected was all that$6#1$ a
107: 33,12'  !| pretty$2$ girl could want$1$ to$9$ make$1$ her mind$0$ as captivating
107: 33,13'  !| as her person.  The friendliness of his disposition made
107: 33,14'  !| him happy in accommodating those, whose$6#1$ situation
107: 33,15'  !| might be considered, in comparison with the past$0$, as
107: 33,16'  !| unfortunate.  In shewing kindness to$4$ his cousins
107: 33,17'  !| therefore he had the real satisfaction of a good heart;
107: 33,18'  !| and in settling a family of females only in his cottage,
107: 33,19'  !| he had all the satisfaction of a sportsman; for$3$ a sportsman,
107: 33,20'  !| though he esteems only those of his sex who$6#1$ are
107: 33,21'  !| sportsmen likewise, is not often desirous of encouraging
107: 33,22'  !| their taste by$4$ admitting them to$4$ a residence within
107: 33,23'  !| his own$2$ manor.
107: 33,24'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood and her daughters were met at the
107: 33,25'  !| door of the house by$4$ $SS#L$Sir*John, who$6#1$ welcomed them to$4$
107: 33,26'  !| Barton*Park with unaffected sincerity; and as he
107: 33,27'  !| attended them to$4$ the drawing*room repeated to$4$ the
107: 33,28'  !| young ladies the concern$0$ which$6#1$ the same subject$0$ had
107: 33,29'  !| drawn from him the day before$5$, at being$1$ unable to$9$
107: 33,30'  !| get any smart young men to$9$ meet$1$ them.
107: 33,30@l   | They would
107: 33,31@l   | see,
107: 33,31'  !| he said,
107: 33,31@l   | only one gentleman there besides himself;
107: 33,32@l   | a particular friend who$6#1$ was staying at the park, but who$6#1$
107: 33,33@l   | was neither very young nor very gay.  He hoped they
107: 33,34@l   | would all excuse$1$ the smallness of the party, and could
107: 33,35@l   | assure them it should never happen so$5#2$ again.  He had
107: 33,36@l   | been to$4$ several families that$6#2$ morning in hopes$0$ of
107: 33,37@l   | procuring some addition to$4$ their number, but it was
107: 33,38@l   | moonlight and every*body was full of engagements.
107: 34, 1@l   | Luckily $SS#M$Lady*Middleton's mother had arrived at Barton
107: 34, 2@l   | within the last$2$ hour, and as she was a very cheerful agreeable
107: 34, 3@l   | woman, he hoped the young ladies would not find it
107: 34, 4@l   | so$5#1$ very dull as they might imagine.
107: 34, 4'  !| The young ladies, as
107: 34, 5'  !| well$9$ as their mother, were perfectly satisfied$2$ with having
107: 34, 6'  !| two entire strangers of the party, and wished for$4$ no$2$ more.
107: 34, 7'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, $SS#M$Lady*Middleton's mother, was a good-humoured,
107: 34, 8'  !| merry, fat, elderly woman, who$6#1$ talked a great
107: 34, 9'  !| deal$0#2$, seemed very happy, and rather vulgar.  She was
107: 34,10'  !| full of jokes and laughter, and before$3$ dinner was over
107: 34,11'  !| had said many witty things on$4$ the subject$0$ of lovers and
107: 34,12'  !| husbands; hoped they had not left$1$ their hearts behind
107: 34,13'  !| them in Sussex, and pretended to$9$ see them blush$1$
107: 34,14'  !| whether they did or not.  $SS#C$Marianne was vexed at it
107: 34,15'  !| for$4$ her sister's sake, and turned her eyes towards $SS#A$Elinor
107: 34,16'  !| to$9$ see how she bore$1#1$ these attacks, with an earnestness
107: 34,17'  !| which$6#1$ gave $SS#A$Elinor far more pain$0$ than could arise from
107: 34,18'  !| such common-place raillery as $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's.
107: 34,19'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, the friend of $SS#L$Sir*John, seemed no$2$
107: 34,20'  !| more adapted by$4$ resemblance of manner to$9$ be his
107: 34,21'  !| friend, than $SS#M$Lady*Middleton was to$9$ be his wife, or
107: 34,22'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings to$9$ be $SS#M$Lady*Middleton's mother.  He was
107: 34,23'  !| silent and grave$2$.  His appearance however was not
107: 34,24'  !| unpleasing, in spite$8$ of his being$1$ in the opinion of $SS#C$Marianne
107: 34,25'  !| and $SS#E$Margaret an absolute old bachelor, for$3$ he was on$4$
107: 34,26'  !| the wrong$9$ side$0$ of five*and*thirty; but though his face$0$
107: 34,27'  !| was not handsome his countenance was sensible$2#2$, and
107: 34,28'  !| his address$0$ was particularly gentlemanlike.
107: 34,29'  !| There was nothing in any of the party which$6#1$ could
107: 34,30'  !| recommend them as companions to$4$ the $SS#D1$Dashwoods;
107: 34,31'  !| but the cold$2$ insipidity of $SS#M$Lady*Middleton was so$5#1$
107: 34,32'  !| particularly repulsive, that$3$ in comparison of it the
107: 34,33'  !| gravity of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, and even$5$ the boisterous
107: 34,34'  !| mirth of $SS#L$Sir*John and his mother-in-law was interesting.
107: 34,35'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton seemed to$9$ be roused to$4$ enjoyment only
107: 34,36'  !| by$4$ the entrance of her four noisy children after$4$ dinner,
107: 34,37'  !| who$6#1$ pulled her about$5$, tore her clothes, and put an end$0$ to$4$
107: 34,38'  !| every kind$0$ of discourse except what$6#1$ related to$4$ themselves.
107: 35, 1'  !| In the evening, as $SS#C$Marianne was discovered to$9$ be
107: 35, 2'  !| musical, she was invited to$9$ play$1$.  The instrument was
107: 35, 3'  !| unlocked, every*body prepared to$9$ be charmed, and
107: 35, 4'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, who$6#1$ sang very well$9$, at their request$0$ went
107: 35, 5'  !| through$4$ the chief of the songs which$6#1$ $SS#M$Lady*Middleton
107: 35, 6'  !| had brought into the family on$4$ her marriage, and which$6#1$
107: 35, 7'  !| perhaps had lain ever since in the same position on$4$ the
107: 35, 8'  !| pianoforte=, for$3$ her ladyship had celebrated that$6#2$ event
107: 35, 9'  !| by$4$ giving up music, although by$4$ her mother's account$0$
107: 35,10'  !| she had played extremely well$9$, and by$4$ her own$2$ was
107: 35,11'  !| very fond of it.
107: 35,12'  !| $SS#C$Marianne's performance was highly applauded.  $SS#L$Sir*John
107: 35,13'  !| was loud in his admiration at the end$0$ of every
107: 35,14'  !| song, and as loud in his conversation with the others
107: 35,15'  !| while$9$ every song lasted.  $SS#M$Lady*Middleton frequently
107: 35,16'  !| called him to$4$ order$0$, wondered how any*one's attention
107: 35,17'  !| could be diverted from music for$4$ a moment, and asked
107: 35,18'  !| $SS#C$Marianne to$9$ sing a particular song which$6#1$ $SS#C$Marianne
107: 35,19'  !| had just$9$ finished.  $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon alone, of all the
107: 35,20'  !| party, heard her without being$1$ in raptures.  He paid
107: 35,21'  !| her only the compliment$0$ of attention; and she felt
107: 35,22'  !| a respect$0$ for$4$ him on$4$ the occasion$0$, which$6#1$ the others had
107: 35,23'  !| reasonably forfeited by$4$ their shameless want$0$ of taste.
107: 35,24'  !| His pleasure in music, though it amounted not to$4$ that$6#2$
107: 35,25'  !| extatic delight$0$ which$6#1$ alone could sympathize with her
107: 35,26'  !| own$2$, was estimable when contrasted against the horrible
107: 35,27'  !| insensibility of the others; and she was reasonable
107: 35,28'  !| enough to$9$ allow that$3$ a man of five*and*thirty might well$9$
107: 35,29'  !| have outlived all acuteness of feeling$0$ and every exquisite
107: 35,30'  !| power of enjoyment.  She was perfectly disposed to$9$
107: 35,31'  !| make$1$ every allowance for$4$ the $SS#H$colonel's advanced state$0$
107: 35,32'  !| of life which$6#1$ humanity required.
108: 36, 1'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings was a widow, with an ample jointure.
108: 36, 2'  !| She had only two daughters, both of whom$6#1$ she had
108: 36, 3'  !| lived to$9$ see respectably married, and she had now
108: 36, 4'  !| therefore nothing to$9$ do but marry all the rest$0#1$ of the
108: 36, 5'  !| world.  In the promotion of this object$0$ she was zealously
108: 36, 6'  !| active, as far as her ability reached; and missed no$2$
108: 36, 7'  !| opportunity of projecting weddings among all the young
108: 36, 8'  !| people of her acquaintance.  She was remarkably quick$2$
108: 36, 9'  !| in the discovery of attachments, and had enjoyed the
108: 36,10'  !| advantage of raising the blushes and the vanity of many
108: 36,11'  !| a young lady by$4$ insinuations of her power over such
108: 36,12'  !| a young man; and this kind$0$ of discernment enabled
108: 36,13'  !| her soon after$4$ her arrival at Barton decisively to$9$ pronounce
108: 36,14'  !| that$3$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon was very much in love$0$
108: 36,15'  !| with $SS#C$Marianne*Dashwood.  She rather suspected it to$9$
108: 36,16'  !| be so$5#2$, on$4$ the very first evening of their being$1$ together,
108: 36,17'  !| from his listening so$5#1$ attentively while$9$ she sang to$4$ them;
108: 36,18'  !| and when the visit$0$ was returned by$4$ the $SS#L1$Middletons'
108: 36,19'  !| dining at the cottage, the fact was ascertained by$4$ his
108: 36,20'  !| listening to$4$ her again.  It must be so$5#2$.  She was perfectly
108: 36,21'  !| convinced of it.  It would be an excellent match$0$, for$3$
108: 36,22'  !| \he\ was rich and \she\ was handsome.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings had
108: 36,23'  !| been anxious to$9$ see $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon well$9$ married, ever
108: 36,24'  !| since her connection with $SS#L$Sir*John first brought him
108: 36,25'  !| to$4$ her knowledge; and she was always anxious to$9$ get
108: 36,26'  !| a good husband for$4$ every pretty$2$ girl.
108: 36,27'  !| The immediate advantage to$4$ herself was by$4$ no$2$ means$0$
108: 36,28'  !| inconsiderable, for$3$ it supplied her with endless jokes
108: 36,29'  !| against them both.  At the park she laughed at the
108: 36,30'  !| $SS#H$colonel, and in the cottage at $SS#C$Marianne.  To$4$ the former
108: 36,31'  !| her raillery was probably, as far as it regarded only
108: 36,32'  !| himself, perfectly indifferent; but to$4$ the latter it was
108: 36,33'  !| at first incomprehensible; and when its object$0$ was
108: 37, 1'  !| understood, she hardly knew whether most to$9$ laugh$1$
108: 37, 2'  !| at its absurdity, or censure$0$ its impertinence, for$3$ she
108: 37, 3'  !| considered it as an unfeeling reflection on$4$ the $SS#H$colonel's
108: 37, 4'  !| advanced years, and on$4$ his forlorn condition$0$ as an old
108: 37, 5'  !| bachelor.
108: 37, 6'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, who$6#1$ could not think a man five years
108: 37, 7'  !| younger than herself, so$5#1$ exceedingly ancient as he
108: 37, 8'  !| appeared to$4$ the youthful fancy$0$ of her daughter, ventured
108: 37, 9'  !| to$9$ clear$1$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings from the probability of wishing
108: 37,10'  !| to$9$ throw$1$ ridicule$0#1$ on$4$ his age.
108: 37,11C  !| "But at least, mama, you cannot deny the absurdity
108: 37,12C  !| of the accusation, though you may$1$ not think it intentionally
108: 37,13C  !| ill-natured.  $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon is certainly
108: 37,14C  !| younger than $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, but he is old enough to$9$
108: 37,15C  !| be \my\ father; and if he were ever animated enough to$9$
108: 37,16C  !| be in love$0$, must have long$9$ outlived every sensation$0#1$ of
108: 37,17C  !| the kind$0$.  It is too$5#1$ ridiculous|  When is a man to$9$ be
108: 37,18C  !| safe from such wit$0#1$, if age and infirmity will$1$ not protect
108: 37,19C  !| him?"
108: 37,20A  !| "Infirmity|"
108: 37,20'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
108: 37,20A  !| "do you call$1$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
108: 37,21A  !| infirm?  I can easily suppose that$3$ his age may$1$
108: 37,22A  !| appear much greater to$4$ you than to$4$ my mother; but
108: 37,23A  !| you can hardly deceive yourself as to$4$ his having the
108: 37,24A  !| use$0$ of his limbs|"
108: 37,25C  !| "Did not you hear him complain of the rheumatism?
108: 37,26C  !| and is not that$6#2$ the commonest infirmity of declining
108: 37,27C  !| life?"
108: 37,28D  !| "My dearest child,"
108: 37,28'  !| said her mother laughing,
108: 37,28D  !| "at
108: 37,29D  !| this rate$0$ you must be in continual terror of \my\ decay;
108: 37,30D  !| and it must seem to$4$ you a miracle that$3$ my life has
108: 37,31D  !| been extended to$4$ the advanced age of forty."
108: 37,32C  !| "Mama, you are not doing me justice.  I know very
108: 37,33C  !| well$9$ that$3$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon is not old enough to$9$ make$1$
108: 37,34C  !| his friends yet apprehensive of losing him in the course$0$
108: 37,35C  !| of nature.  He may$1$ live twenty years longer.  But thirty-five
108: 37,36C  !| has nothing to$9$ do with matrimony."
108: 37,37A  !| "Perhaps,"
108: 37,37'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
108: 37,37A  !| "thirty-five and seventeen
108: 37,38A  !| had better$9$ not have any*thing to$9$ do with matrimony
108: 38, 1A  !| together.  But if there should by$4$ any chance$0$ happen
108: 38, 2A  !| to$9$ be a woman who$6#1$ is single at seven*and*twenty, I
108: 38, 3A  !| should not think $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's being$1$ thirty-five
108: 38, 4A  !| any objection to$4$ his marrying \her\."
108: 38, 5C  !| "A woman of seven*and*twenty,"
108: 38, 5'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne,
108: 38, 6'  !| after$4$ pausing a moment,
108: 38, 6C  !| "can never hope$1$ to$9$ feel or
108: 38, 7C  !| inspire affection again, and if her home be uncomfortable,
108: 38, 8C  !| or her fortune small, I can suppose that$3$ she might bring
108: 38, 9C  !| herself to$9$ submit to$4$ the offices of a nurse$0$, for$4$ the sake
108: 38,10C  !| of the provision and security of a wife.  In his marrying
108: 38,11C  !| such a woman therefore there would be nothing unsuitable.
108: 38,12C  !| It would be a compact of convenience, and the
108: 38,13C  !| world would be satisfied$2$.  In my eyes it would be no$2$
108: 38,14C  !| marriage at all, but that$6#2$ would be nothing.  To$4$ me it
108: 38,15C  !| would seem only a commercial exchange$0$, in which$6#1$ each
108: 38,16C  !| wished to$9$ be benefited at the expense of the other."
108: 38,17A  !| "It would be impossible, I know,"
108: 38,17'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor,
108: 38,18A  !| "to$9$ convince you that$3$ a woman of seven*and*twenty
108: 38,19A  !| could feel for$4$ a man of thirty-five any*thing near$9$ enough
108: 38,20A  !| to$4$ love$0$, to$9$ make$1$ him a desirable companion to$4$ her.  But
108: 38,21A  !| I must object$1$ to$4$ your dooming $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon and
108: 38,22A  !| his wife to$4$ the constant confinement of a sick*chamber,
108: 38,23A  !| merely because he chanced to$9$ complain yesterday (a
108: 38,24A  !| very cold$2$ damp$2$ day) of a slight$2$ rheumatic feel in one
108: 38,25A  !| of his shoulders."
108: 38,26C  !| "But he talked of flannel waistcoats,"
108: 38,26'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne;
108: 38,27C  !| "and with me a flannel waistcoat is invariably connected
108: 38,28C  !| with the aches, cramps, rheumatisms, and every
108: 38,29C  !| species of ailment that$3$ can afflict the old and the feeble."
108: 38,30A  !| "Had he been only in a violent fever, you would not
108: 38,31A  !| have despised him half so$5#1$ much.  Confess, $SS#C$Marianne,
108: 38,32A  !| is not there something interesting to$4$ you in the flushed
108: 38,33A  !| cheek, hollow eye, and quick$2$ pulse of a fever?"
108: 38,34'  !| Soon after$4$ this, upon $SS#A$Elinor's leaving the room,
108: 38,35C  !| "Mama,"
108: 38,35'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne,
108: 38,35C  !| "I have an alarm$0$ on$4$ the
108: 38,36C  !| subject$0$ of illness, which$6#1$ I cannot conceal from you.
108: 38,37C  !| I am sure $SS#B$Edward*Ferrars is not well$9$.  We have now
108: 38,38C  !| been here almost a fortnight, and yet he does not come.
108: 39, 1C  !| Nothing but real indisposition could occasion$1$ this
108: 39, 2C  !| extraordinary delay$0$.  What$6#2$ else can detain him at
108: 39, 3C  !| Norland?"
108: 39, 4D  !| "Had you any idea of his coming so$5#1$ soon?"
108: 39, 4'  !| said
108: 39, 5'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood.
108: 39, 5D  !| "\I\ had none.  On$4$ the contrary$0$, if
108: 39, 6D  !| I have felt any anxiety at all on$4$ the subject$0$, it has been
108: 39, 7D  !| in recollecting that$3$ he sometimes shewed a want$0$ of
108: 39, 8D  !| pleasure and readiness in accepting my invitation, when
108: 39, 9D  !| I talked of his coming to$4$ Barton.  Does $SS#A$Elinor expect
108: 39,10D  !| him already?"
108: 39,11C  !| "I have never mentioned it to$4$ her, but of course$8$
108: 39,12C  !| she must."
108: 39,13D  !| "I rather think you are mistaken, for$3$ when I was
108: 39,14D  !| talking to$4$ her yesterday of getting a new grate for$4$ the
108: 39,15D  !| spare$2$ bedchamber, she observed that$3$ there was no$2$
108: 39,16D  !| immediate hurry$0$ for$4$ it, as it was not likely that$3$ the
108: 39,17D  !| room would be wanted for$4$ some time."
108: 39,18C  !| "How strange this is|  what$6#2$ can be the meaning$0$ of
108: 39,19C  !| it|  But the whole$0$ of their behaviour to$4$ each other has
108: 39,20C  !| been unaccountable|  How cold$2$, how composed were
108: 39,21C  !| their last$2$ adieus|  How languid their conversation the
108: 39,22C  !| last$2$ evening of their being$1$ together|  In $SS#B$Edward's
108: 39,23C  !| farewell there was no$2$ distinction between $SS#A$Elinor and
108: 39,24C  !| me:  it was the good wishes$0$ of an affectionate brother
108: 39,25C  !| to$4$ both.  Twice did I leave$1$ them purposely together
108: 39,26C  !| in the course$0$ of the morning, and each time did he
108: 39,27C  !| most unaccountably follow me out$8$ of the room.  And
108: 39,28C  !| $SS#A$Elinor, in quitting Norland and $SS#B$Edward, cried not as
108: 39,29C  !| I did.  Even$5$ now her self-command is invariable.  When
108: 39,30C  !| is she dejected or melancholy$2$?  When does she try to$9$
108: 39,31C  !| avoid society, or appear restless and dissatisfied in it?"
109: 40, 1'  !| The $SS#D1$Dashwoods were now settled$1$ at Barton with
109: 40, 2'  !| tolerable comfort$0$ to$4$ themselves.  The house and the
109: 40, 3'  !| garden, with all the objects$0$ surrounding them, were now
109: 40, 4'  !| become familiar, and the ordinary pursuits which$6#1$ had
109: 40, 5'  !| given to$4$ Norland half its charms, were engaged in again
109: 40, 6'  !| with far greater enjoyments than Norland had been able
109: 40, 7'  !| to$9$ afford, since the loss of their father.  $SS#L$Sir*John*Middleton,
109: 40, 8'  !| who$6#1$ called on$4$ them every day for$4$ the first
109: 40, 9'  !| fortnight, and who$6#1$ was not in the habit of seeing much
109: 40,10'  !| occupation at home, could not conceal his amazement
109: 40,11'  !| on$4$ finding them always employed.
109: 40,12'  !| Their visitors, except those from Barton*Park, were
109: 40,13'  !| not many; for$3$, in spite$8$ of $SS#L$Sir*John's urgent entreaties
109: 40,14'  !| that$3$ they would mix more in the neighbourhood, and
109: 40,15'  !| repeated assurances of his carriage being$1$ always at their
109: 40,16'  !| service, the independence of $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood's spirit
109: 40,17'  !| overcame the wish$0$ of society for$4$ her children; and she
109: 40,18'  !| was resolute in declining to$9$ visit$1$ any family beyond$4$ the
109: 40,19'  !| distance$0$ of a walk$0$.  There were but few who$6#1$ could be
109: 40,20'  !| so$5#2$ classed; and it was not all of them that$6#1$ were attainable.
109: 40,21'  !| About$4$ a mile and a half from the cottage, along$4$
109: 40,22'  !| the narrow winding valley of Allenham, which$6#1$ issued
109: 40,23'  !| from that$6#2$ of Barton, as formerly described, the girls
109: 40,24'  !| had, in one of their earliest walks$0$, discovered an ancient
109: 40,25'  !| respectable*looking mansion, which$6#1$, by$4$ reminding them
109: 40,26'  !| a little of Norland, interested their imagination and made
109: 40,27'  !| them wish$1$ to$9$ be better$9$ acquainted with it.  But they
109: 40,28'  !| learnt, on$4$ inquiry, that$3$ its possessor, an elderly lady of
109: 40,29'  !| very good character, was unfortunately too$5#1$ infirm to$9$
109: 40,30'  !| mix with the world, and never stirred from home.
109: 40,31'  !| The whole$2$ country about$4$ them abounded in beautiful
109: 40,32'  !| walks$0$.  The high downs which$6#1$ invited them from
109: 40,33'  !| almost every window of the cottage to$9$ seek the exquisite
109: 41, 1'  !| enjoyment of air on$4$ their summits, were an happy
109: 41, 2'  !| alternative when the dirt of the valleys beneath shut
109: 41, 3'  !| up their superior$2$ beauties; and towards on$4$ of these
109: 41, 4'  !| hills did $SS#C$Marianne and $SS#E$Margaret one memorable morning
109: 41, 5'  !| direct$1$ their steps, attracted by$4$ the partial sunshine of
109: 41, 6'  !| a showery sky, and unable longer to$9$ bear$1$ the confinement
109: 41, 7'  !| which$6#1$ the settled$2$ rain$0$ of the two preceding days
109: 41, 8'  !| had occasioned.  The weather was not tempting enough
109: 41, 9'  !| to$9$ draw the two others from their pencil and their book,
109: 41,10'  !| in spite$8$ of $SS#C$Marianne's declaration that$3$ the day would
109: 41,11'  !| be lastingly fair, and that$3$ every threatening cloud$0$
109: 41,12'  !| would be drawn off from their hills; and the two girls
109: 41,13'  !| set$1$ off together.
109: 41,14'  !| They gaily ascended the downs, rejoicing in their own$2$
109: 41,15'  !| penetration at every glimpse of blue sky; and when
109: 41,16'  !| they caught in their faces the animating gales of an
109: 41,17'  !| high south-westerly wind, they pitied the fears which$6#1$ had
109: 41,18'  !| prevented their mother and $SS#A$Elinor from sharing such
109: 41,19'  !| delightful sensations.
109: 41,20C  !| "Is there a felicity in the world,"
109: 41,20'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne,
109: 41,21C  !| "superior$2$ to$4$ this? ~ $SS#E$Margaret, we will$1$ walk$1$ here at
109: 41,22C  !| least two hours."
109: 41,23'  !| $SS#E$Margaret agreed, and they pursued their way against
109: 41,24'  !| the wind, resisting it with laughing delight$0$ for$4$ about$4$
109: 41,25'  !| twenty minutes longer, when suddenly the clouds
109: 41,26'  !| united over their heads, and a driving rain$0$ set$1$ full in
109: 41,27'  !| their face$0$. ~ Chagrined and surprised, they were obliged,
109: 41,28'  !| though unwillingly, to$9$ turn$1$ back$5$, for$3$ no$2$ shelter was
109: 41,29'  !| nearer than their own$2$ house.  One consolation however
109: 41,30'  !| remained for$4$ them, to$4$ which$6#1$ the exigence of the moment
109: 41,31'  !| gave more than usual propriety; it was that$6#2$ of running
109: 41,32'  !| with all possible speed down$4$ the steep side$0$ of the hill
109: 41,33'  !| which$6#1$ led immediately to$4$ their garden gate.
109: 41,34'  !| They set$1$ off.  $SS#C$Marianne had at first the advantage,
109: 41,35'  !| but a false step$0$ brought her suddenly to$4$ the ground,
109: 41,36'  !| and $SS#E$Margaret, unable to$9$ stop$1$ herself to$9$ assist her, was
109: 41,37'  !| involuntarily hurried along$5$, and reached the bottom in
109: 41,38'  !| safety.
109: 42, 1'  !| A gentleman carrying a gun, with two pointers playing
109: 42, 2'  !| round$4$ him, was passing$1$ up the hill and within a few
109: 42, 3'  !| yards of $SS#C$Marianne, when her accident happened.  He
109: 42, 4'  !| put down$5$ his gun and ran to$4$ her assistance.  She had
109: 42, 5'  !| raised herself from the ground, but her foot had been
109: 42, 6'  !| twisted in the fall$0$, and she was scarcely able to$9$ stand$1$.
109: 42, 7'  !| The gentleman offered his services, and perceiving that$3$
109: 42, 8'  !| her modesty declined what$6#1$ her situation rendered
109: 42, 9'  !| necessary, took her up in his arms without farther
109: 42,10'  !| delay$0$, and carried her down$4$ the hill.  Then passing$1$
109: 42,11'  !| through$4$ the garden, the gate of which$6#1$ had been left$1$
109: 42,12'  !| open$2$ by$4$ $SS#E$Margaret, he bore$1#1$ her directly into the house,
109: 42,13'  !| whither $SS#E$Margaret was just$9$ arrived, and quitted not his
109: 42,14'  !| hold$0$ till he had seated her in a chair in the parlour.
109: 42,15'  !| $SS#A$Elinor and her mother rose$1$ up in amazement at their
109: 42,16'  !| entrance, and while$9$ the eyes of both were fixed on$4$ him
109: 42,17'  !| with an evident wonder$0$ and a secret$2$ admiration which$6#1$
109: 42,18'  !| equally sprung from his appearance, he apologized for$4$
109: 42,19'  !| his intrusion by$4$ relating its cause, in a manner so$5#1$ frank$2$
109: 42,20'  !| and so$5#1$ graceful, that$3$ his person, which$6#1$ was uncommonly
109: 42,21'  !| handsome, received additional charms from his voice
109: 42,22'  !| and expression.  Had he been even$5$ old, ugly, and vulgar,
109: 42,23'  !| the gratitude and kindness of $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood would
109: 42,24'  !| have been secured by$4$ any act$0$ of attention to$4$ her child;
109: 42,25'  !| but the influence$0$ of youth, beauty, and elegance, gave
109: 42,26'  !| an interest$0$ to$4$ the action which$6#1$ came home to$4$ her
109: 42,27'  !| feelings.
109: 42,28'  !| She thanked him again and again; and with a sweetness
109: 42,29'  !| of address$0$ which$6#1$ always attended her, invited him
109: 42,30'  !| to$9$ be seated.  But this he declined, as he was dirty and
109: 42,31'  !| wet$2$.  $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood then begged to$9$ know to$4$ whom$6#1$
109: 42,32'  !| she was obliged.
109: 42,32@s   | His name$0$,
109: 42,32'  !| he replied,
109: 42,32@s   | was $SS#S$Willoughby,
109: 42,33@s   | and his present$9$ home was at Allenham, from whence
109: 42,34@s   | he hoped she would allow him the honour$0$ of calling
109: 42,35@s   | to-morrow to$9$ inquire after$4$ $SS#C$Miss*Dashwood.
109: 42,35'  !| The honour$0$
109: 42,36'  !| was readily granted, and he then departed, to$9$ make$1$
109: 42,37'  !| himself still$5$ more interesting, in the midst of an heavy
109: 42,38'  !| rain$0$.
109: 43, 1'  !| His manly beauty and more than common$2$ gracefulness
109: 43, 2'  !| were instantly the theme of general$2$ admiration, and the
109: 43, 3'  !| laugh$0$ which$6#1$ his gallantry raised against $SS#C$Marianne,
109: 43, 4'  !| received particular spirit from his exterior attractions. ~
109: 43, 5'  !| $SS#C$Marianne herself had seen less of his person than the
109: 43, 6'  !| rest$0#1$, for$4$ the confusion which$6#1$ crimsoned over her face$0$,
109: 43, 7'  !| on$4$ his lifting her up, had robbed her of the power of
109: 43, 8'  !| regarding him after$4$ their entering the house.  But she
109: 43, 9'  !| had seen enough of him to$9$ join in all the admiration of
109: 43,10'  !| the others, and with an energy which$6#1$ always adorned
109: 43,11'  !| her praise$0$.  His person and air were equal$2$ to$4$ what$6#1$ her
109: 43,12'  !| fancy$0$ had ever drawn for$4$ the hero of a favourite$2$ story;
109: 43,13'  !| and in his carrying her into the house with so$5#1$ little
109: 43,14'  !| previous formality, there was a rapidity of thought$0$
109: 43,15'  !| which$6#1$ particularly recommended the action to$4$ her.
109: 43,16'  !| Every circumstance belonging to$4$ him was interesting.
109: 43,17'  !| His name$0$ was good, his residence was in their favourite$2$
109: 43,18'  !| village, and she soon found out$5$ that$3$ of all manly dresses$0$
109: 43,19'  !| a shooting-jacket was the most becoming$2$.  Her imagination
109: 43,20'  !| was busy, her reflections were pleasant, and the
109: 43,21'  !| pain$0$ of a sprained ancle was disregarded.
109: 43,22'  !| $SS#L$Sir*John called on$4$ them as soon as the next interval
109: 43,23'  !| of fair weather that$6#2$ morning allowed him to$9$ get out$8$ of
109: 43,24'  !| doors; and $SS#C$Marianne's accident being$1$ related to$4$ him,
109: 43,25'  !| he was eagerly asked whether he knew any gentleman
109: 43,26'  !| of the name$0$ of $SS#S$Willoughby at Allenham.
109: 43,27L  !| "$SS#S$Willoughby|"
109: 43,27'  !| cried $SS#L$Sir*John;
109: 43,27L  !| "what$7$, is \he\ in
109: 43,28L  !| the country?  That$6#2$ is good news however; I will$1$ ride$1$
109: 43,29L  !| over to-morrow, and ask him to$4$ dinner on$4$ Thursday."
109: 43,30D  !| "You know him then,"
109: 43,30'  !| said $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood.
109: 43,31L  !| "Know him| to$9$ be sure I do.  Why, he is down$5$ here
109: 43,32L  !| every year."
109: 43,33D  !| "And what$6#2$ sort of a young man is he?"
109: 43,34L  !| "As good a kind$0$ of fellow as ever lived, I assure you.
109: 43,35L  !| A very decent shot, and there is not a bolder rider in
109: 43,36L  !| England."
109: 43,37C  !| "And is \that$6#2$\ all you can say for$4$ him?"
109: 43,37'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne,
109: 43,38'  !| indignantly.
109: 43,38C  !| "But what$6#2$ are his manners on$4$
109: 44, 1C  !| more intimate$2$ acquaintance?  What$6#2$ his pursuits, his
109: 44, 2C  !| talents and genius?"
109: 44, 3'  !| $SS#L$Sir*John was rather puzzled.
109: 44, 4L  !| "Upon my soul,"
109: 44, 4'  !| said he,
109: 44, 4L  !| "I do not know much about$4$
109: 44, 5L  !| him as to$4$ all \that$6#2$\.  But he is a pleasant, good*humoured
109: 44, 6L  !| fellow, and has got the nicest little black bitch of
109: 44, 7L  !| a pointer I ever saw.  Was she out$5$ with him to-day?"
109: 44, 8'  !| But $SS#C$Marianne could no$2$ more satisfy him as to$4$ the
109: 44, 9'  !| colour of $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby's pointer, than he could describe
109: 44,10'  !| to$4$ her the shades of his mind$0$.
109: 44,11A  !| "But who$6#2$ is he?"
109: 44,11'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor.
109: 44,11A  !| "Where does he
109: 44,12A  !| come from?  Has he a house at Allenham?"
109: 44,13'  !| On$4$ this point$0$ $SS#L$Sir*John could give more certain
109: 44,14'  !| intelligence; and he told them that$3$ $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby
109: 44,15'  !| had no$2$ property of his own$2$ in the country; that$3$ he
109: 44,16'  !| resided there only while$9$ he was visiting the old lady at
109: 44,17'  !| Allenham*Court, to$4$ whom$6#1$ he was related, and whose$6#1$
109: 44,18'  !| possessions he was to$9$ inherit; adding,
109: 44,18L  !| "Yes, yes, he
109: 44,19L  !| is very well$9$ worth catching, I can tell you, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood;
109: 44,20L  !| he has a pretty$2$ little estate of his own$2$ in Somersetshire
109: 44,21L  !| besides; and if I were you, I would not give him
109: 44,22L  !| up to$4$ my younger sister in spite$8$ of all this tumbling
109: 44,23L  !| down$4$ hills.  $SS#C$Miss*Marianne must not expect to$9$ have all
109: 44,24L  !| the men to$4$ herself.  $SS#H$Brandon will$1$ be jealous, if she
109: 44,25L  !| does not take care$0$."
109: 44,26D  !| "I do not believe,"
109: 44,26'  !| said $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, with a good*humoured
109: 44,27'  !| smile$0$,
109: 44,27D  !| "that$3$ $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby will$1$ be incommoded
109: 44,28D  !| by$4$ the attempts of either of \my\ daughters towards
109: 44,29D  !| what$6#1$ you call$1$ \catching\ \him\.  It is not an employment
109: 44,30D  !| to$4$ which$6#1$ they have been brought up.  Men are very
109: 44,31D  !| safe with us, let them be ever so$5#1$ rich.  I am glad to$9$ find,
109: 44,32D  !| however, from what$6#1$ you say, that$3$ he is a respectable
109: 44,33D  !| young man, and one whose$6#1$ acquaintance will$1$ not be
109: 44,34D  !| ineligible."
109: 44,35L  !| "He is as good a sort of fellow, I believe, as ever
109: 44,36L  !| lived,"
109: 44,36'  !| repeated $SS#L$Sir*John.
109: 44,36L  !| "I remember last$2$ Christmas,
109: 44,37L  !| at a little hop at the park, he danced from eight o'clock
109: 44,38L  !| till four, without once sitting$1$ down$5$."
109: 45, 1C  !| "Did he indeed?"
109: 45, 1'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne, with sparkling
109: 45, 2'  !| eyes,
109: 45, 2C  !| "and with elegance, with spirit?"
109: 45, 3L  !| "Yes; and he was up again at eight to$9$ ride$1$ to$4$ covert."
109: 45, 4C  !| "That$6#2$ is what$6#1$ I like$1$; that$6#2$ is what$6#1$ a young man
109: 45, 5C  !| ought to$9$ be.  Whatever be his pursuits, his eagerness
109: 45, 6C  !| in them should know no$2$ moderation, and leave$1$ him no$2$
109: 45, 7C  !| sense of fatigue$0$."
109: 45, 8L  !| "Aye, aye, I see how it will$1$ be,"
109: 45, 8'  !| said $SS#L$Sir*John,
109: 45, 9L  !| "I see how it will$1$ be.  You will$1$ be setting your cap at
109: 45,10L  !| him now, and never think of poor $SS#H$Brandon."
109: 45,11C  !| "That$6#2$ is an expression, $SS#L$Sir*John,"
109: 45,11'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne,
109: 45,12'  !| warmly,
109: 45,12C  !| "which$6#1$ I particularly dislike$1$.  I abhor every
109: 45,13C  !| common-place phrase by$4$ which$6#1$ wit$0#1$ is intended; and
109: 45,14C  !| ""setting one's cap at a man,"" or ""making a conquest,""
109: 45,15C  !| are the most odious of all.  Their tendency is gross and
109: 45,16C  !| illiberal; and if their construction could ever be deemed
109: 45,17C  !| clever, time has long$9$ ago destroyed all its ingenuity."
109: 45,18'  !| $SS#L$Sir*John did not much understand this reproof; but
109: 45,19'  !| he laughed as heartily as if he did, and then replied,
109: 45,20L  !| "Aye, you will$1$ make$1$ conquests enough, I dare$1#2$ say,
109: 45,21L  !| one way or other.  Poor $SS#H$Brandon| he is quite smitten
109: 45,22L  !| already, and he is very well$9$ worth setting your cap at,
109: 45,23L  !| I can tell you, in spite$8$ of all this tumbling about$5$ and
109: 45,24L  !| spraining of ancles."
110: 46, 1'  !| $SS#C$Marianne's preserver, as $SS#E$Margaret, with more elegance
110: 46, 2'  !| than precision, stiled $SS#S$Willoughby, called at the
110: 46, 3'  !| cottage early the next morning to$9$ make$1$ his personal inquiries.
110: 46, 4'  !| He was received by$4$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood with more
110: 46, 5'  !| than politeness; with a kindness which$6#1$ $SS#L$Sir*John's
110: 46, 6'  !| account$0$ of him and her own$2$ gratitude prompted; and
110: 46, 7'  !| every*thing that$6#1$ passed during the visit$0$, tended to$9$ assure
110: 46, 8'  !| him of the sense, elegance, mutual affection, and
110: 46, 9'  !| domestic$2$ comfort$0$ of the family to$4$ whom$6#1$ accident had
110: 46,10'  !| now introduced him.  Of their personal charms he had
110: 46,11'  !| not required a second$2$ interview to$9$ be convinced.
110: 46,12'  !| $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood had a delicate complexion, regular
110: 46,13'  !| features, and a remarkably pretty$2$ figure.  $SS#C$Marianne
110: 46,14'  !| was still$5$ handsomer.  Her form$0$, though not so$5#1$ correct$2$
110: 46,15'  !| as her sister's, in having the advantage of height, was
110: 46,16'  !| more striking; and her face$0$ was so$5#1$ lovely, that$3$ when in
110: 46,17'  !| the common$2$ cant of praise$0$ she was called a beautiful
110: 46,18'  !| girl, truth was less violently outraged than usually
110: 46,19'  !| happens.  Her skin was very brown, but from its
110: 46,20'  !| transparency, her complexion was uncommonly brilliant;
110: 46,21'  !| her features were all good; her smile$0$ was sweet and
110: 46,22'  !| attractive, and in her eyes, which$6#1$ were very dark$2$, there
110: 46,23'  !| was a life, a spirit, an eagerness which$6#1$ could hardly be
110: 46,24'  !| seen without delight$0$.  From $SS#S$Willoughby their expression
110: 46,25'  !| was at first held back$5$, by$4$ the embarrassment which$6#1$ the
110: 46,26'  !| remembrance of his assistance created.  But when this
110: 46,27'  !| passed away, when her spirits became collected, when
110: 46,28'  !| she saw that$3$ to$4$ the perfect$2$ good-breeding of the gentleman,
110: 46,29'  !| he united frankness and vivacity, and above$4$ all,
110: 46,30'  !| when she heard him declare that$3$ of music and dancing$0$
110: 46,31'  !| he was passionately fond, she gave him such a look$0$ of
110: 46,32'  !| approbation as secured the largest share$0$ of his discourse
110: 46,33'  !| to$4$ herself for$4$ the rest$0#1$ of his stay$0$.
110: 47, 1'  !| It was only necessary to$9$ mention$1$ any favourite$2$
110: 47, 2'  !| amusement to$9$ engage her to$9$ talk$1$.  She could not be
110: 47, 3'  !| silent when such points were introduced, and she had
110: 47, 4'  !| neither shyness nor reserve$0$ in their discussion.  They
110: 47, 5'  !| speedily discovered that$3$ their enjoyment of dancing$0$
110: 47, 6'  !| and music was mutual, and that$3$ it arose from a general$2$
110: 47, 7'  !| conformity of judgment in all that$6#1$ related to$4$ either.
110: 47, 8'  !| Encouraged by$4$ this to$4$ a further examination of his
110: 47, 9'  !| opinions, she proceeded to$9$ question$1$ him on$4$ the subject$0$
110: 47,10'  !| of books; her favourite$2$ authors were brought forward$8$
110: 47,11'  !| and dwelt upon with so$5#1$ rapturous a delight$0$, that$3$ any
110: 47,12'  !| young man of five*and*twenty must have been insensible
110: 47,13'  !| indeed, not to$9$ become an immediate convert to$4$ the
110: 47,14'  !| excellence of such works$0$, however disregarded before$5$.
110: 47,15'  !| Their taste was strikingly alike.  The same books, the
110: 47,16'  !| same passages were idolized by$4$ each ~ or if any difference
110: 47,17'  !| appeared, any objection arose, it lasted no$2$ longer than
110: 47,18'  !| till the force$0$ of her arguments and the brightness of her
110: 47,19'  !| eyes could be displayed.  He acquiesced in all her
110: 47,20'  !| decisions, caught all her enthusiasm; and long$9$ before$3$
110: 47,21'  !| his visit$0$ concluded, they conversed with the familiarity
110: 47,22'  !| of a long-established acquaintance.
110: 47,23A  !| "Well$7$, $SS#C$Marianne,"
110: 47,23'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor, as soon as he had left$1$
110: 47,24'  !| them,
110: 47,24A  !| "for$4$ \one$0$\ morning I think you have done pretty$5$
110: 47,25A  !| well$9$.  You have already ascertained $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby's
110: 47,26A  !| opinion in almost every matter of importance.  You
110: 47,27A  !| know what$6#1$ he thinks of $SS#Z1$Cowper and $SS#Z1$Scott; you are
110: 47,28A  !| certain of his estimating their beauties as he ought, and
110: 47,29A  !| you have received every assurance of his admiring $SS#Z1$Pope
110: 47,30A  !| no$2$ more than is proper.  But how is your acquaintance
110: 47,31A  !| to$9$ be long$9$ supported, under such extraordinary dispatch
110: 47,32A  !| of every subject$0$ for$4$ discourse?  You will$1$ soon have
110: 47,33A  !| exhausted each favourite$2$ topic.  Another meeting$0$ will$1$
110: 47,34A  !| suffice to$9$ explain his sentiments on$4$ picturesque beauty,
110: 47,35A  !| and second$2$ marriages, and then you can have nothing
110: 47,36A  !| farther to$9$ ask." ~
110: 47,37C  !| "$SS#A$Elinor,"
110: 47,37'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne,
110: 47,37C  !| "is this fair? is this
110: 47,38C  !| just$2$? are my ideas so$5#1$ scanty?  But I see what$6#1$ you
110: 48, 1C  !| mean$1$.  I have been too$5#1$ much at my ease$0$, too$5#1$ happy,
110: 48, 2C  !| too$5#1$ frank$2$.  I have erred against every common-place
110: 48, 3C  !| notion of decorum; I have been open$2$ and sincere
110: 48, 4C  !| where I ought to$9$ have been reserved, spiritless, dull,
110: 48, 5C  !| and deceitful: ~ had I talked only of the weather and
110: 48, 6C  !| the roads, and had I spoken only once in ten minutes,
110: 48, 7C  !| this reproach$0$ would have been spared."
110: 48, 8D  !| "My love$0$,"
110: 48, 8'  !| said her mother,
110: 48, 8D  !| "you must not be
110: 48, 9D  !| offended with $SS#A$Elinor ~ she was only in jest.  I should
110: 48,10D  !| scold her myself, if she were capable of wishing to$9$ check$1$
110: 48,11D  !| the delight$0$ of your conversation with our new friend." ~
110: 48,12D  !| $SS#C$Marianne was softened in a moment.
110: 48,13'  !| $SS#S$Willoughby, on$4$ his side$0$, gave every proof of his pleasure
110: 48,14'  !| in their acquaintance, which$6#1$ an evident wish$0$ of
110: 48,15'  !| improving it could offer$1$.  He came to$4$ them every day.
110: 48,16'  !| To$9$ inquire after$4$ $SS#C$Marianne was at first his excuse$0$; but
110: 48,17'  !| the encouragement of his reception, to$4$ which$6#1$ every day
110: 48,18'  !| gave greater kindness, made such an excuse$0$ unnecessary
110: 48,19'  !| before$3$ it had ceased to$9$ be possible, by$4$ $SS#C$Marianne's perfect$1$
110: 48,20'  !| recovery.  She was confined for$4$ some days to$4$ the house;
110: 48,21'  !| but never had any confinement been less irksome.
110: 48,22'  !| $SS#S$Willoughby was a young man of good abilities, quick$2$
110: 48,23'  !| imagination, lively spirits, and open$2$, affectionate
110: 48,24'  !| manners.  He was exactly formed to$9$ engage $SS#C$Marianne's
110: 48,25'  !| heart, for$3$ with all this, he joined not only a captivating
110: 48,26'  !| person, but a natural$2$ ardour of mind$0$ which$6#1$ was now
110: 48,27'  !| roused and increased by$4$ the example of her own$2$, and
110: 48,28'  !| which$6#1$ recommended him to$4$ her affection beyond$4$ every*thing
110: 48,29'  !| else.
110: 48,30'  !| His society became gradually her most exquisite
110: 48,31'  !| enjoyment.  They read, they talked, they sang together;
110: 48,32'  !| his musical talents were considerable; and he read with
110: 48,33'  !| all the sensibility and spirit which$6#1$ $SS#B$Edward had unfortunately
110: 48,34'  !| wanted.
110: 48,35'  !| In $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood's estimation, he was as faultless
110: 48,36'  !| as in $SS#C$Marianne's; and $SS#A$Elinor saw nothing to$9$ censure$1$
110: 48,37'  !| in him but a propensity, in which$6#1$ he strongly resembled
110: 48,38'  !| and peculiarly delighted her sister, of saying too$5#1$ much
110: 49, 1'  !| what$6#1$ he thought$1$ on$4$ every occasion$0$, without attention
110: 49, 2'  !| to$4$ persons or circumstances.  In hastily forming and
110: 49, 3'  !| giving his opinion of other people, in sacrificing general$2$
110: 49, 4'  !| politeness to$4$ the enjoyment of undivided attention
110: 49, 5'  !| where his heart was engaged, and in slighting too$5#1$ easily
110: 49, 6'  !| the forms of worldly propriety, he displayed a want$0$ of
110: 49, 7'  !| caution$0$ which$6#1$ $SS#A$Elinor could not approve, in spite$8$ of
110: 49, 8'  !| all that$6#1$ he and $SS#C$Marianne could say in its support$0$.
110: 49, 9'  !| $SS#C$Marianne began now to$9$ perceive that$3$ the desperation
110: 49,10'  !| which$6#1$ had seized her at sixteen and a half, of ever
110: 49,11'  !| seeing a man who$6#1$ could satisfy her ideas of perfection,
110: 49,12'  !| had been rash and unjustifiable.  $SS#S$Willoughby was all
110: 49,13'  !| that$6#1$ her fancy$0$ had delineated in that$6#2$ unhappy hour
110: 49,14'  !| and in every brighter period, as capable of attaching
110: 49,15'  !| her; and his behaviour declared his wishes$0$ to$9$ be in that$6#2$
110: 49,16'  !| respect$0$ as earnest, as his abilities were strong.
110: 49,17'  !| Her mother too$5#2$, in whose$6#1$ mind$0$ not one speculative
110: 49,18'  !| thought$0$ of their marriage had been raised, by$4$ his
110: 49,19'  !| prospect of riches, was led before$4$ the end$0$ of a week to$9$
110: 49,20'  !| hope$1$ and expect it; and secretly to$9$ congratulate herself
110: 49,21'  !| on$4$ having gained two such sons-in-law as $SS#B$Edward and
110: 49,22'  !| $SS#S$Willoughby.
110: 49,23'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's partiality for$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, which$6#1$ had
110: 49,24'  !| so$5#1$ early been discovered by$4$ his friends, now first became
110: 49,25'  !| perceptible to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor, when it ceased to$9$ be noticed by$4$
110: 49,26'  !| them.  Their attention and wit$0#1$ were drawn off to$4$ his
110: 49,27'  !| more fortunate rival; and the raillery which$6#1$ the other
110: 49,28'  !| had incurred before$3$ any partiality arose, was removed
110: 49,29'  !| when his feelings began really to$9$ call$1$ for$4$ the ridicule$0#1$
110: 49,30'  !| so$5#1$ justly annexed to$4$ sensibility.  $SS#A$Elinor was obliged,
110: 49,31'  !| though unwillingly, to$9$ believe that$3$ the sentiments
110: 49,32'  !| which$6#1$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings had assigned him for$4$ her own$2$
110: 49,33'  !| satisfaction, were now actually excited by$4$ her sister;
110: 49,34'  !| and that$3$ however a general$2$ resemblance of disposition
110: 49,35'  !| between the parties might forward$1$ the affection of
110: 49,36'  !| $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby, an equally striking opposition of
110: 49,37'  !| character was no$2$ hindrance to$4$ the regard$0$ of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon.
110: 49,38'  !| She saw it with concern$0$; for$4$ what$6#2$ could
110: 50, 1'  !| a silent man of five*and*thirty hope$1$, when opposed by$4$
110: 50, 2'  !| a very lively one of five*and*twenty? and as she could
110: 50, 3'  !| not even$5$ wish$1$ him successful, she heartily wished him
110: 50, 4'  !| indifferent.  She liked him ~ in spite$8$ of his gravity and
110: 50, 5'  !| reserve$0$, she beheld in him an object$0$ of interest$0$.  His
110: 50, 6'  !| manners, though serious$2$, were mild; and his reserve$0$
110: 50, 7'  !| appeared rather the result$0$ of some oppression of spirits,
110: 50, 8'  !| than of any natural$2$ gloominess of temper.  $SS#L$Sir*John
110: 50, 9'  !| had dropt hints of past$9$ injuries and disappointments,
110: 50,10'  !| which$6#1$ justified her belief of his being$1$ an unfortunate
110: 50,11'  !| man, and she regarded him with respect$0$ and compassion.
110: 50,12'  !| Perhaps she pitied and esteemed him the more because
110: 50,13'  !| he was slighted by$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby and $SS#C$Marianne, who$6#1$,
110: 50,14'  !| prejudiced against him for$4$ being$1$ neither lively nor young,
110: 50,15'  !| seemed resolved to$9$ undervalue his merits.
110: 50,16S  !| "$SS#H$Brandon is just$9$ the kind$0$ of man,"
110: 50,16'  !| said $SS#S$Willoughby
110: 50,17'  !| one day, when they were talking of him together,
110: 50,18S  !| "whom$6#1$ every*body speaks well$9$ of, and nobody cares$1$
110: 50,19S  !| about$4$; whom$6#1$ all are delighted to$9$ see, and nobody
110: 50,20S  !| remembers to$9$ talk$1$ to$4$."
110: 50,21C  !| "That$6#2$ is exactly what$6#1$ I think of him,"
110: 50,21'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne.
110: 50,22A  !| "Do not boast$1$ of it, however,"
110: 50,22'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
110: 50,22A  !| "for$3$ it
110: 50,23A  !| is injustice in both of you.  He is highly esteemed by$4$
110: 50,24A  !| all the family at the park, and I never see him myself
110: 50,25A  !| without taking pains to$9$ converse with him."
110: 50,26S  !| "That$6#2$ he is patronized by$4$ \you\,"
110: 50,26'  !| replied $SS#S$Willoughby,
110: 50,27S  !| "is certainly in his favour$0$; but as for$4$ the esteem$0$ of the
110: 50,28S  !| others, it is a reproach$0$ in itself.  Who$6#2$ would submit to$4$
110: 50,29S  !| the indignity of being$1$ approved by$4$ such women as $SS#M$Lady*Middleton
110: 50,30S  !| and $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, that$6#2$ could command$1$ the
110: 50,31S  !| indifference of any*body else?"
110: 50,32A  !| "But perhaps the abuse of such people as yourself
110: 50,33A  !| and $SS#C$Marianne, will$1$ make$1$ amends for$4$ the regard$0$ of $SS#M$Lady*Middleton
110: 50,34A  !| and her mother.  If their praise$0$ is censure$0$,
110: 50,35A  !| your censure$0$ may$1$ be praise$0$, for$3$ they are not more
110: 50,36A  !| undiscerning, than you are prejudiced and unjust."
110: 50,37S  !| "In defence of your protege= you can even$5$ be saucy."
110: 50,38A  !| "My protege=, as you call$1$ him, is a sensible$2#2$ man;
110: 51, 1A  !| and sense will$1$ always have attraction for$4$ me.  Yes,
110: 51, 2A  !| $SS#C$Marianne, even$5$ in a man between thirty and forty.
110: 51, 3A  !| He has seen a great deal$0#2$ of the world; has been abroad;
110: 51, 4A  !| has read, and has a thinking mind$0$.  I have found him
110: 51, 5A  !| capable of giving me much information on$4$ various
110: 51, 6A  !| subjects, and he has always answered my inquiries with
110: 51, 7A  !| the readiness of good-breeding and good nature."
110: 51, 8C  !| "That$6#2$ is to$9$ say,"
110: 51, 8'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne contemptuously,
110: 51, 9C  !| "he has told you that$3$ in the East*Indies the climate
110: 51,10C  !| is hot, and the mosquitoes are troublesome."
110: 51,11A  !| "He \would\ have told me so$5#2$, I doubt$1$ not, had I made
110: 51,12A  !| any such inquiries, but they happened to$9$ be points on$4$
110: 51,13A  !| which$6#1$ I had been previously informed."
110: 51,14S  !| "Perhaps,"
110: 51,14'  !| said $SS#S$Willoughby,
110: 51,14S  !| "his observations may$1$
110: 51,15S  !| have extended to$4$ the existence of nabobs, gold mohrs,
110: 51,16S  !| and palanquins."
110: 51,17A  !| "I may$1$ venture to$9$ say that$3$ \his\ observations have
110: 51,18A  !| stretched much farther than \your\ candour.  But why
110: 51,19A  !| should you dislike$1$ him?"
110: 51,20S  !| "I do not dislike$1$ him.  I consider him, on$4$ the contrary$0$,
110: 51,21S  !| as a very respectable man, who$6#1$ has every*body's
110: 51,22S  !| good word and nobody's notice$0$; who$6#1$ has more money
110: 51,23S  !| than he can spend, more time than he knows how to$9$
110: 51,24S  !| employ, and two new coats every year."
110: 51,25C  !| "Add to$4$ which$6#1$,"
110: 51,25'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne,
110: 51,25C  !| "that$3$ he has neither
110: 51,26C  !| genius, taste, nor spirit.  That$3$ his understanding$0$ has
110: 51,27C  !| no$2$ brilliancy, his feelings no$2$ ardour, and his voice
110: 51,28C  !| no$2$ expression."
110: 51,29A  !| "You decide on$4$ his imperfections so$5#1$ much in the
110: 51,30A  !| mass,"
110: 51,30'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor,
110: 51,30A  !| "and so$5#1$ much on$4$ the strength
110: 51,31A  !| of your own$2$ imagination, that$3$ the commendation \I\ am
110: 51,32A  !| able to$9$ give of him is comparatively cold$2$ and insipid.
110: 51,33A  !| I can only pronounce him to$9$ be a sensible$2#2$ man, well-bred,
110: 51,34A  !| well-informed, of gentle address$0$, and I believe possessing
110: 51,35A  !| an amiable heart."
110: 51,36S  !| "$SS#A$Miss*Dashwood,"
110: 51,36'  !| cried $SS#S$Willoughby,
110: 51,36S  !| "you are now
110: 51,37S  !| using me unkindly.  You are endeavouring to$9$ disarm
110: 51,38S  !| me by$4$ reason$0$, and to$9$ convince me against my will$0$.
110: 52, 1S  !| But it will$1$ not do.  You shall find me as stubborn as
110: 52, 2S  !| you can be artful.  I have three unanswerable reasons
110: 52, 3S  !| for$4$ disliking $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon:  he has threatened me
110: 52, 4S  !| with rain$0$ when I wanted it to$9$ be fine; he has found
110: 52, 5S  !| fault with the hanging$0$ of my curricle, and I cannot
110: 52, 6S  !| persuade him to$9$ buy my brown mare.  If it will$1$ be any
110: 52, 7S  !| satisfaction to$4$ you, however, to$9$ be told, that$3$ I believe
110: 52, 8S  !| his character to$9$ be in other respects irreproachable,
110: 52, 9S  !| I am ready to$9$ confess it.  And in return$0$ for$4$ an acknowledgment,
110: 52,10S  !| which$6#1$ must give me some pain$0$, you cannot
110: 52,11S  !| deny me the privilege of disliking him as much as ever."
111: 53, 1'  !| Little had $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood or her daughters imagined,
111: 53, 2'  !| when they first came into Devonshire, that$3$ so$5#1$ many
111: 53, 3'  !| engagements would arise to$9$ occupy their time as shortly
111: 53, 4'  !| presented themselves, or that$3$ they should have such
111: 53, 5'  !| frequent invitations and such constant visitors as to$9$
111: 53, 6'  !| leave$1$ them little leisure for$4$ serious$2$ employment.  Yet
111: 53, 7'  !| such was the case.  When $SS#C$Marianne was recovered, the
111: 53, 8'  !| schemes of amusement at home and abroad, which$6#1$
111: 53, 9'  !| $SS#L$Sir*John had been previously forming, were put in
111: 53,10'  !| execution.  The private$2$ balls at the park then began;
111: 53,11'  !| and parties on$4$ the water were made and accomplished
111: 53,12'  !| as often as a showery October would allow.  In every
111: 53,13'  !| meeting$0$ of the kind$0$ $SS#S$Willoughby was included; and the
111: 53,14'  !| ease$0$ and familiarity which$6#1$ naturally attended these
111: 53,15'  !| parties were exactly calculated to$9$ give increasing
111: 53,16'  !| intimacy to$4$ his acquaintance with the $SS#D1$Dashwoods, to$9$
111: 53,17'  !| afford him opportunity of witnessing the excellencies
111: 53,18'  !| of $SS#C$Marianne, of marking his animated admiration of her,
111: 53,19'  !| and of receiving, in her behaviour to$4$ himself, the most
111: 53,20'  !| pointed$2$ assurance of her affection.
111: 53,21'  !| $SS#A$Elinor could not be surprised at their attachment.
111: 53,22'  !| She only wished that$3$ it were less openly shewn; and
111: 53,23'  !| once or twice did venture to$9$ suggest the propriety of
111: 53,24'  !| some self-command to$4$ $SS#C$Marianne.  But $SS#C$Marianne
111: 53,25'  !| abhorred all concealment where no$2$ real disgrace$0$ could
111: 53,26'  !| attend unreserve; and to$9$ aim$1$ at the restraint of sentiments
111: 53,27'  !| which$6#1$ were not in themselves illaudable, appeared
111: 53,28'  !| to$4$ her not merely an unnecessary effort, but a disgraceful
111: 53,29'  !| subjection of reason$0$ to$4$ common-place and mistaken
111: 53,30'  !| notions.  $SS#S$Willoughby thought$1$ the same; and their
111: 53,31'  !| behaviour, at all times, was an illustration of their
111: 53,32'  !| opinions.
111: 53,33'  !| When he was present$9$ she had no$2$ eyes for$4$ any*one else.
111: 54, 1'  !| Every*thing he did, was right$2#1$.  Every*thing he said, was
111: 54, 2'  !| clever.  If their evenings at the park were concluded
111: 54, 3'  !| with cards, he cheated himself and all the rest$0#1$ of the
111: 54, 4'  !| party to$9$ get her a good hand$0$.  If dancing$0$ formed the
111: 54, 5'  !| amusement of the night, they were partners for$4$ half the
111: 54, 6'  !| time; and when obliged to$9$ separate$1$ for$4$ a couple of
111: 54, 7'  !| dances$0$, were careful to$9$ stand$1$ together and scarcely
111: 54, 8'  !| spoke a word to$4$ any*body else.  Such conduct$0$ made
111: 54, 9'  !| them of course$8$ most exceedingly laughed at; but ridicule$0#1$
111: 54,10'  !| could not shame$1$, and seemed hardly to$9$ provoke them.
111: 54,11'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood entered into all their feelings with
111: 54,12'  !| a warmth which$6#1$ left$1$ her no$2$ inclination for$4$ checking
111: 54,13'  !| this excessive display$0$ of them.  To$4$ her it was but the
111: 54,14'  !| natural$2$ consequence of a strong affection in a young
111: 54,15'  !| and ardent mind$0$.
111: 54,16'  !| This was the season of happiness to$4$ $SS#C$Marianne.  Her
111: 54,17'  !| heart was devoted to$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby, and the fond attachment
111: 54,18'  !| to$4$ Norland, which$6#1$ she brought with her from
111: 54,19'  !| Sussex, was more likely to$9$ be softened than she had
111: 54,20'  !| thought$1$ it possible before$5$, by$4$ the charms which$6#1$ his
111: 54,21'  !| society bestowed on$4$ her present$9$ home.
111: 54,22'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's happiness was not so$5#1$ great.  Her heart was
111: 54,23'  !| not so$5#1$ much at ease$0$, nor her satisfaction in their amusements
111: 54,24'  !| so$5#1$ pure.  They afforded her no$2$ companion that$6#1$
111: 54,25'  !| could make$1$ amends for$4$ what$6#1$ she had left$1$ behind, nor
111: 54,26'  !| that$6#1$ could teach her to$9$ think of Norland with less regret$0$
111: 54,27'  !| than ever.  Neither $SS#M$Lady*Middleton nor $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
111: 54,28'  !| could supply$1$ to$4$ her the conversation she missed; although
111: 54,29'  !| the latter was an everlasting talker, and from the first
111: 54,30'  !| had regarded her with a kindness which$6#1$ ensured her
111: 54,31'  !| a large share$0$ of her discourse.  She had already repeated
111: 54,32'  !| her own$2$ history to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor three or four times; and had
111: 54,33'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's memory been equal$2$ to$4$ her means$0$ of improvement,
111: 54,34'  !| she might have known very early in their acquaintance,
111: 54,35'  !| all the particulars of $SS#K1$Mr%*Jennings's last$2$ illness,
111: 54,36'  !| and what$6#1$ he said to$4$ his wife a few minutes before$3$ he died.
111: 54,37'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton was more agreeable than her mother,
111: 54,38'  !| only in being$1$ more silent.  $SS#A$Elinor needed little observation
111: 55, 1'  !| to$9$ perceive that$3$ her reserve$0$ was a mere calmness
111: 55, 2'  !| of manner with which$6#1$ sense had nothing to$9$ do.  Towards
111: 55, 3'  !| her husband and mother she was the same as to$4$ them;
111: 55, 4'  !| and intimacy was therefore neither to$9$ be looked for$5$ nor
111: 55, 5'  !| desired.  She had nothing to$9$ say one day that$6#1$ she had
111: 55, 6'  !| not said the day before$5$.  Her insipidity was invariable,
111: 55, 7'  !| for$3$ even$5$ her spirits were always the same; and though
111: 55, 8'  !| she did not oppose the parties arranged by$4$ her husband,
111: 55, 9'  !| provided$3$ every*thing were conducted in style and her
111: 55,10'  !| two eldest children attended her, she never appeared
111: 55,11'  !| to$9$ receive more enjoyment from them, than she might
111: 55,12'  !| have experienced in sitting$1$ at home; ~ and so$5#1$ little did
111: 55,13'  !| her presence add to$4$ the pleasure of the others, by$4$ any
111: 55,14'  !| share$0$ in their conversation, that$3$ they were sometimes
111: 55,15'  !| only reminded of her being$1$ amongst them by$4$ her solicitude
111: 55,16'  !| about$4$ her troublesome boys.
111: 55,17'  !| In $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon alone, of all her new acquaintance,
111: 55,18'  !| did $SS#A$Elinor find a person who$6#1$ could in any degree claim$1$
111: 55,19'  !| the respect$0$ of abilities, excite the interest$0$ of friendship,
111: 55,20'  !| or give pleasure as a companion.  $SS#S$Willoughby was out$8$
111: 55,21'  !| of the question$0$.  Her admiration and regard$0$, even$5$ her
111: 55,22'  !| sisterly regard$0$, was all his own$2$; but he was a lover;
111: 55,23'  !| his attentions were wholly $SS#C$Marianne's, and a far less
111: 55,24'  !| agreeable man might have been more generally pleasing.
111: 55,25'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, unfortunately for$4$ himself, had no$2$
111: 55,26'  !| such encouragement to$9$ think only of $SS#C$Marianne, and in
111: 55,27'  !| conversing with $SS#A$Elinor he found the greatest consolation
111: 55,28'  !| for$4$ the total indifference of her sister.
111: 55,29'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's compassion for$4$ him increased, as she had
111: 55,30'  !| reason$0$ to$9$ suspect that$3$ the misery of disappointed love$0$
111: 55,31'  !| had already been known by$4$ him.  This suspicion was
111: 55,32'  !| given by$4$ some words which$6#1$ accidentally dropt from him
111: 55,33'  !| one evening at the park, when they were sitting$1$ down$5$
111: 55,34'  !| together by$4$ mutual consent$0$, while$9$ the others were
111: 55,35'  !| dancing$1$.  His eyes were fixed on$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, and, after$4$
111: 55,36'  !| a silence$0$ of some minutes, he said with a faint$2$ smile$0$,
111: 55,37H  !| "Your sister, I understand, does not approve of second$2$
111: 55,38H  !| attachments."
111: 56, 1A  !| "No$7$,"
111: 56, 1'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor,
111: 56, 1A  !| "her opinions are all romantic."
111: 56, 2H  !| "Or rather, as I believe, she considers them impossible
111: 56, 3H  !| to$9$ exist."
111: 56, 4A  !| "I believe she does.  But how she contrives it without
111: 56, 5A  !| reflecting on$4$ the character of her own$2$ father, who$6#1$ had
111: 56, 6A  !| himself two wives, I know not.  A few years however
111: 56, 7A  !| will$1$ settle her opinions on$4$ the reasonable basis of common$2$
111: 56, 8A  !| sense and observation; and then they may$1$ be more
111: 56, 9A  !| easy to$9$ define and to$9$ justify than they now are, by$4$ any*body
111: 56,10A  !| but herself."
111: 56,11H  !| "This will$1$ probably be the case,"
111: 56,11'  !| he replied;
111: 56,11H  !| "and
111: 56,12H  !| yet there is something so$5#1$ amiable in the prejudices of
111: 56,13H  !| a young mind$0$, that$3$ one is sorry to$9$ see them give way
111: 56,14H  !| to$4$ the reception of more general$2$ opinions."
111: 56,15A  !| "I cannot agree with you there,"
111: 56,15'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor.
111: 56,15A  !| "There
111: 56,16A  !| are inconveniences attending such feelings as $SS#C$Marianne's,
111: 56,17A  !| which$6#1$ all the charms of enthusiasm and ignorance of
111: 56,18A  !| the world cannot atone for$4$.  Her systems have all the
111: 56,19A  !| unfortunate tendency of setting propriety at nought;
111: 56,20A  !| and a better$9$ acquaintance with the world is what$6#1$ I look$1$
111: 56,21A  !| forward$8$ to$4$ as her greatest possible advantage."
111: 56,22'  !| After$4$ a short$2$ pause$0$ he resumed the conversation by$4$
111: 56,23'  !| saying ~
111: 56,24H  !| "Does your sister make$1$ no$2$ distinction in her objections
111: 56,25H  !| against a second$2$ attachment?  or is it equally
111: 56,26H  !| criminal in every*body?  Are those who$6#1$ have been
111: 56,27H  !| disappointed in their first choice$0$, whether from the
111: 56,28H  !| inconstancy of its object$0$, or the perverseness of circumstances,
111: 56,29H  !| to$9$ be equally indifferent during the rest$0#1$ of
111: 56,30H  !| their lives$0$?"
111: 56,31A  !| "Upon my word, I am not acquainted with the
111: 56,32A  !| minutia of her principles.  I only know that$3$ I never yet
111: 56,33A  !| heard her admit any instance$0$ of a second$2$ attachment's
111: 56,34A  !| being$1$ pardonable."
111: 56,35H  !| "This,"
111: 56,35'  !| said he,
111: 56,35H  !| "cannot hold$1$; but a change$0$, a
111: 56,36H  !| total change$0$ of sentiments ~ No$7$, no$7$, do not desire$1$ it, ~
111: 56,37H  !| for$3$ when the romantic refinements of a young mind$0$ are
111: 56,38H  !| obliged to$9$ give way, how frequently are they succeeded
111: 57, 1H  !| by$4$ such opinions as are but too$5#1$ common$2$, and too$5#1$
111: 57, 2H  !| dangerous|  I speak from experience$0$.  I once knew
111: 57, 3H  !| a lady who$6#1$ in temper and mind$0$ greatly resembled your
111: 57, 4H  !| sister, who$6#1$ thought$1$ and judged like$1$ her, but who$6#1$ from
111: 57, 5H  !| an inforced change$0$ ~ from a series of unfortunate
111: 57, 6H  !| circumstances" ~~
111: 57, 6'  !| Here he stopt suddenly; appeared
111: 57, 7'  !| to$9$ think that$3$ he had said too$5#1$ much, and by$4$ his countenance
111: 57, 8'  !| gave rise$0$ to$4$ conjectures$0$, which$6#1$ might not
111: 57, 9'  !| otherwise have entered $SS#A$Elinor's head$0$.  The lady would
111: 57,10'  !| probably have passed without suspicion, had he not
111: 57,11'  !| convinced $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood that$3$ what$6#1$ concerned her
111: 57,12'  !| ought not to$9$ escape$1$ his lips.  As it was, it required but
111: 57,13'  !| a slight$2$ effort of fancy$0$ to$9$ connect his emotion with the
111: 57,14'  !| tender$2$ recollection of past$9$ regard$0$.  $SS#A$Elinor attempted
111: 57,15'  !| no$2$ more.  But $SS#C$Marianne, in her place$0$, would not have
111: 57,16'  !| done so$5#1$ little.  The whole$2$ story would have been speedily
111: 57,17'  !| formed under her active imagination; and every*thing
111: 57,18'  !| established in the most melancholy$2$ order$0$ of disastrous
111: 57,19'  !| love$0$.
112: 58, 1'  !| As $SS#A$Elinor and $SS#C$Marianne were walking together the
112: 58, 2'  !| next morning the latter communicated a piece of news
112: 58, 3'  !| to$4$ her sister, which$6#1$ in spite$8$ of all that$6#1$ she knew before$5$
112: 58, 4'  !| of $SS#C$Marianne's imprudence and want$0$ of thought$0$, surprised
112: 58, 5'  !| her by$4$ its extravagant testimony of both.  $SS#C$Marianne
112: 58, 6'  !| told her, with the greatest delight$0$, that$3$ $SS#C$Willoughby
112: 58, 7'  !| had given her a horse, one that$6#1$ he had bred himself on$4$
112: 58, 8'  !| his estate in Somersetshire, and which$6#1$ was exactly
112: 58, 9'  !| calculated to$9$ carry a woman.  Without considering that$3$
112: 58,10'  !| it was not in her mother's plan to$9$ keep any horse,
112: 58,11'  !| that$3$ if she were to$9$ alter her resolution in favour$0$ of this
112: 58,12'  !| gift, she must buy another for$4$ the servant, and keep
112: 58,13'  !| a servant to$9$ ride$1$ it, and after$4$ all, build a stable to$9$ receive
112: 58,14'  !| them, she had accepted the present$0#2$ without hesitation,
112: 58,15'  !| and told her sister of it in raptures.
112: 58,16C  !| "He intends to$9$ send his groom into Somersetshire
112: 58,17C  !| immediately for$4$ it,"
112: 58,17'  !| she added,
112: 58,17C  !| "and when it arrives,
112: 58,18C  !| we will$1$ ride$1$ every day.  You shall share$1$ its use$0$ with me.
112: 58,19C  !| Imagine to$4$ yourself, my dear$2#1$ $SS#A$Elinor, the delight$0$ of
112: 58,20C  !| a gallop on$4$ some of these downs."
112: 58,21'  !| Most unwilling was she to$9$ awaken from such a dream$0$
112: 58,22'  !| of felicity, to$9$ comprehend all the unhappy truths which$6#1$
112: 58,23'  !| attended the affair; and for$4$ some time she refused to$9$
112: 58,24'  !| submit to$4$ them.
112: 58,24@c   | As to$4$ an additional servant, the
112: 58,25@c   | expence would be a trifle$0$; mama she was sure would
112: 58,26@c   | never object$1$ to$4$ it; and any horse would do for$4$ \him\;
112: 58,27@c   | he might always get one at the park; as to$4$ a stable,
112: 58,28@c   | the merest shed would be sufficient.
112: 58,28'  !| $SS#A$Elinor then
112: 58,29'  !| ventured to$9$ doubt$1$ the propriety of her receiving such
112: 58,30'  !| a present$0#2$ from a man so$5#1$ little, or at least so$5#1$ lately
112: 58,31'  !| known to$4$ her.  This was too$5#1$ much.
112: 58,32C  !| "You are mistaken, $SS#A$Elinor,"
112: 58,32'  !| said she warmly,
112: 58,32C  !| "in
112: 58,33C  !| supposing I know very little of $SS#S$Willoughby.  I have not
112: 59, 1C  !| known him long$9$ indeed, but I am much better$9$ acquainted
112: 59, 2C  !| with him, than I am with any other creature
112: 59, 3C  !| in the world, except yourself and mama.  It is not time
112: 59, 4C  !| or opportunity that$6#1$ is to$9$ determine intimacy; ~ it is
112: 59, 5C  !| disposition alone.  Seven years would be insufficient to$9$
112: 59, 6C  !| make$1$ some people acquainted with each other, and seven
112: 59, 7C  !| days are more than enough for$4$ others.  I should hold$1$
112: 59, 8C  !| myself guilty of greater impropriety in accepting a horse
112: 59, 9C  !| from my brother, than from $SS#S$Willoughby.  Of $SS#F$John I know
112: 59,10C  !| very little, though we have lived together for$4$ years;
112: 59,11C  !| but of $SS#S$Willoughby my judgment has long$9$ been formed."
112: 59,12'  !| $SS#A$Elinor thought$1$ it wisest to$9$ touch$1$ that$6#2$ point$0$ no$2$ more.
112: 59,13'  !| She knew her sister's temper.  Opposition on$4$ so$5#1$ tender$2$
112: 59,14'  !| a subject$0$ would only attach her the more to$4$ her own$2$
112: 59,15'  !| opinion.  But by$4$ an appeal to$4$ her affection for$4$ her
112: 59,16'  !| mother, by$4$ representing the inconveniences which$6#1$ that$6#2$
112: 59,17'  !| indulgent mother must draw on$4$ herself, if (as would
112: 59,18'  !| probably be the case) she consented to$4$ this increase$0$ of
112: 59,19'  !| establishment, $SS#C$Marianne was shortly subdued; and she
112: 59,20'  !| promised not to$9$ tempt her mother to$4$ such imprudent
112: 59,21'  !| kindness by$4$ mentioning the offer$0$, and to$9$ tell $SS#S$Willoughby
112: 59,22'  !| when she saw him next, that$3$ it must be declined.
112: 59,23'  !| She was faithful to$4$ her word; and when $SS#S$Willoughby
112: 59,24'  !| called at the cottage, the same day, $SS#A$Elinor heard her
112: 59,25'  !| express$1$ her disappointment to$4$ him in a low voice, on$4$
112: 59,26'  !| being$1$ obliged to$9$ forego the acceptance of his present$0#2$.
112: 59,27'  !| The reasons for$4$ this alteration were at the same time
112: 59,28'  !| related, and they were such as to$9$ make$1$ further entreaty
112: 59,29'  !| on$4$ his side$0$ impossible.  His concern$0$ however was very
112: 59,30'  !| apparent; and after$4$ expressing it with earnestness, he
112: 59,31'  !| added in the same low voice ~
112: 59,31S  !| "But, $SS#C$Marianne, the horse
112: 59,32S  !| is still$5$ yours, though you cannot use$1$ it now.  I shall keep
112: 59,33S  !| it only till you can claim$1$ it.  When you leave$1$ Barton
112: 59,34S  !| to$9$ form$1$ your own$2$ establishment in a more lasting home,
112: 59,35S  !| Queen*Mab shall receive you."
112: 59,36'  !| This was all overheard by$4$ $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood;
112: 59,36@a   | and in
112: 59,37@a   | the whole$0$ of the sentence, in his manner of pronouncing
112: 59,38@a   | it, and in his addressing her sister by$4$ her christian name$0$
112: 60, 1@a   | alone, she instantly saw an intimacy so$5#1$ decided$2$, a meaning$0$
112: 60, 2@a   | so$5#1$ direct$2$, as marked a perfect$2$ agreement between
112: 60, 3@a   | them.
112: 60, 3'  !| From that$6#2$ moment she doubted not of their
112: 60, 4'  !| being$1$ engaged to$4$ each other; and the belief of it created
112: 60, 5'  !| no$2$ other surprise$0$, than that$3$ she, or any of their friends,
112: 60, 6'  !| should be left$1$ by$4$ tempers so$5#1$ frank$2$, to$9$ discover it by$4$
112: 60, 7'  !| accident.
112: 60, 8'  !| $SS#E$Margaret related something to$4$ her the next day,
112: 60, 9'  !| which$6#1$ placed this matter in a still$5$ clearer light$0$.  $SS#S$Willoughby
112: 60,10'  !| had spent the preceding evening with them,
112: 60,11'  !| and $SS#E$Margaret, being$1$ left$1$ some time in the parlour
112: 60,12'  !| with only him and $SS#C$Marianne, had had opportunity for$4$
112: 60,13'  !| observations, which$6#1$, with a most important face$0$, she
112: 60,14'  !| communicated to$4$ her eldest sister, when they were next
112: 60,15'  !| by$4$ themselves.
112: 60,16E  !| "Oh| $SS#A$Elinor,"
112: 60,16'  !| she cried,
112: 60,16E  !| "I have such a secret$0$ to$9$
112: 60,17E  !| tell you about$4$ $SS#C$Marianne.  I am sure she will$1$ be married
112: 60,18E  !| to$4$ $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby very soon."
112: 60,19A  !| "You have said so$5#2$,"
112: 60,19'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor,
112: 60,19A  !| "almost every
112: 60,20A  !| day since they first met on$4$ High-church*Down; and
112: 60,21A  !| they had not known each other a week, I believe, before$3$
112: 60,22A  !| you were certain that$3$ $SS#C$Marianne wore his picture$0$ round$4$
112: 60,23A  !| her neck; but it turned out$5$ to$9$ be only the miniature
112: 60,24A  !| of our great*uncle."
112: 60,25E  !| "But indeed this is quite another thing.  I am sure
112: 60,26E  !| they will$1$ be married very soon, for$3$ he has got a lock$0$ of her
112: 60,27E  !| hair."
112: 60,28A  !| "Take care$0$, $SS#E$Margaret.  It may$1$ be only the hair of
112: 60,29A  !| some great*uncle of \his\."
112: 60,30E  !| "But indeed, $SS#A$Elinor, it is $SS#C$Marianne's.  I am almost
112: 60,31E  !| sure it is, for$3$ I saw him cut$9$ it off.  Last$2$ night after$4$ tea,
112: 60,32E  !| when you and mama went out$8$ of the room, they were
112: 60,33E  !| whispering and talking together as fast as could be, and
112: 60,34E  !| he seemed to$9$ be begging something of her, and presently
112: 60,35E  !| he took up her scissars and cut$9$ off a long$9$ lock$0$ of her hair,
112: 60,36E  !| for$3$ it was all tumbled down$4$ her back$0$; and he kissed
112: 60,37E  !| it, and folded it up in a piece of white paper, and put
112: 60,38E  !| it into his pocket-book."
112: 61, 1'  !| From such particulars, stated on$4$ such authority,
112: 61, 2'  !| $SS#A$Elinor could not withhold her credit$0$:  nor was she disposed
112: 61, 3'  !| to$4$ it, for$3$ the circumstance was in perfect$2$ unison
112: 61, 4'  !| with what$6#1$ she had heard and seen herself.
112: 61, 5'  !| $SS#E$Margaret's sagacity was not always displayed in
112: 61, 6'  !| a way so$5#1$ satisfactory to$4$ her sister.  When $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
112: 61, 7'  !| attacked her one evening at the park, to$9$ give the name$0$
112: 61, 8'  !| of the young man who$6#1$ was $SS#A$Elinor's particular favourite$0$,
112: 61, 9'  !| which$6#1$ had been long$9$ a matter of great curiosity to$4$ her,
112: 61,10'  !| $SS#E$Margaret answered by$4$ looking at her sister, and saying,
112: 61,11E  !| "I must not tell, may$1$ I, $SS#A$Elinor?"
112: 61,12'  !| This of course$8$ made every*body laugh$1$; and $SS#A$Elinor
112: 61,13'  !| tried to$9$ laugh$1$ too$5#2$.  But the effort was painful.  She was
112: 61,14'  !| convinced that$3$ $SS#E$Margaret had fixed on$4$ a person, whose$6#1$
112: 61,15'  !| name$0$ she could not bear$1$ with composure to$9$ become
112: 61,16'  !| a standing$2$ joke with $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings.
112: 61,17'  !| $SS#C$Marianne felt for$4$ her most sincerely; but she did
112: 61,18'  !| more harm$0$ than good to$4$ the cause, by$4$ turning$1$ very
112: 61,19'  !| red, and saying in an angry manner to$4$ $SS#E$Margaret,
112: 61,20C  !| "Remember that$3$ whatever your conjectures$0$ may$1$ be,
112: 61,21C  !| you have no$2$ right$0$ to$9$ repeat them."
112: 61,22E  !| "I never had any conjectures$0$ about$4$ it,"
112: 61,22'  !| replied
112: 61,23'  !| $SS#E$Margaret;
112: 61,23E  !| "it was you who$6#1$ told me of it yourself."
112: 61,24'  !| This increased the mirth of the company, and $SS#E$Margaret
112: 61,25'  !| was eagerly pressed to$9$ say something more.
112: 61,26K  !| "Oh|  pray, $SS#E$Miss*Margaret, let us know all about$4$
112: 61,27K  !| it,"
112: 61,27'  !| said $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings.
112: 61,27K  !| "What$6#2$ is the gentleman's
112: 61,28K  !| name$0$?"
112: 61,29E  !| "I must not tell, ma'am.  But I know very well$9$
112: 61,30E  !| what$6#1$ it is; and I know where he is too$5#2$."
112: 61,31K  !| "Yes, yes, we can guess$1$ where he is; at his own$2$
112: 61,32K  !| house at Norland to$9$ be sure.  He is the curate of the
112: 61,33K  !| parish I dare$1#2$ say."
112: 61,34E  !| "No$7$, \that$6#2$\ he is not.  He is of no$2$ profession$0#2$ at all."
112: 61,35C  !| "$SS#E$Margaret,"
112: 61,35'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne with great warmth,
112: 61,35C  !| "you
112: 61,36C  !| know that$3$ all this is an invention of your own$2$, and that$3$
112: 61,37C  !| there is no$2$ such person in existence."
112: 61,38E  !| "Well$7$ then he is lately dead, $SS#C$Marianne, for$3$ I am sure
112: 62, 1E  !| there was such a man once, and his name$0$ begins with
112: 62, 2E  !| an $SS#B$F."
112: 62, 3'  !| Most grateful did $SS#A$Elinor feel to$4$ $SS#M$Lady*Middleton for$4$
112: 62, 4'  !| observing at this moment,
112: 62, 4M  !| that$3$ it rained very hard,"
112: 62, 5'  !| though she believed the interruption to$9$ proceed less from
112: 62, 6'  !| any attention to$4$ her, than from her ladyship's great
112: 62, 7'  !| dislike$0$ of all such inelegant subjects of raillery as delighted
112: 62, 8'  !| her husband and mother.  The idea however started by$4$
112: 62, 9'  !| her, was immediately pursued by$4$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon,
112: 62,10'  !| who$6#1$ was on$4$ every occasion$0$ mindful of the feelings of
112: 62,11'  !| others; and much was said on$4$ the subject$0$ of rain$0$ by$4$
112: 62,12'  !| both of them.  $SS#S$Willoughby opened the piano-forte, and
112: 62,13'  !| asked $SS#C$Marianne to$9$ sit down$5$ to$4$ it; and thus amidst the
112: 62,14'  !| various endeavours$0$ of different people to$9$ quit the topic,
112: 62,15'  !| it fell to$4$ the ground.  But not so$5#1$ easily did $SS#A$Elinor recover
112: 62,16'  !| from the alarm$0$ into which$6#1$ it had thrown her.
112: 62,17'  !| A party was formed this evening for$4$ going on$4$ the
112: 62,18'  !| following day to$9$ see a very fine place$0$ about$4$ twelve
112: 62,19'  !| miles from Barton, belonging to$4$ a brother-in-law of
112: 62,20'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, without whose$6#1$ interest$0$ it could not
112: 62,21'  !| be seen, as the proprietor, who$6#1$ was then abroad, had
112: 62,22'  !| left$1$ strict orders$0#1$ on$4$ that$6#2$ head$0$.  The grounds were
112: 62,23'  !| declared to$9$ be highly beautiful, and $SS#L$Sir*John, who$6#1$ was
112: 62,24'  !| particularly warm$2$ in their praise$0$, might be allowed to$9$
112: 62,25'  !| be a tolerable judge$0$, for$3$ he had formed parties to$9$ visit$1$
112: 62,26'  !| them, at least, twice every summer for$4$ the last$2$ ten years.
112: 62,27'  !| They contained a noble piece of water; a sail on$4$ which$6#1$
112: 62,28'  !| was to$9$ form$1$ a great part$0$ of the morning's amusement;
112: 62,29'  !| cold$2$ provisions were to$9$ be taken, open$2$ carriages only
112: 62,30'  !| to$9$ be employed, and every*thing conducted in the usual
112: 62,31'  !| style of a complete$2$ party of pleasure.
112: 62,32'  !| To$4$ some few of the company, it appeared rather a bold
112: 62,33'  !| undertaking$0$, considering the time of year, and that$3$ it
112: 62,34'  !| had rained every day for$4$ the last$2$ fortnight; ~ and $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood,
112: 62,35'  !| who$6#1$ had already a cold$0$, was persuaded by$4$
112: 62,36'  !| $SS#A$Elinor to$9$ stay$1$ at home.
113: 63, 1'  !| Their intended excursion to$4$ Whitwell turned out$5$ very
113: 63, 2'  !| differently from what$6#1$ $SS#A$Elinor had expected$1$.  She was prepared
113: 63, 3'  !| to$9$ be wet$2$ through$5$, fatigued, and frightened; but the
113: 63, 4'  !| event was still$5$ more unfortunate, for$3$ they did not go at all.
113: 63, 5'  !| By$4$ ten o'clock the whole$2$ party were assembled at
113: 63, 6'  !| the park, where they were to$9$ breakfast$1$.  The morning
113: 63, 7'  !| was rather favourable, though it had rained all night,
113: 63, 8'  !| as the clouds were then dispersing across$4$ the sky, and
113: 63, 9'  !| the sun frequently appeared.  They were all in high
113: 63,10'  !| spirits and good humour, eager to$9$ be happy, and
113: 63,11'  !| determined$2$ to$9$ submit to$4$ the greatest inconveniences
113: 63,12'  !| and hardships rather than be otherwise.
113: 63,13'  !| While$9$ they were at breakfast$0$ the letters were brought
113: 63,14'  !| in.  Among the rest$0#1$ there was one for$4$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon;
113: 63,15'  !| ~ he took it, looked at the direction, changed colour,
113: 63,16'  !| and immediately left$1$ the room.
113: 63,17L  !| "What$6#2$ is the matter with $SS#H$Brandon?"
113: 63,17'  !| said $SS#L$Sir*John.
113: 63,18'  !| Nobody could tell.
113: 63,19M  !| "I hope$1$ he has had no$2$ bad news,"
113: 63,19'  !| said $SS#M$Lady*Middleton.
113: 63,20M  !| "It must be something extraordinary that$6#1$ could
113: 63,21M  !| make$1$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon leave$1$ my breakfast*table so$5#1$
113: 63,22M  !| suddenly."
113: 63,23'  !| In about$4$ five minutes he returned.
113: 63,24K  !| "No$2$ bad news, $SS#H$Colonel, I hope$1$;"
113: 63,24'  !| said $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
113: 63,25'  !| as soon as he entered the room.
113: 63,26H  !| "None at all, ma'am, I thank you."
113: 63,27K  !| "Was it from Avignon?  I hope$1$ it is not to$9$ say that$3$
113: 63,28K  !| your sister is worse."
113: 63,29H  !| "No$7$, ma'am.  It came from town, and is merely
113: 63,30H  !| a letter of business."
113: 63,31K  !| "But how came the hand$0$ to$9$ discompose you so$5#1$ much,
113: 63,32K  !| if it was only a letter of business?  Come, come, this
113: 63,33K  !| wo'nt do, $SS#H$Colonel; so$3$ let us hear the truth of it."
113: 64, 1M  !| "My dear$2#1$ Madam,"
113: 64, 1'  !| said $SS#M$Lady*Middleton,
113: 64, 1M  !| "recollect
113: 64, 2M  !| what$6#1$ you are saying."
113: 64, 3K  !| "Perhaps it is to$9$ tell you that$3$ your cousin $SS#ZN$Fanny
113: 64, 4K  !| is married?"
113: 64, 4'  !| said $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, without attending
113: 64, 5'  !| to$4$ her daughter's reproof.
113: 64, 6H  !| "No$7$, indeed, it is not."
113: 64, 7K  !| "Well$7$, then, I know who$6#2$ it is from, $SS#H$Colonel.  And
113: 64, 8K  !| I hope$1$ she is well$9$."
113: 64, 9H  !| "Whom$6#2$ do you mean$1$, ma'am?"
113: 64, 9'  !| said he, colouring
113: 64,10'  !| a little.
113: 64,11K  !| "Oh| you know who$6#2$ I mean$1$."
113: 64,12H  !| "I am particularly sorry, ma'am,"
113: 64,12'  !| said he, addressing
113: 64,13'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton,
113: 64,13H  !| "that$3$ I should receive this letter to-day,
113: 64,14H  !| for$3$ it is on$4$ business which$6#1$ requires my immediate
113: 64,15H  !| attendance in town."
113: 64,16K  !| "In town|"
113: 64,16'  !| cried $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings.
113: 64,16K  !| "What$6#2$ can you
113: 64,17K  !| have to$9$ do in town at this time of year?"
113: 64,18H  !| "My own$2$ loss is great,"
113: 64,18'  !| he continued,
113: 64,18H  !| "in being$1$
113: 64,19H  !| obliged to$9$ leave$1$ so$5#1$ agreeable a party; but I am the more
113: 64,20H  !| concerned, as I fear$1$ my presence is necessary to$9$ gain$1$
113: 64,21H  !| your admittance at Whitwell."
113: 64,22'  !| What$7$ a blow upon them all was this|
113: 64,23C  !| "But if you write a note$0$ to$4$ the housekeeper, $SS#H$Mr%*Brandon,"
113: 64,24'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne eagerly,
113: 64,24C  !| "will$1$ it not be
113: 64,25C  !| sufficient?"
113: 64,26'  !| He shook his head$0$.
113: 64,27L  !| "We must go,"
113: 64,27'  !| said $SS#L$Sir*John. ~
113: 64,27L  !| "It shall not be put
113: 64,28L  !| off when we are so$5#1$ near$4$ it.  You cannot go to$9$ town till
113: 64,29L  !| to-morrow, $SS#H$Brandon, that$6#2$ is all."
113: 64,30H  !| "I wish$1$ it could be so$5#1$ easily settled$1$.  But it is not
113: 64,31H  !| in my power to$9$ delay$1$ my journey for$4$ one day|"
113: 64,32K  !| "If you would but let us know what$6#1$ your business
113: 64,33K  !| is,"
113: 64,33'  !| said $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
113: 64,33K  !| "we might see whether it could
113: 64,34K  !| be put off or not."
113: 64,35S  !| "You would not be six hours later,"
113: 64,35'  !| said $SS#S$Willoughby,
113: 64,36S  !| "if you were to$9$ defer your journey till our return$0$."
113: 64,37H  !| "I cannot afford to$9$ lose \one$0$\ hour." ~
113: 64,38'  !| $SS#A$Elinor then heard $SS#S$Willoughby say in a low voice to$4$
113: 65, 1'  !| $SS#C$Marianne,
113: 65, 1S  !| "There are some people who$6#1$ cannot bear$1$
113: 65, 2S  !| a party of pleasure.  $SS#H$Brandon is one of them.  He was
113: 65, 3S  !| afraid of catching cold$0$ I dare$1#2$ say, and invented this
113: 65, 4S  !| trick$0$ for$4$ getting out$8$ of it.  I would lay$1#1$ fifty guineas the
113: 65, 5S  !| letter was of his own$2$ writing$1$."
113: 65, 6C  !| "I have no$2$ doubt$0$ of it,"
113: 65, 6'  !| replied $SS#C$Marianne.
113: 65, 7L  !| "There is no$2$ persuading you to$9$ change$1$ your mind$0$,
113: 65, 8L  !| $SS#H$Brandon, I know of old,"
113: 65, 8'  !| said $SS#L$Sir*John,
113: 65, 8L  !| "when once
113: 65, 9L  !| you are determined$2$ on$4$ any*thing.  But, however,
113: 65,10L  !| I hope$1$ you will$1$ think better$9$ of it.  Consider, here are
113: 65,11L  !| the two $SS#ZE$Miss*Careys come over from Newton, the three
113: 65,12L  !| $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods walked up from the cottage, and
113: 65,13L  !| $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby got up two hours before$4$ his usual time,
113: 65,14L  !| on$4$ purpose to$9$ go to$4$ Whitwell."
113: 65,15'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon again repeated his sorrow at being$1$
113: 65,16'  !| the cause of disappointing the party; but at the same
113: 65,17'  !| time declared it to$9$ be unavoidable.
113: 65,18L  !| "Well$7$ then, when will$1$ you come back$5$ again?"
113: 65,19M  !| "I hope$1$ we shall see you at Barton,"
113: 65,19'  !| added her ladyship,
113: 65,20M  !| "as soon as you can conveniently leave$1$ town;
113: 65,21M  !| and we must put off the party to$4$ Whitwell till you
113: 65,22M  !| return$1$."
113: 65,23H  !| "You are very obliging.  But it is so$5#1$ uncertain, when
113: 65,24H  !| I may$1$ have it in my power to$9$ return$1$, that$3$ I dare$1#2$ not
113: 65,25H  !| engage for$4$ it at all."
113: 65,26L  !| "Oh| he must and shall come back$5$,"
113: 65,26'  !| cried $SS#L$Sir*John.
113: 65,27L  !| "If he is not here by$4$ the end$0$ of the week, I shall go
113: 65,28L  !| after$4$ him."
113: 65,29K  !| "Aye, so$5#2$ do, $SS#L$Sir*John,"
113: 65,29'  !| cried $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
113: 65,29K  !| "and
113: 65,30K  !| then perhaps you may$1$ find out$5$ what$6#1$ his business is."
113: 65,31L  !| "I do not want$1$ to$9$ pry into other men's concerns$0$.
113: 65,32L  !| I suppose it is something he is ashamed of."
113: 65,33'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's horses were announced.
113: 65,34L  !| "You do not go to$4$ town on$4$ horseback, do you?"
113: 65,35'  !| added $SS#L$Sir*John.
113: 65,36H  !| "No$7$.  Only to$4$ Honiton.  I shall then go post."
113: 65,37L  !| "Well$7$, as you are resolved to$9$ go, I wish$1$ you a good
113: 65,38L  !| journey.  But you had better$9$ change$1$ your mind$0$."
113: 66, 1H  !| "I assure you it is not in my power."
113: 66, 2'  !|  He then took leave$0$ of the whole$2$ party.
113: 66, 3H  !| "Is there no$2$ chance$0$ of my seeing you and your
113: 66, 4H  !| sisters in town this winter, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood?"
113: 66, 5A  !| "I am afraid, none at all."
113: 66, 6H  !| "Then I must bid you farewell for$4$ a longer time
113: 66, 7H  !| than I should wish$1$ to$9$ do."
113: 66, 8'  !| To$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, he merely bowed and said nothing.
113: 66, 9K  !| "Come, $SS#H$Colonel,"
113: 66, 9'  !| said $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
113: 66, 9K  !| "before$3$ you go,
113: 66,10K  !| do let us know what$6#1$ you are going about$4$."
113: 66,11'  !| He wished her a good morning, and attended by$4$
113: 66,12'  !| $SS#L$Sir*John, left$1$ the room.
113: 66,13'  !| The complaints and lamentations which$6#1$ politeness
113: 66,14'  !| had hitherto restrained, now burst$1$ forth universally;
113: 66,15'  !| and they all agreed again and again how provoking it
113: 66,16'  !| was to$9$ be so$5#1$ disappointed.
113: 66,17K  !| "I can guess$1$ what$6#1$ his business is, however,"
113: 66,17'  !| said
113: 66,18'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings exultingly.
113: 66,19X  !| "Can you, ma'am?"
113: 66,19'  !| said almost every*body.
113: 66,20K  !| "Yes; it is about$4$ $SS#ZC$Miss*Williams, I am sure."
113: 66,21C  !| "And who$6#2$ is $SS#ZC$Miss*Williams?"
113: 66,21'  !| asked $SS#C$Marianne.
113: 66,22K  !| "What$7$| do not you know who$6#2$ $SS#ZC$Miss*Williams is?
113: 66,23K  !| I am sure you must have heard of her before$5$.  She
113: 66,24K  !| is a relation of the $SS#H$Colonel's, my dear$2#1$; a very near$9$
113: 66,25K  !| relation.  We will$1$ not say how near$9$, for$4$ fear$0$ of shocking
113: 66,26K  !| the young ladies."
113: 66,26'  !| Then lowering her voice a little,
113: 66,27'  !| she said to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor,
113: 66,27K  !| "She is his natural$2$ daughter."
113: 66,28A  !| "Indeed|"
113: 66,29K  !| "Oh| yes; and as like$9$ him as she can stare.  I dare$1#2$
113: 66,30K  !| say the $SS#H$Colonel will$1$ leave$1$ her all his fortune."
113: 66,31'  !| When $SS#L$Sir*John returned, he joined most heartily
113: 66,32'  !| in the general$2$ regret$0$ on$4$ so$5#1$ unfortunate an event;
113: 66,33'  !| concluding however by$4$ observing, that$3$ as they were all
113: 66,34'  !| got together, they must do something by$4$ way of being$1$
113: 66,35'  !| happy; and after$4$ some consultation it was agreed,
113: 66,36'  !| that$3$ although happiness could only be enjoyed at
113: 66,37'  !| Whitwell, they might procure a tolerable composure
113: 66,38'  !| of mind$0$ by$4$ driving about$4$ the country.  The carriages
113: 67, 1'  !| were then ordered; $SS#S$Willoughby's was first, and $SS#C$Marianne
113: 67, 2'  !| never looked happier than when she got into it.  He
113: 67, 3'  !| drove through$4$ the park very fast, and they were soon
113: 67, 4'  !| out$8$ of sight; and nothing more of them was seen till
113: 67, 5'  !| their return$0$, which$6#1$ did not happen till after$4$ the return$0$
113: 67, 6'  !| of all the rest$0#1$.  They both seemed delighted with their
113: 67, 7'  !| drive$0$, but said only in general$2$ terms that$3$ they had kept
113: 67, 8'  !| in the lanes, while$9$ the others went on$4$ the downs.
113: 67, 9'  !| It was settled$1$ that$3$ there should be a dance$0$ in the
113: 67,10'  !| evening, and that$3$ every*body should be extremely
113: 67,11'  !| merry all day long$9$.  Some more of the $SS#ZE$Careys came to$4$
113: 67,12'  !| dinner, and they had the pleasure of sitting$1$ down$5$ nearly
113: 67,13'  !| twenty to$4$ table, which$6#1$ $SS#L$Sir*John observed with great
113: 67,14'  !| contentment.  $SS#S$Willoughby took his usual place$0$ between
113: 67,15'  !| the two elder $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings sat on$4$
113: 67,16'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's right$2#2$ hand$0$; and they had not been long$9$
113: 67,17'  !| seated, before$3$ she leant behind her and $SS#S$Willoughby,
113: 67,18'  !| and said to$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, loud enough for$4$ them both to$9$
113: 67,19'  !| hear,
113: 67,19K  !| "I have found you out$5$ in spite$8$ of all your tricks.
113: 67,20K  !| I know where you spent the morning."
113: 67,21'  !| $SS#C$Marianne coloured, and replied very hastily,
113: 67,21C  !| "Where,
113: 67,22C  !| pray?" ~
113: 67,23S  !| "Did not you know,"
113: 67,23'  !| said $SS#S$Willoughby,
113: 67,23S  !| "that$3$ we
113: 67,24S  !| had been out$5$ in my curricle?"
113: 67,25K  !| "Yes, yes, $SS#S$Mr%*Impudence, I know that$6#2$ very well$9$,
113: 67,26K  !| and I was determined$2$ to$9$ find out$5$ \where\ you had been to$4$.
113: 67,27K  !| ~ I hope$1$ you like$1$ your house, $SS#C$Miss*Marianne.  It is
113: 67,28K  !| a very large one I know, and when I come to$9$ see you,
113: 67,29K  !| I hope$1$ you will$1$ have new-furnished it, for$3$ it wanted it
113: 67,30K  !| very much, when I was there six years ago."
113: 67,31'  !| $SS#C$Marianne turned away in great confusion.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
113: 67,32'  !| laughed heartily; and $SS#A$Elinor found that$3$ in
113: 67,33'  !| her resolution to$9$ know where they had been, she had
113: 67,34'  !| actually made her own$2$ woman enquire of $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby's
113: 67,35'  !| groom, and that$3$ she had by$4$ that$6#2$ method been
113: 67,36'  !| informed that$3$ they had gone to$4$ Allenham, and spent
113: 67,37'  !| a considerable time there in walking about$4$ the garden
113: 67,38'  !| and going all over the house.
113: 68, 1'  !| $SS#A$Elinor could hardly believe this to$9$ be true, as it
113: 68, 2'  !| seemed very unlikely that$3$ $SS#S$Willoughby should propose,
113: 68, 3'  !| or $SS#C$Marianne consent$1$, to$9$ enter the house while$9$ $SS#ZZE$Mrs%*Smith
113: 68, 4'  !| was in it, with whom$6#1$ $SS#C$Marianne had not the
113: 68, 5'  !| smallest acquaintance.
113: 68, 6'  !| As soon as they left$1$ the dining-room, $SS#A$Elinor enquired
113: 68, 7'  !| of her about$4$ it; and great was her surprise$0$ when she
113: 68, 8'  !| found that$3$ every circumstance related by$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
113: 68, 9'  !| was perfectly true.  $SS#C$Marianne was quite angry with her
113: 68,10'  !| for$4$ doubting it.
113: 68,11C  !| "Why should you imagine, $SS#A$Elinor, that$3$ we did not
113: 68,12C  !| go there, or that$3$ we did not see the house?  Is not it
113: 68,13C  !| what$6#1$ you have often wished to$9$ do yourself?"
113: 68,14A  !| "Yes, $SS#C$Marianne, but I would not go while$9$ $SS#ZZE$Mrs%*Smith
113: 68,15A  !| was there, and with no$2$ other companion than $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby."
113: 68,17C  !| "$SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby however is the only person who$6#1$ can
113: 68,18C  !| have a right$0$ to$9$ shew$1$ that$6#2$ house; and as we went in
113: 68,19C  !| an open$2$ carriage, it was impossible to$9$ have any other
113: 68,20C  !| companion.  I never spent a pleasanter morning in
113: 68,21C  !| my life."
113: 68,22A  !| "I am afraid,"
113: 68,22'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor,
113: 68,22A  !| "that$3$ the pleasantness
113: 68,23A  !| of an employment does not always evince its propriety."
113: 68,24C  !| "On$4$ the contrary$0$, nothing can be a stronger proof
113: 68,25C  !| of it, $SS#A$Elinor; for$3$ if there had been any real impropriety
113: 68,26C  !| in what$6#1$ I did, I should have been sensible$2#1$ of it at the
113: 68,27C  !| time, for$3$ we always know when we are acting wrong$9$,
113: 68,28C  !| and with such a conviction I could have had no$2$ pleasure."
113: 68,29A  !| "But, my dear$2#1$ $SS#C$Marianne, as it has already exposed
113: 68,30A  !| you to$4$ some very impertinent remarks, do you not
113: 68,31A  !| now begin to$9$ doubt$1$ the discretion of your own$2$ conduct$0$?"
113: 68,32C  !| "If the impertinent remarks of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings are
113: 68,33C  !| to$9$ be the proof of impropriety in conduct$0$, we are all
113: 68,34C  !| offending every moment of our lives$0$.  I value$1$ not
113: 68,35C  !| her censure$0$ any more than I should do her commendation.
113: 68,36C  !| I am not sensible$2#1$ of having done any*thing wrong$9$
113: 68,37C  !| in walking over $SS#ZZE$Mrs%*Smith's grounds, or in seeing her
113: 68,38C  !| house.  They will$1$ one day be $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby's, and"~~
113: 69, 1A  !|  "If they were one day to$9$ be your own$2$, $SS#C$Marianne,
113: 69, 2A  !| you would not be justified in what$6#1$ you have done."
113: 69, 3'  !| She blushed at this hint$0$; but it was even$5$ visibly
113: 69, 4'  !| gratifying to$4$ her; and after$4$ a ten minutes' interval of
113: 69, 5'  !| earnest thought$0$, she came to$4$ her sister again, and said
113: 69, 6'  !| with great good humour,
113: 69, 6C  !| "Perhaps, $SS#A$Elinor, it \was\ rather
113: 69, 7C  !| ill-judged in me to$9$ go to$4$ Allenham; but $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby
113: 69, 8C  !| wanted particularly to$9$ shew$1$ me the place$0$; and it is
113: 69, 9C  !| a charming house I assure you. ~ There is one remarkably
113: 69,10C  !| pretty$2$ sitting*room up*stairs; of a nice comfortable
113: 69,11C  !| size for$4$ constant use$0$, and with modern furniture it
113: 69,12C  !| would be delightful.  It is a corner room, and has
113: 69,13C  !| windows on$4$ two sides.  On$4$ one side$0$ you look$1$ across$4$ the
113: 69,14C  !| bowling-green, behind the house, to$4$ a beautiful hanging*wood,
113: 69,15C  !| and on$4$ the other you have a view$0$ of the church
113: 69,16C  !| and village, and, beyond$4$ them, of those fine bold hills
113: 69,17C  !| that$3$ we have so$5#1$ often admired.  I did not see it to$4$
113: 69,18C  !| advantage, for$3$ nothing could be more forlorn than the
113: 69,19C  !| furniture, ~ but if it were newly fitted up ~ a couple
113: 69,20C  !| of hundred pounds, $SS#S$Willoughby says, would make$1$ it
113: 69,21C  !| one of the pleasantest summer-rooms in England."
113: 69,22'  !| Could $SS#A$Elinor have listened to$4$ her without interruption
113: 69,23'  !| from the others, she would have described every room
113: 69,24'  !| in the house with equal$2$ delight$0$.

114: 70, 1'  !| The sudden$2$ termination of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's visit$0$
114: 70, 2'  !| at the park, with his steadiness in concealing its cause,
114: 70, 3'  !| filled the mind$0$ and raised the wonder$0$ of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
114: 70, 4'  !| for$4$ two or three days; she was a great wonderer, as
114: 70, 5'  !| every*one must be who$6#1$ takes a very lively interest$0$ in all
114: 70, 6'  !| the comings and goings of all their acquaintance.  She
114: 70, 7'  !| wondered with little intermission what$6#1$ could be the
114: 70, 8'  !| reason$0$ of it; was sure there must be some bad news,
114: 70, 9'  !| and thought$1$ over every kind$0$ of distress$0$ that$3$ could have
114: 70,10'  !| befallen him, with a fixed determination that$3$ he should
114: 70,11'  !| not escape$1$ them all.
114: 70,12K  !| "Something very melancholy$2$ must be the matter,
114: 70,13K  !| I am sure,"
114: 70,13'  !| said she.
114: 70,13K  !| "I could see it in his face$0$.  Poor
114: 70,14K  !| man|  I am afraid his circumstances may$1$ be bad.  The
114: 70,15K  !| estate at Delaford was never reckoned more than two
114: 70,16K  !| thousand a year, and his brother left$1$ every*thing sadly
114: 70,17K  !| involved.  I do think he must have been sent for$5$ about$4$
114: 70,18K  !| money matters, for$3$ what$6#2$ else can it be?  I wonder$1$
114: 70,19K  !| whether it is so$5#2$.  I would give any*thing to$9$ know the
114: 70,20K  !| truth of it.  Perhaps it is about$4$ $SS#ZC$Miss*Williams ~ and,
114: 70,21K  !| by*the*bye, I dare$1#2$ say it is, because he looked so$5#1$ conscious
114: 70,22K  !| when I mentioned her.  May*be she is ill in town;
114: 70,23K  !| nothing in the world more likely, for$3$ I have a notion
114: 70,24K  !| she is always rather sickly.  I would lay$1#1$ any wager it is
114: 70,25K  !| about$4$ $SS#ZC$Miss*Williams.  It is not so$5#1$ very likely he should
114: 70,26K  !| be distressed in his circumstances \now\, for$3$ he is a very
114: 70,27K  !| prudent man, and to$9$ be sure must have cleared the
114: 70,28K  !| estate by$4$ this time.  I wonder$1$ what$6#1$ it can be|  May*be
114: 70,29K  !| his sister is worse at Avignon, and has sent for$4$ him
114: 70,30K  !| over.  His setting off in such a hurry$0$ seems very like$9$
114: 70,31K  !| it.  Well$7$, I wish$1$ him out$8$ of all his trouble$0$ with all my
114: 70,32K  !| heart, and a good wife into the bargain."
114: 70,33'  !| So$5#2$ wondered, so$5#2$ talked $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, her opinion
114: 71, 1'  !| varying with every fresh conjecture$0$, and all seeming
114: 71, 2'  !| equally probable as they arose.  $SS#A$Elinor, though she felt
114: 71, 3'  !| really interested in the welfare of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon,
114: 71, 4'  !| could not bestow all the wonder$0$ on$4$ his going so$5#1$ suddenly
114: 71, 5'  !| away, which$6#1$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings was desirous of her feeling$1$;
114: 71, 6'  !| for$3$ besides that$6#2$ the circumstance did not in her opinion
114: 71, 7'  !| justify such lasting amazement or variety of speculation,
114: 71, 8'  !| her wonder$0$ was otherwise disposed of.  It was engrossed
114: 71, 9'  !| by$4$ the extraordinary silence$0$ of her sister and $SS#S$Willoughby
114: 71,10'  !| on$4$ the subject$0$, which$6#1$ they must know to$9$ be peculiarly
114: 71,11'  !| interesting to$4$ them all.  As this silence$0$ continued,
114: 71,12'  !| every day made it appear more strange and more
114: 71,13'  !| incompatible with the disposition of both.  Why they
114: 71,14'  !| should not openly acknowledge to$4$ her mother and herself,
114: 71,15'  !| what$6#1$ their constant behaviour to$4$ each other
114: 71,16'  !| declared to$9$ have taken place$0$, $SS#A$Elinor could not imagine.
114: 71,17'  !| She could easily conceive that$3$ marriage might not
114: 71,18'  !| be immediately in their power; for$3$ though $SS#S$Willoughby
114: 71,19'  !| was independent, there was no$2$ reason$0$ to$9$ believe him
114: 71,20'  !| rich.  His estate had been rated by$4$ $SS#L$Sir*John at about$4$
114: 71,21'  !| six or seven hundred a year; but he lived at an expense
114: 71,22'  !| to$4$ which$6#1$ that$6#2$ income could hardly be equal$2$, and he
114: 71,23'  !| had himself often complained of his poverty.  But for$4$
114: 71,24'  !| this strange kind$0$ of secrecy maintained by$4$ them relative
114: 71,25'  !| to$4$ their engagement, which$6#1$ in fact concealed nothing
114: 71,26'  !| at all, she could not account$1$; and it was so$5#1$ wholly
114: 71,27'  !| contradictory to$4$ their general$2$ opinions and practice$0$,
114: 71,28'  !| that$3$ a doubt$0$ sometimes entered her mind$0$ of their being$1$
114: 71,29'  !| really engaged, and this doubt$0$ was enough to$9$ prevent
114: 71,30'  !| her making any inquiry of $SS#C$Marianne.
114: 71,31'  !| Nothing could be more expressive of attachment to$4$
114: 71,32'  !| them all, than $SS#S$Willoughby's behaviour.  To$4$ $SS#C$Marianne
114: 71,33'  !| it had all the distinguishing tenderness which$6#1$ a lover's
114: 71,34'  !| heart could give, and to$4$ the rest$0#1$ of the family it was the
114: 71,35'  !| affectionate attention of a son and a brother.  The
114: 71,36'  !| cottage seemed to$9$ be considered and loved by$4$ him as
114: 71,37'  !| his home; many more of his hours were spent there
114: 71,38'  !| than at Allenham; and if no$2$ general$2$ engagement
114: 72, 1'  !| collected them at the park, the exercise$0$ which$6#1$ called
114: 72, 2'  !| him out$5$ in the morning was almost certain of ending
114: 72, 3'  !| there, where the rest$0#1$ of the day was spent by$4$ himself
114: 72, 4'  !| at the side$0$ of $SS#C$Marianne, and by$4$ his favourite$2$ pointer
114: 72, 5'  !| at her feet.
114: 72, 6'  !| One evening in particular, about$4$ a week after$3$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
114: 72, 7'  !| had left$1$ the country, his heart seemed more
114: 72, 8'  !| than usually open$2$ to$4$ every feeling$0$ of attachment to$4$
114: 72, 9'  !| the objects$0$ around$4$ him; and on$4$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood's
114: 72,10'  !| happening to$9$ mention$1$ her design$0$ of improving the cottage
114: 72,11'  !| in the spring$0$, he warmly opposed every alteration of
114: 72,12'  !| a place$0$ which$6#1$ affection had established as perfect$2$ with
114: 72,13'  !| him.
114: 72,14S  !| "What$7$|"
114: 72,14'  !| he exclaimed ~
114: 72,14S  !| "Improve this dear$2#1$ cottage|
114: 72,15S  !| No$7$.  \That$6#2$\ I will$1$ never consent$1$ to$4$.  Not a stone
114: 72,16S  !| must be added to$4$ its walls, not an inch to$4$ its size, if my
114: 72,17S  !| feelings are regarded."
114: 72,18A  !| "Do not be alarmed,"
114: 72,18'  !| said $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood,
114: 72,18A  !| "nothing
114: 72,19A  !| of the kind$0$ will$1$ be done; for$3$ my mother will$1$ never have
114: 72,20A  !| money enough to$9$ attempt$1$ it."
114: 72,21S  !| "I am heartily glad of it,"
114: 72,21'  !| he cried.
114: 72,21S  !| "May$1$ she
114: 72,22S  !| always be poor, if she can employ her riches no$2$ better$9$."
114: 72,23D  !| "Thank you, $SS#S$Willoughby.  But you may$1$ be assured
114: 72,24D  !| that$3$ I would not sacrifice$0$ one sentiment of local attachment
114: 72,25D  !| of yours, or of any*one whom$6#1$ I loved, for$4$ all the
114: 72,26D  !| improvements in the world.  Depend upon it that$3$ whatever
114: 72,27D  !| unemployed sum may$1$ remain, when I make$1$ up
114: 72,28D  !| my accounts in the spring$0$, I would even$5$ rather lay$1#1$ it
114: 72,29D  !| uselessly by$5$ than dispose of it in a manner so$5#1$ painful
114: 72,30D  !| to$4$ you.  But are you really so$5#1$ attached to$4$ this place$0$ as
114: 72,31D  !| to$9$ see no$2$ defect in it?"
114: 72,32S  !| "I am,"
114: 72,32'  !| said he.
114: 72,32S  !| "To$4$ me it is faultless.  Nay, more,
114: 72,33S  !| I consider it as the only form$0$ of building in which$6#1$
114: 72,34S  !| happiness is attainable, and were I rich enough, I would
114: 72,35S  !| instantly pull Combe down$5$, and build it up again in
114: 72,36S  !| the exact$2$ plan of this cottage."
114: 72,37A  !| "With dark$0$ narrow stairs, and a kitchen that$6#1$ smokes,
114: 72,38A  !| I suppose,"
114: 72,38'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor.
114: 73, 1S  !| "Yes,"
114: 73, 1'  !| cried he in the same eager tone,
114: 73, 1S  !| "with all
114: 73, 2S  !| and every*thing belonging to$4$ it; ~ in no$2$ one convenience
114: 73, 3S  !| or \in\convenience about$4$ it, should the least variation be
114: 73, 4S  !| perceptible.  Then, and then only, under such a roof,
114: 73, 5S  !| I might perhaps be as happy at Combe as I have been
114: 73, 6S  !| at Barton."
114: 73, 7A  !| "I flatter myself,"
114: 73, 7'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor,
114: 73, 7A  !| "that$3$ even$5$ under
114: 73, 8A  !| the disadvantage of better$9$ rooms and a broader staircase,
114: 73, 9A  !| you will$1$ hereafter find your own$2$ house as faultless as
114: 73,10A  !| you now do this."
114: 73,11S  !| "There certainly are circumstances,"
114: 73,11'  !| said $SS#S$Willoughby,
114: 73,12S  !| "which$6#1$ might greatly endear it to$4$ me; but this place$0$
114: 73,13S  !| will$1$ always have one claim$0$ on$4$ my affection, which$6#1$ no$2$
114: 73,14S  !| other can possibly share$1$."
114: 73,15'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood looked with pleasure at $SS#C$Marianne,
114: 73,16'  !| whose$6#1$ fine eyes were fixed so$5#1$ expressively on$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby,
114: 73,17'  !| as plainly denoted how well$9$ she understood him.
114: 73,18S  !| "How often did I wish$1$,"
114: 73,18'  !| added he,
114: 73,18S  !| "when I was at
114: 73,19S  !| Allenham this time twelvemonth, that$3$ Barton*cottage
114: 73,20S  !| were inhabited|  I never passed within view$0$ of it without
114: 73,21S  !| admiring its situation, and grieving that$3$ no*one should
114: 73,22S  !| live in it.  How little did I then think that$3$ the very
114: 73,23S  !| first news I should hear from $SS#ZZE$Mrs%*Smith, when I next
114: 73,24S  !| came into the country, would be that$3$ Barton*cottage
114: 73,25S  !| was taken:  and I felt an immediate satisfaction and
114: 73,26S  !| interest$0$ in the event, which$6#1$ nothing but a kind$0$ of
114: 73,27S  !| prescience of what$6#1$ happiness I should experience$1$ from
114: 73,28S  !| it, can account$1$ for$4$.  Must it not have been so$5#2$, $SS#C$Marianne?"
114: 73,29'  !| speaking to$4$ her in a lowered voice.  Then continuing
114: 73,30'  !| his former tone, he said,
114: 73,30S  !| "And yet this house you would
114: 73,31S  !| spoil, $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood?  You would rob it of its simplicity
114: 73,32S  !| by$4$ imaginary improvement|  and this dear$2#1$ parlour,
114: 73,33S  !| in which$6#1$ our acquaintance first began, and in which$6#1$ so$5#1$
114: 73,34S  !| many happy hours have been since spent by$4$ us together,
114: 73,35S  !| you would degrade to$4$ the condition$0$ of a common$2$
114: 73,36S  !| entrance, and every*body would be eager to$9$ pass$1$ through$4$
114: 73,37S  !| the room which$6#1$ has hitherto contained within itself,
114: 73,38S  !| more real accommodation and comfort$0$ than any other
114: 74, 1S  !| apartment of the handsomest dimensions in the world
114: 74, 2S  !| could possibly afford."
114: 74, 3'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood again assured him that$3$ no$2$ alteration
114: 74, 4'  !| of the kind$0$ should be attempted.
114: 74, 5S  !| "You are a good woman,"
114: 74, 5'  !| he warmly replied.
114: 74, 5S  !| "Your
114: 74, 6S  !| promise$0$ makes me easy.  Extend it a little farther, and
114: 74, 7S  !| it will$1$ make$1$ me happy.  Tell me that$3$ not only your
114: 74, 8S  !| house will$1$ remain the same, but that$3$ I shall ever find
114: 74, 9S  !| you and yours as unchanged as your dwelling; and
114: 74,10S  !| that$3$ you will$1$ always consider me with the kindness
114: 74,11S  !| which$6#1$ has made every*thing belonging to$4$ you so$5#1$ dear$2#1$
114: 74,12S  !| to$4$ me."
114: 74,13'  !| The promise$0$ was readily given, and $SS#S$Willoughby's
114: 74,14'  !| behaviour during the whole$0$ of the evening declared at
114: 74,15'  !| once his affection and happiness.
114: 74,16D  !| "Shall we see you to-morrow to$4$ dinner?"
114: 74,16'  !| said
114: 74,17'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood when he was leaving them.
114: 74,17D  !| "I do not
114: 74,18D  !| ask you to$9$ come in the morning, for$3$ we must walk$1$ to$4$
114: 74,19D  !| the park, to$9$ call$1$ on$4$ $SS#M$Lady*Middleton."
114: 74,20'  !| He engaged to$9$ be with them by$4$ four o'clock.
115: 75, 1'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood's visit$0$ to$4$ $SS#M$Lady*Middleton took place$0$
115: 75, 2'  !| the next day, and two of her daughters went with her;
115: 75, 3'  !| but $SS#C$Marianne excused herself from being$1$ of the party
115: 75, 4'  !| under some trifling pretext of employment; and her
115: 75, 5'  !| mother, who$6#1$ concluded that$3$ a promise$0$ had been made
115: 75, 6'  !| by$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby the night before$5$ of calling on$4$ her while$9$
115: 75, 7'  !| they were absent, was perfectly satisfied$2$ with her
115: 75, 8'  !| remaining at home.
115: 75, 9'  !| On$4$ their return$0$ from the park they found $SS#S$Willoughby's
115: 75,10'  !| curricle and servant in waiting at the cottage, and
115: 75,11'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood was convinced that$3$ her conjecture$0$ had
115: 75,12'  !| been just$2$.  So$5#1$ far it was all as she had foreseen; but
115: 75,13'  !| on$4$ entering the house she beheld what$6#1$ no$2$ foresight
115: 75,14'  !| had taught her to$9$ expect.  They were no$2$ sooner in the
115: 75,15'  !| passage than $SS#C$Marianne came hastily out$8$ of the parlour
115: 75,16'  !| apparently in violent affliction, with her handkerchief
115: 75,17'  !| at her eyes; and without noticing them ran up*stairs.
115: 75,18'  !| Surprised and alarmed they proceeded directly into the
115: 75,19'  !| room she had just$9$ quitted, where they found only
115: 75,20'  !| $SS#S$Willoughby, who$6#1$ was leaning against the mantle-piece
115: 75,21'  !| with his back$0$ towards them.  He turned round$9$ on$4$ their
115: 75,22'  !| coming in, and his countenance shewed that$3$ he strongly
115: 75,23'  !| partook of the emotion which$6#1$ overpowered $SS#C$Marianne.
115: 75,24D  !| "Is any*thing the matter with her?"
115: 75,24'  !| cried $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood
115: 75,25'  !| as she entered ~
115: 75,25D  !| "is she ill?"
115: 75,26S  !| "I hope$1$ not,"
115: 75,26'  !| he replied, trying$1$ to$9$ look$1$ cheerful; and
115: 75,27'  !| with a forced smile$0$ presently added,
115: 75,27S  !| "It is I who$6#1$ may$1$
115: 75,28S  !| rather expect to$9$ be ill ~ for$3$ I am now suffering under
115: 75,29S  !| a very heavy disappointment|"
115: 75,30D  !| "Disappointment|"
115: 75,31S  !| "Yes, for$3$ I am unable to$9$ keep my engagement with
115: 75,32S  !| you.  $SS#ZZE$Mrs%*Smith has this morning exercised the privilege
115: 75,33S  !| of riches upon a poor dependant cousin, by$4$ sending me on$4$
115: 76, 1S  !| business to$4$ London.  I have just$9$ received my dispatches,
115: 76, 2S  !| and taken my farewel of Allenham; and by$4$ way of
115: 76, 3S  !| exhilaration I am now come to$9$ take my farewel of you."
115: 76, 4D  !| "To$4$ London| ~ and are you going this morning?"
115: 76, 5S  !| "Almost this moment."
115: 76, 6D  !| "This is very unfortunate.  But $SS#ZZE$Mrs%*Smith must be
115: 76, 7D  !| obliged; ~ and her business will$1$ not detain you from
115: 76, 8D  !| us long$9$ I hope$1$."
115: 76, 9'  !| He coloured as he replied,
115: 76, 9S  !| "You are very kind$2$, but
115: 76,10S  !| I have no$2$ idea of returning into Devonshire immediately.
115: 76,11S  !| My visits to$4$ $SS#ZZE$Mrs%*Smith are never repeated within the
115: 76,12S  !| twelvemonth."
115: 76,13D  !| "And is $SS#ZZE$Mrs%*Smith your only friend?  Is Allenham
115: 76,14D  !| the only house in the neighbourhood to$4$ which$6#1$ you will$1$
115: 76,15D  !| be welcome$2$?  For$4$ shame$0$, $SS#S$Willoughby.  Can you wait
115: 76,16D  !| for$4$ an invitation here?"
115: 76,17'  !| His colour increased; and with his eyes fixed on$4$ the
115: 76,18'  !| ground he only replied,
115: 76,18S  !| "You are too$5#1$ good."
115: 76,19'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood looked at $SS#A$Elinor with surprise$0$.  $SS#A$Elinor
115: 76,20'  !| felt equal$2$ amazement.  For$4$ a few moments every*one
115: 76,21'  !| was silent.  $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood first spoke.
115: 76,22D  !| "I have only to$9$ add, my dear$2#1$ $SS#S$Willoughby, that$3$ at
115: 76,23D  !| Barton*cottage you will$1$ always be welcome$2$; for$3$ I
115: 76,24D  !| will$1$ not press$1$ you to$9$ return$1$ here immediately, because
115: 76,25D  !| you only can judge$1$ how far \that$6#2$\ might be pleasing
115: 76,26D  !| to$4$ $SS#ZZE$Mrs%*Smith; and on$4$ this head$0$ I shall be no$2$ more
115: 76,27D  !| disposed to$9$ question$1$ your judgment than to$9$ doubt$1$ your
115: 76,28D  !| inclination."
115: 76,29S  !| "My engagements at present$0#1$,"
115: 76,29'  !| replied $SS#S$Willoughby
115: 76,30'  !| confusedly,
115: 76,30S  !| "are of such a nature ~ that$3$ ~ I dare$1#2$ not
115: 76,31S  !| flatter myself" ~
115: 76,32'  !| He stopt.  $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood was too$5#1$ much astonished
115: 76,33'  !| to$9$ speak, and another pause$0$ succeeded.  This was broken
115: 76,34'  !| by$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby, who$6#1$ said with a faint$2$ smile$0$,
115: 76,34S  !| "It is folly
115: 76,35S  !| to$9$ linger in this manner.  I will$1$ not torment$1$ myself
115: 76,36S  !| any longer by$4$ remaining among friends whose$6#1$ society
115: 76,37S  !| it is impossible for$4$ me now to$9$ enjoy."
115: 76,38'  !| He then hastily took leave$0$ of them all and left$1$ the
115: 77, 1'  !| room.  They saw him step$1$ into his carriage, and in
115: 77, 2'  !| a minute$0$ it was out$8$ of sight.
115: 77, 3'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood felt too$5#1$ much for$4$ speech, and instantly
115: 77, 4'  !| quitted the parlour to$9$ give way in solitude to$4$ the concern$0$
115: 77, 5'  !| and alarm$0$ which$6#1$ this sudden$2$ departure occasioned.
115: 77, 6'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's uneasiness was at least equal$2$ to$4$ her mother's.
115: 77, 7'  !| She thought$1$ of what$6#1$ had just$9$ passed with anxiety and
115: 77, 8'  !| distrust$0$.  $SS#S$Willoughby's behaviour in taking leave$0$ of
115: 77, 9'  !| them, his embarrassment, and affectation of cheerfulness,
115: 77,10'  !| and, above$4$ all, his unwillingness to$9$ accept her
115: 77,11'  !| mother's invitation, a backwardness so$5#1$ unlike a lover,
115: 77,12'  !| so$5#1$ unlike himself, greatly disturbed her.  One moment
115: 77,13'  !| she feared that$3$ no$2$ serious$2$ design$0$ had ever been formed
115: 77,14'  !| on$4$ his side$0$; and the next that$3$ some unfortunate
115: 77,15'  !| quarrel$0$ had taken place$0$ between him and her sister; ~
115: 77,16'  !| the distress$0$ in which$6#1$ $SS#C$Marianne had quitted the room was
115: 77,17'  !| such as a serious$2$ quarrel$0$ could most reasonably account$1$
115: 77,18'  !| for$4$, though when she considered what$6#1$ $SS#C$Marianne's love$0$
115: 77,19'  !| for$4$ him was, a quarrel$0$ seemed almost impossible.
115: 77,20'  !| But whatever might be the particulars of their separation,
115: 77,21'  !| her sister's affliction was indubitable; and she
115: 77,22'  !| thought$1$ with the tenderest compassion of that$6#2$ violent
115: 77,23'  !| sorrow which$6#1$ $SS#C$Marianne was in all probability not merely
115: 77,24'  !| giving way to$4$ as a relief, but feeding and encouraging
115: 77,25'  !| as a duty.
115: 77,26'  !| In about$4$ half an hour her mother returned, and though
115: 77,27'  !| her eyes were red, her countenance was not uncheerful.
115: 77,28D  !| "Our dear$2#1$ $SS#S$Willoughby is now some miles from
115: 77,29D  !| Barton, $SS#A$Elinor,"
115: 77,29'  !| said she, as she sat down$5$ to$9$ work$1$,
115: 77,30D  !| "and with how heavy a heart does he travel?"
115: 77,31A  !| "It is all very strange.  So$5#1$ suddenly to$9$ be gone|
115: 77,32A  !| It seems but the work$0$ of a moment.  And last$2$ night
115: 77,33A  !| he was with us so$5#1$ happy, so$5#1$ cheerful, so$5#1$ affectionate?
115: 77,34A  !| And now after$4$ only ten minutes notice$0$ ~ Gone too$5#2$ without
115: 77,35A  !| intending to$9$ return$1$| ~ Something more than what$6#1$
115: 77,36A  !| he owned to$4$ us must have happened.  He did not speak,
115: 77,37A  !| he did not behave like$9$ himself.  \You\ must have seen the
115: 77,38A  !| difference as well$9$ as I.  What$6#2$ can it be?  Can they have
115: 78, 1A  !| quarrelled?  Why else should he have shewn such
115: 78, 2A  !| unwillingness to$9$ accept your invitation here?" ~
115: 78, 3D  !| "It was not inclination that$3$ he wanted, $SS#A$Elinor;
115: 78, 4D  !| I could plainly see \that$6#2$\.  He had not the power of
115: 78, 5D  !| accepting it.  I have thought$1$ it all over I assure you,
115: 78, 6D  !| and I can perfectly account$1$ for$4$ every*thing that$6#1$ at first
115: 78, 7D  !| seemed strange to$4$ me as well$9$ as to$4$ you."
115: 78, 8A  !| "Can you indeed?"
115: 78, 9D  !| "Yes.  I have explained it to$4$ myself in the most
115: 78,10D  !| satisfactory way; ~ but you, $SS#A$Elinor, who$6#1$ love$1$ to$9$ doubt$1$
115: 78,11D  !| where you can ~~ It will$1$ not satisfy \you\, I know; but
115: 78,12D  !| you shall not talk$1$ \me\ out$8$ of my trust$0$ in it.  I am persuaded
115: 78,13D  !| that$3$ $SS#ZZE$Mrs%*Smith suspects his regard$0$ for$4$ $SS#C$Marianne,
115: 78,14D  !| disapproves of it, (perhaps because she has other views
115: 78,15D  !| for$4$ him,) and on$4$ that$6#2$ account$0$ is eager to$9$ get him away; ~
115: 78,16D  !| and that$3$ the business which$6#1$ she sends him off to$9$ transact,
115: 78,17D  !| is invented as an excuse$0$ to$9$ dismiss him.  This is what$6#1$
115: 78,18D  !| I believe to$9$ have happened.  He is moreover aware that$3$
115: 78,19D  !| she \does\ disapprove the connection, he dares not therefore
115: 78,20D  !| at present$0#1$ confess to$4$ her his engagement with
115: 78,21D  !| $SS#C$Marianne, and he feels himself obliged, from his dependent
115: 78,22D  !| situation, to$9$ give into her schemes, and absent
115: 78,23D  !| himself from Devonshire for$4$ a while$0$.  You will$1$ tell me,
115: 78,24D  !| I know, that$3$ this may$1$, or may$1$ \not\ have happened;
115: 78,25D  !| but I will$1$ listen to$4$ no$2$ cavil, unless you can point$1$ out$5$
115: 78,26D  !| any other method of understanding$1$ the affair as satisfactory
115: 78,27D  !| as this.  And now, $SS#A$Elinor, what$6#2$ have you to$9$ say?"
115: 78,28A  !| "Nothing, for$3$ you have anticipated my answer$0$."
115: 78,29D  !| "Then you would have told me, that$3$ it might or
115: 78,30D  !| might not have happened.  Oh|  $SS#A$Elinor, how incomprehensible
115: 78,31D  !| are your feelings|  You had rather take evil
115: 78,32D  !| upon credit$0$ than good.  You had rather look$1$ out$5$ for$4$
115: 78,33D  !| misery for$4$ $SS#C$Marianne and guilt for$4$ poor $SS#S$Willoughby,
115: 78,34D  !| than an apology for$4$ the latter.  You are resolved to$9$
115: 78,35D  !| think him blameable, because he took leave$0$ of us with
115: 78,36D  !| less affection than his usual behaviour has shewn.  And
115: 78,37D  !| is no$2$ allowance to$9$ be made for$4$ inadvertence, or for$4$
115: 78,38D  !| spirits depressed by$4$ recent disappointment?  Are no$2$
115: 79, 1D  !| probabilities to$9$ be accepted, merely because they are
115: 79, 2D  !| not certainties?  Is nothing due$2$ to$4$ the man whom$6#1$ we
115: 79, 3D  !| have all so$5#1$ much reason$0$ to$9$ love$1$, and no$2$ reason$0$ in the
115: 79, 4D  !| world to$9$ think ill of?  To$4$ the possibility of motives
115: 79, 5D  !| unanswerable in themselves, though unavoidably secret$2$
115: 79, 6D  !| for$4$ a while$0$?  And, after$4$ all, what$6#2$ is it you suspect
115: 79, 7D  !| him of?"
115: 79, 8A  !| "I can hardly tell you myself. ~ But suspicion of
115: 79, 9A  !| something unpleasant is the inevitable consequence of
115: 79,10A  !| such an alteration as we have just$9$ witnessed in him.
115: 79,11A  !| There is great truth, however, in what$6#1$ you have now
115: 79,12A  !| urged of the allowances which$6#1$ ought to$9$ be made for$4$
115: 79,13A  !| him, and it is my wish$0$ to$9$ be candid in my judgment of
115: 79,14A  !| every*body.  $SS#S$Willoughby may$1$ undoubtedly have very
115: 79,15A  !| sufficient reasons for$4$ his conduct$0$, and I will$1$ hope$1$ that$3$
115: 79,16A  !| he has.  But it would have been more like$9$ $SS#S$Willoughby
115: 79,17A  !| to$9$ acknowledge them at once.  Secrecy may$1$ be advisable;
115: 79,18A  !| but still$5$ I cannot help$1$ wondering at its being$1$
115: 79,19A  !| practised by$4$ him."
115: 79,20D  !| "Do not blame$1$ him, however, for$4$ departing from his
115: 79,21D  !| character, where the deviation is necessary.  But you
115: 79,22D  !| really do admit the justice of what$6#1$ I have said in his
115: 79,23D  !| defence? ~ I am happy ~ and he is acquitted."
115: 79,24A  !| "Not entirely.  It may$1$ be proper to$9$ conceal their
115: 79,25A  !| engagement (if they \are\ engaged) from $SS#ZZE$Mrs%*Smith ~
115: 79,26A  !| and if that$6#2$ is the case, it must be highly expedient$2$ for$4$
115: 79,27A  !| $SS#S$Willoughby to$9$ be but little in Devonshire at present$0#1$.
115: 79,28A  !| But this is no$2$ excuse$0$ for$4$ their concealing it from us."
115: 79,29D  !| "Concealing it from us|  my dear$2#1$ child, do you
115: 79,30D  !| accuse $SS#S$Willoughby and $SS#C$Marianne of concealment?  This
115: 79,31D  !| is strange indeed, when your eyes have been reproaching
115: 79,32D  !| them every day for$4$ incautiousness."
115: 79,33A  !| "I want$1$ no$2$ proof of their affection,"
115: 79,33'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor;
115: 79,34A  !| "but of their engagement I do."
115: 79,35D  !| "I am perfectly satisfied$2$ of both."
115: 79,36A  !| "Yet not a syllable has been said to$4$ you on$4$ the
115: 79,37A  !| subject$0$, by$4$ either of them."
115: 79,38D  !| "I have not wanted syllables where actions have
115: 80, 1D  !| spoken so$5#1$ plainly.  Has not his behaviour to$4$ $SS#C$Marianne
115: 80, 2D  !| and to$4$ all of us, for$4$ at least the last$2$ fortnight, declared
115: 80, 3D  !| that$3$ he loved and considered her as his future wife,
115: 80, 4D  !| and that$3$ he felt for$4$ us the attachment of the nearest
115: 80, 5D  !| relation?  Have we not perfectly understood each other?
115: 80, 6D  !| Has not my consent$0$ been daily asked by$4$ his looks$0$, his
115: 80, 7D  !| manner, his attentive and affectionate respect$0$?  My
115: 80, 8D  !| $SS#A$Elinor, is it possible to$9$ doubt$1$ their engagement?  How
115: 80, 9D  !| could such a thought$0$ occur to$4$ you?  How is it to$9$ be
115: 80,10D  !| supposed that$3$ $SS#S$Willoughby, persuaded as he must be
115: 80,11D  !| of your sister's love$0$, should leave$1$ her, and leave$1$ her
115: 80,12D  !| perhaps for$4$ months, without telling her of his affection;
115: 80,13D  !| ~ that$3$ they should part$1$ without a mutual exchange$0$
115: 80,14D  !| of confidence?"
115: 80,15A  !| "I confess,"
115: 80,15'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor,
115: 80,15A  !| "that$3$ every circumstance
115: 80,16A  !| except \one$0$\ is in favour$0$ of their engagement; but that$6#2$
115: 80,17A  !| \one$0$\ is the total silence$0$ of both on$4$ the subject$0$, and with
115: 80,18A  !| me it almost outweighs every other."
115: 80,19D  !| "How strange this is|  You must think wretchedly
115: 80,20D  !| indeed of $SS#S$Willoughby, if after$4$ all that$6#1$ has openly passed
115: 80,21D  !| between them, you can doubt$1$ the nature of the terms
115: 80,22D  !| on$4$ which$6#1$ they are together.  Has he been acting a part$0$
115: 80,23D  !| in his behaviour to$4$ your sister all this time?  Do you
115: 80,24D  !| suppose him really indifferent to$4$ her?"
115: 80,25A  !| "No$7$, I cannot think that$6#2$.  He must and does love$1$
115: 80,26A  !| her I am sure."
115: 80,27D  !| "But with a strange kind$0$ of tenderness, if he can
115: 80,28D  !| leave$1$ her with such indifference, such carelessness of
115: 80,29D  !| the future, as you attribute to$4$ him."
115: 80,30A  !| "You must remember, my dear$2#1$ mother, that$3$ I have
115: 80,31A  !| never considered this matter as certain.  I have had my
115: 80,32A  !| doubts$0$, I confess; but they are fainter than they were,
115: 80,33A  !| and they may$1$ soon be entirely done away.  If we find
115: 80,34A  !| they correspond, every fear$0$ of mine$6$ will$1$ be removed."
115: 80,35D  !| "A mighty concession indeed|  If you were to$9$ see
115: 80,36D  !| them at the altar, you would suppose they were going
115: 80,37D  !| to$9$ be married.  Ungracious girl|  But \I\ require no$2$ such
115: 80,38D  !| proof.  Nothing in my opinion has ever passed to$9$ justify
115: 81, 1D  !| doubt$0$; no$2$ secrecy has been attempted; all has been
115: 81, 2D  !| uniformly open$2$ and unreserved.  You cannot doubt$1$
115: 81, 3D  !| your sister's wishes$0$.  It must be $SS#S$Willoughby therefore
115: 81, 4D  !| whom$6#1$ you suspect.  But why?  Is he not a man of
115: 81, 5D  !| honour$0$ and feeling$0$?  Has there been any inconsistency
115: 81, 6D  !| on$4$ his side$0$ to$9$ create alarm$0$?  can he be deceitful?"
115: 81, 7A  !| "I hope$1$ not, I believe not,"
115: 81, 7'  !| cried $SS#A$Elinor.
115: 81, 7A  !| "I love$1$
115: 81, 8A  !| $SS#S$Willoughby, sincerely love$1$ him; and suspicion of his
115: 81, 9A  !| integrity cannot be more painful to$4$ yourself than to$4$
115: 81,10A  !| me.  It has been involuntary, and I will$1$ not encourage
115: 81,11A  !| it.  I was startled, I confess, by$4$ the alteration in his
115: 81,12A  !| manners this morning; ~ he did not speak like$9$ himself,
115: 81,13A  !| and did not return$1$ your kindness with any cordiality.
115: 81,14A  !| But all this may$1$ be explained by$4$ such a situation of
115: 81,15A  !| his affairs as you have supposed.  He had just$9$ parted
115: 81,16A  !| from my sister, had seen her leave$1$ him in the greatest
115: 81,17A  !| affliction; and if he felt obliged, from a fear$0$ of offending
115: 81,18A  !| $SS#ZZE$Mrs%*Smith, to$9$ resist the temptation of returning here
115: 81,19A  !| soon, and yet aware that$3$ by$4$ declining your invitation,
115: 81,20A  !| by$4$ saying that$3$ he was going away for$4$ some time, he
115: 81,21A  !| should seem to$9$ act$1$ an ungenerous, a suspicious part$0$ by$4$
115: 81,22A  !| our family, he might well$9$ be embarrassed and disturbed.
115: 81,23A  !| In such a case, a plain and open$2$ avowal of his difficulties
115: 81,24A  !| would have been more to$4$ his honour$0$ I think, as well$9$ as
115: 81,25A  !| more consistent with his general$2$ character; ~ but I will$1$
115: 81,26A  !| not raise objections against any*one's conduct$0$ on$4$ so$5#1$
115: 81,27A  !| illiberal a foundation, as a difference in judgment from
115: 81,28A  !| myself, or a deviation from what$6#1$ I may$1$ think right$2#1$
115: 81,29A  !| and consistent."
115: 81,30D  !| "You speak very properly.  $SS#S$Willoughby certainly
115: 81,31D  !| does not deserve to$9$ be suspected.  Though \we\ have not
115: 81,32D  !| known him long$9$, he is no$2$ stranger$0$ in this part$0$ of the
115: 81,33D  !| world; and who$6#2$ has ever spoken to$4$ his disadvantage?
115: 81,34D  !| Had he been in a situation to$9$ act$1$ independently and
115: 81,35D  !| marry immediately, it might have been odd that$3$ he
115: 81,36D  !| should leave$1$ us without acknowledging every*thing to$4$
115: 81,37D  !| me at once:  but this is not the case.  It is an engagement
115: 81,38D  !| in some respects not prosperously begun, for$3$ their
115: 82, 1D  !| marriage must be at a very uncertain distance$0$; and
115: 82, 2D  !| even$5$ secrecy, as far as it can be observed, may$1$ now be
115: 82, 3D  !| very advisable."
115: 82, 4'  !| They were interrupted by$4$ the entrance of $SS#E$Margaret;
115: 82, 5'  !| and $SS#A$Elinor was then at liberty to$9$ think over the representations
115: 82, 6'  !| of her mother, to$9$ acknowledge the probability
115: 82, 7'  !| of many, and hope$1$ for$4$ the justice of all.
115: 82, 8'  !| They saw nothing of $SS#C$Marianne till dinner time, when
115: 82, 9'  !| she entered the room and took her place$0$ at the table
115: 82,10'  !| without saying a word.  Her eyes were red and swollen;
115: 82,11'  !| and it seemed as if her tears were even$5$ then restrained
115: 82,12'  !| with difficulty.  She avoided the looks$0$ of them all,
115: 82,13'  !| could neither eat nor speak, and after$4$ some time, on$4$
115: 82,14'  !| her mother's silently pressing her hand$0$ with tender$2$
115: 82,15'  !| compassion, her small degree of fortitude was quite
115: 82,16'  !| overcome, she burst$1$ into tears and left$1$ the room.
115: 82,17'  !| This violent oppression of spirits continued the whole$2$
115: 82,18'  !| evening.  She was without any power, because she was
115: 82,19'  !| without any desire$0$ of command$0$ over herself.  The
115: 82,20'  !| slightest mention$0$ of any*thing relative to$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby
115: 82,21'  !| overpowered her in an instant$0$; and though her family
115: 82,22'  !| were most anxiously attentive to$4$ her comfort$0$, it was
115: 82,23'  !| impossible for$4$ them, if they spoke at all, to$9$ keep clear$2$
115: 82,24'  !| of every subject$0$ which$6#1$ her feelings connected with him.
116: 83, 1'  !| $SS#C$Marianne would have thought$1$ herself very inexcusable
116: 83, 2'  !| had she been able to$9$ sleep$1$ at all the first night
116: 83, 3'  !| after$4$ parting from $SS#S$Willoughby.  She would have been
116: 83, 4'  !| ashamed to$9$ look$1$ her family in the face$0$ the next morning,
116: 83, 5'  !| had she not risen from her bed in more need$0$ of repose
116: 83, 6'  !| than when she lay$1#2$ down$5$ in it.  But the feelings which$6#1$
116: 83, 7'  !| made such composure a disgrace$0$, left$1$ her in no$2$ danger
116: 83, 8'  !| of incurring it.  She was awake$2$ the whole$2$ night, and she
116: 83, 9'  !| wept the greatest part$0$ of it.  She got up with an headache,
116: 83,10'  !| was unable to$9$ talk$1$, and unwilling to$9$ take any
116: 83,11'  !| nourishment; giving pain$0$ every moment to$4$ her mother
116: 83,12'  !| and sisters, and forbidding all attempt$0$ at consolation
116: 83,13'  !| from either.  Her sensibility was potent enough|
116: 83,14'  !| When breakfast$0$ was over she walked out$5$ by$4$ herself,
116: 83,15'  !| and wandered about$4$ the village of Allenham, indulging
116: 83,16'  !| the recollection of past$9$ enjoyment and crying over the
116: 83,17'  !| present$9$ reverse for$4$ the chief of the morning.
116: 83,18'  !| The evening passed off in the equal$2$ indulgence of
116: 83,19'  !| feeling$0$.  She played over every favourite$2$ song that$6#1$ she
116: 83,20'  !| had been used$1#2$ to$9$ play$1$ to$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby, every air in which$6#1$
116: 83,21'  !| their voices had been oftenest joined, and sat at the
116: 83,22'  !| instrument gazing on$4$ every line of music that$6#1$ he had
116: 83,23'  !| written out$5$ for$4$ her, till her heart was so$5#1$ heavy that$3$ no$2$
116: 83,24'  !| farther sadness could be gained; and this nourishment
116: 83,25'  !| of grief was every day applied.  She spent whole$2$ hours
116: 83,26'  !| at the pianoforte= alternately singing and crying; her
116: 83,27'  !| voice often totally suspended by$4$ her tears.  In books
116: 83,28'  !| too$5#2$, as well$9$ as in music, she courted the misery which$6#1$
116: 83,29'  !| a contrast betwen the past$0$ and present$0#1$ was certain
116: 83,30'  !| of giving.  She read nothing but what$6#1$ they had been
116: 83,31'  !| used$1#2$ to$9$ read together.
116: 83,32'  !| Such violence of affliction indeed could not be supported
116: 83,33'  !| for*ever; it sunk within a few days into a calmer
116: 84, 1'  !| melancholy$0$; but these employments, to$4$ which$6#1$ she daily
116: 84, 2'  !| recurred, her solitary walks$0$ and silent meditations, still$5$
116: 84, 3'  !| produced occasional effusions of sorrow as lively as
116: 84, 4'  !| ever.
116: 84, 5'  !| No$2$ letter from $SS#S$Willoughby came; and none seemed
116: 84, 6'  !| expected$1$ by$4$ $SS#C$Marianne.  Her mother was surprised, and
116: 84, 7'  !| $SS#A$Elinor again became uneasy.  But $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood
116: 84, 8'  !| could find explanations whenever she wanted them,
116: 84, 9'  !| which$6#1$ at least satisfied$1$ herself.
116: 84,10D  !| "Remember, $SS#A$Elinor,"
116: 84,10'  !| said she,
116: 84,10D  !| "how very often
116: 84,11D  !| $SS#L$Sir*John fetches our letters himself from the post, and
116: 84,12D  !| carries them to$4$ it.  We have already agreed that$3$ secrecy
116: 84,13D  !| may$1$ be necessary, and we must acknowledge that$3$ it
116: 84,14D  !| could not be maintained if their correspondence were
116: 84,15D  !| to$9$ pass$1$ through$4$ $SS#L$Sir*John's hands."
116: 84,16'  !| $SS#A$Elinor could not deny the truth of this, and she tried
116: 84,17'  !| to$9$ find in it a motive sufficient for$4$ their silence$0$.  But
116: 84,18'  !| there was one method so$5#1$ direct$2$, so$5#1$ simple$2$, and in her
116: 84,19'  !| opinion so$5#1$ eligible of knowing the real state$0$ of the affair,
116: 84,20'  !| and of instantly removing all mystery, that$3$ she could
116: 84,21'  !| not help$1$ suggesting it to$4$ her mother.
116: 84,22A  !| "Why do you not ask $SS#C$Marianne at once,"
116: 84,22'  !| said she,
116: 84,23A  !| "whether she is or is not engaged to$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby?
116: 84,24A  !| From you, her mother, and so$5#1$ kind$2$, so$5#1$ indulgent
116: 84,25A  !| a mother, the question$0$ could not give offence.  It
116: 84,26A  !| would be the natural$2$ result$0$ of your affection for$4$ her.
116: 84,27A  !| She used$1#2$ to$9$ be all unreserve, and to$4$ you more especially."
116: 84,28D  !| "I would not ask such a question$0$ for$4$ the world.
116: 84,29D  !| Supposing it possible that$3$ they are not engaged, what$7$
116: 84,30D  !| distress$0$ would not such an inquiry inflict|  At any rate$0$
116: 84,31D  !| it would be most ungenerous.  I should never deserve
116: 84,32D  !| her confidence again, after$4$ forcing from her a confession
116: 84,33D  !| of what$6#1$ is meant at present$0#1$ to$9$ be unacknowledged to$4$
116: 84,34D  !| any*one.  I know $SS#C$Marianne's heart:  I know that$3$ she
116: 84,35D  !| dearly$5#1$ loves me, and that$3$ I shall not be the last$0$ to$4$ whom$6#1$
116: 84,36D  !| the affair is made known, when circumstances make$1$ the
116: 84,37D  !| revealment of it eligible.  I would not attempt$1$ to$9$ force$1$
116: 84,38D  !| the confidence of any*one; of a child much less; because
116: 85, 1D  !| a sense of duty would prevent the denial which$6#1$ her
116: 85, 2D  !| wishes$0$ might direct$1$."
116: 85, 3'  !| $SS#A$Elinor thought$1$ this generosity overstrained, considering
116: 85, 4'  !| her sister's youth, and urged the matter farther,
116: 85, 5'  !| but in vain; common$2$ sense, common$2$ care$0$, common$2$
116: 85, 6'  !| prudence, were all sunk in $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood's romantic
116: 85, 7'  !| delicacy.
116: 85, 8'  !| It was several days before$3$ $SS#S$Willoughby's name$0$ was
116: 85, 9'  !| mentioned before$4$ $SS#C$Marianne by$4$ any of her family;
116: 85,10'  !| $SS#L$Sir*John and $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, indeed, were not so$5#1$ nice;
116: 85,11'  !| their witticisms added pain$0$ to$4$ many a painful hour; ~
116: 85,12'  !| but one evening, $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, accidentally taking
116: 85,13'  !| up a volume of $SS#Z1$Shakespeare, exclaimed,
116: 85,14D  !| "We have never finished Hamlet, $SS#C$Marianne; our
116: 85,15D  !| dear$2#1$ $SS#S$Willoughby went away before$3$ we could get through$4$
116: 85,16D  !| it.  We will$1$ put it by$5$, that$3$ when he comes again~~
116: 85,17D  !| But it may$1$ be months, perhaps, before$3$ \that$6#2$\ happens."
116: 85,18C  !| "Months|"
116: 85,18'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne, with strong surprise$0$.
116: 85,19C  !| "No$7$ ~ nor many weeks."
116: 85,20'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood was sorry for$4$ what$6#1$ she had said; but
116: 85,21'  !| it gave $SS#A$Elinor pleasure, as it produced a reply$0$ from
116: 85,22'  !| $SS#C$Marianne so$5#1$ expressive of confidence in $SS#S$Willoughby
116: 85,23'  !| and knowledge of his intentions.
116: 85,24'  !| One morning, about$4$ a week after$4$ his leaving the
116: 85,25'  !| country, $SS#C$Marianne was prevailed on$5$ to$9$ join her sisters
116: 85,26'  !| in their usual walk$0$, instead of wandering away by$4$ herself.
116: 85,27'  !| Hitherto she had carefully avoided every companion
116: 85,28'  !| in her rambles.  If her sisters intended to$9$ walk$1$
116: 85,29'  !| on$4$ the downs, she directly stole away towards the lanes;
116: 85,30'  !| if they talked of the valley, she was as speedy in climbing
116: 85,31'  !| the hills, and could never be found when the others set$1$
116: 85,32'  !| off.  But at length she was secured by$4$ the exertions of
116: 85,33'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, who$6#1$ greatly disapproved such continual seclusion.
116: 85,34'  !| They walked along$4$ the road through$4$ the valley, and
116: 85,35'  !| chiefly in silence$0$, for$3$ $SS#C$Marianne's \mind$0$\ could not be
116: 85,36'  !| controuled, and $SS#A$Elinor, satisfied$2$ with gaining one point$0$,
116: 85,37'  !| would not then attempt$1$ more.  Beyond$4$ the entrance
116: 85,38'  !| of the valley, where the country, though still$5$ rich, was
116: 86, 1'  !| less wild and more open$2$, a long$9$ stretch of the road
116: 86, 2'  !| which$6#1$ they had travelled on$4$ first coming to$4$ Barton, lay$1#1$
116: 86, 3'  !| before$4$ them; and on$4$ reaching that$6#2$ point$0$, they stopped
116: 86, 4'  !| to$9$ look$1$ around$4$ them, and examine a prospect which$6#1$
116: 86, 5'  !| formed the distance$0$ of their view$0$ from the cottage,
116: 86, 6'  !| from a spot which$6#1$ they had never happened to$9$ reach$1$
116: 86, 7'  !| in any of their walks$0$ before$5$.
116: 86, 8'  !| Amongst the objects$0$ in the scene, they soon discovered
116: 86, 9'  !| an animated one; it was a man on$4$ horseback riding
116: 86,10'  !| towards them.  In a few minutes they could distinguish
116: 86,11'  !| him to$9$ be a gentleman; and in a moment afterwards
116: 86,12'  !| $SS#C$Marianne rapturously exclaimed,
116: 86,13C  !| "It is he; it is indeed; ~ I know it is|" ~
116: 86,13'  !| And was
116: 86,14'  !| hastening to$9$ meet$1$ him, when $SS#A$Elinor cried out$5$,
116: 86,15A  !| "Indeed, $SS#C$Marianne, I think you are mistaken.  It is
116: 86,16A  !| not $SS#S$Willoughby.  The person is not tall enough for$4$ him,
116: 86,17A  !| and has not his air."
116: 86,18C  !| "He has, he has,"
116: 86,18'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne,
116: 86,18C  !| "I am sure he has.
116: 86,19C  !| His air, his coat, his horse.  I knew how soon he would
116: 86,20C  !| come."
116: 86,21'  !| She walked eagerly on$5$ as she spoke; and $SS#A$Elinor, to$9$
116: 86,22'  !| screen $SS#C$Marianne from particularity, as she felt almost
116: 86,23'  !| certain of its not being$1$ $SS#S$Willoughby, quickened her pace$0$
116: 86,24'  !| and kept up with her.  They were soon within thirty
116: 86,25'  !| yards of the gentleman.  $SS#C$Marianne looked again; her
116: 86,26'  !| heart sunk within her; and abruptly turning$1$ round$9$,
116: 86,27'  !| she was hurrying back$5$, when the voices of both her
116: 86,28'  !| sisters were raised to$9$ detain her, a third, almost as well$9$
116: 86,29'  !| known as $SS#S$Willoughby's, joined them in begging her to$9$
116: 86,30'  !| stop$1$, and she turned round$9$ with surprise$0$ to$9$ see and
116: 86,31'  !| welcome$1$ $SS#B$Edward*Ferrars.
116: 86,32'  !| He was the only person in the world who$6#1$ could at
116: 86,33'  !| that$6#2$ moment be forgiven for$4$ not being$1$ $SS#S$Willoughby; the
116: 86,34'  !| only one who$6#1$ could have gained a smile$0$ from her; but
116: 86,35'  !| she dispersed her tears to$9$ smile$1$ on$4$ \him\, and in her
116: 86,36'  !| sister's happiness forgot for$4$ a time her own$2$ disappointment.
116: 86,37     |
116: 86,38'  !| He dismounted, and giving his horse to$4$ his servant,
116: 87, 1'  !| walked back$5$ with them to$4$ Barton, whither he was
116: 87, 2'  !| purposely coming to$9$ visit$1$ them.
116: 87, 3'  !| He was welcomed by$4$ them all with great cordiality,
116: 87, 4'  !| but especially by$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, who$6#1$ shewed more warmth
116: 87, 5'  !| of regard$0$ in her reception of him than even$5$ $SS#A$Elinor
116: 87, 6'  !| herself.  To$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, indeed, the meeting$0$ between
116: 87, 7'  !| $SS#B$Edward and her sister was but a continuation of that$6#2$
116: 87, 8'  !| unaccountable coldness which$6#1$ she had often observed
116: 87, 9'  !| at Norland in their mutual behaviour.  On$4$ $SS#B$Edward's
116: 87,10'  !| side$0$, more particularly, there was a deficiency of all
116: 87,11'  !| that$6#1$ a lover ought to$9$ look$1$ and say on$4$ such an occasion$0$.
116: 87,12'  !| He was confused, seemed scarcely sensible$2#1$ of pleasure
116: 87,13'  !| in seeing them, looked neither rapturous nor gay, said
116: 87,14'  !| little but what$6#1$ was forced from him by$4$ questions, and
116: 87,15'  !| distinguished $SS#A$Elinor by$4$ no$2$ mark$0$ of affection.  $SS#C$Marianne
116: 87,16'  !| saw and listened with increasing surprise$0$.  She began
116: 87,17'  !| almost to$9$ feel a dislike$0$ of $SS#B$Edward; and it ended, as
116: 87,18'  !| every feeling$0$ must end$1$ with her, by$4$ carrying back$5$ her
116: 87,19'  !| thoughts to$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby, whose$6#1$ manners formed a contrast
116: 87,20'  !| sufficiently striking to$4$ those of his brother elect.
116: 87,21'  !| After$4$ a short$2$ silence$0$ which$6#1$ succeeded the first surprise$0$
116: 87,22'  !| and inquiries of meeting$9$, $SS#C$Marianne asked $SS#B$Edward if
116: 87,23'  !| he came directly from London.
116: 87,23@b   | No$7$, he had been in
116: 87,24@b   | Devonshire a fortnight.
116: 87,25C  !| "A fortnight|" she repeated, surprised at his being$1$
116: 87,26C  !| so$5#1$ long$9$ in the same county with $SS#A$Elinor without seeing
116: 87,27C  !| her before$5$.
116: 87,28'  !| He looked rather distressed as he added, that$3$ he had
116: 87,29'  !| been staying with some friends near$4$ Plymouth.
116: 87,30A  !| "Have you been lately in Sussex?"
116: 87,30'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor.
116: 87,31B  !| "I was at Norland about$4$ a month ago."
116: 87,32C  !| "And how does dear$2#1$, dear$2#1$ Norland look$1$?"
116: 87,32'  !| cried
116: 87,33'  !| $SS#C$Marianne.
116: 87,34A  !| "Dear$2#1$, dear$2#1$ Norland,"
116: 87,34'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
116: 87,34A  !| "probably looks$1$
116: 87,35A  !| much as it always does at this time of year.  The woods
116: 87,36A  !| and walks$0$ thickly covered with dead leaves$0$."
116: 87,37C  !| "Oh|"
116: 87,37'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne,
116: 87,37C  !| "with what$7$ transporting
116: 87,38C  !| sensations have I formerly seen them fall$1$|  How have
116: 88, 1C  !| I delighted, as I walked, to$9$ see them driven in showers
116: 88, 2C  !| about$4$ me by$4$ the wind|  What$7$ feelings have they, the
116: 88, 3C  !| season, the air altogether inspired|  Now there is no*one
116: 88, 4C  !| to$9$ regard$1$ them.  They are seen only as a nuisance,
116: 88, 5C  !| swept hastily off, and driven as much as possible from
116: 88, 6C  !| the sight."
116: 88, 7A  !| "It is not every*one,"
116: 88, 7'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
116: 88, 7A  !| "who$6#1$ has your
116: 88, 8A  !| passion for$4$ dead leaves$0$."
116: 88, 9C  !| "No$7$; my feelings are not often shared, not often
116: 88,10C  !| understood.  But \sometimes\ they are."  ~
116: 88,10'  !| As she said
116: 88,11'  !| this, she sunk into a reverie for$4$ a few moments; ~ but
116: 88,12'  !| rousing herself again,
116: 88,12C  !| "Now, $SS#B$Edward,"
116: 88,12'  !| said she, calling
116: 88,13'  !| his attention to$4$ the prospect,
116: 88,13C  !| "here is Barton*valley.
116: 88,14C  !| Look$1$ up it, and be tranquil if you can.  Look$1$ at those
116: 88,15C  !| hills|  Did you ever see their equals?  To$4$ the left$2$ is
116: 88,16C  !| Barton*park, amongst those woods and plantations.
116: 88,17C  !| You may$1$ see one end$0$ of the house.  And there, beneath
116: 88,18C  !| that$6#2$ farthest hill, which$6#1$ rises with such grandeur, is
116: 88,19C  !| our cottage."
116: 88,20B  !| "It is a beautiful country,"
116: 88,20'  !| he replied;
116: 88,20B  !| "but these
116: 88,21B  !| bottoms must be dirty in winter."
116: 88,22C  !| "How can you think of dirt, with such objects$0$ before$4$
116: 88,23C  !| you?"
116: 88,24B  !| "Because,"
116: 88,24'  !| replied he, smiling,
116: 88,24B  !| "among the rest$0#1$ of
116: 88,25B  !| the objects$0$ before$4$ me, I see a very dirty lane."
116: 88,26C  !| "How strange|"
116: 88,26'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne to$4$ herself as she
116: 88,27'  !| walked on$5$.
116: 88,28B  !| "Have you an agreeable neighbourhood here?  Are
116: 88,29B  !| the $SS#L1$Middletons pleasant people?"
116: 88,30C  !| "No$7$, not at all,"
116: 88,30'  !| answered $SS#C$Marianne,
116: 88,30C  !| "we could not
116: 88,31C  !| be more unfortunately situated."
116: 88,32A  !| "$SS#C$Marianne,"
116: 88,32'  !| cried her sister,
116: 88,32A  !| "how can you say so$5#2$?
116: 88,33A  !| How can you be so$5#1$ unjust?  They are a very respectable
116: 88,34A  !| family, $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars; and towards us have behaved in
116: 88,35A  !| the friendliest manner.  Have you forgot, $SS#C$Marianne,
116: 88,36A  !| how many pleasant days we have owed to$4$ them?"
116: 88,37C  !| "No$7$,"
116: 88,37'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne in a low voice,
116: 88,37C  !| "nor how many
116: 88,38C  !| painful moments."
116: 89, 1'  !| $SS#A$Elinor took no$2$ notice$0$ of this, and directing her
116: 89, 2'  !| attention to$4$ their visitor, endeavoured to$9$ support$1$ something
116: 89, 3'  !| like$9$ discourse with him by$4$ talking of their
116: 89, 4'  !| present$9$ residence, its conveniences, &c% extorting from
116: 89, 5'  !| him occasional questions and remarks.  His coldness
116: 89, 6'  !| and reserve$0$ mortified her severely; she was vexed and
116: 89, 7'  !| half angry; but resolving to$9$ regulate her behaviour to$4$
116: 89, 8'  !| him by$4$ the past$0$ rather than the present$0#1$, she avoided
116: 89, 9'  !| every appearance of resentment or displeasure, and
116: 89,10'  !| treated him as she thought$1$ he ought to$9$ be treated from
116: 89,11'  !| the family connection.
117: 90, 1'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood was surprised only for$4$ a moment at
117: 90, 2'  !| seeing him; for$3$ his coming to$4$ Barton was, in her opinion,
117: 90, 3'  !| of all things the most natural$2$.  Her joy and expressions
117: 90, 4'  !| of regard$0$ long$9$ outlived her wonder$0$.  He received the
117: 90, 5'  !| kindest welcome$0$ from her; and shyness, coldness, reserve$0$
117: 90, 6'  !| could not stand$1$ against such a reception.  They
117: 90, 7'  !| had begun to$9$ fail him before$3$ he entered the house, and
117: 90, 8'  !| they were quite overcome by$4$ the captivating manners
117: 90, 9'  !| of $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood.  Indeed a man could not very well$9$
117: 90,10'  !| be in love$0$ with either of her daughters, without extending
117: 90,11'  !| the passion to$4$ her; and $SS#A$Elinor had the satisfaction
117: 90,12'  !| of seeing him soon become more like$9$ himself.
117: 90,12@a   | His
117: 90,13@a   | affections seemed to$9$ reanimate towards them all, and
117: 90,14@a   | his interest$0$ in their welfare again became perceptible.
117: 90,15@a   | He was not in spirits however; he praised their house,
117: 90,16@a   | admired its prospect, was attentive, and kind$2$; but still$5$
117: 90,17@a   | he was not in spirits.
117: 90,17'  !| The whole$2$ family perceived it,
117: 90,18'  !| and $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, attributing it to$4$ some want$0$ of
117: 90,19'  !| liberality in his mother, sat down$5$ to$4$ table indignant
117: 90,20'  !| against all selfish parents.
117: 90,21D  !| "What$6#2$ are $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars's views for$4$ you at present$0#1$,
117: 90,22D  !| $SS#B$Edward?"
117: 90,22'  !| said she, when dinner was over and they
117: 90,23'  !| had drawn round$4$ the fire$0$;
117: 90,23D  !| "are you still$5$ to$9$ be a great
117: 90,24D  !| orator in spite$8$ of yourself?"
117: 90,25B  !| "No$7$.  I hope$1$ my mother is now convinced that$3$ I
117: 90,26B  !| have no$2$ more talents than inclination for$4$ a public$2$
117: 90,27B  !| life|"
117: 90,28D  !| "But how is your fame to$9$ be established? for$3$ famous
117: 90,29D  !| you must be to$9$ satisfy all your family; and with no$2$
117: 90,30D  !| inclination for$4$ expense, no$2$ affection for$4$ strangers, no$2$
117: 90,31D  !| profession$0#2$, and no$2$ assurance, you may$1$ find it a difficult
117: 90,32D  !| matter."
117: 90,33B  !| "I shall not attempt$1$ it.  I have no$2$ wish$0$ to$9$ be distinguished;
117: 91, 1B  !| and I have every reason$0$ to$9$ hope$1$ I never
117: 91, 2B  !| shall.  Thank Heaven|  I cannot be forced into genius
117: 91, 3B  !| and eloquence."
117: 91, 4D  !| "You have no$2$ ambition, I well$9$ know.  Your wishes$0$
117: 91, 5D  !| are all moderate."
117: 91, 6B  !| "As moderate as those of the rest$0#1$ of the world,
117: 91, 7B  !| I believe.  I wish$1$ as well$9$ as every*body else to$9$ be
117: 91, 8B  !| perfectly happy; but like$9$ every*body else it must be
117: 91, 9B  !| in my own$2$ way.  Greatness will$1$ not make$1$ me so$5#2$."
117: 91,10C  !| "Strange if it would|"
117: 91,10'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne.
117: 91,10C  !| "What$6#2$
117: 91,11C  !| have wealth or grandeur to$9$ do with happiness?"
117: 91,12A  !| "Grandeur has but little,"
117: 91,12'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
117: 91,12A  !| "but wealth
117: 91,13A  !| has much to$9$ do with it."
117: 91,14C  !| "$SS#A$Elinor, for$4$ shame$0$|"
117: 91,14'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne;
117: 91,14C  !| "money can
117: 91,15C  !| only give happiness where there is nothing else to$9$ give
117: 91,16C  !| it.  Beyond$4$ a competence, it can afford no$2$ real satisfaction,
117: 91,17C  !| as far as mere self is concerned."
117: 91,18A  !| "Perhaps,"
117: 91,18'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor, smiling,
117: 91,18A  !| "we may$1$ come to$4$
117: 91,19A  !| the same point$0$.  \Your\ competence and \my\ wealth are
117: 91,20A  !| very much alike, I dare$1#2$ say; and without them, as
117: 91,21A  !| the world goes now, we shall both agree that$3$ every kind$0$
117: 91,22A  !| of external comfort$0$ must be wanting.  Your ideas are
117: 91,23A  !| only more noble than mine$6$.  Come, what$6#2$ is your
117: 91,24A  !| competence?"
117: 91,25C  !| "About$4$ eighteen hundred or two thousand a-year;
117: 91,26C  !| not more than \that$6#2$\."
117: 91,27'  !| $SS#A$Elinor laughed.
117: 91,27A  !| "\Two\ thousand a-year|  \One$0$\ is
117: 91,28A  !| my wealth|  I guessed how it would end$1$."
117: 91,29C  !| "And yet two thousand a-year is a very moderate
117: 91,30C  !| income,"
117: 91,30'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne.
117: 91,30C  !| "A family cannot well$9$ be
117: 91,31C  !| maintained on$4$ a smaller.  I am sure I am not extravagant
117: 91,32C  !| in my demands$0$.  A proper establishment of servants,
117: 91,33C  !| a carriage, perhaps two, and hunters, cannot be supported
117: 91,34C  !| on$4$ less."
117: 91,35'  !| $SS#A$Elinor smiled again, to$9$ hear her sister describing so$5#1$
117: 91,36'  !| accurately their future expenses at Combe*Magna.
117: 91,37B  !| "Hunters|"
117: 91,37'  !| repeated $SS#B$Edward ~
117: 91,37B  !| "But why must
117: 91,38B  !| you have hunters?  Every*body does not hunt."
117: 92, 1'  !| $SS#C$Marianne coloured as she replied,
117: 92, 1C  !| "But most people
117: 92, 2C  !| do."
117: 92, 3E  !| "I wish$1$,"
117: 92, 3'  !| said $SS#E$Margaret, striking out$5$ a novel thought$0$,
117: 92, 4E  !| "that$3$ somebody would give us all a large fortune
117: 92, 5E  !| apiece|"
117: 92, 6C  !| "Oh that$3$ they would|"
117: 92, 6'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne, her eyes
117: 92, 7'  !| sparkling with animation, and her cheeks glowing with
117: 92, 8'  !| the delight$0$ of such imaginary happiness.
117: 92, 9A  !| "We are all unanimous in that$6#2$ wish$0$, I suppose,"
117: 92,10'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
117: 92,10A  !| "in spite$8$ of the insufficiency of wealth."
117: 92,11E  !| "Oh dear$7$|"
117: 92,11'  !| cried $SS#E$Margaret,
117: 92,11E  !| "how happy I should
117: 92,12E  !| be|  I wonder$1$ what$6#1$ I should do with it|"
117: 92,13'  !| $SS#C$Marianne looked as if she had no$2$ doubt$0$ on$4$ that$6#2$ point$0$.
117: 92,14D  !| "I should be puzzled to$9$ spend a large fortune myself,"
117: 92,15'  !| said $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood,
117: 92,16D  !| "if my children were all to$9$ be
117: 92,17D  !| rich without my help$0$."
117: 92,17A  !| "You must begin your improvements on$4$ this house,"
117: 92,18'  !| observed $SS#A$Elinor,
117: 92,18A  !| "and your difficulties will$1$ soon vanish."
117: 92,19B  !| "What$7$ magnificent orders$0#1$ would travel from this
117: 92,20B  !| family to$4$ London,"
117: 92,20'  !| said $SS#B$Edward,
117: 92,20B  !| "in such an event|
117: 92,21B  !| What$7$ a happy day for$4$ booksellers, music-sellers, and
117: 92,22B  !| print-shops|  You, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood, would give a general$2$
117: 92,23B  !| commission for$4$ every new print of merit$0$ to$9$ be sent
117: 92,24B  !| you ~ and as for$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, I know her greatness of
117: 92,25B  !| soul, there would not be music enough in London to$9$
117: 92,26B  !| content her.  And books| ~ $SS#Z1$Thomson, $SS#Z1$Cowper, $SS#Z1$Scott ~
117: 92,27B  !| she would buy them all over and over again; she
117: 92,28B  !| would buy up every copy$0$, I believe, to$9$ prevent their
117: 92,29B  !| falling into unworthy hands; and she would have every
117: 92,30B  !| book that$6#1$ tells her how to$9$ admire an old twisted tree.
117: 92,31B  !| Should not you, $SS#C$Marianne?  Forgive me, if I am very
117: 92,32B  !| saucy.  But I was willing to$9$ shew$1$ you that$3$ I had not
117: 92,33B  !| forgot our old disputes."
117: 92,34C  !| "I love$1$ to$9$ be reminded of the past$0$, $SS#B$Edward ~ whether
117: 92,35C  !| it be melancholy$2$ or gay, I love$1$ to$9$ recall$1$ it ~ and you will$1$
117: 92,36C  !| never offend me by$4$ talking of former times.  You are
117: 92,37C  !| very right$2#1$ in supposing how my money would be spent
117: 92,38C  !| ~ some of it, at least ~ my loose cash would certainly
117: 93, 1C  !| be employed in improving my collection of music and
117: 93, 2C  !| books."
117: 93, 3B  !| "And the bulk of your fortune would be laid out$5$ in
117: 93, 4B  !| annuities on$4$ the authors or their heirs."
117: 93, 5C  !| "No$7$, $SS#B$Edward, I should have something else to$9$ do
117: 93, 6C  !| with it."
117: 93, 7B  !| "Perhaps then you would bestow it as a reward$0$ on$4$
117: 93, 8B  !| that$6#2$ person who$6#1$ wrote the ablest defence of your
117: 93, 9B  !| favorite maxim, that$3$ no*one can ever be in love$0$ more
117: 93,10B  !| than once in their life ~ for$3$ your opinion on$4$ that$6#2$ point$0$
117: 93,11B  !| is unchanged, I presume?"
117: 93,12C  !| "Undoubtedly.  At my time of life opinions are
117: 93,13C  !| tolerably fixed.  It is not likely that$3$ I should now see
117: 93,14C  !| or hear anything to$9$ change$1$ them."
117: 93,15A  !| "$SS#C$Marianne is as stedfast as ever, you see,"
117: 93,15'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
117: 93,16A  !| "she is not at all altered."
117: 93,17B  !| "She is only grown a little more grave$2$ than she was."
117: 93,18C  !| "Nay, $SS#B$Edward,"
117: 93,18'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne,
117: 93,18C  !| "\you\ need$1$ not
117: 93,19C  !| reproach$1$ me.  You are not very gay yourself."
117: 93,20B  !| "Why should you think so$5#2$|"
117: 93,20'  !| replied he, with a sigh$0$.
117: 93,21B  !| "But gaiety never was a part$0$ of \my\ character."
117: 93,22A  !| "Nor do I think it a part$0$ of $SS#C$Marianne's,"
117: 93,22'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor;
117: 93,23A  !| "I should hardly call$1$ her a lively girl ~ she is very
117: 93,24A  !| earnest, very eager in all she does ~ sometimes talks
117: 93,25A  !| a great deal$0#2$ and always with animation ~ but she is
117: 93,26A  !| not often really merry."
117: 93,27B  !| "I believe you are right$2#1$,"
117: 93,27'  !| he replied,
117: 93,27B  !| "and yet
117: 93,28B  !| I have always set$1$ her down$5$ as a lively girl."
117: 93,29A  !| "I have frequently detected myself in such kind$0$ of
117: 93,30A  !| mistakes,"
117: 93,30'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
117: 93,30A  !| "in a total misapprehension of
117: 93,31A  !| character in some point$0$ or other:  fancying people so$5#1$
117: 93,32A  !| much more gay or grave$2$, or ingenious or stupid than
117: 93,33A  !| they really are, and I can hardly tell why, or in what$6#1$
117: 93,34A  !| the deception originated.  Sometimes one is guided by$4$
117: 93,35A  !| what$6#1$ they say of themselves, and very frequently by$4$
117: 93,36A  !| what$6#1$ other people say of them, without giving oneself
117: 93,37A  !| time to$9$ deliberate and judge$1$."
117: 93,38C  !| "But I thought$1$ it was right$2#1$, $SS#A$Elinor,"
117: 93,38'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne,
117: 94, 1C  !| "to$9$ be guided wholly by$4$ the opinion of other people.
117: 94, 2C  !| I thought$1$ our judgments were given us merely to$9$ be
117: 94, 3C  !| subservient to$4$ those of our neighbours.  This has always
117: 94, 4C  !| been your doctrine, I am sure."
117: 94, 5A  !| "No$7$, $SS#C$Marianne, never.  My doctrine has never aimed
117: 94, 6A  !| at the subjection of the understanding$0$.  All I have
117: 94, 7A  !| ever attempted to$9$ influence$1$ has been the behaviour.
117: 94, 8A  !| You must not confound my meaning$0$.  I am guilty,
117: 94, 9A  !| I confess, of having often wished you to$9$ treat$1$ our
117: 94,10A  !| acquaintance in general$0$ with greater attention; but
117: 94,11A  !| when have I advised you to$9$ adopt their sentiments or
117: 94,12A  !| conform to$4$ their judgment in serious$2$ matters?"
117: 94,13B  !| "You have not been able then to$9$ bring your sister
117: 94,14B  !| over to$4$ your plan of general$2$ civility,"
117: 94,14'  !| said $SS#B$Edward to$4$
117: 94,15'  !| $SS#A$Elinor.
117: 94,15B  !| "Do you gain$1$ no$2$ ground?"
117: 94,16A  !| "Quite the contrary$0$,"
117: 94,16'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor, looking expressively
117: 94,17'  !| at $SS#C$Marianne.
117: 94,18B  !| "My judgment,"
117: 94,18'  !| he returned,
117: 94,18B  !| "is all on$4$ your side$0$
117: 94,19B  !| of the question$0$; but I am afraid my practice$0$ is much
117: 94,20B  !| more on$4$ your sister's.  I never wish$1$ to$9$ offend, but I am
117: 94,21B  !| so$5#1$ foolishly shy, that$3$ I often seem negligent, when I am
117: 94,22B  !| only kept back$5$ by$4$ my natural$2$ aukwardness.  I have
117: 94,23B  !| frequently thought$1$ that$3$ I must have been intended by$4$
117: 94,24B  !| nature to$9$ be fond of low company, I am so$5#1$ little at my
117: 94,25B  !| ease$0$ among strangers of gentility|"
117: 94,26A  !| "$SS#C$Marianne has not shyness to$9$ excuse$1$ any inattention
117: 94,27A  !| of hers,"
117: 94,27'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor.
117: 94,28B  !| "She knows her own$2$ worth too$5#1$ well$9$ for$4$ false shame$0$,"
117: 94,29'  !| replied $SS#B$Edward.
117: 94,29B  !| "Shyness is only the effect$0$ of a sense
117: 94,30B  !| of inferiority in some way or other.  If I could persuade
117: 94,31B  !| myself that$3$ my manners were perfectly easy and graceful,
117: 94,32B  !| I should not be shy."
117: 94,33C  !| "But you would still$5$ be reserved,"
117: 94,33'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne,
117: 94,34C  !| "and that$6#2$ is worse."
117: 94,35'  !| $SS#B$Edward stared ~
117: 94,35B  !| "Reserved|  Am I reserved, $SS#C$Marianne?"
117: 94,36     |
117: 94,37C  !| "Yes, very."
117: 94,38B  !| "I do not understand you,"
117: 94,38'  !| replied he, colouring.
117: 95, 1B  !| "Reserved| ~ how, in what$6#2$ manner?  What$6#2$ am I to$9$
117: 95, 2B  !| tell you?  What$6#2$ can you suppose?"
117: 95, 3'  !| $SS#A$Elinor looked surprised at his emotion, but trying$1$
117: 95, 4'  !| to$9$ laugh$1$ off the subject$0$, she said to$4$ him,
117: 95, 4A  !| "Do not you
117: 95, 5A  !| know my sister well$9$ enough to$9$ understand what$6#1$ she
117: 95, 6A  !| means$1$?  Do not you know that$3$ she calls$1$ every*one
117: 95, 7A  !| reserved who$6#1$ does not talk$1$ as fast, and admire what$6#1$ she
117: 95, 8A  !| admires as rapturously as herself?"
117: 95, 9'  !| $SS#B$Edward made no$2$ answer$0$.  His gravity and thoughtfulness
117: 95,10'  !| returned on$4$ him in their fullest extent ~ and he
117: 95,11'  !| sat for$4$ some time silent and dull.
118: 96, 1'  !| $SS#A$Elinor saw, with great uneasiness, the low spirits
118: 96, 2'  !| of her friend.  His visit$0$ afforded her but a very partial
118: 96, 3'  !| satisfaction, while$9$ his own$2$ enjoyment in it appeared
118: 96, 4'  !| so$5#1$ imperfect.  It was evident that$3$ he was unhappy;
118: 96, 5'  !| she wished it were equally evident that$3$ he still$5$ distinguished
118: 96, 6'  !| her by$4$ the same affection which$6#1$ once she had
118: 96, 7'  !| felt no$2$ doubt$0$ of inspiring; but hitherto the continuance
118: 96, 8'  !| of his preference seemed very uncertain; and the
118: 96, 9'  !| reservedness of his manner towards her contradicted
118: 96,10'  !| one moment what$6#1$ a more animated look$0$ had intimated
118: 96,11'  !| the preceding one.
118: 96,12'  !| He joined her and $SS#C$Marianne in the breakfast-room
118: 96,13'  !| the next morning before$3$ the others were down$5$; and
118: 96,14'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, who$6#1$ was always eager to$9$ promote their
118: 96,15'  !| happiness as far as she could, soon left$1$ them to$4$ themselves.
118: 96,16'  !| But before$3$ she was half way up*stairs she
118: 96,17'  !| heard the parlour door open$1$, and, turning$1$ round$9$, was
118: 96,18'  !| astonished to$9$ see $SS#B$Edward himself come out$5$.
118: 96,19B  !| "I am going into the village to$9$ see my horses,"
118: 96,19'  !| said
118: 96,20'  !| he,
118: 96,20B  !| "as you are not yet ready for$4$ breakfast$0$; I shall be
118: 96,21B  !| back$5$ again presently."
                                      ~~~
118: 96,22'  !| $SS#B$Edward returned to$4$ them with fresh admiration of
118: 96,23'  !| the surrounding country; in his walk$0$ to$4$ the village, he
118: 96,24'  !| had seen many parts of the valley to$4$ advantage; and
118: 96,25'  !| the village itself, in a much higher situation than the
118: 96,26'  !| cottage, afforded a general$2$ view$0$ of the whole$0$, which$6#1$ had
118: 96,27'  !| exceedingly pleased him.  This was a subject$0$ which$6#1$
118: 96,28'  !| ensured $SS#C$Marianne's attention, and she was beginning$1$
118: 96,29'  !| to$9$ describe her own$2$ admiration of these scenes, and to$9$
118: 96,30'  !| question$1$ him more minutely on$4$ the objects$0$ that$6#1$ had
118: 96,31'  !| particularly struck him, when $SS#B$Edward interrupted her
118: 96,32'  !| by$4$ saying,
118: 96,32B  !| "You must not inquire too$5#1$ far, $SS#C$Marianne ~
118: 96,33B  !| remember I have no$2$ knowledge in the picturesque, and
118: 97, 1B  !| I shall offend you by$4$ my ignorance and want$0$ of taste
118: 97, 2B  !| if we come to$4$ particulars.  I shall call$1$ hills steep, which$6#1$
118: 97, 3B  !| ought to$9$ be bold; surfaces strange and uncouth, which$6#1$
118: 97, 4B  !| ought to$9$ be irregular and rugged; and distant objects$0$
118: 97, 5B  !| out$8$ of sight, which$6#1$ ought only to$9$ be indistinct through$4$
118: 97, 6B  !| the soft medium of a hazy atmosphere.  You must be
118: 97, 7B  !| satisfied$2$ with such admiration as I can honestly give.
118: 97, 8B  !| I call$1$ it a very fine country ~ the hills are steep, the woods
118: 97, 9B  !| seem full of fine timber, and the valley looks$1$ comfortable
118: 97,10B  !| and snug ~ with rich meadows and several neat farm
118: 97,11B  !| houses scattered here and there.  It exactly answers
118: 97,12B  !| my idea of a fine country, because it unites beauty
118: 97,13B  !| with utility ~ and I dare$1#2$ say it is a picturesque one too$5#2$,
118: 97,14B  !| because you admire it; I can easily believe it to$9$ be full
118: 97,15B  !| of rocks and promontories, grey moss and brush wood,
118: 97,16B  !| but these are all lost on$4$ me.  I know nothing of the
118: 97,17B  !| picturesque."
118: 97,18C  !| "I am afraid it is but too$5#1$ true,"
118: 97,18'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne;
118: 97,19C  !| "but why should you boast$1$ of it?"
118: 97,20A  !| "I suspect,"
118: 97,20'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
118: 97,20A  !| "that$3$ to$9$ avoid one kind$0$ of
118: 97,21A  !| affectation, $SS#B$Edward here falls into another.  Because he
118: 97,22A  !| believes many people pretend to$4$ more admiration of
118: 97,23A  !| the beauties of nature than they really feel, and is
118: 97,24A  !| disgusted with such pretensions, he affects greater
118: 97,25A  !| indifference and less discrimination in viewing them
118: 97,26A  !| himself than he possesses.  He is fastidious and will$1$
118: 97,27A  !| have an affectation of his own$2$."
118: 97,28C  !| "It is very true,"
118: 97,28'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne,
118: 97,28C  !| "that$3$ admiration
118: 97,29C  !| of landscape scenery is become a mere jargon.  Every*body
118: 97,30C  !| pretends to$9$ feel and tries to$9$ describe with the
118: 97,31C  !| taste and elegance of him who$6#1$ first defined what$6#1$ picturesque
118: 97,32C  !| beauty was.  I detest jargon of every kind$0$,
118: 97,33C  !| and sometimes I have kept my feelings to$4$ myself,
118: 97,34C  !| because I could find no$2$ language to$9$ describe them in but
118: 97,35C  !| what$6#1$ was worn and hackneyed out$8$ of all sense and
118: 97,36C  !| meaning$0$."
118: 97,37B  !| "I am convinced,"
118: 97,37'  !| said $SS#B$Edward,
118: 97,37B  !| "that$3$ you really
118: 97,38B  !| feel all the delight$0$ in a fine prospect which$6#1$ you profess
118: 98, 1B  !| to$9$ feel.  But, in return$0$, your sister must allow me to$9$
118: 98, 2B  !| feel no$2$ more than I profess.  I like$1$ a fine prospect, but
118: 98, 3B  !| not on$4$ picturesque principles.  I do not like$1$ crooked,
118: 98, 4B  !| twisted, blasted trees.  I admire them much more if
118: 98, 5B  !| they are tall, straight and flourishing.  I do not like$1$
118: 98, 6B  !| ruined, tattered cottages.  I am not fond of nettles, or
118: 98, 7B  !| thistles, or heath blossoms.  I have more pleasure in
118: 98, 8B  !| a snug farm-house than a watch-tower ~ and a troop of
118: 98, 9B  !| tidy, happy villagers please me better$9$ than the finest
118: 98,10B  !| banditti in the world."
118: 98,11'  !| $SS#C$Marianne looked with amazement at $SS#B$Edward, with
118: 98,12'  !| compassion at her sister.  $SS#A$Elinor only laughed.
118: 98,13'  !| The subject$0$ was continued no$2$ farther; and $SS#C$Marianne
118: 98,14'  !| remained thoughtfully silent, till a new object$0$ suddenly
118: 98,15'  !| engaged her attention.  She was sitting$1$ by$4$ $SS#B$Edward,
118: 98,16'  !| and in taking his tea from $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, his hand$0$
118: 98,17'  !| passed so$5#1$ directly before$4$ her, as to$9$ make$1$ a ring$0$, with
118: 98,18'  !| a plait of hair in the centre$0$, very conspicuous on$4$ one of
118: 98,19'  !| his fingers.
118: 98,20C  !| "I never saw you wear a ring$0$ before$5$, $SS#B$Edward,"
118: 98,20'  !| she
118: 98,21'  !| cried.
118: 98,21C  !| "Is that$6#2$ $SS#G$Fanny's hair?  I remember her
118: 98,22C  !| promising to$9$ give you some.  But I should have thought$1$
118: 98,23C  !| her hair had been darker."
118: 98,24'  !| $SS#C$Marianne spoke inconsiderately what$6#1$ she really felt ~
118: 98,25'  !| but when she saw how much she had pained $SS#B$Edward,
118: 98,26'  !| her own$2$ vexation at her want$0$ of thought$0$ could not be
118: 98,27'  !| surpassed by$4$ his.  He coloured very deeply, and giving
118: 98,28'  !| a momentary glance$0$ at $SS#A$Elinor, replied,
118: 98,28B  !| "Yes; it is
118: 98,29B  !| my sister's hair.  The setting always casts a different
118: 98,30B  !| shade on$4$ it you know."
118: 98,31'  !| $SS#A$Elinor had met his eye, and looked conscious likewise.
118: 98,32'  !| That$3$ the hair was her own$2$, she instantaneously felt as
118: 98,33'  !| well$9$ satisfied$2$ as $SS#C$Marianne; the only difference in their
118: 98,34'  !| conclusions was, that$3$ what$6#1$ $SS#C$Marianne considered as a
118: 98,35'  !| free gift from her sister, $SS#A$Elinor was conscious must have
118: 98,36'  !| been procured by$4$ some theft or contrivance unknown to$4$
118: 98,37'  !| herself.  She was not in a humour, however, to$9$ regard$1$
118: 98,38'  !| it as an affront, and affecting to$9$ take no$2$ notice$0$ of what$6#1$
118: 99, 1'  !| passed, by$4$ instantly talking of something else, she
118: 99, 2'  !| internally resolved henceforward to$9$ catch$1$ every opportunity
118: 99, 3'  !| of eyeing the hair and of satisfying herself,
118: 99, 4'  !| beyond$4$ all doubt$0$, that$3$ it was exactly the shade of her
118: 99, 5'  !| own$2$.
118: 99, 6'  !| $SS#B$Edward's embarrassment lasted some time, and it
118: 99, 7'  !| ended in an absence of mind$0$ still$5$ more settled$1$.  He
118: 99, 8'  !| was particularly grave$2$ the whole$2$ morning.  $SS#C$Marianne
118: 99, 9'  !| severely censured herself for$4$ what$6#1$ she had said; but
118: 99,10'  !| her own$2$ forgiveness might have been more speedy,
118: 99,11'  !| had she known how little offence it had given her sister.
118: 99,12'  !| Before$4$ the middle of the day, they were visited by$4$
118: 99,13'  !| $SS#L$Sir*John and $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, who$6#1$, having heard of the
118: 99,14'  !| arrival of a gentleman at the cottage, came to$9$ take
118: 99,15'  !| a survey of the guest.  With the assistance of his mother-in-law,
118: 99,16'  !| $SS#L$Sir*John was not long$9$ in discovering that$3$ the
118: 99,17'  !| name$0$ of $SS#B$Ferrars began with an $SS#B$F% and this prepared
118: 99,18'  !| a future mine$0$ of raillery against the devoted $SS#A$Elinor,
118: 99,19'  !| which$6#1$ nothing but the newness of their acquaintance
118: 99,20'  !| with $SS#B$Edward could have prevented from being$1$ immediately
118: 99,21'  !| sprung.  But, as it was, she only learned from some
118: 99,22'  !| very significant looks$0$, how far their penetration, founded
118: 99,23'  !| on$4$ $SS#E$Margaret's instructions, extended.
118: 99,24'  !| $SS#L$Sir*John never came to$4$ the $SS#D1$Dashwoods without
118: 99,25'  !| either inviting them to$9$ dine at the park the next day,
118: 99,26'  !| or to$9$ drink tea with them that$6#2$ evening.  On$4$ the present$9$
118: 99,27'  !| occasion$0$, for$4$ the better$9$ entertainment of their visitor,
118: 99,28'  !| towards whose$6#1$ amusement he felt himself bound to$9$
118: 99,29'  !| contribute, he wished to$9$ engage them for$4$ both.
118: 99,30L  !| "You \must\ drink tea with us to*night,"
118: 99,30'  !| said he,
118: 99,30L  !| "for$3$
118: 99,31L  !| we shall be quite alone ~ and to-morrow you must
118: 99,32L  !| absolutely dine with us, for$3$ we shall be a large party."
118: 99,33'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings enforced the necessity.
118: 99,33K  !| "And who$6#2$
118: 99,34K  !| knows but you may$1$ raise a dance$0$,"
118: 99,34'  !| said she.
118: 99,34K  !| "And
118: 99,35K  !| that$6#2$ will$1$ tempt \you\, $SS#C$Miss*Marianne."
118: 99,36C  !| "A dance$0$|"
118: 99,36'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne.
118: 99,36C  !| "Impossible|  Who$6#2$
118: 99,37C  !| is to$9$ dance$1$?"
118: 99,38K  !| "Who$6#2$| why yourselves, and the $SS#ZE$Careys, and
118:100, 1K  !| $SS#ZZK$Whitakers to$9$ be sure. ~ What$7$| you thought$1$ nobody
118:100, 2K  !| could dance$1$ because a certain person that$6#1$ shall be
118:100, 3K  !| nameless is gone|"
118:100, 4L  !| "I wish$1$ with all my soul,"
118:100, 4'  !| cried $SS#L$Sir*John,
118:100, 4L  !| "that$6#2$
118:100, 5L  !| $SS#S$Willoughby were among us again."
118:100, 6'  !| This, and $SS#C$Marianne's blushing, gave new suspicions
118:100, 7'  !| to$4$ $SS#B$Edward.
118:100, 8B  !| "And who$6#2$ is $SS#S$Willoughby?"
118:100, 8'  !| said he, in
118:100, 9'  !| a low voice, to$4$ $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood, by$4$ whom$6#1$ he was sitting$1$.
118:100,10'  !| She gave him a brief reply$0$.  $SS#C$Marianne's countenance
118:100,11'  !| was more communicative.  $SS#B$Edward saw enough to$9$
118:100,12'  !| comprehend, not only the meaning$0$ of others, but such
118:100,13'  !| of $SS#C$Marianne's expressions as had puzzled him before$5$;
118:100,14'  !| and when their visitors left$1$ them, he went immediately
118:100,15'  !| round$9$ to$4$ her and said, in a whisper$0$,
118:100,15B  !| "I have been
118:100,16B  !| guessing.  Shall I tell you my guess$0$?"
118:100,17C  !| "What$6#2$ do you mean$1$?"
118:100,18B  !| "Shall I tell you?"
118:100,19C  !| "Certainly."
118:100,20B  !| "Well$7$ then; I guess$1$ that$3$ $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby hunts."
118:100,21'  !| $SS#C$Marianne was surprised and confused, yet she could
118:100,22'  !| not help$1$ smiling at the quiet$2$ archness of his manner,
118:100,23'  !| and, after$4$ a moment's silence$0$, said,
118:100,24C  !| "Oh| $SS#B$Edward| How can you? ~ But the time will$1$
118:100,25C  !| come I hope$1$ ~~ I am sure you will$1$ like$1$ him."
118:100,26B  !| "I do not doubt$1$ it,"
118:100,26'  !| replied he, rather astonished
118:100,27'  !| at her earnestness and warmth; for$3$ had he not imagined
118:100,28'  !| it to$9$ be a joke for$4$ the good of her acquaintance in general$0$,
118:100,29'  !| founded only on$4$ a something or a nothing between
118:100,30'  !| $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby and herself, he would not have ventured
118:100,31'  !| to$9$ mention$1$ it.
119:101, 1'  !| $SS#B$Edward remained a week at the cottage; he was
119:101, 2'  !| earnestly pressed by$4$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood to$9$ stay$1$ longer; but
119:101, 3'  !| as if he were bent only on$4$ self-mortification, he seemed
119:101, 4'  !| resolved to$9$ be gone when his enjoyment among his
119:101, 5'  !| friends was at the height.  His spirits, during the last$2$
119:101, 6'  !| two or three days, though still$5$ very unequal, were greatly
119:101, 7'  !| improved ~ he grew more and more partial to$4$ the house
119:101, 8'  !| and environs ~ never spoke of going away without
119:101, 9'  !| a sigh$0$ ~ declared
119:101, 9@b   | his time to$9$ be wholly disengaged ~
119:101,10@b   | even$5$ doubted to$4$ what$6#1$ place$0$ he should go when he left$1$
119:101,11@b   | them ~ but still$5$, go he must.  Never had any week
119:101,12@b   | passed so$5#1$ quickly ~ he could hardly believe it to$9$ be gone.
119:101,13'  !| He said so$5#2$ repeatedly; other things he said too$5#2$, which$6#1$
119:101,14'  !| marked the turn$0$ of his feelings and gave the lie$0$ to$4$ his
119:101,15'  !| actions.
119:101,15@b   | He had no$2$ pleasure at Norland; he detested
119:101,16@b   | being$1$ in town; but either to$4$ Norland or London, he
119:101,17@b   | must go.  He valued their kindness beyond$4$ any*thing,
119:101,18@b   | and his greatest happiness was in being$1$ with them.
119:101,18'  !| Yet
119:101,19'  !| he must leave$1$ them at the end$0$ of a week, in spite$8$ of
119:101,20'  !| their wishes$0$ and his own$2$, and without any restraint
119:101,21'  !| on$4$ his time.
119:101,22'  !| $SS#A$Elinor placed all that$6#1$ was astonishing in this way of
119:101,23'  !| acting to$4$ his mother's account$0$; and it was happy for$4$
119:101,24'  !| her that$3$ he had a mother whose$6#1$ character was so$5#1$
119:101,25'  !| imperfectly known to$4$ her, as to$9$ be the general$2$ excuse$0$
119:101,26'  !| for$4$ every*thing strange on$4$ the part$0$ of her son.  Disappointed,
119:101,27'  !| however, and vexed as she was, and sometimes
119:101,28'  !| displeased with his uncertain behaviour to$4$ herself,
119:101,29'  !| she was very well$9$ disposed on$4$ the whole$0$ to$9$ regard$1$ his
119:101,30'  !| actions with all the candid allowances and generous
119:101,31'  !| qualifications, which$6#1$ had been rather more painfully
119:101,32'  !| extorted from her, for$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby's service, by$4$ her
119:101,33'  !| mother.  His want$0$ of spirits, of openness, and of
119:102, 1'  !| consistency, were most usually attributed to$4$ his want$0$
119:102, 2'  !| of independence, and his better$9$ knowledge of $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars's
119:102, 3'  !| disposition and designs.
119:102, 3@a   | The shortness of
119:102, 4@a   | his visit$0$, the steadiness of his purpose in leaving them,
119:102, 5@a   | originated in the same fettered inclination, the same
119:102, 6@a   | inevitable necessity of temporising with his mother.
119:102, 7@a   | The old, well$9$ established grievance of duty against will$0$,
119:102, 8@a   | parent against child, was the cause of all.
119:102, 9'  !| She would
119:102, 9'  !| have been glad to$9$ know when these difficulties were to$9$
119:102,10'  !| cease, this opposition was to$9$ yield, ~ when $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars
119:102,11'  !| would be reformed, and her son be at liberty to$9$ be
119:102,12'  !| happy.  But from such vain wishes$0$, she was forced to$9$
119:102,13'  !| turn$1$ for$4$ comfort$0$ to$4$ the renewal of her confidence in
119:102,14'  !| $SS#B$Edward's affection, to$4$ the remembrance of every mark$0$
119:102,15'  !| of regard$0$ in look$0$ or word which$6#1$ fell from him while$9$ at
119:102,16'  !| Barton, and above$4$ all to$4$ that$6#2$ flattering proof of it
119:102,17'  !| which$6#1$ he constantly wore round$4$ his finger.
119:102,18D  !| "I think, $SS#B$Edward,"
119:102,18'  !| said $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, as they
119:102,19'  !| were at breakfast$0$ the last$2$ morning,
119:102,19D  !| "you would be
119:102,20D  !| a happier man if you had any profession$0#2$ to$9$ engage
119:102,21D  !| your time and give an interest$0$ of your plans and actions.
119:102,22D  !| Some inconvenience to$4$ your friends, indeed, might
119:102,23D  !| result$1$ from it ~ you would not be able to$9$ give them so$5#1$
119:102,24D  !| much of your time.  But
119:102,24'  !| (with a smile$0$)
119:102,24D  !| you would be
119:102,25D  !| materially benefited in one particular at least ~ you
119:102,26D  !| would know where to$9$ go when you left$1$ them."
119:102,27B  !| "I do assure you,"
119:102,27'  !| he replied,
119:102,27B  !| "that$3$ I have long$9$
119:102,28B  !| thought$1$ on$4$ this point$0$, as you think now.  It has been,
119:102,29B  !| and is, and probably will$1$ always be a heavy misfortune
119:102,30B  !| to$4$ me, that$3$ I have had no$2$ necessary business to$9$ engage
119:102,31B  !| me, no$2$ profession$0#2$ to$9$ give me employment, or afford me
119:102,32B  !| any*thing like$9$ independence.  But unfortunately my
119:102,33B  !| own$2$ nicety, and the nicety of my friends, have made me
119:102,34B  !| what$6#1$ I am, an idle, helpless being$0$.  We never could
119:102,35B  !| agree in our choice$0$ of a profession$0#2$.  I always preferred
119:102,36B  !| the church, as I still$5$ do.  But that$6#2$ was not smart enough
119:102,37B  !| for$4$ my family.  They recommended the army.  That$6#2$
119:102,38B  !| was a great deal$0#2$ too$5#1$ smart for$4$ me.  The law was allowed
119:103, 1B  !| to$9$ be genteel enough; many young men, who$6#1$ had
119:103, 2B  !| chambers in the Temple, made a very good appearance
119:103, 3B  !| in the first circles, and drove about$4$ town in very knowing
119:103, 4B  !| gigs.  But I had no$2$ inclination for$4$ the law, even$5$ in this
119:103, 5B  !| less abstruse study$0$ of it, which$6#1$ my family approved.
119:103, 6B  !| As for$4$ the navy, it had fashion$0$ on$4$ its side$0$, but I was too$5#1$
119:103, 7B  !| old when the subject$0$ was first started to$9$ enter it ~ and,
119:103, 8B  !| at length, as there was no$2$ necessity for$4$ my having any
119:103, 9B  !| profession$0#2$ at all, as I might be as dashing and expensive
119:103,10B  !| without a red coat on$4$ my back$0$ as with one, idleness was
119:103,11B  !| pronounced on$4$ the whole$0$ to$9$ be the most advantageous
119:103,12B  !| and honourable, and a young man of eighteen is not in
119:103,13B  !| general$0$ so$5#1$ earnestly bent on$4$ being$1$ busy as to$9$ resist the
119:103,14B  !| solicitations of his friends to$9$ do nothing.  I was therefore
119:103,15B  !| entered at Oxford and have been properly idle ever
119:103,16B  !| since."
119:103,17D  !| "The consequence of which$6#1$, I suppose, will$1$ be,"
119:103,18'  !| said $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood,
119:103,18D  !| "since leisure has not promoted
119:103,19D  !| your own$2$ happiness, that$3$ your sons will$1$ be brought up
119:103,20D  !| to$4$ as many pursuits, employments, professions, and
119:103,21D  !| trades as $SS#Z2$Columella's."
119:103,22B  !| "They will$1$ be brought up,"
119:103,22'  !| said he, in a serious$2$
119:103,23'  !| accent,
119:103,23B  !| "to$9$ be as unlike myself as is possible.  In feeling$0$,
119:103,24B  !| in action, in condition$0$, in every*thing."
119:103,25D  !| "Come, come; this is all an effusion of immediate
119:103,26D  !| want$0$ of spirits, $SS#B$Edward.  You are in a melancholy$2$
119:103,27D  !| humour, and fancy$1$ that$3$ any*one unlike yourself must
119:103,28D  !| be happy.  But remember that$3$ the pain$0$ of parting from
119:103,29D  !| friends will$1$ be felt by$4$ every*body at times, whatever
119:103,30D  !| be their education or state$0$.  Know your own$2$ happiness.
119:103,31D  !| You want$1$ nothing but patience ~ or give it a more
119:103,32D  !| fascinating name$0$, call$1$ it hope$0$.  Your mother will$1$ secure$1$
119:103,33D  !| to$4$ you, in time, that$6#2$ independence you are so$5#1$ anxious for$4$;
119:103,34D  !| it is her duty, and it will$1$, it must ere long$9$ become her happiness
119:103,35D  !| to$9$ prevent your whole$2$ youth from being$1$ wasted in
119:103,36D  !| discontent.  How much may$1$ not a few months do?"
119:103,37B  !| "I think,"
119:103,37'  !| replied $SS#B$Edward,
119:103,37B  !| "that$3$ I may$1$ defy many
119:103,38B  !| months to$9$ produce any good to$4$ me."
119:104, 1'  !| This desponding turn$0$ of mind$0$, though it could not
119:104, 2'  !| be communicated to$4$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, gave additional
119:104, 3'  !| pain$0$ to$4$ them all in the parting, which$6#1$ shortly took place$0$,
119:104, 4'  !| and left$1$ an uncomfortable impression on$4$ $SS#A$Elinor's feelings
119:104, 5'  !| especially, which$6#1$ required some trouble$0$ and time to$9$
119:104, 6'  !| subdue.  But as it was her determination to$9$ subdue it,
119:104, 7'  !| and to$9$ prevent herself from appearing to$9$ suffer more than
119:104, 8'  !| what$6#1$ all her family suffered on$4$ his going away, she did
119:104, 9'  !| not adopt the method so$5#1$ judiciously employed by$4$
119:104,10'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, on$4$ a similar occasion$0$, to$9$ augment and fix
119:104,11'  !| her sorrow, by$4$ seeking silence$0$, solitude, and idleness.
119:104,12'  !| Their means$0$ were as different as their objects$0$, and equally
119:104,13'  !| suited to$4$ the advancement of each.
119:104,14'  !| $SS#A$Elinor sat down$5$ to$4$ her drawing-table as soon as he
119:104,15'  !| was out$8$ of the house, busily employed herself the whole$2$
119:104,16'  !| day, neither sought nor avoided the mention$0$ of his
119:104,17'  !| name$0$, appeared to$9$ interest$1$ herself almost as much as
119:104,18'  !| ever in the general$2$ concerns$0$ of the family, and if, by$4$
119:104,19'  !| this conduct$0$, she did not lessen her own$2$ grief, it was at
119:104,20'  !| least prevented from unnecessary increase$0$, and her
119:104,21'  !| mother and sisters were spared much solicitude on$4$ her
119:104,22'  !| account$0$.
119:104,23'  !| Such behaviour as this, so$5#1$ exactly the reverse of her
119:104,24'  !| own$2$, appeared no$2$ more meritorious to$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, than
119:104,25'  !| her own$2$ had seemed faulty to$4$ her.  The business of
119:104,26'  !| self-command she settled$1$ very easily; ~ with strong
119:104,27'  !| affections it was impossible, with calm$2$ ones it could have
119:104,28'  !| no$2$ merit$0$.  That$3$ her sister's affections \were\ calm$2$, she
119:104,29'  !| dared not deny, though she blushed to$9$ acknowledge it;
119:104,30'  !| and of the strength of her own$2$, she gave a very striking
119:104,31'  !| proof, by$4$ still$5$ loving and respecting that$6#2$ sister, in spite$8$
119:104,32'  !| of this mortifying conviction.
119:104,33'  !| Without shutting herself up from her family, or leaving
119:104,34'  !| the house in determined$2$ solitude to$9$ avoid them, or lying
119:104,35'  !| awake$2$ the whole$2$ night to$9$ indulge meditation, $SS#A$Elinor
119:104,36'  !| found every day afforded her leisure enough to$9$ think of
119:104,37'  !| $SS#B$Edward, and of $SS#B$Edward's behaviour, in every possible
119:104,38'  !| variety which$6#1$ the different state$0$ of her spirits at different
119:105, 1'  !| times could produce; ~ with tenderness, pity$0$, approbation,
119:105, 2'  !| censure$0$, and doubt$0$.  There were moments in
119:105, 3'  !| abundance, when, if not by$4$ the absence of her mother
119:105, 4'  !| and sisters, at least by$4$ the nature of their employments,
119:105, 5'  !| conversation was forbidden among them, and every
119:105, 6'  !| effect$0$ of solitude was produced.  Her mind$0$ was inevitably
119:105, 7'  !| at liberty; her thoughts could not be chained elsewhere;
119:105, 8'  !| and the past$0$ and the future, on$4$ a subject$0$ so$5#1$ interesting,
119:105, 9'  !| must be before$4$ her, must force$1$ her attention, and engross
119:105,10'  !| her memory, her reflection, and her fancy$0$.
119:105,11'  !| From a reverie of this kind$0$, as she sat at her drawing-table,
119:105,12'  !| she was roused one morning, soon after$4$ $SS#B$Edward's
119:105,13'  !| leaving them, by$4$ the arrival of company.  She happened
119:105,14'  !| to$9$ be quite alone.  The closing of the little gate, at the
119:105,15'  !| entrance of the green court$0$ in front$0$ of the house, drew
119:105,16'  !| her eyes to$4$ the window, and she saw a large party
119:105,17'  !| walking up to$4$ the door.  Amongst them were $SS#L$Sir*John
119:105,18'  !| and $SS#M$Lady*Middleton and $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, but there were
119:105,19'  !| two others, a gentleman and lady, who$6#1$ were quite
119:105,20'  !| unknown to$4$ her.  She was sitting$1$ near$4$ the window, and
119:105,21'  !| as soon as $SS#L$Sir*John perceived her, he left$1$ the rest$0#1$ of
119:105,22'  !| the party to$4$ the ceremony of knocking at the door, and
119:105,23'  !| stepping across$4$ the turf, obliged her to$9$ open$1$ the casement
119:105,24'  !| to$9$ speak to$4$ him, though the space was so$5#1$ short$2$
119:105,25'  !| between the door and the window, as to$9$ make$1$ it hardly
119:105,26'  !| possible to$9$ speak at one without being$1$ heard at the other.
119:105,27L  !| "Well$7$,"
119:105,27'  !| said he,
119:105,27L  !| "we have brought you some
119:105,28L  !| strangers.  How do you like$1$ them?"
119:105,29A  !| "Hush| they will$1$ hear you."
119:105,30L  !| "Never mind$1$ if they do.  It is only the $SS#N1$Palmers.
119:105,31L  !| $SS#O$Charlotte is very pretty$2$, I can tell you.  You may$1$ see
119:105,32L  !| her if you look$1$ this way."
119:105,33'  !| As $SS#A$Elinor was certain of seeing her in a couple of
119:105,34'  !| minutes, without taking that$6#2$ liberty, she begged to$9$
119:105,35'  !| be excused.
119:105,36L  !| "Where is $SS#C$Marianne?  Has she run$1$ away because
119:105,37L  !| we are come?  I see her instrument is open$2$."
119:105,38A  !| "She is walking, I believe."
119:106, 1'  !| They were now joined by$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, who$6#1$ had not
119:106, 2'  !| patience enough to$9$ wait till the door was opened before$3$
119:106, 3'  !| she told \her\ story.  She came hallooing to$4$ the window,
119:106, 4K  !| "How do you do, my dear$2#1$?  How does $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood
119:106, 5K  !| do?  And where are your sisters?  What$7$|  all alone|
119:106, 6K  !| you will$1$ be glad of a little company to$9$ sit with you.
119:106, 7K  !| I have brought my other son and daughter to$9$ see you.
119:106, 8K  !| Only think of their coming so$5#1$ suddenly|  I thought$1$
119:106, 9K  !| I heard a carriage last$2$ night, while$9$ we were drinking
119:106,10K  !| our tea, but it never entered my head$0$ that$3$ it could be
119:106,11K  !| them.  I thought$1$ of nothing but whether it might not
119:106,12K  !| be $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon come back$5$ again; so$3$ I said to$4$
119:106,13K  !| $SS#L$Sir*John, I do think I hear a carriage; perhaps it is
119:106,14K  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon come back$5$ again" ~~
119:106,15'  !| $SS#A$Elinor was obliged to$9$ turn$1$ from her, in the middle
119:106,16'  !| of her story, to$9$ receive the rest$0#1$ of the party; $SS#M$Lady*Middleton
119:106,17'  !| introduced the two strangers; $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood
119:106,18'  !| and $SS#E$Margaret came down*stairs at the same time,
119:106,19'  !| and they all sat down$5$ to$9$ look$1$ at one another, while$9$
119:106,20'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings continued her story as she walked through$4$
119:106,21'  !| the passage into the parlour, attended by$4$ $SS#L$Sir*John.
119:106,22'  !| $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer was several years younger than $SS#M$Lady*Middleton,
119:106,23'  !| and totally unlike her in every respect$0$.
119:106,24'  !| She was short$2$ and plump, had a very pretty$2$ face$0$, and
119:106,25'  !| the finest expression of good humour in it that$6#1$ could
119:106,26'  !| possibly be.  Her manners were by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ so$5#1$ elegant
119:106,27'  !| as her sister's, but they were much more prepossessing.
119:106,28'  !| She came in with a smile$0$, smiled all the time of her
119:106,29'  !| visit$0$, except when she laughed, and smiled when she
119:106,30'  !| went away.  Her husband was a grave*looking young
119:106,31'  !| man of five or six*and*twenty, with an air of more
119:106,32'  !| fashion$0$ and sense than his wife, but of less willingness
119:106,33'  !| to$9$ please or be pleased.  He entered the room with
119:106,34'  !| a look$0$ of self-consequence, slightly bowed to$4$ the ladies,
119:106,35'  !| without speaking a word, and, after$4$ briefly surveying
119:106,36'  !| them and their apartments, took up a newspaper from
119:106,37'  !| the table and continued to$9$ read it as long$9$ as he staid.
119:106,38'  !| $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer, on$4$ the contrary$0$, who$6#1$ was strongly
119:107, 1'  !| endowed by$4$ nature with a turn$0$ for$4$ being$1$ uniformly
119:107, 2'  !| civil and happy, was hardly seated before$3$ her admiration
119:107, 3'  !| of the parlour and every*thing in it burst$1$ forth.
119:107, 4O  !| "Well$7$| what$7$ a delightful room this is|  I never saw
119:107, 5O  !| anything so$5#1$ charming|  Only think, mama, how it is
119:107, 6O  !| improved since I was here last$2$|  I always thought$1$ it
119:107, 7O  !| such a sweet place$0$, ma'am|
119:107, 7'  !| (turning$1$ to$4$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood,)
119:107, 8O  !| but you have made it so$5#1$ charming|  Only look$1$, sister,
119:107, 9O  !| how delightful every*thing is|  How I should like$1$ such
119:107,10O  !| a house for$4$ myself|  Should not you, $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer?"
119:107,11'  !| $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer made her no$2$ answer$0$, and did not even$5$
119:107,12'  !| raise his eyes from the newspaper.
119:107,13O  !| "$SS#N$Mr%*Palmer does not hear me,"
119:107,13'  !| said she, laughing,
119:107,14O  !| "he never does sometimes.  It is so$5#1$ ridiculous|"
119:107,15'  !| This was quite a new idea to$4$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, she had
119:107,16'  !| never been used$1#2$ to$9$ find wit$0#1$ in the inattention of any*one,
119:107,17'  !| and could not help$1$ looking with surprise$0$ at them both.
119:107,18'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, in the mean*time, talked on$5$ as loud as
119:107,19'  !| she could, and continued her account$0$ of their surprise$0$,
119:107,20'  !| the evening before$5$, on$4$ seeing their friends, without
119:107,21'  !| ceasing till every*thing was told.  $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer laughed
119:107,22'  !| heartily at the recollection of their astonishment, and
119:107,23'  !| every*body agreed, two or three times over, that$3$ it
119:107,24'  !| had been quite an agreeable surprise$0$.
119:107,25K  !| "You may$1$ believe how glad we all were to$9$ see them,"
119:107,26'  !| added $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, leaning forwards towards $SS#A$Elinor,
119:107,27'  !| and speaking in a low voice as if she meant to$9$ be heard
119:107,28'  !| by$4$ no*one else, though they were seated on$4$ different
119:107,29'  !| sides of the room;
119:107,29K  !| "but, however, I can't help$1$ wishing
119:107,30K  !| they had not travelled quite so$5#1$ fast, nor made such
119:107,31K  !| a long$9$ journey of it, for$3$ they came all round$9$ by$4$ London
119:107,32K  !| upon account$0$ of some business, for$3$ you know
119:107,32'  !| (nodding
119:107,33'  !| significantly and pointing to$4$ her daughter)
119:107,33K  !| it was wrong$9$
119:107,34K  !| in her situation.  I wanted her to$9$ stay$1$ at home and
119:107,35K  !| rest$1$ this morning, but she would come with us; she
119:107,36K  !| longed so$5#1$ much to$9$ see you all|"
119:107,37'  !| $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer laughed, and said it would not do her
119:107,38'  !| any harm$0$.
119:108, 1K  !| "She expects to$9$ be confined in February,"
119:108, 1'  !| continued
119:108, 2'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings.
119:108, 3'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton could no$2$ longer endure such a conversation,
119:108, 4'  !| and therefore exerted herself to$9$ ask $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer
119:108, 5'  !| if there was any news in the paper.
119:108, 6N  !| "No$7$, none at all,"
119:108, 6'  !| he replied, and read on$5$.
119:108, 7L  !| "Here comes $SS#C$Marianne,"
119:108, 7'  !| cried $SS#L$Sir*John.
119:108, 7L  !| "Now,
119:108, 8L  !| $SS#N$Palmer, you shall see a monstrous pretty$2$ girl."
119:108, 9'  !| He immediately went into the passage, opened the
119:108,10'  !| front$2$ door, and ushered her in himself.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
119:108,11'  !| asked her, as soon as she appeared, if she had not been
119:108,12'  !| to$4$ Allenham; and $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer laughed so$5#1$ heartily
119:108,13'  !| at the question$0$, as to$9$ shew$1$ she understood it.  $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer
119:108,14'  !| looked up on$4$ her entering the room, stared at
119:108,15'  !| her some minutes, and then returned to$4$ his newspaper.
119:108,16'  !| $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer's eye was now caught by$4$ the drawings
119:108,17'  !| which$6#1$ hung round$4$ the room.  She got up to$9$ examine
119:108,18'  !| them.
119:108,19O  !| "Oh| dear$7$, how beautiful these are|  Well$7$| how
119:108,20O  !| delightful|  Do but look$1$, mama, how sweet|  I declare
119:108,21O  !| they are quite charming; I could look$1$ at them for*ever."
119:108,22'  !| And then sitting$1$ down$5$ again, she very soon
119:108,23'  !| forgot that$3$ there were any such things in the room.
119:108,24'  !| When $SS#M$Lady*Middleton rose$1$ to$9$ go away, $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer
119:108,25'  !| rose$1$ also, laid down$5$ the newspaper, stretched himself,
119:108,26'  !| and looked at them all round$9$.
119:108,27O  !| "My love$0$, have you been asleep?"
119:108,27'  !| said his wife,
119:108,28'  !| laughing.
119:108,29'  !| He made her no$2$ answer$0$; and only observed, after$4$
119:108,30'  !| again examining the room, that$3$ it was very low pitched,
119:108,31'  !| and that$3$ the ceiling was crooked.  He then made his
119:108,32'  !| bow$0#1$ and departed with the rest$0#1$.
119:108,33'  !| $SS#L$Sir*John had been very urgent with them all to$9$ spend
119:108,34'  !| the next day at the park.  $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, who$6#1$ did not
119:108,35'  !| chuse to$9$ dine with them oftener than they dined at the
119:108,36'  !| cottage, absolutely refused on$4$ her own$2$ account$0$; her
119:108,37'  !| daughters might do as they pleased.  But they had no$2$
119:108,38'  !| curiosity to$9$ see how $SS#N$Mr% and $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer ate their
119:109, 1'  !| dinner, and no$2$ expectation of pleasure from them in
119:109, 2'  !| any other way.  They attempted, therefore, likewise to$9$
119:109, 3'  !| excuse$1$ themselves; the weather was uncertain and not
119:109, 4'  !| likely to$9$ be good.  But $SS#L$Sir*John would not be satisfied$2$ ~
119:109, 5'  !| the carriage should be sent for$4$ them and they must come.
119:109, 6'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton too$5#2$, though she did not press$1$ their
119:109, 7'  !| mother, pressed them.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings and $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer
119:109, 8'  !| joined their entreaties, all seemed equally anxious to$9$
119:109, 9'  !| avoid a family party; and the young ladies were obliged
119:109,10'  !| to$9$ yield.
119:109,11C  !| "Why should they ask us?"
119:109,11'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne, as soon
119:109,12'  !| as they were gone.
119:109,12C  !| "The rent of this cottage is said to$9$
119:109,13C  !| be low; but we have it on$4$ very hard terms, if we are
119:109,14C  !| to$9$ dine at the park whenever any*one is staying either
119:109,15C  !| with them, or with us."
119:109,16A  !| "They mean$1$ no$2$ less to$9$ be civil and kind$2$ to$4$ us now,"
119:109,17'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,"
119:109,17A  !| by$4$ these frequent invitations than by$4$
119:109,18A  !| those which$6#1$ we received from them a few weeks ago.
119:109,19A  !| The alteration is not in them, if their parties are grown
119:109,20A  !| tedious and dull.  We must look$1$ for$4$ the change$0$ elsewhere."
119:109,21     |
120:110, 1'  !| As the $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods entered the drawing-room
120:110, 2'  !| of the park the next day, at one door, $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer
120:110, 3'  !| came running in at the other, looking as good*humoured
120:110, 4'  !| and merry as before$5$.  She took them all most affectionately
120:110, 5'  !| by$4$ the hand$0$, and expressed great delight$0$ in seeing
120:110, 6'  !| them again.
120:110, 7O  !| "I am so$5#1$ glad to$9$ see you|"
120:110, 7'  !| said she, seating herself
120:110, 8'  !| between $SS#A$Elinor and $SS#C$Marianne,
120:110, 8O  !| "for$3$ it is so$5#1$ bad a day
120:110, 9O  !| I was afraid you might not come, which$6#1$ would be
120:110,10O  !| a shocking thing, as we go away again to-morrow.  We
120:110,11O  !| must go, for$3$ the $SS#ZZJ$Westons come to$4$ us next week you
120:110,12O  !| know.  It was quite a sudden$2$ thing our coming at all,
120:110,13O  !| and I knew nothing of it till the carriage was coming to$4$
120:110,14O  !| the door, and then $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer asked me if I would
120:110,15O  !| go with him to$4$ Barton.  He is so$5#1$ droll|  He never tells
120:110,16O  !| me any*thing|  I am so$5#1$ sorry we cannot stay$1$ longer;
120:110,17O  !| however we shall meet$1$ again in town very soon, I hope$1$."
120:110,18'  !| They were obliged to$9$ put an end$0$ to$4$ such an expectation.
120:110,19O  !| "Not go to$4$ town|"
120:110,19'  !| cried $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer, with a laugh$0$,
120:110,20O  !| "I shall be quite disappointed if you do not.  I could
120:110,21O  !| get the nicest house in the world for$4$ you, next door to$4$
120:110,22O  !| our's, in Hanover-square.  You must come, indeed.
120:110,23O  !| I am sure I shall be very happy to$9$ chaperon you at any
120:110,24O  !| time till I am confined, if $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood should not
120:110,25O  !| like$1$ to$9$ go into public$0$."
120:110,26'  !| They thanked her; but were obliged to$9$ resist all
120:110,27'  !| her entreaties.
120:110,28O  !| "Oh| my love$0$,"
120:110,28'  !| cried $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer to$4$ her husband,
120:110,29'  !| who$6#1$ just$9$ then entered the room ~
120:110,29O  !| "You must help$1$ me
120:110,30O  !| persuade the $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods to$9$ go to$4$ town this winter."
120:110,31'  !| Her love$0$ made no$2$ answer$0$; and after$4$ slightly bowing
120:110,32'  !| to$4$ the ladies, began complaining of the weather.
120:110,33N  !| "How horrid all this is|"
120:110,33'  !| said he.
120:110,33N  !| "Such weather
120:111, 1N  !| makes every*thing and every*body disgusting.  Dulness
120:111, 2N  !| is as much produced within doors as without, by$4$ rain$0$.
120:111, 3N  !| It makes one detest all one's acquaintance.  What$6#2$ the
120:111, 4N  !| devil does $SS#L$Sir*John mean$1$ by$4$ not having a billiard*room
120:111, 5N  !| in his house?  How few people know what$6#1$ comfort$0$ is|
120:111, 6N  !| $SS#L$Sir*John is as stupid as the weather."
120:111, 7'  !| The rest$0#1$ of the company soon dropt in.
120:111, 8L  !| "I am afraid, $SS#C$Miss*Marianne,"
120:111, 8'  !| said $SS#L$Sir*John,
120:111, 8L  !| "you
120:111, 9L  !| have not been able to$9$ take your usual walk$0$ to$4$ Allenham
120:111,10L  !| to-day."
120:111,11'  !| $SS#C$Marianne looked very grave$2$ and said nothing.
120:111,12O  !| "Oh| don't be so$5#1$ sly before$4$ us,"
120:111,12'  !| said $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer;
120:111,13O  !| "for$3$ we know all about$4$ it, I assure you; and I admire
120:111,14O  !| your taste very much, for$3$ I think he is extremely handsome.
120:111,15O  !| We do not live a great way from him in the
120:111,16O  !| country, you know.  Not above$4$ ten miles, I dare$1#2$ say."
120:111,17N  !| "Much nearer thirty,"
120:111,17'  !| said her husband.
120:111,18O  !| "Ah| well$7$| there is not much difference.  I never
120:111,19O  !| was at his house; but they say it is a sweet pretty$2$
120:111,20O  !| place$0$."
120:111,21N  !| "As vile a spot as I ever saw in my life,"
120:111,21'  !| said $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer.
120:111,22     |
120:111,23'  !| $SS#C$Marianne remained perfectly silent, though her
120:111,24'  !| countenance betrayed her interest$0$ in what$6#1$ was said.
120:111,25O  !| "Is it very ugly?"
120:111,25'  !| continued $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer ~
120:111,25O  !| "then
120:111,26O  !| it must be some other place$0$ that$6#1$ is so$5#1$ pretty$2$ I suppose."
120:111,27'  !| When they were seated in the dining*room, $SS#L$Sir*John
120:111,28'  !| observed with regret$0$ that$3$ they were only eight altogether.
120:111,29L  !| "My dear$2#1$,"
120:111,29'  !| said he to$4$ his lady,
120:111,29L  !| "it is very provoking
120:111,30L  !| that$3$ we should be so$5#1$ few.  Why did not you ask the
120:111,31L  !| $SS#ZP$Gilberts to$9$ come to$4$ us to-day?"
120:111,32M  !| "Did not I tell you, $SS#L$Sir*John, when you spoke to$4$
120:111,33M  !| me about$4$ it before$5$, that$3$ it could not be done?  They
120:111,34M  !| dined with us last$2$."
120:111,35K  !| "You and I, $SS#L$Sir*John,"
120:111,35'  !| said $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
120:111,35K  !| "should
120:111,36K  !| not stand$1$ upon such ceremony."
120:111,37N  !| "Then you would be very ill-bred,"
120:111,37'  !| cried $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer.
120:111,38O  !| "My love$0$, you contradict every*body," ~
120:111,38'  !| said his
120:112, 1'  !| wife with her usual laugh$0$.
120:112, 1O  !| "Do you know that$3$ you are
120:112, 2O  !| quite rude?"
120:112, 3N  !| "I did not know I contradicted any*body in calling
120:112, 4N  !| your mother ill-bred."
120:112, 5K  !| "Aye, you may$1$ abuse me as you please,"
120:112, 5'  !| said the
120:112, 6'  !| good-natured old lady,
120:112, 6K  !| "you have taken $SS#O$Charlotte off
120:112, 7K  !| my hands, and cannot give her back$5$ again.  So$3$ there
120:112, 8K  !| I have the whip hand$0$ of you."
120:112, 9'  !| $SS#O$Charlotte laughed heartily to$9$ think that$3$ her husband
120:112,10'  !| could not get rid of her; and exultingly said,
120:112,10@o   | she did
120:112,11@o   | not care$1$ how cross$2$ he was to$4$ her, as they must live
120:112,12@o   | together.
120:112,12'  !| It was impossible for$4$ any*one to$9$ be more
120:112,13'  !| thoroughly good-natured, or more determined$2$ to$9$ be
120:112,14'  !| happy than $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer.  The studied indifference,
120:112,15'  !| insolence, and discontent of her husband gave her no$2$
120:112,16'  !| pain$0$:  and when he scolded or abused her, she was
120:112,17'  !| highly diverted.
120:112,18O  !| "$SS#N$Mr%*Palmer is so$5#1$ droll|"
120:112,18'  !| said she, in a whisper$0$,
120:112,19'  !| to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor.
120:112,19O  !| "He is always out$8$ of humour."
120:112,20'  !| $SS#A$Elinor was not inclined, after$4$ a little observation, to$9$
120:112,21'  !| give him credit$0$ for$4$ being$1$ so$5#1$ genuinely and unaffectedly
120:112,22'  !| ill-natured or ill-bred as he wished to$9$ appear.  His
120:112,23'  !| temper might perhaps be a little soured by$4$ finding, like$9$
120:112,24'  !| many others of his sex, that$3$ through$4$ some unaccountable
120:112,25'  !| bias$0$ in favour$0$ of beauty, he was the husband of a very
120:112,26'  !| silly woman, ~ but she knew that$3$ this kind$0$ of blunder$0$
120:112,27'  !| was too$5#1$ common$2$ for$4$ any sensible$2#2$ man to$9$ be lastingly
120:112,28'  !| hurt by$4$ it. ~
120:112,28@a   | It was rather a wish$0$ of distinction she
120:112,29@a   | believed, which$6#1$ produced his contemptuous treatment
120:112,30@a   | of every*body, and his general$2$ abuse of every*thing
120:112,31@a   | before$4$ him.  It was the desire$0$ of appearing superior$2$ to$4$
120:112,32@a   | other people.  The motive was too$5#1$ common$2$ to$9$ be wondered
120:112,33@a   | at; but the means$0$, however they might succeed
120:112,34@a   | by$4$ establishing his superiority in ill-breeding, were not
120:112,35@a   | likely to$9$ attach any*one to$4$ him except his wife.
120:112,36O  !| "Oh| my dear$2#1$ $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood,"
120:112,36'  !| said $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer
120:112,37'  !| soon afterwards,
120:112,37O  !| "I have got such a favour$0$ to$9$ ask of
120:112,38O  !| you and your sister.  Will$1$ you come and spend some
120:113, 1O  !| time at Cleveland this Christmas?  Now, pray do, ~
120:113, 2O  !| and come while$9$ the $SS#ZZJ$Westons are with us.  You cannot
120:113, 3O  !| think how happy I shall be|  It will$1$ be quite delightful|
120:113, 4O  !| ~~ My love$0$,"
120:113, 4'  !| applying to$4$ her husband,
120:113, 4O  !| "don't you
120:113, 5O  !| long$1$ to$9$ have the $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods come to$4$ Cleveland?"
120:113, 6N  !| "Certainly," ~
120:113, 6'  !| he replied with a sneer ~
120:113, 6N  !| "I came into
120:113, 7N  !| Devonshire with no$2$ other view$0$."
120:113, 8O  !| "There now" ~
120:113, 8'  !| said his lady,
120:113, 8O  !| "you see $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer
120:113, 9O  !| expects you; so$3$ you cannot refuse to$9$ come."
120:113,10'  !| They both eagerly and resolutely declined her invitation.
120:113,11     |
120:113,12O  !| "But indeed you must and shall come.  I am sure
120:113,13O  !| you will$1$ like$1$ it of all things.  The $SS#ZZJ$Westons will$1$ be with
120:113,14O  !| us, and it will$1$ be quite delightful.  You cannot think
120:113,15O  !| what$6#1$ a sweet place$0$ Cleveland is; and we are so$5#1$ gay
120:113,16O  !| now, for$3$ $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer is always going about$4$ the country
120:113,17O  !| canvassing against the election; and so$5#1$ many people
120:113,18O  !| come to$9$ dine with us that$6#1$ I never saw before$5$, it is quite
120:113,19O  !| charming|  But, poor fellow|  it is very fatiguing to$4$
120:113,20O  !| him|  for$3$ he is forced to$9$ make$1$ every*body like$1$ him."
120:113,21'  !| $SS#A$Elinor could hardly keep her countenance as she
120:113,22'  !| assented to$4$ the hardship of such an obligation.
120:113,23O  !| "How charming it will$1$ be,"
120:113,23'  !| said $SS#O$Charlotte,
120:113,23O  !| "when he
120:113,24O  !| is in Parliament| ~ won't it?  How I shall laugh$1$|  It
120:113,25O  !| will$1$ be so$5#1$ ridiculous to$9$ see all his letters directed to$4$ him
120:113,26O  !| with an M%P% ~ But do you know, he says, he will$1$ never
120:113,27O  !| frank$1$ for$4$ me?  He declares he won't.  Don't you,
120:113,28O  !| $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer?"
120:113,29'  !| $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer took no$2$ notice$0$ of her.
120:113,30O  !| "He cannot bear$1$ writing$1$, you know,"
120:113,30'  !| she continued ~
120:113,31O  !| "he says it is quite shocking."
120:113,32N  !| "No$7$;"
120:113,32'  !| said he,
120:113,32N  !| "I never said any*thing so$5#1$ irrational.
120:113,33N  !| Don't palm all your abuses of language upon me."
120:113,34O  !| "There now; you see how droll he is.  This is always
120:113,35O  !| the way with him|  Sometimes he won't speak to$4$ me for$4$
120:113,36O  !| half a day together, and then he comes out$5$ with something
120:113,37O  !| so$5#1$ droll ~ all about$4$ any*thing in the world."
120:113,38'  !| She surprised $SS#A$Elinor very much as they returned into
120:114, 1'  !| the drawing-room by$4$ asking her whether she did not
120:114, 2'  !| like$1$ $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer excessively.
120:114, 3A  !| "Certainly;"
120:114, 3'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
120:114, 3A  !| "he seems very agreeable."
120:114, 4O  !| "Well$7$ ~ I am so$5#1$ glad you do.  I thought$1$ you would,
120:114, 5O  !| he is so$5#1$ pleasant; and $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer is excessively pleased
120:114, 6O  !| with you and your sisters I can tell you, and you can't
120:114, 7O  !| think how disappointed he will$1$ be if you don't come to$4$
120:114, 8O  !| Cleveland. ~ I can't imagine why you should object$1$
120:114, 9O  !| to$4$ it."
120:114,10'  !| $SS#A$Elinor was again obliged to$9$ decline her invitation;
120:114,11'  !| and by$4$ changing the subject$0$, put a stop$0$ to$4$ her entreaties.
120:114,12'  !| She thought$1$ it probable that$3$ as they lived in the same
120:114,13'  !| county, $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer might be able to$9$ give some more
120:114,14'  !| particular account$0$ of $SS#S$Willoughby's general$2$ character,
120:114,15'  !| than could be gathered from the $SS#L1$Middletons' partial
120:114,16'  !| acquaintance with him; and she was eager to$9$ gain$1$ from
120:114,17'  !| any*one, such a confirmation of his merits as might
120:114,18'  !| remove$1$ the possibility of fear$0$ for$4$ $SS#C$Marianne.  She began
120:114,19'  !| by$4$ inquiring if they saw much of $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby at
120:114,20'  !| Cleveland, and whether they were intimately acquainted
120:114,21'  !| with him.
120:114,22O  !| "Oh| dear$7$, yes; I know him extremely well$9$,"
120:114,23'  !| replied $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer ~
120:114,23O  !| "Not that$3$ I ever spoke to$4$ him
120:114,24O  !| indeed; but I have seen him for*ever in town.  Somehow
120:114,25O  !| or other I never happened to$9$ be staying at Barton
120:114,26O  !| while$9$ he was at Allenham.  Mama saw him here once
120:114,27O  !| before$5$; ~ but I was with my uncle at Weymouth.
120:114,28O  !| However, I dare$1#2$ say we should have seen a great deal$0#2$
120:114,29O  !| of him in Somersetshire, if it had not happened very
120:114,30O  !| unluckily that$3$ we should never have been in the country
120:114,31O  !| together.  He is very little at Combe, I believe; but
120:114,32O  !| if he were ever so$5#1$ much there, I do not think $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer
120:114,33O  !| would visit$1$ him, for$3$ he is in the opposition you know,
120:114,34O  !| and besides it is such a way off.  I know why you
120:114,35O  !| inquire about$4$ him, very well$9$; your sister is to$9$ marry
120:114,36O  !| him.  I am monstrous glad of it, for$3$ then I shall have
120:114,37O  !| her for$4$ a neighbour you know."
120:114,38A  !| "Upon my word,"
120:114,38'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor,
120:114,38A  !| "you know much
120:115, 1A  !| more of the matter than I do, if you have any reason$0$ to$9$
120:115, 2A  !| expect such a match$0$."
120:115, 3O  !| "Don't pretend to$9$ deny it, because you know it is
120:115, 4O  !| what$6#1$ every*body talks of.  I assure you I heard of it in
120:115, 5O  !| my way through$4$ town."
120:115, 6A  !| "My dear$2#1$ $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer|"
120:115, 7O  !| "Upon my honour$0$ I did. ~ I met $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
120:115, 8O  !| Monday morning in Bond-street, just$9$ before$3$ we left$1$
120:115, 9O  !| town, and he told me of it directly."
120:115,10A  !| "You surprise$1$ me very much.  $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon tell
120:115,11A  !| you of it|  Surely you must be mistaken.  To$9$ give such
120:115,12A  !| intelligence to$4$ a person who$6#1$ could not be interested in
120:115,13A  !| it, even$5$ if it were true, is not what$6#1$ I should expect
120:115,14A  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon to$9$ do."
120:115,15O  !| "But I do assure you it was so$5#2$, for$4$ all that$6#2$, and I will$1$
120:115,16O  !| tell you how it happened.  When we met him, he turned
120:115,17O  !| back$5$ and walked with us; and so$3$ we began talking of
120:115,18O  !| my brother and sister, and one thing and another, and
120:115,19O  !| I said to$4$ him, ""So$3$, $SS#H$Colonel, there is a new family come
120:115,20O  !| to$4$ Barton*cottage, I hear, and mama sends me word
120:115,21O  !| they are very pretty$2$, and that$3$ one of them is going to$9$
120:115,22O  !| be married to$4$ $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby of Combe*Magna.  Is it
120:115,23O  !| true, pray? for$3$ of course$8$ you must know, as you have
120:115,24O  !| been in Devonshire so$5#1$ lately."""
120:115,25A  !| "And what$6#2$ did the $SS#H$Colonel say?"
120:115,26O  !| "Oh| ~ he did not say much; but he looked as if
120:115,27O  !| he knew it to$9$ be true, so$3$ from that$6#2$ moment I set$1$ it down$5$
120:115,28O  !| as certain.  It will$1$ be quite delightful, I declare|  When
120:115,29O  !| is it to$9$ take place$0$?"
120:115,30A  !| "$SS#H$Mr%*Brandon was very well$9$ I hope$1$."
120:115,31O  !| "Oh| yes, quite well$9$; and so$5#1$ full of your praises,
120:115,32O  !| he did nothing but say fine things of you."
120:115,33A  !| "I am flattered by$4$ his commendation.  He seems
120:115,34A  !| an excellent man; and I think him uncommonly
120:115,35A  !| pleasing."
120:115,36O  !| "So$5#2$ do I. ~ He is such a charming man, that$3$ it is
120:115,37O  !| quite a pity$0$ he should be so$5#1$ grave$2$ and so$5#1$ dull.  Mama
120:115,38O  !| says \he\ was in love$0$ with your sister too$5#2$. ~ I assure you
120:116, 1O  !| it was a great compliment$0$ if he was, for$3$ he hardly ever
120:116, 2O  !| falls in love$0$ with any*body."
120:116, 3A  !| "Is $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby much known in your part$0$ of
120:116, 4A  !| Somersetshire?"
120:116, 4'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor.
120:116, 5O  !| "Oh| yes, extremely well$9$; that$3$ is, I do not believe
120:116, 6O  !| many people are acquainted with him, because Combe*Magna
120:116, 7O  !| is so$5#1$ far off; but they all think him extremely
120:116, 8O  !| agreeable I assure you.  Nobody is more liked than
120:116, 9O  !| $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby wherever he goes, and so$5#2$ you may$1$ tell
120:116,10O  !| your sister.  She is a monstrous lucky girl to$9$ get him,
120:116,11O  !| upon my honour$0$; not but that$3$ he is much more lucky
120:116,12O  !| in getting her, because she is so$5#1$ very handsome and
120:116,13O  !| agreeable, that$3$ nothing can be good enough for$4$ her.
120:116,14O  !| However I don't think her hardly at all handsomer
120:116,15O  !| than you, I assure you; for$3$ I think you both excessively
120:116,16O  !| pretty$2$, and so$5#2$ does $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer too$5#2$ I am sure, though
120:116,17O  !| we could not get him to$9$ own$1$ it last$2$ night."
120:116,18'  !| $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer's information respecting $SS#S$Willoughby was
120:116,19'  !| not very material$2$; but any testimony in his favour$0$,
120:116,20'  !| however small, was pleasing to$4$ her.
120:116,21O  !| "I am so$5#1$ glad we are got acquainted at last$0$,"
120:116,21'  !| continued
120:116,22'  !| $SS#O$Charlotte. ~
120:116,22O  !| "And now I hope$1$ we shall always
120:116,23O  !| be great friends.  You can't think how much I longed
120:116,24O  !| to$9$ see you|  It is so$5#1$ delightful that$3$ you should live at
120:116,25O  !| the cottage|  Nothing can be like$9$ it to$9$ be sure|  And
120:116,26O  !| I am so$5#1$ glad your sister is going to$9$ be well$9$ married|
120:116,27O  !| I hope$1$ you will$1$ be a great deal$0#2$ at Combe*Magna.  It is
120:116,28O  !| a sweet place$0$ by$4$ all accounts."
120:116,29A  !| "You have been long$9$ acquainted with $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon,
120:116,30A  !| have not you?"
120:116,31O  !| "Yes, a great while$0$; ever since my sister married. ~
120:116,32O  !| He was a particular friend of $SS#L$Sir*John's.  I believe,"
120:116,33'  !| she added in a low voice,
120:116,33O  !| "he would have been very
120:116,34O  !| glad to$9$ have had me, if he could.  $SS#L$Sir*John and $SS#M$Lady*Middleton
120:116,35O  !| wished it very much.  But mama did not
120:116,36O  !| think the match$0$ good enough for$4$ me, otherwise $SS#L$Sir*John
120:116,37O  !| would have mentioned it to$4$ the $SS#H$Colonel, and we should
120:116,38O  !| have been married immediately."
120:117, 1A  !| "Did not $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon know of $SS#L$Sir*John's proposal
120:117, 2A  !| to$4$ your mother before$3$ it was made?  Had he never
120:117, 3A  !| owned his affection to$4$ yourself?"
120:117, 4O  !| "Oh| no$7$; but if mama had not objected to$4$ it,
120:117, 5O  !| I dare$1#2$ say he would have liked it of all things.  He had
120:117, 6O  !| not seen me then above$4$ twice, for$3$ it was before$3$ I left$1$
120:117, 7O  !| school.  However I am much happier as I am.  $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer
120:117, 8O  !| is just$9$ the kind$0$ of man I like$1$."

121:118, 1'  !| The $SS#N1$Palmers returned to$4$ Cleveland the next day, and
121:118, 2'  !| the two families at Barton were again left$1$ to$9$ entertain
121:118, 3'  !| each other.  But this did not last$1$ long$9$; $SS#A$Elinor had
121:118, 4'  !| hardly got their last$2$ visitors out$8$ of her head$0$, had hardly
121:118, 5'  !| done wondering at $SS#O$Charlotte's being$1$ so$5#1$ happy without
121:118, 6'  !| a cause, at $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer's acting so$5#1$ simply, with good
121:118, 7'  !| abilities, and at the strange unsuitableness which$6#1$ often
121:118, 8'  !| existed between husband and wife, before$3$ $SS#L$Sir*John's and
121:118, 9'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's active zeal in the cause of society, procured
121:118,10'  !| her some other new acquaintance to$9$ see and observe.
121:118,11'  !| In a morning's excursion to$4$ Exeter, they had met with
121:118,12'  !| two young ladies, whom$6#1$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings had the satisfaction
121:118,13'  !| of discovering to$9$ be her relations, and this was
121:118,14'  !| enough for$4$ $SS#L$Sir*John to$9$ invite them directly to$4$ the park,
121:118,15'  !| as soon as their present$9$ engagements at Exeter were over.
121:118,16'  !| Their engagements at Exeter instantly gave way before$4$
121:118,17'  !| such an invitation, and $SS#M$Lady*Middleton was thrown
121:118,18'  !| into no$2$ little alarm$0$ on$4$ the return$0$ of $SS#L$Sir*John, by$4$ hearing
121:118,19'  !| that$3$ she was very soon to$9$ receive a visit$0$ from two girls
121:118,20'  !| whom$6#1$ she had never seen in her life, and of whose$6#1$
121:118,21'  !| elegance, ~ whose$6#1$ tolerable gentility even$5$, she could
121:118,22'  !| have no$2$ proof; for$3$ the assurances of her husband and
121:118,23'  !| mother on$4$ that$6#2$ subject$0$ went for$4$ nothing at all.  Their
121:118,24'  !| being$1$ her relations too$5#2$ made it so$5#1$ much the worse; and
121:118,25'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's attempts at consolation were therefore
121:118,26'  !| unfortunately founded, when she advised her daughter
121:118,27'  !| not to$9$ care$1$ about$4$ their being$1$ so$5#1$ fashionable; because
121:118,28'  !| they were all cousins and must put up with one another.
121:118,29'  !| As it was impossible however now to$9$ prevent their
121:118,30'  !| coming, $SS#M$Lady*Middleton resigned herself to$4$ the idea of
121:118,31'  !| it, with all the philosophy of a well*bred woman, contenting
121:118,32'  !| herself with merely giving her husband a gentle
121:118,33'  !| reprimand on$4$ the subject$0$ five or six times every day.
121:119, 1'  !| The young ladies arrived, their appearance was by$4$
121:119, 2'  !| no$2$ means$0$ ungenteel or unfashionable.  Their dress$0$ was
121:119, 3'  !| very smart, their manners very civil, they were delighted
121:119, 4'  !| with the house, and in raptures with the furniture, and
121:119, 5'  !| they happened to$9$ be so$5#1$ doatingly fond of children that$3$
121:119, 6'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton's good opinion was engaged in their
121:119, 7'  !| favour$0$ before$3$ they had been an hour at the Park.  She
121:119, 8'  !| declared them to$9$ be very agreeable girls indeed, which$6#1$
121:119, 9'  !| for$4$ her ladyship was enthusiastic admiration.  $SS#L$Sir*John's
121:119,10'  !| confidence in his own$2$ judgment rose$1$ with this animated
121:119,11'  !| praise$0$, and he set$1$ off directly for$4$ the cottage to$9$ tell the
121:119,12'  !| $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods of the $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles' arrival, and to$9$
121:119,13'  !| assure them of their being$1$ the sweetest girls in the world.
121:119,14'  !| From such commendation as this, however, there was
121:119,15'  !| not much to$9$ be learned; $SS#A$Elinor well$9$ knew that$3$ the
121:119,16'  !| sweetest girls in the world were to$9$ be met with in every
121:119,17'  !| part$0$ of England, under every possible variation of form$0$,
121:119,18'  !| face$0$, temper, and understanding$0$.  $SS#L$Sir*John wanted the
121:119,19'  !| whole$2$ family to$9$ walk$1$ to$4$ the Park directly and look$1$ at
121:119,20'  !| his guests.  Benevolent, philanthropic man|  It was
121:119,21'  !| painful to$4$ him even$5$ to$9$ keep a third cousin to$4$ himself.
121:119,22L  !| "Do come now,"
121:119,22'  !| said he ~
121:119,22L  !| "pray come ~ you must
121:119,23L  !| come ~ I declare you shall come ~ You can't think how
121:119,24L  !| you will$1$ like$1$ them.  $SS#Q$Lucy is monstrous pretty$2$, and so$5#1$ good*humoured
121:119,25L  !| and agreeable|  The children are all hanging$1$
121:119,26L  !| about$4$ her already, as if she was an old acquaintance.  And
121:119,27L  !| they both long$1$ to$9$ see you of all things, for$3$ they have heard
121:119,28L  !| at Exeter that$3$ you are the most beautiful creatures in the
121:119,29L  !| world; and I have told them it is all very true, and a great
121:119,30L  !| deal$0#2$ more.  You will$1$ be delighted with them I am sure.
121:119,31L  !| They have brought the whole$2$ coach full of playthings
121:119,32L  !| for$4$ the children.  How can you be so$5#1$ cross$2$ as not to$9$
121:119,33L  !| come?  Why they are your cousins, you know, after$4$
121:119,34L  !| a fashion$0$.  \You\ are my cousins, and they are my wife's,
121:119,35L  !| so$3$ you must be related."
121:119,36'  !| But $SS#L$Sir*John could not prevail.  He could only obtain a
121:119,37'  !| promise$0$ of their calling at the Park within a day or two,
121:119,38'  !| and then left$1$ them in amazement at their indifference,
121:120, 1'  !| to$9$ walk$1$ home and boast$1$ anew of their attractions to$4$
121:120, 2'  !| the $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles, as he had been already boasting of the
121:120, 3'  !| $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles to$4$ them.
121:120, 4'  !| When their promised visit$0$ to$4$ the Park and consequent
121:120, 5'  !| introduction to$4$ these young ladies took place$0$, they
121:120, 6'  !| found in the appearance of the eldest, who$6#1$ was nearly
121:120, 7'  !| thirty, with a very plain and not a sensible$2#2$ face$0$, nothing
121:120, 8'  !| to$9$ admire; but in the other, who$6#1$ was not more than
121:120, 9'  !| two or three*and*twenty, they acknowledged considerable
121:120,10'  !| beauty; her features were pretty$2$, and she had
121:120,11'  !| a sharp quick$2$ eye, and a smartness of air, which$6#1$ though
121:120,12'  !| it did not give actual elegance or grace$0$, gave distinction
121:120,13'  !| to$4$ her person. ~ Their manners were particularly civil,
121:120,14'  !| and $SS#A$Elinor soon allowed them credit$0$ for$4$ some kind$0$ of
121:120,15'  !| sense, when she saw with what$6#1$ constant and judicious
121:120,16'  !| attentions they were making themselves agreeable to$4$
121:120,17'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton.  With her children they were in
121:120,18'  !| continual raptures, extolling their beauty, courting
121:120,19'  !| their notice$0$, and humouring all their whims; and such
121:120,20'  !| of their time as could be spared from the importunate
121:120,21'  !| demands$0$ which$6#1$ this politeness made on$4$ it, was spent
121:120,22'  !| in admiration of whatever her ladyship was doing, if
121:120,23'  !| she happened to$9$ be doing any*thing, or in taking patterns
121:120,24'  !| of some elegant new dress$0$, in which$6#1$ her appearance the
121:120,25'  !| day before$5$ had thrown them into unceasing delight$0$.
121:120,26'  !| Fortunately for$4$ those who$6#1$ pay$1$ their court$0$ through$4$ such
121:120,27'  !| foibles, a fond mother, though, in pursuit of praise$0$ for$4$
121:120,28'  !| her children, the most rapacious of human beings, is
121:120,29'  !| likewise the most credulous; her demands$0$ are exorbitant;
121:120,30'  !| but she will$1$ swallow any*thing; and the excessive
121:120,31'  !| affection and endurance of the $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles towards
121:120,32'  !| her offspring, were viewed therefore by$4$ $SS#M$Lady*Middleton
121:120,33'  !| without the smallest surprise$0$ or distrust$0$.  She saw with
121:120,34'  !| maternal complacency all the impertinent incroachments
121:120,35'  !| and mischievous tricks to$4$ which$6#1$ her cousins submitted.
121:120,36'  !| She saw their sashes untied, their hair pulled about$4$ their
121:120,37'  !| ears, their work-bags searched, and their knives and
121:120,38'  !| scissars stolen away, and felt no$2$ doubt$0$ of its being$1$
121:121, 1'  !| a reciprocal enjoyment.  It suggested no$2$ other surprise$0$
121:121, 2'  !| than that$3$ $SS#A$Elinor and $SS#C$Marianne should sit so$5#1$ composedly
121:121, 3'  !| by$5$, without claiming a share$0$ in what$6#1$ was passing$1$.
121:121, 4M  !| "$SS#M2$John is in such spirits to-day|"
121:121, 4'  !| said she, on$4$ his
121:121, 5'  !| taking $SS#P$Miss*Steele's pocket handkerchief, and throwing
121:121, 6'  !| it out$8$ of the window ~
121:121, 6M  !| "He is full of monkey*tricks."
121:121, 7'  !| And soon afterwards, on$4$ the second$2$ boy's violently
121:121, 8'  !| pinching one of the same lady's fingers, she fondly
121:121, 9'  !| observed,
121:121, 9M  !| "How playful $SS#M3$William is|"
121:121,10M  !| "And here is my sweet little $SS#M4$Annamaria,"
121:121,10'  !| she added,
121:121,11'  !| tenderly caressing a little girl of three years old, who$6#1$ had
121:121,12'  !| not made a noise for$4$ the last$2$ two minutes;
121:121,12M  !| "And she
121:121,13M  !| is always so$5#1$ gentle and quiet$2$ ~ Never was there such
121:121,14M  !| a quiet$2$ little thing|"
121:121,15'  !| But unfortunately in bestowing these embraces, a pin
121:121,16'  !| in her ladyship's head*dress slightly scratching the child's
121:121,17'  !| neck, produced from this pattern of gentleness, such
121:121,18'  !| violent screams, as could hardly be outdone by$4$ any
121:121,19'  !| creature professedly noisy.  The mother's consternation
121:121,20'  !| was excessive; but it could not surpass the alarm$0$ of
121:121,21'  !| the $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles, and every*thing was done by$4$ all three,
121:121,22'  !| in so$5#1$ critical an emergency, which$6#1$ affection could suggest
121:121,23'  !| as likely to$9$ assuage the agonies of the little sufferer.
121:121,24'  !| She was seated in her mother's lap, covered with kisses,
121:121,25'  !| her wound$0$ bathed with lavender-water, by$4$ one of the
121:121,26'  !| $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles, who$6#1$ was on$4$ her knees to$9$ attend her, and her
121:121,27'  !| mouth stuffed with sugar plums by$4$ the other.  With
121:121,28'  !| such a reward$0$ for$4$ her tears, the child was too$5#1$ wise to$9$
121:121,29'  !| cease crying.  She still$5$ screamed and sobbed lustily,
121:121,30'  !| kicked her two brothers for$4$ offering to$9$ touch$1$ her, and all
121:121,31'  !| their united soothings were ineffectual till $SS#M$Lady*Middleton
121:121,32'  !| luckily remembering that$3$ in a scene of similar distress$0$
121:121,33'  !| last$2$ week, some apricot marmalade had been successfully
121:121,34'  !| applied for$4$ a bruised temple, the same remedy was
121:121,35'  !| eagerly proposed for$4$ this unfortunate scratch, and a
121:121,36'  !| slight$2$ intermission of screams in the young lady on$4$
121:121,37'  !| hearing it, gave them reason$0$ to$9$ hope$1$ that$3$ it would not
121:121,38'  !| be rejected. ~ She was carried out$8$ of the room therefore
121:122, 1'  !| in her mother's arms, in quest of this medicine, and as
121:122, 2'  !| the two boys chose to$9$ follow, though earnestly entreated
121:122, 3'  !| by$4$ their mother to$9$ stay$1$ behind, the four young ladies
121:122, 4'  !| were left$1$ in a quietness which$6#1$ the room had not known
121:122, 5'  !| for$4$ many hours.
121:122, 6P  !| "Poor little creature|"
121:122, 6'  !| said $SS#P$Miss*Steele, as soon as they
121:122, 7'  !| were gone.
121:122, 7P  !| "It might have been a very sad accident."
121:122, 8C  !| "Yet I hardly know how,"
121:122, 8'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne,
121:122, 8C  !| "unless
121:122, 9C  !| it had been under totally different circumstances.  But
121:122,10C  !| this is the usual way of heightening alarm$0$, where there
121:122,11C  !| is nothing to$9$ be alarmed at in reality."
121:122,12Q  !| "What$7$ a sweet woman $SS#M$Lady*Middleton is|"
121:122,12'  !| said
121:122,13'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy*Steele.
121:122,14'  !| $SS#C$Marianne was silent; it was impossible for$4$ her to$9$
121:122,15'  !| say what$6#1$ she did not feel, however trivial the occasion$0$;
121:122,16'  !| and upon $SS#A$Elinor therefore the whole$2$ task of telling lies$0$
121:122,17'  !| when politeness required it, always fell.  She did her
121:122,18'  !| best when thus called on$5$, by$4$ speaking of $SS#M$Lady*Middleton
121:122,19'  !| with more warmth than she felt, though with far less
121:122,20'  !| than $SS#Q$Miss*Lucy.
121:122,21P  !| "And $SS#L$Sir*John too$5#2$,"
121:122,21'  !| cried the elder sister,
121:122,21P  !| "what$7$
121:122,22P  !| a charming man he is|"
121:122,23'  !| Here too$5#2$, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood's commendation, being$1$
121:122,24'  !| only simple$2$ and just$2$, came in without any eclat.  She
121:122,25'  !| merely observed that$3$ he was perfectly good*humoured
121:122,26'  !| and friendly.
121:122,27P  !| "And what$7$ a charming little family they have|
121:122,28P  !| I never saw such fine children in my life. ~ I declare
121:122,29P  !| I quite doat upon them already, and indeed I am always
121:122,30P  !| distractedly fond of children."
121:122,31A  !| "I should guess$1$ so$5#2$,"
121:122,31'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor with a smile$0$,
121:122,31A  !| "from
121:122,32A  !| what$6#1$ I have witnessed this morning."
121:122,33Q  !| "I have a notion,"
121:122,33'  !| said $SS#Q$Lucy,
121:122,33Q  !| "you think the little
121:122,34Q  !| $SS#M1$Middletons rather too$5#1$ much indulged; perhaps they may$1$
121:122,35Q  !| be the outside of enough; but it is so$5#1$ natural$2$ in $SS#M$Lady*Middleton;
121:122,36Q  !| and for$4$ my part$0$, I love$1$ to$9$ see children full
121:122,37Q  !| of life and spirits; I cannot bear$1$ them if they are tame
121:122,38Q  !| and quiet$2$."
121:123, 1A  !| "I confess,"
121:123, 1'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor,
121:123, 1A  !| "that$3$ while$9$ I am at
121:123, 2A  !| Barton*Park, I never think of tame and quiet$2$ children
121:123, 3A  !| with any abhorrence."
121:123, 4'  !| A short$2$ pause$0$ succeeded this speech, which$6#1$ was first
121:123, 5'  !| broken by$4$ $SS#P$Miss*Steele, who$6#1$ seemed very much disposed
121:123, 6'  !| for$4$ conversation, and who$6#1$ now said rather abruptly,
121:123, 7P  !| "And how do you like$1$ Devonshire, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood?
121:123, 8P  !| I suppose you were very sorry to$9$ leave$1$ Sussex."
121:123, 9'  !| In some surprise$0$ at the familiarity of this question$0$,
121:123,10'  !| or at least of the manner in which$6#1$ it was spoken, $SS#A$Elinor
121:123,11'  !| replied that$3$ she was.
121:123,12P  !| "Norland is a prodigious beautiful place$0$, is not it?"
121:123,13'  !| added $SS#P$Miss*Steele.
121:123,14Q  !| "We have heard $SS#L$Sir*John admire it excessively,"
121:123,15'  !| said $SS#Q$Lucy, who$6#1$ seemed to$9$ think some apology necessary
121:123,16'  !| for$4$ the freedom of her sister.
121:123,17A  !| "I think every*one \must\ admire it,"
121:123,17'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor,
121:123,18A  !| "who$6#1$ ever saw the place$0$; though it is not to$9$ be supposed
121:123,19A  !| that$3$ any*one can estimate$1$ its beauties as we do."
121:123,20P  !| "And had you a great many smart beaux there?
121:123,21P  !| I suppose you have not so$5#1$ many in this part$0$ of the world;
121:123,22P  !| for$4$ my part$0$, I think they are a vast addition always."
121:123,23Q  !| "But why should you think,"
121:123,23'  !| said $SS#Q$Lucy, looking
121:123,24'  !| ashamed of her sister,
121:123,24Q  !| "that$3$ there are not as many
121:123,25Q  !| genteel young men in Devonshire as Sussex?"
121:123,26P  !| "Nay, my dear$2#1$, I'm sure I don't pretend to$9$ say that$3$
121:123,27P  !| there an't.  I'm sure there's a vast many smart beaux
121:123,28P  !| in Exeter; but you know, how could I tell what$6#1$ smart
121:123,29P  !| beaux there might be about$4$ Norland; and I was only
121:123,30P  !| afraid the $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods might find it dull at Barton,
121:123,31P  !| if they had not so$5#1$ many as they used$1#2$ to$9$ have.  But
121:123,32P  !| perhaps you young ladies may$1$ not care$1$ about$4$ the
121:123,33P  !| beaux, and had as lief be without them as with them.
121:123,34P  !| For$4$ my part$0$, I think they are vastly agreeable, provided$3$
121:123,35P  !| they dress$1$ smart and behave civil.  But I can't bear$1$ to$9$
121:123,36P  !| see them dirty and nasty.  Now there's $SS#ZZ$Mr%*Rose at
121:123,37P  !| Exeter, a prodigious smart young man, quite a beau,
121:123,38P  !| clerk to$4$ $SS#ZZD$Mr%*Simpson you know, and yet if you do but
121:124, 1P  !| meet$1$ him of a morning, he is not fit$9$ to$9$ be seen. ~ I
121:124, 2P  !| suppose your brother was quite a beau, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood,
121:124, 3P  !| before$3$ he married, as he was so$5#1$ rich?"
121:124, 4A  !| "Upon my word,"
121:124, 4'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor,
121:124, 4A  !| "I cannot tell
121:124, 5A  !| you, for$3$ I do not perfectly comprehend the meaning$0$
121:124, 6A  !| of the word.  But this I can say, that$3$ if he ever was a
121:124, 7A  !| beau before$3$ he married, he is one still$5$, for$3$ there is not the
121:124, 8A  !| smallest alteration in him."
121:124, 9P  !| "Oh| dear$7$| one never thinks of married mens'
121:124,10P  !| being$1$ beaux ~ they have something else to$9$ do."
121:124,11Q  !| "Lord$7$|  $SS#P$Anne,"
121:124,11'  !| cried her sister,
121:124,11Q  !| "you can talk$1$ of
121:124,12Q  !| nothing but beaux; ~ you will$1$ make$1$ $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood
121:124,13Q  !| believe you think of nothing else."
121:124,13'  !| And then to$9$ turn$1$
121:124,14'  !| the discourse, she began admiring the house and the
121:124,15'  !| furniture.
121:124,16'  !| This specimen of the $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles was enough.  The
121:124,17'  !| vulgar freedom and folly of the eldest left$1$ her no$2$ recommendation,
121:124,18'  !| and as $SS#A$Elinor was not blinded by$4$ the beauty,
121:124,19'  !| or the shrewd look$0$ of the youngest, to$4$ her want$0$ of real
121:124,20'  !| elegance and artlessness, she left$1$ the house without any
121:124,21'  !| wish$0$ of knowing them better$9$.
121:124,22'  !| Not so$5#2$, the $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles. ~ They came from Exeter,
121:124,23'  !| well$9$ provided$1$ with admiration for$4$ the use$0$ of $SS#L$Sir*John*Middleton,
121:124,24'  !| his family, and all his relations, and no$2$
121:124,25'  !| niggardly proportion was now dealt out$5$ to$4$ his fair
121:124,26'  !| cousins, whom$6#1$ they declared to$9$ be the most beautiful,
121:124,27'  !| elegant, accomplished and agreeable girls they had
121:124,28'  !| ever beheld, and with whom$6#1$ they were particularly
121:124,29'  !| anxious to$9$ be better$9$ acquainted. ~ And to$9$ be better$9$
121:124,30'  !| acquainted therefore, $SS#A$Elinor soon found was their
121:124,31'  !| inevitable lot, for$3$ as $SS#L$Sir*John was entirely on$4$ the side$0$
121:124,32'  !| of the $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles, their party would be too$5#1$ strong for$4$
121:124,33'  !| opposition, and that$6#2$ kind$0$ of intimacy must be submitted
121:124,34'  !| to$4$, which$6#1$ consists of sitting$1$ an hour or two together in
121:124,35'  !| the same room almost every day.  $SS#L$Sir*John could do not
121:124,36'  !| more; but he did not know that$3$ any more was required;
121:124,37'  !| to$9$ be together was, in his opinion, to$9$ be intimate$2$, and
121:124,38'  !| while$9$ his continual schemes for$4$ their meeting$9$ were
121:125, 1'  !| effectual, he had not a doubt$0$ of their being$1$ established
121:125, 2'  !| friends.
121:125, 3'  !| To$9$ do him justice, he did every*thing in his power
121:125, 4'  !| to$9$ promote their unreserve, by$4$ making the $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles
121:125, 5'  !| acquainted with whatever he knew or supposed of his
121:125, 6'  !| cousins' situations in the most delicate particulars, ~
121:125, 7'  !| and $SS#A$Elinor had not seen them more than twice, before$3$
121:125, 8'  !| the eldest of them wished her joy on$4$ her sister's having
121:125, 9'  !| been so$5#1$ lucky as to$9$ make$1$ a conquest of a very smart
121:125,10'  !| beau since she came to$4$ Barton.
121:125,11P  !| "'Twill be a fine thing to$9$ have her married so$5#1$ young
121:125,12P  !| to$9$ be sure,"
121:125,12'  !| said she,
121:125,12P  !| "and I hear he is quite a beau,
121:125,13P  !| and prodigious handsome.  And I hope$1$ you may$1$ have
121:125,14P  !| as good luck yourself soon, ~ but perhaps you may$1$ have
121:125,15P  !| a friend in the corner already."
121:125,16'  !| $SS#A$Elinor could not suppose that$3$ $SS#L$Sir*John would be more
121:125,17'  !| nice in proclaiming his suspicions of her regard$0$ for$4$
121:125,18'  !| $SS#B$Edward, than he had been with respect$0$ to$4$ $SS#C$Marianne;
121:125,19'  !| indeed it was rather his favourite$2$ joke of the two, as
121:125,20'  !| being$1$ somewhat newer and more conjectural; and since
121:125,21'  !| $SS#B$Edward's visit$0$, they had never dined together, without
121:125,22'  !| his drinking to$4$ her best affections with so$5#1$ much significancy
121:125,23'  !| and so$5#1$ many nods and winks, as to$9$ excite general$2$
121:125,24'  !| attention.  The letter $SS#B$F~ had been likewise invariably
121:125,25'  !| brought forward$8$, and found productive of such countless
121:125,26'  !| jokes, that$3$ its character as the wittiest letter in the
121:125,27'  !| alphabet had been long$9$ established with $SS#A$Elinor.
121:125,28'  !| The $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles, as she expected$1$, had now all the
121:125,29'  !| benefit of these jokes, and in the eldest of them they
121:125,30'  !| raised a curiosity to$9$ know the name$0$ of the gentleman
121:125,31'  !| alluded to$4$, which$6#1$, though often impertinently expressed,
121:125,32'  !| was perfectly of a piece with her general$2$ inquisitiveness
121:125,33'  !| into the concerns$0$ of their family.  But $SS#L$Sir*John did not
121:125,34'  !| sport$1$ long$9$ with the curiosity which$6#1$ he delighted to$9$
121:125,35'  !| raise, for$3$ he had at least as much pleasure in telling
121:125,36'  !| the name$0$, as $SS#P$Miss*Steele had in hearing it.
121:125,37L  !| "His name$0$ is $SS#B$Ferrars,"
121:125,37'  !| said he, in a very audible
121:125,38'  !| whisper$0$;
121:125,38L  !| "but pray do not tell it, for$3$ it's a great secret$0$."
121:126, 1P  !| "$SS#B$Ferrars|"
121:126, 1'  !| repeated $SS#P$Miss*Steele;
121:126, 1P  !| "$SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars is
121:126, 2P  !| the happy man, is he?  What$7$| your sister-in-law's
121:126, 3P  !| brother, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood? a very agreeable young man
121:126, 4P  !| to$9$ be sure; I know him very well$9$."
121:126, 5Q  !| "How can you say so$5#2$, $SS#P$Anne?"
121:126, 5'  !| cried $SS#Q$Lucy, who$6#1$
121:126, 6'  !| generally made an amendment to$4$ all her sister's assertions.
121:126, 7Q  !| "Though we have seen him once or twice at
121:126, 8Q  !| my uncle's, it is rather too$5#1$ much to$9$ pretend to$9$ know him
121:126, 9Q  !| very well$9$."
121:126,10'  !| $SS#A$Elinor heard all this with attention and surprise$0$.
121:126,11@a   | "And who$6#2$ was this uncle?  Where did he live?  How
121:126,12@a   | came they acquainted?"
121:126,12'  !| She wished very much to$9$
121:126,13'  !| have the subject$0$ continued, though she did not chuse
121:126,14'  !| to$9$ join in it herself; but nothing more of it was said,
121:126,15'  !| and for$4$ the first time in her life, she thought$1$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
121:126,16'  !| deficient either in curiosity after$4$ petty information,
121:126,17'  !| or in a disposition to$9$ communicate it.  The manner
121:126,18'  !| in which$6#1$ $SS#P$Miss*Steele had spoken of $SS#B$Edward, increased
121:126,19'  !| her curiosity; for$3$ it struck her as being$1$ rather ill-natured,
121:126,20'  !| and suggested the suspicion of that$6#2$ lady's
121:126,21'  !| knowing, or fancying herself to$9$ know something to$4$
121:126,22'  !| his disadvantage. ~ But her curiosity was unavailing,
121:126,23'  !| for$3$ no$2$ farther notice$0$ was taken of $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars's name$0$ by$4$
121:126,24'  !| $SS#P$Miss*Steele when alluded to$4$, or even$5$ openly mentioned
121:126,25'  !| by$4$ $SS#L$Sir*John.
122:127, 1'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, who$6#1$ had never much toleration for$4$ any*thing
122:127, 2'  !| like$9$ impertinence, vulgarity, inferiority of parts,
122:127, 3'  !| or even$5$ difference of taste from herself, was at this time
122:127, 4'  !| particularly ill-disposed, from the state$0$ of her spirits,
122:127, 5'  !| to$9$ be pleased with the $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles, or to$9$ encourage
122:127, 6'  !| their advances$0$; and to$4$ the invariable coldness of her
122:127, 7'  !| behaviour towards them, which$6#1$ checked every endeavour$0$
122:127, 8'  !| at intimacy on$4$ their side$0$, $SS#A$Elinor principally attributed
122:127, 9'  !| that$6#2$ preference of herself which$6#1$ soon became evident
122:127,10'  !| in the manners of both, but especially of $SS#Q$Lucy, who$6#1$
122:127,11'  !| missed no$2$ opportunity of engaging her in conversation,
122:127,12'  !| or of striving to$9$ improve their acquaintance by$4$ an easy
122:127,13'  !| and frank$2$ communication of her sentiments.
122:127,14'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy was naturally clever; her remarks were often
122:127,15'  !| just$2$ and amusing; and as a companion for$4$ half an hour
122:127,16'  !| $SS#A$Elinor frequently found her agreeable; but her powers
122:127,17'  !| had received no$2$ aid from education, she was ignorant
122:127,18'  !| and illiterate, and her deficiency of all mental improvement,
122:127,19'  !| her want$0$ of information in the most common$2$
122:127,20'  !| particulars, could not be concealed from $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood,
122:127,21'  !| in spite$8$ of her constant endeavour$0$ to$9$ appear to$4$ advantage.
122:127,22'  !| $SS#A$Elinor saw, and pitied her for$4$, the neglect$0$ of
122:127,23'  !| abilities which$6#1$ education might have rendered so$5#1$ respectable;
122:127,24'  !| but she saw, with less tenderness of feeling$0$,
122:127,25'  !| the thorough want$0$ of delicacy, of rectitude, and integrity
122:127,26'  !| of mind$0$, which$6#1$ her attentions, her assiduities, her
122:127,27'  !| flatteries at the Park betrayed; and she could have no$2$
122:127,28'  !| lasting satisfaction in the company of a person who$6#1$
122:127,29'  !| joined insincerity with ignorance; whose$6#1$ want$0$ of
122:127,30'  !| instruction prevented their meeting$9$ in conversation on$4$
122:127,31'  !| terms of equality, and whose$6#1$ conduct$0$ towards others,
122:127,32'  !| made every shew$0$ of attention and deference towards
122:127,33'  !| herself perfectly valueless.
122:128, 1Q  !| "You will$1$ think my question$0$ an odd one, I dare$1#2$ say,"
122:128, 2'  !| said $SS#Q$Lucy to$4$ her one day as they were walking together
122:128, 3'  !| from the park to$4$ the cottage ~
122:128, 3Q  !| "but, pray, are you
122:128, 4Q  !| personally acquainted with your sister-in-law's mother,
122:128, 5Q  !| $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars?"
122:128, 6'  !| $SS#A$Elinor \did\ think the question$0$ a very odd one, and her
122:128, 7'  !| countenance expressed it, as she answered that$3$ she had
122:128, 8'  !| never seen $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars.
122:128, 9Q  !| "Indeed|"
122:128, 9'  !| replied $SS#Q$Lucy;
122:128, 9Q  !| "I wonder$1$ at that$6#2$, for$3$
122:128,10Q  !| I thought$1$ you must have seen her at Norland sometimes.
122:128,11Q  !| Then perhaps you cannot tell me what$6#1$ sort of a woman
122:128,12Q  !| she is?"
122:128,13A  !| "No$7$;"
122:128,13'  !| returned $SS#A$Elinor, cautious of giving her real
122:128,14'  !| opinion of $SS#B$Edward's mother, and not very desirous of
122:128,15'  !| satisfying, what$6#1$ seemed impertinent curiosity ~
122:128,15A  !| "I know
122:128,16A  !| nothing of her."
122:128,17Q  !| "I am sure you think me very strange, for$4$ inquiring
122:128,18Q  !| about$4$ her in such a way;"
122:128,18'  !| said $SS#Q$Lucy, eyeing $SS#A$Elinor
122:128,19'  !| attentively as she spoke;
122:128,19Q  !| "but perhaps there may$1$ be
122:128,20Q  !| reasons ~ I wish$1$ I might venture; but however I hope$1$
122:128,21Q  !| you will$1$ do me the justice of believing that$3$ I do not
122:128,22Q  !| mean$1$ to$9$ be impertinent."
122:128,23'  !| $SS#A$Elinor made her a civil reply$0$, and they walked on$5$
122:128,24'  !| for$4$ a few minutes in silence$0$.  It was broken by$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy,
122:128,25'  !| who$6#1$ renewed the subject$0$ again by$4$ saying with some
122:128,26'  !| hesitation.
122:128,27Q  !| "I cannot bear$1$ to$9$ have you think me impertinently
122:128,28Q  !| curious.  I am sure I would rather do any*thing in the
122:128,29Q  !| world than be thought$1$ so$5#2$ by$4$ a person whose$6#1$ good opinion
122:128,30Q  !| is so$5#1$ well$9$ worth having as yours.  And I am sure I
122:128,31Q  !| should not have the smallest fear$0$ of trusting \you\;
122:128,32Q  !| indeed I should be very glad of your advice how to$9$
122:128,33Q  !| manage in such an uncomfortable situation as I am;
122:128,34Q  !| but however there is no$2$ occasion$0$ to$9$ trouble$1$ \you\.  I am
122:128,35Q  !| sorry you do not happen to$9$ know $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars."
122:128,36A  !| "I am sorry I do \not\,"
122:128,36'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor, in great astonishment,
122:128,37A  !| "if it could be of any use$0$ to$4$ \you\ to$9$ know my
122:128,38A  !| opinion of her.  But really, I never understood that$3$ you
122:129, 1A  !| were at all connected with that$6#2$ family, and therefore
122:129, 2A  !| I am a little surprised, I confess, at so$5#1$ serious$2$ an inquiry
122:129, 3A  !| into her character."
122:129, 4Q  !| "I dare$1#2$ say you are, and I am sure I do not at all
122:129, 5Q  !| wonder$1$ at it.  But if I dared tell you all, you would not
122:129, 6Q  !| be so$5#1$ much surprised.  $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars is certainly nothing
122:129, 7Q  !| to$4$ me at present$0#1$, ~ but the time \may$1$\ come ~ how soon
122:129, 8Q  !| it will$1$ come must depend upon herself ~ when we may$1$
122:129, 9Q  !| be very intimately connected."
122:129,10'  !| She looked down$5$ as she said this, amiably bashful,
122:129,11'  !| with only one side$2$ glance$0$ at her companion to$9$ observe
122:129,12'  !| its effect$0$ on$4$ her.
122:129,13A  !| "Good heavens|"
122:129,13'  !| cried $SS#A$Elinor,
122:129,13A  !| "what$6#2$ do you mean$1$?
122:129,14A  !| Are you acquainted with $SS#J$Mr%*Robert*Ferrars?  Can you
122:129,15A  !| be ~~?"
122:129,15'  !| And she did not feel much delighted with
122:129,16'  !| the idea of such a sister-in-law.
122:129,17Q  !| "No$7$;"
122:129,17'  !| replied $SS#Q$Lucy,
122:129,17Q  !| "not to$4$ $SS#J$Mr%*\Robert\*Ferrars ~
122:129,18Q  !| I never saw him in my life; but,"
122:129,18'  !| fixing her eyes upon
122:129,19'  !| $SS#A$Elinor,
122:129,19Q  !| "to$4$ his elder brother."
122:129,20'  !| What$6#2$ felt $SS#A$Elinor at that$6#2$ moment?  Astonishment,
122:129,21'  !| that$6#1$ would have been as painful as it was strong, had
122:129,22'  !| not an immediate disbelief of the assertion attended it.
122:129,23'  !| She turned towards $SS#Q$Lucy in silent amazement, unable
122:129,24'  !| to$9$ divine the reason$0$ or object$0$ of such a declaration, and
122:129,25'  !| though her complexion varied, she stood firm in
122:129,26'  !| incredulity and felt in no$2$ danger of an hysterical fit$0$,
122:129,27'  !| or a swoon.
122:129,28Q  !| "You may$1$ well$9$ be surprised,"
122:129,28'  !| continued $SS#Q$Lucy;
122:129,28Q  !| "for$3$
122:129,29Q  !| to$9$ be sure you could have had no$2$ idea of it before$5$; for$3$
122:129,30Q  !| I dare$1#2$ say he never dropped the smallest hint$0$ of it to$4$
122:129,31Q  !| you or any of your family; because it was always
122:129,32Q  !| meant to$9$ be a great secret$0$, and I am sure has been
122:129,33Q  !| faithfully kept so$5#2$ by$4$ me to$4$ this hour.  Not a soul of
122:129,34Q  !| all my relations know of it but $SS#P$Anne, and I never should
122:129,35Q  !| have mentioned it to$4$ you, if I had not felt the greatest
122:129,36Q  !| dependance in the world upon your secrecy; and I really
122:129,37Q  !| thought$1$ my behaviour in asking so$5#1$ many questions
122:129,38Q  !| about$4$ $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars, must seem so$5#1$ odd, that$3$ it ought to$9$
122:130, 1Q  !| be explained.  And I do not think $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars can be
122:130, 2Q  !| displeased, when he knows I have trusted you, because
122:130, 3Q  !| I know he has the highest opinion in the world of all
122:130, 4Q  !| your family, and looks$1$ upon yourself and the other
122:130, 5Q  !| $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods, quite as his own$2$ sisters." ~
122:130, 5'  !| She paused.
122:130, 6'  !| $SS#A$Elinor for$4$ a few moments remained silent.  Her
122:130, 7'  !| astonishment at what$6#1$ she heard was at first too$5#1$ great
122:130, 8'  !| for$4$ words; but at length forcing herself to$9$ speak, and
122:130, 9'  !| to$9$ speak cautiously, she said with a calmness of manner,
122:130,10'  !| which$6#1$ tolerably well$9$ concealed her surprise$0$ and solicitude
122:130,11A  !| ~ "May$1$ I ask if your engagement is of long$9$ standing$2$?"
122:130,12Q  !| "We have been engaged these four years."
122:130,13A  !| "Four years|"
122:130,14Q  !| "Yes."
122:130,15'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, though greatly shocked, still$5$ felt unable to$9$
122:130,16'  !| believe it.
122:130,17A  !| "I did not know,"
122:130,17'  !| said she,
122:130,17A  !| "that$3$ you were even$5$
122:130,18A  !| acquainted till the other day."
122:130,19Q  !| "Our acquaintance, however, is of many years date.
122:130,20Q  !| He was under my uncle's care$0$, you know, a considerable
122:130,21Q  !| while$0$."
122:130,22A  !| "Your uncle|"
122:130,23Q  !| "Yes; $SS#ZV$Mr%*Pratt.  Did you never hear him talk$1$ of
122:130,24Q  !| $SS#ZV$Mr%*Pratt?"
122:130,25A  !| "I think I have,"
122:130,25'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor, with an exertion
122:130,26'  !| of spirits, which$6#1$ increased with her increase$0$ of emotion.
122:130,27Q  !| "He was four years with my uncle, who$6#1$ lives$1$ at
122:130,28Q  !| Longstaple, near$4$ Plymouth.  It was there our acquaintance
122:130,29Q  !| begun, for$3$ my sister and me was often staying
122:130,30Q  !| with my uncle, and it was there our engagement was
122:130,31Q  !| formed, though not till a year after$3$ he had quitted as
122:130,32Q  !| a pupil; but he was almost always with us afterwards.
122:130,33Q  !| I was very unwilling to$9$ enter into it, as you may$1$
122:130,34Q  !| imagine, without the knowledge and approbation
122:130,35Q  !| of his mother; but I was too$5#1$ young and loved
122:130,36Q  !| him too$5#1$ well$9$ to$9$ be so$5#1$ prudent as I ought to$9$ have
122:130,37Q  !| been. ~ Though you do not know him so$5#1$ well$9$ as me,
122:130,38Q  !| $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood, you must have seen enough of him to$9$
122:131, 1Q  !| be sensible$2#1$ he is very capable of making a woman
122:131, 2Q  !| sincerely attached to$4$ him."
122:131, 3A  !| "Certainly,"
122:131, 3'  !| answered $SS#A$Elinor, without knowing what$6#1$
122:131, 4'  !| she said; but after$4$ a moment's reflection, she added
122:131, 5'  !| with revived security of $SS#B$Edward's honour$0$ and love$0$,
122:131, 6'  !| and her companion's falsehood ~
122:131, 6A  !| "Engaged to$4$ $SS#B$Mr%*Edward*Ferrars|
122:131, 7A  !| ~ I confess myself so$5#1$ totally surprised
122:131, 8A  !| at what$6#1$ you tell me, that$3$ really ~ I beg your pardon$0$;
122:131, 9A  !| but surely there must be some mistake$0$ of person or
122:131,10A  !| name$0$.  We cannot mean$1$ the same $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars."
122:131,11Q  !| "We can mean$1$ no$2$ other,"
122:131,11'  !| cried $SS#Q$Lucy smiling.
122:131,12Q  !| "$SS#B$Mr%*Edward*Ferrars, the eldest son of $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars of
122:131,13Q  !| Park-street, and brother of your sister-in-law, $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood,
122:131,14Q  !| is the person I mean$1$; you must allow that$3$
122:131,15Q  !| \I\ am not likely to$9$ be deceived, as to$4$ the name$0$ of the man
122:131,16Q  !| on$4$ who$6#1$ all my happiness depends."
122:131,17A  !| "It is strange,"
122:131,17'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor in a most painful
122:131,18'  !| perplexity,
122:131,18A  !| "that$3$ I should never have heard him even$5$
122:131,19A  !| mention$1$ your name$0$."
122:131,20Q  !| "No$7$; considering our situation, it was not strange.
122:131,21Q  !| Our first care$0$ has been to$9$ keep the matter secret$2$. ~ You
122:131,22Q  !| knew nothing of me, or my family, and therefore there
122:131,23Q  !| could be no$2$ \occasion$0$\ for$4$ ever mentioning my name$0$ to$4$
122:131,24Q  !| you, and as he was always particularly afraid of his
122:131,25Q  !| sister's suspecting any*thing, \that$6#2$\ was reason$0$ enough
122:131,26Q  !| for$4$ his not mentioning it."
122:131,27'  !| She was silent. ~ $SS#A$Elinor's security sunk; but her self-command
122:131,28'  !| did not sink with it.
122:131,29A  !| "Four years you have been engaged,"
122:131,29'  !| said she with
122:131,30'  !| a firm voice.
122:131,31Q  !| "Yes; and heaven knows how much longer we may$1$
122:131,32Q  !| have to$9$ wait.  Poor $SS#B$Edward|  It puts him quite out$8$
122:131,33Q  !| of heart."
122:131,33'  !| Then taking a small miniature from her
122:131,34'  !| pocket, she added,
122:131,34Q  !| "To$9$ prevent the possibility of
122:131,35Q  !| mistake$0$, be so$5#1$ good as to$9$ look$1$ at this face$0$.  It does not
122:131,36Q  !| do him justice to$9$ be sure, but yet I think you cannot be
122:131,37Q  !| deceived as to$4$ the person it was drew of. ~ I have had
122:131,38Q  !| it above$4$ these three years."
122:132, 1'  !| She put it into her hands as she spoke, and when
122:132, 2'  !| $SS#A$Elinor saw the painting, whatever other doubts$0$ her fear$0$
122:132, 3'  !| of a too$5#1$ hasty decision, or her wish$0$ of detecting falsehood
122:132, 4'  !| might suffer to$9$ linger in her mind$0$, she could have none
122:132, 5'  !| of its being$1$ $SS#B$Edward's face$0$.  She returned it almost
122:132, 6'  !| instantly, acknowledging the likeness.
122:132, 7Q  !| "I have never been able,"
122:132, 7'  !| continued $SS#Q$Lucy,
122:132, 7Q  !| "to$9$ give
122:132, 8Q  !| him my picture$0$ in return$0$, which$6#1$ I am very much
122:132, 9Q  !| vexed at, for$3$ he has been always so$5#1$ anxious to$9$ get it|
122:132,10Q  !| But I am determined$2$ to$9$ set$1#01$ for$4$ it the very first opportunity."
122:132,11     |
122:132,12A  !| "You are quite in the right$0$;"
122:132,12'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor calmly.
122:132,13'  !| They then proceeded a few paces in silence$0$.  $SS#Q$Lucy
122:132,14'  !| spoke first.
122:132,15Q  !| "I am sure,"
122:132,15'  !| said she,
122:132,15Q  !| "I have no$2$ doubt$0$ in the world
122:132,16Q  !| of your faithfully keeping$1$ this secret$0$, because you must
122:132,17Q  !| know of what$6#1$ importance it is to$4$ us, not to$9$ have it
122:132,18Q  !| reach$1$ his mother; for$3$ she would never approve of it,
122:132,19Q  !| I dare$1#2$ say.  I shall have no$2$ fortune, and I fancy$1$ she is
122:132,20Q  !| an exceeding proud woman."
122:132,21A  !| "I certainly did not seek your confidence,"
122:132,21'  !| said
122:132,22'  !| $SS#A$Elinor;
122:132,22A  !| "but you do me no$2$ more than justice in
122:132,23A  !| imagining that$3$ I may$1$ be depended on$5$.  Your secret$0$
122:132,24A  !| is safe with me; but pardon$1$ me if I express$1$ some
122:132,25A  !| surprise$0$ at so$5#1$ unnecessary a communication.  You must
122:132,26A  !| at least have felt that$3$ my being$1$ acquainted with it
122:132,27A  !| could not add to$4$ its safety."
122:132,28'  !| As she said this, she looked earnestly at $SS#Q$Lucy, hoping
122:132,29'  !| to$9$ discover something in her countenance; perhaps the
122:132,30'  !| falsehood of the greatest part$0$ of what$6#1$ she had been
122:132,31'  !| saying; but $SS#Q$Lucy's countenance suffered no$2$ change$0$.
122:132,32Q  !| "I was afraid you would think I was taking a great
122:132,33Q  !| liberty with you,"
122:132,33'  !| said she,
122:132,33Q  !| "in telling you all this.
122:132,34Q  !| I have not known you long$9$ to$9$ be sure, personally at
122:132,35Q  !| least, but I have known you and all your family by$4$
122:132,36Q  !| description a great while$0$; and as soon as I saw you,
122:132,37Q  !| I felt almost as if you was an old acquaintance.  Besides
122:132,38Q  !| in the present$9$ case, I really thought$1$ some explanation
122:133, 1Q  !| was due$2$ to$4$ you after$4$ my making such particular inquiries
122:133, 2Q  !| about$4$ $SS#B$Edward's mother; and I am so$5#1$ unfortunate,
122:133, 3Q  !| that$3$ I have not a creature whose$6#1$ advice I can ask.  $SS#P$Anne
122:133, 4Q  !| is the only person that$6#1$ knows of it, and she has no$2$
122:133, 5Q  !| judgment at all; indeed she does me a great deal$0#2$ more
122:133, 6Q  !| harm$0$ than good, for$3$ I am in constant fear$0$ of her betraying
122:133, 7Q  !| me.  She does not know how to$9$ hold$1$ her tongue,
122:133, 8Q  !| as you must perceive, and I am sure I was in the greatest
122:133, 9Q  !| fright in the world t'other day, when $SS#B$Edward's name$0$
122:133,10Q  !| was mentioned by$4$ $SS#L$Sir*John, lest she should out$5$ with it
122:133,11Q  !| all.  You can't think how much I go through$5$ in my mind$0$
122:133,12Q  !| from it altogether.  I only wonder$1$ that$3$ I am alive after$4$
122:133,13Q  !| what$6#1$ I have suffered for$4$ $SS#B$Edward's sake these last$2$ four
122:133,14Q  !| years.  Every*thing in such suspense and uncertainty;
122:133,15Q  !| and seeing him so$5#1$ seldom ~ we can hardly meet$1$ above$4$
122:133,16Q  !| twice a-year.  I am sure I wonder$1$ my heart is not quite
122:133,17Q  !| broke."
122:133,18'  !| Here she took out$5$ her handkerchief; but $SS#A$Elinor did
122:133,19'  !| not feel very compassionate.
122:133,20Q  !| "Sometimes,"
122:133,20'  !| continued $SS#Q$Lucy, after$4$ wiping her eyes,
122:133,21Q  !| "I think whether it would not be better$9$ for$4$ us both, to$9$
122:133,22Q  !| break off the matter entirely."
122:133,22'  !| As she said this, she
122:133,23'  !| looked directly at her companion.
122:133,23Q  !| "But then at other
122:133,24Q  !| times I have not resolution enough for$4$ it. ~ I cannot
122:133,25Q  !| bear$1$ the thoughts of making him so$5#1$ miserable, as I
122:133,26Q  !| know the very mention$0$ of such a thing would do.  And
122:133,27Q  !| on$4$ my own$2$ account$0$ too$5#2$ ~ so$5#1$ dear$2#1$ as he is to$4$ me ~ I
122:133,28Q  !| don't think I could be equal$2$ to$4$ it.  What$6#2$ would you
122:133,29Q  !| advise me to$9$ do in such a case, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood?  What$6#2$
122:133,30Q  !| would you do yourself?"
122:133,31A  !| "Pardon$0$ me,"
122:133,31'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor, startled by$4$ the question$0$;
122:133,32A  !| "but I can give you no$2$ advice under such circumstances.
122:133,33A  !| Your own$2$ judgment must direct$1$ you."
122:133,34Q  !| "To$9$ be sure,"
122:133,34'  !| continued $SS#Q$Lucy, after$4$ a few minutes
122:133,35'  !| silence$0$ on$4$ both sides,
122:133,35Q  !| "his mother must provide for$4$
122:133,36Q  !| him sometime or other; but poor $SS#B$Edward is so$5#1$ cast$2$
122:133,37Q  !| down$5$ about$4$ it|  Did not you think him dreadful low-spirited
122:133,38Q  !| when he was at Barton?  He was so$5#1$ miserable
122:134, 1Q  !| when he left$1$ us at Longstaple, to$9$ go to$4$ you, that$3$ I was
122:134, 2Q  !| afraid you would think him quite ill."
122:134, 3A  !| "Did he come from your uncle's then, when he
122:134, 4A  !| visited us?"
122:134, 5Q  !| "Oh| yes; he had been staying a fortnight with us.
122:134, 6Q  !| Did you think he came directly from town?"
122:134, 7A  !| "No$7$,"
122:134, 7'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor, most feelingly sensible$2#1$ of every
122:134, 8'  !| fresh circumstance in favour$0$ of $SS#Q$Lucy's veracity;
122:134, 8A  !| "I
122:134, 9A  !| remember he told us, that$3$ he had been staying a fortnight
122:134,10A  !| with some friends near$4$ Plymouth."
122:134,10'  !| She remembered
122:134,11'  !| too$5#2$, her own$2$ surprise$0$ at the time, at his mentioning
122:134,12'  !| nothing farther of those friends, at his total silence$0$ with
122:134,13'  !| respect$0$ even$5$ to$4$ their names.
122:134,14Q  !| "Did not you think him sadly out$8$ of spirits?"
122:134,15'  !| repeated $SS#Q$Lucy.
122:134,16A  !| "We did indeed, particularly so$5#2$ when he first arrived."
122:134,17Q  !| "I begged him to$9$ exert himself for$4$ fear$0$ you should
122:134,18Q  !| suspect what$6#1$ was the matter; but it made him so$5#1$
122:134,19Q  !| melancholy$2$, not being$1$ able to$9$ stay$1$ more than a fortnight
122:134,20Q  !| with us, and seeing me so$5#1$ much affected. ~ Poor fellow|
122:134,21Q  !| ~ I am afraid it is just$9$ the same with him now; for$3$ he
122:134,22Q  !| writes in wretched spirits.  I heard from him just$9$ before$3$
122:134,23Q  !| I left$1$ Exeter;"
122:134,23'  !| taking a letter from her pocket and
122:134,24'  !| carelessly shewing the direction to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor.
122:134,24Q  !| "You know
122:134,25Q  !| his hand$0$, I dare$1#2$ say, a charming one it is; but that$6#2$ is
122:134,26Q  !| not written so$5#1$ well$9$ as usual. ~ He was tired, I dare$1#2$ say,
122:134,27Q  !| for$3$ he had just$9$ filled the sheet to$4$ me as full as possible."
122:134,28'  !| $SS#A$Elinor saw that$3$ it \was\ his hand$0$, and she could doubt$1$
122:134,29'  !| no$2$ longer.  The picture$0$, she had allowed herself to$9$
122:134,30'  !| believe, might have been accidentally obtained; it
122:134,31'  !| might not have been $SS#B$Edward's gift; but a correspondence
122:134,32'  !| between them by$4$ letter, could subsist only under
122:134,33'  !| a positive engagement, could be authorised by$4$ nothing
122:134,34'  !| else; for$4$ a few moments, she was almost overcome ~ her
122:134,35'  !| heart sunk within her, and she could hardly stand$1$; but
122:134,36'  !| exertion was indispensably necessary, and she struggled
122:134,37'  !| so$5#1$ resolutely against the oppression of her feelings, that$3$
122:134,38'  !| her success was speedy, and for$4$ the time complete$2$.
122:135, 1Q  !| "Writing$1$ to$4$ each other,"
122:135, 1'  !| said $SS#Q$Lucy, returning the
122:135, 2'  !| letter into her pocket,
122:135, 2Q  !| "is the only comfort$0$ we have in
122:135, 3Q  !| such long$9$ separations.  Yes, \I\ have one other comfort$0$
122:135, 4Q  !| in his picture$0$; but poor $SS#B$Edward has not even$5$ \that$6#2$\.
122:135, 5Q  !| If he had but my picture$0$, he says he should be easy.
122:135, 6Q  !| I gave him a lock$0$ of my hair set$1$ in a ring$0$ when he was
122:135, 7Q  !| at Longstaple last$2$, and that$6#2$ was some comfort$0$ to$4$ him,
122:135, 8Q  !| he said, but not equal$2$ to$4$ a picture$0$.  Perhaps you might
122:135, 9Q  !| notice$1$ the ring$0$ when you saw him?"
122:135,10A  !| "I did;"
122:135,10'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor, with a composure of voice,
122:135,11'  !| under which$6#1$ was concealed an emotion and distress$0$
122:135,12'  !| beyond$4$ any*thing she had ever felt before$5$.  She was
122:135,13'  !| mortified, shocked, confounded.
122:135,14'  !| Fortunately for$4$ her, they had now reached the
122:135,15'  !| cottage, and the conversation could be continued no$2$
122:135,16'  !| farther.  After$4$ sitting$1$ with them a few minutes, the
122:135,17'  !| $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles returned to$4$ the Park, and $SS#A$Elinor was then
122:135,18'  !| at liberty to$9$ think and be wretched.
201:139, 1'  !| However small $SS#A$Elinor's general$2$ dependance on$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy's
201:139, 2'  !| veracity might be, it was impossible for$4$ her on$4$ serious$2$
201:139, 3'  !| reflection to$9$ suspect it in the present$9$ case, where no$2$
201:139, 4'  !| temptation could be answerable to$4$ the folly of inventing
201:139, 5'  !| a falsehood of such a description.  What$6#1$ $SS#Q$Lucy had
201:139, 6'  !| asserted to$9$ be true, therefore, $SS#A$Elinor could not, dared
201:139, 7'  !| not longer doubt$1$; supported as it was too$5#2$ on$4$ every side$0$
201:139, 8'  !| by$4$ such probabilities and proofs, and contradicted by$4$
201:139, 9'  !| nothing but her own$2$ wishes$0$.
201:139, 9@a   | Their opportunity of
201:139,10@a   | acquaintance in the house of $SS#ZV$Mr%*Pratt was a foundation
201:139,11@a   | for$4$ the rest$0#1$, at once indisputable and alarming; and
201:139,12@a   | $SS#B$Edward's visit$0$ near$4$ Plymouth, his melancholy$2$ state$0$ of
201:139,13@a   | mind$0$, his dissatisfaction at his own$2$ prospects, his uncertain
201:139,14@a   | behaviour towards herself, the intimate$2$ knowledge
201:139,15@a   | of the $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles as to$4$ Norland and their family connections,
201:139,16@a   | which$6#1$ had often surprised her, the picture$0$, the
201:139,17@a   | letter, the ring$0$, formed altogether such a body of
201:139,18@a   | evidence, as overcame every fear$0$ of condemning him
201:139,19@a   | unfairly, and established as a fact, which$6#1$ no$2$ partiality
201:139,20@a   | could set$1$ aside, his ill-treatment of herself. ~
201:139,20'  !| Her resentment
201:139,21'  !| of such behaviour, her indignation at having been
201:139,22'  !| its dupe$0$, for$4$ a short$2$ time made her feel only for$4$ herself;
201:139,23'  !| but other ideas, other considerations soon arose.
201:139,23@a   | Had
201:139,24@a   | $SS#B$Edward been intentionally deceiving her?  Had he
201:139,25@a   | feigned a regard$0$ for$4$ her which$6#1$ he did not feel?  Was
201:139,26@a   | his engagement to$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy, an engagement of the heart?
201:139,27@a   | No$7$; whatever it might once have been, she could not
201:139,28@a   | believe it such at present$0#1$.  His affection was all her
201:139,29@a   | own$2$.  She could not be deceived in that$6#2$.  Her mother,
201:139,30@a   | sisters, $SS#G$Fanny, all had been conscious of his regard$0$ for$4$
201:139,31@a   | her at Norland; it was not an illusion of her own$2$ vanity.
201:140, 1@a   | He certainly loved her.  What$7$ a softener of the heart
201:140, 2@a   | was this persuasion|  How much could it not tempt her
201:140, 3@a   | to$9$ forgive|  He had been blameable, highly blameable,
201:140, 4@a   | in remaining at Norland after$3$ he felt her influence$0$
201:140, 5@a   | over him to$9$ be more than it ought to$9$ be.  In that$6#2$, he
201:140, 6@a   | could not be defended; but if he had injured her, how
201:140, 7@a   | much more had he injured himself; if her case were
201:140, 8@a   | pitiable, his was hopeless.  His imprudence had made
201:140, 9@a   | her miserable for$4$ a while$0$; but it seemed to$9$ have deprived
201:140,10@a   | himself of all chance$0$ of ever being$1$ otherwise.  She might
201:140,11@a   | in time regain tranquillity; but \he\, what$6#2$ had he to$9$ look$1$
201:140,12@a   | forward$8$ to$4$?  Could he ever be tolerably happy with
201:140,13@a   | $SS#Q$Lucy*Steele; could he, were his affection for$4$ herself out$8$
201:140,14@a   | of the question$0$, with his integrity, his delicacy, and
201:140,15@a   | well-informed mind$0$, be satisfied$2$ with a wife like$9$ her ~
201:140,16@a   | illiterate, artful, and selfish?
201:140,17@a   | The youthful infatuation of nineteen would naturally
201:140,18@a   | blind$1$ him to$4$ every*thing but her beauty and good*nature;
201:140,19@a   | but the four succeeding years ~ years, which$6#1$ if
201:140,20@a   | rationally spent, give such improvement to$4$ the understanding$0$,
201:140,21@a   | must have opened his eyes to$4$ her defects of
201:140,22@a   | education, while$9$ the same period of time, spent on$4$ her
201:140,23@a   | side$0$ in inferior society and more frivolous pursuits, had
201:140,24@a   | perhaps robbed her of that$6#2$ simplicity, which$6#1$ might once
201:140,25@a   | have given an interesting character to$4$ her beauty.
201:140,26@a   | If in the supposition of his seeking to$9$ marry herself,
201:140,27@a   | his difficulties from his mother had seemed great, how
201:140,28@a   | much greater were they now likely to$9$ be, when the
201:140,29@a   | object$0$ of his engagement was undoubtedly inferior in
201:140,30@a   | connections, and probably inferior in fortune to$4$ herself.
201:140,31@a   | These difficulties, indeed, with an heart so$5#1$ alienated
201:140,32@a   | from $SS#Q$Lucy, might not press$1$ very hard upon his patience;
201:140,33@a   | but melancholy$2$ was the state$0$ of the person, by$4$ whom$6#1$
201:140,34@a   | the expectation of family opposition and unkindness,
201:140,35@a   | could be felt as a relief|
201:140,36'  !| As these considerations occurred to$4$ her in painful
201:140,37'  !| succession, she wept for$4$ him, more than for$4$ herself.
201:140,38'  !| Supported by$4$ the conviction of having done nothing to$9$
201:141, 1'  !| merit$1$ her present$9$ unhappiness, and consoled by$4$ the
201:141, 2'  !| belief that$3$ $SS#B$Edward had done nothing to$9$ forfeit her
201:141, 3'  !| esteem$0$, she thought$1$ she could even$5$ now, under the first
201:141, 4'  !| smart of the heavy blow, command$1$ herself enough to$9$
201:141, 5'  !| guard$1$ every suspicion of the truth from her mother and
201:141, 6'  !| sisters.  And so$5#1$ well$9$ was she able to$9$ answer$1$ her own$2$
201:141, 7'  !| expectations, that$3$ when she joined them at dinner only
201:141, 8'  !| two hours after$3$ she had first suffered the extinction of
201:141, 9'  !| all her dearest hopes$0$, no*one would have supposed from
201:141,10'  !| the appearance of the sisters, that$3$ $SS#A$Elinor was mourning
201:141,11'  !| in secret$0$ over obstacles which$6#1$ must divide her for*ever from
201:141,12'  !| the object$0$ of her love$0$, and that$3$ $SS#C$Marianne was internally
201:141,13'  !| dwelling on$4$ the perfections of a man, of whose$6#1$ whole$2$ heart
201:141,14'  !| she felt thoroughly possessed, and whom$6#1$ she expected$1$
201:141,15'  !| to$9$ see in every carriage which$6#1$ drove near$4$ their house.
201:141,16'  !| The necessity of concealing from her mother and
201:141,17'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, what$6#1$ had been entrusted in confidence to$4$
201:141,18'  !| herself, though it obliged her to$4$ unceasing exertion, was
201:141,19'  !| no$2$ aggravation of $SS#A$Elinor's distress$0$.  On$4$ the contrary$0$ it
201:141,20'  !| was a relief to$4$ her, to$9$ be spared the communication of
201:141,21'  !| what$6#1$ would give such affliction to$4$ them, and to$9$ be saved
201:141,22'  !| likewise from hearing that$6#2$ condemnation of $SS#B$Edward,
201:141,23'  !| which$6#1$ would probably flow$1$ from the excess of their
201:141,24'  !| partial affection for$4$ herself, and which$6#1$ was more than
201:141,25'  !| she felt equal$2$ to$9$ support$1$.
201:141,26'  !| From their counsel$0$, or their conversation she knew
201:141,27'  !| she could receive no$2$ assistance, their tenderness and
201:141,28'  !| sorrow must add to$4$ her distress$0$, while$9$ her self-command
201:141,29'  !| would neither receive encouragement from their example
201:141,30'  !| nor from their praise$0$.  She was stronger alone, and her
201:141,31'  !| own$2$ good sense so$5#1$ well$9$ supported her, that$3$ her firmness
201:141,32'  !| was as unshaken, her appearance of cheerfulness as
201:141,33'  !| invariable, as with regrets so$5#1$ poignant and so$5#1$ fresh, it
201:141,34'  !| was possible for$4$ them to$9$ be.
201:141,35'  !| Much as she had suffered from her first conversation
201:141,36'  !| with $SS#Q$Lucy on$4$ the subject$0$, she soon felt an earnest wish$0$
201:141,37'  !| of renewing it; and this for$4$ more reasons than one.
201:141,38'  !| She wanted to$9$ hear many particulars of their engagement
201:142, 1'  !| repeated again, she wanted more clearly to$9$ understand
201:142, 2'  !| what$6#1$ $SS#Q$Lucy really felt for$4$ $SS#B$Edward, whether there were
201:142, 3'  !| any sincerity in her declaration of tender$2$ regard$0$ for$4$
201:142, 4'  !| him, and she particularly wanted to$9$ convince $SS#Q$Lucy, by$4$
201:142, 5'  !| her readiness to$9$ enter on$4$ the matter again, and her calmness
201:142, 6'  !| in conversing on$4$ it, that$3$ she was no$2$ otherwise interested
201:142, 7'  !| in it than as a friend, which$6#1$ she very much feared her
201:142, 8'  !| involuntary agitation, in their morning discourse, must
201:142, 9'  !| have left$1$ at least doubtful.
201:142, 9@a   | That$3$ $SS#Q$Lucy was disposed to$9$
201:142,10@a   | be jealous of her, appeared very probable; it was plain
201:142,11@a   | that$3$ $SS#B$Edward had always spoken highly in her praise$0$,
201:142,12@a   | not merely from $SS#Q$Lucy's assertion, but from her venturing
201:142,13@a   | to$9$ trust$1$ her on$4$ so$5#1$ short$2$ a personal acquaintance, with
201:142,14@a   | a secret$0$, so$5#1$ confessedly and evidently important.  And
201:142,15@a   | even$5$ $SS#L$Sir*John's joking intelligence must have had some
201:142,16@a   | weight.
201:142,16'  !| But indeed, while$9$ $SS#A$Elinor remained so$5#1$ well$9$
201:142,17'  !| assured within herself of being$1$ really beloved by$4$ $SS#B$Edward,
201:142,18'  !| it required no$2$ other consideration of probabilities to$9$
201:142,19'  !| make$1$ it natural$2$ that$3$ $SS#Q$Lucy should be jealous; and that$3$
201:142,20'  !| she was so$5#2$, her very confidence was a proof.  What$6#2$
201:142,21'  !| other reason$0$ for$4$ the disclosure of the affair could there
201:142,22'  !| be, but that$3$ $SS#A$Elinor might be informed by$4$ it of $SS#Q$Lucy's
201:142,23'  !| superior$2$ claims on$4$ $SS#B$Edward, and be taught to$9$ avoid him
201:142,24'  !| in future?  She had little difficulty in understanding$1$
201:142,25'  !| thus much of her rival's intentions, and while$9$ she was
201:142,26'  !| firmly resolved to$9$ act$1$ by$4$ her as every principle of honour$0$
201:142,27'  !| and honesty directed, to$9$ combat her own$2$ affection for$4$
201:142,28'  !| $SS#B$Edward and to$9$ see him as little as possible; she could
201:142,29'  !| not deny herself the comfort$0$ of endeavouring to$9$ convince
201:142,30'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy that$3$ her heart was unwounded.  And as she could
201:142,31'  !| now have nothing more painful to$9$ hear on$4$ the subject$0$
201:142,32'  !| than had already been told, she did not mistrust her
201:142,33'  !| own$2$ ability of going through$4$ a repetition of particulars
201:142,34'  !| with composure.
201:142,35'  !| But it was not immediately that$6#2$ an opportunity of
201:142,36'  !| doing so$5#2$ could be commanded, though $SS#Q$Lucy was as well$9$
201:142,37'  !| disposed as herself to$9$ take advantage of any that$6#1$
201:142,38'  !| occurred; for$3$ the weather was not often fine enough
201:143, 1'  !| to$9$ allow of their joining in a walk$0$, where they might
201:143, 2'  !| most easily separate$1$ themselves from the others; and
201:143, 3'  !| though they met at least every other evening either at
201:143, 4'  !| the park or cottage, and chiefly at the former, they
201:143, 5'  !| could not be supposed to$9$ meet$1$ for$4$ the sake of conversation.
201:143, 6'  !| Such a thought$0$ would never enter either $SS#L$Sir*John
201:143, 7'  !| or $SS#M$Lady*Middleton's head$0$, and therefore very little
201:143, 8'  !| leisure was ever given for$4$ general$2$ chat$0$, and none at all for$4$
201:143, 9'  !| particular discourse.  They met for$4$ the sake of eating,
201:143,10'  !| drinking, and laughing together, playing at cards,or consequences,
201:143,11'  !| or any other game that$6#1$ was sufficiently noisy.
201:143,12'  !| One or two meetings of this kind$0$ had taken place$0$,
201:143,13'  !| without affording $SS#A$Elinor any chance$0$ of engaging $SS#Q$Lucy
201:143,14'  !| in private$0$, when $SS#L$Sir*John called at the cottage one
201:143,15'  !| morning, to$9$ beg in the name$0$ of charity, that$3$ they would
201:143,16'  !| all dine with $SS#M$Lady*Middleton that$6#2$ day, as he was obliged
201:143,17'  !| to$9$ attend the club at Exeter, and she would otherwise
201:143,18'  !| be quite alone, except her mother and the two $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles.
201:143,19'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, who$6#1$ foresaw a fairer opening for$4$ the
201:143,20'  !| point$0$ she had in view$0$, in such a party as this was likely
201:143,21'  !| to$9$ be, more at liberty among themselves under the
201:143,22'  !| tranquil and well-bred direction of $SS#M$Lady*Middleton than
201:143,23'  !| when her husband united them together in one noisy
201:143,24'  !| purpose, immediately accepted the invitation; $SS#E$Margaret,
201:143,25'  !| with her mother's permission, was equally compliant,
201:143,26'  !| and $SS#C$Marianne, though always unwilling to$9$ join
201:143,27'  !| any of their parties, was persuaded by$4$ her mother, who$6#1$
201:143,28'  !| could not bear$1$ to$9$ have her seclude herself from any
201:143,29'  !| chance$0$ of amusement, to$9$ go likewise.
201:143,30'  !| The young ladies went, and $SS#M$Lady*Middleton was
201:143,31'  !| happily preserved from the frightful solitude which$6#1$ had
201:143,32'  !| threatened her.  The insipidity of the meeting$0$ was
201:143,33'  !| exactly such as $SS#A$Elinor had expected$1$; it produced not
201:143,34'  !| one novelty of thought$0$ or expression, and nothing could
201:143,35'  !| be less interesting than the whole$0$ of their discourse both
201:143,36'  !| in the dining*parlour and drawing*room:  to$4$ the latter,
201:143,37'  !| the children accompanied them, and while$9$ they remained
201:143,38'  !| there, she was too$5#1$ well$9$ convinced of the impossibility
201:144, 1'  !| of engaging $SS#Q$Lucy's attention to$9$ attempt$1$ it.  They
201:144, 2'  !| quitted it only with the removal of the tea-things.  The
201:144, 3'  !| card-table was then placed, and $SS#A$Elinor began to$9$ wonder$1$
201:144, 4'  !| at herself for$4$ having ever entertained a hope$0$ of finding
201:144, 5'  !| time for$4$ conversation at the park.  They all rose$1$ up in
201:144, 6'  !| preparation for$4$ a round*game.
201:144, 7M  !| "I am glad,"
201:144, 7'  !| said $SS#M$Lady*Middleton to$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy,
201:144, 7M  !| "you
201:144, 8M  !| are not going to$9$ finish$1$ poor little $SS#M4$Annamaria's basket
201:144, 9M  !| this evening; for$3$ I am sure it must hurt your eyes to$9$
201:144,10M  !| work$1$ fillagree by$4$ candlelight.  And we will$1$ make$1$ the
201:144,11M  !| dear$2#1$ little love$0$ some amends for$4$ her disappointment
201:144,12M  !| to-morrow, and then I hope$1$ she will$1$ not much mind$1$ it."
201:144,13'  !| This hint$0$ was enough, $SS#Q$Lucy recollected herself instantly
201:144,14'  !| and replied,
201:144,14Q  !| "Indeed you are very much mistaken,
201:144,15Q  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton; I am only waiting to$9$ know
201:144,16Q  !| whether you can make$1$ your party without me, or
201:144,17Q  !| I should have been at my fillagree already.  I would
201:144,18Q  !| not disappoint the little angel for$4$ all the world, and if
201:144,19Q  !| you want$1$ me at the card-table now, I am resolved to$9$
201:144,20Q  !| finish$1$ the basket after$4$ supper."
201:144,21M  !| "You are very good, I hope$1$ it won't hurt your eyes ~
201:144,22M  !| will$1$ you ring$1$ the bell for$4$ some working candles?  My
201:144,23M  !| poor little girl would be sadly disappointed, I know, if
201:144,24M  !| the basket was not finished to-morrow, for$3$ though I told
201:144,25M  !| her it certainly would not, I am sure she depends upon
201:144,26M  !| having it done."
201:144,27'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy directly drew her work*table near$4$ her and
201:144,28'  !| reseated herself with an alacrity and cheerfulness which$6#1$
201:144,29'  !| seemed to$9$ infer that$3$ she could taste no$2$ greater delight$0$
201:144,30'  !| than in making a fillagree basket for$4$ a spoilt child.
201:144,31'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton proposed a rubber of Casino to$4$ the
201:144,32'  !| others.  No*one made any objection but $SS#C$Marianne, who$6#1$,
201:144,33'  !| with her usual inattention to$4$ the forms of general$2$
201:144,34'  !| civility, exclaimed,
201:144,34C  !| "Your ladyship will$1$ have the goodness
201:144,35C  !| to$9$ excuse$1$ \me\ ~ you know I detest cards.  I shall go
201:144,36C  !| to$4$ the piano-forte=; I have not touched it since it was
201:144,37C  !| tuned."
201:144,37'  !| And without farther ceremony, she turned
201:144,38'  !| away and walked to$4$ the instrument.
201:145, 1'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton looked as if she thanked heaven that$3$
201:145, 2'  !| \she\ had never made so$5#1$ rude a speech.
201:145, 3A  !| "$SS#C$Marianne can never keep long$9$ from that$6#2$ instrument
201:145, 4A  !| you know, ma'am,"
201:145, 4'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor, endeavouring to$9$ smooth$1$
201:145, 5'  !| away the offence;
201:145, 5A  !| "and I do not much wonder$1$ at it;
201:145, 6A  !| for$3$ it is the very best*toned piano-forte= I ever heard."
201:145, 7'  !| The remaining five were now to$9$ draw their cards.
201:145, 8A  !| "Perhaps,"
201:145, 8'  !| continued $SS#A$Elinor,
201:145, 8A  !| "if I should happen to$9$
201:145, 9A  !| cut$9$ out$5$, I may$1$ be of some use$0$ to$4$ $SS#Q$Miss*Lucy*Steele, in
201:145,10A  !| rolling her papers for$4$ her; and there is so$5#1$ much still$5$
201:145,11A  !| to$9$ be done to$4$ the basket, that$3$ it must be impossible
201:145,12A  !| I think for$4$ her labour singly, to$9$ finish$1$ it this evening.
201:145,13A  !| I should like$1$ the work$0$ exceedingly, if she would allow
201:145,14A  !| me a share$0$ in it."
201:145,15Q  !| "Indeed I shall be very much obliged to$4$ you for$4$ your
201:145,16Q  !| help$0$,"
201:145,16'  !| cried $SS#Q$Lucy,
201:145,16Q  !| "for$3$ I find there is more to$4$ be done to$9$
201:145,17Q  !| it than I thought$1$ there was; and it would be a shocking
201:145,18Q  !| thing to$9$ disappoint dear$2#1$ $SS#M4$Annamaria after$4$ all."
201:145,19P  !| "Oh| that$6#2$ would be terrible indeed,"
201:145,19'  !| said $SS#P$Miss*Steele ~
201:145,20P  !| "Dear$2#1$ little soul, how I do love$1$ her|"
201:145,21M  !| "You are very kind$2$,"
201:145,21'  !| said $SS#M$Lady*Middleton to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor:
201:145,22M  !| "and as you really like$1$ the work$0$, perhaps you will$1$ be
201:145,23M  !| as well$9$ pleased not to$9$ cut$9$ in till another rubber, or will$1$
201:145,24M  !| you take your chance$0$ now?"
201:145,25'  !| $SS#A$Elinor joyfully profited by$4$ the first of these proposals,
201:145,26'  !| and thus by$4$ a little of that$6#2$ address$0$, which$6#1$ $SS#C$Marianne
201:145,27'  !| could never condescend to$9$ practise, gained her own$2$ end$0$,
201:145,28'  !| and pleased $SS#M$Lady*Middleton at the same time.  $SS#Q$Lucy
201:145,29'  !| made room for$4$ her with ready attention, and the two
201:145,30'  !| fair rivals were thus seated side$0$ by$4$ side$0$ at the same
201:145,31'  !| table, and with the utmost harmony engaged in forwarding
201:145,32'  !| the same work$0$.  The piano-forte=, at which$6#1$
201:145,33'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, wrapt up in her own$2$ music and her own$2$
201:145,34'  !| thoughts, had by$4$ this time forgotten that$3$ any*body was
201:145,35'  !| in the room besides herself, was luckily so$5#1$ near$4$ them
201:145,36'  !| that$3$ $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood now judged, she might safely, under
201:145,37'  !| the shelter of its noise, introduce the interesting subject$0$,
201:145,38'  !| without any risk$0$ of being$1$ heard at the card-table.
202:146, 1'  !| In a firm, though cautious tone, $SS#A$Elinor thus began.
202:146, 2A  !| "I should be undeserving of the confidence you have
202:146, 3A  !| honoured me with, if I felt no$2$ desire$0$ for$4$ its continuance,
202:146, 4A  !| or no$2$ farther curiosity on$4$ its subject$0$.  I will$1$ not apologize
202:146, 5A  !| therefore for$4$ bringing it forward$8$ again."
202:146, 6Q  !| "Thank you,"
202:146, 6'  !| cried $SS#Q$Lucy warmly,
202:146, 6Q  !| "for$4$ breaking the
202:146, 7Q  !| ice; you have set$1$ my heart at ease$0$ by$4$ it; for$3$ I was
202:146, 8Q  !| somehow or other afraid I had offended you by$4$ what$6#1$
202:146, 9Q  !| I told you that$6#2$ Monday."
202:146,10A  !| "Offended me|  How could you suppose so$5#2$?  Believe
202:146,11A  !| me,"
202:146,11'  !| and $SS#A$Elinor spoke it with the truest sincerity,
202:146,12A  !| "nothing could be farther from my intention, than to$9$
202:146,13A  !| give you such an idea.  Could you have a motive for$4$
202:146,14A  !| the trust$0$, that$6#1$ was not honourable and flattering to$4$
202:146,15A  !| me?"
202:146,16Q  !| "And yet I do assure you,"
202:146,16'  !| replied $SS#Q$Lucy, her little
202:146,17'  !| sharp eyes full of meaning$0$,
202:146,17Q  !| "there seemed to$4$ me to$9$ be
202:146,18Q  !| a coldness and displeasure in your manner, that$6#1$ made
202:146,19Q  !| me quite uncomfortable.  I felt sure that$3$ you was angry
202:146,20Q  !| with me; and have been quarrelling with myself ever
202:146,21Q  !| since, for$4$ having took such a liberty as to$9$ trouble$1$ you
202:146,22Q  !| with my affairs.  But I am very glad to$9$ find it was only
202:146,23Q  !| my own$2$ fancy$0$, and that$3$ you do not really blame$1$ me.
202:146,24Q  !| If you knew what$6#1$ a consolation it was to$4$ me to$9$ relieve
202:146,25Q  !| my heart by$4$ speaking to$4$ you of what$6#1$ I am always
202:146,26Q  !| thinking of every moment of my life, your compassion
202:146,27Q  !| would make$1$ you overlook every*thing else I am sure."
202:146,28A  !| "Indeed I can easily believe that$3$ it was a very great
202:146,29A  !| relief to$4$ you, to$9$ acknowledge your situation to$4$ me, and
202:146,30A  !| be assured that$3$ you shall never have reason$0$ to$9$ repent
202:146,31A  !| it.  Your case is a very unfortunate one; you seem to$4$
202:146,32A  !| me to$9$ be surrounded with difficulties, and you will$1$ have
202:146,33A  !| need$0$ of all your mutual affection to$9$ support$1$ you under
202:147, 1A  !| them.  $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars, I believe, is entirely dependent on$4$
202:147, 2A  !| his mother."
202:147, 3Q  !| "He has only two thousand pounds of his own$2$; it
202:147, 4Q  !| would be madness to$9$ marry upon that$6#2$, though for$4$ my
202:147, 5Q  !| own$2$ part$0$, I could give up every prospect of more without
202:147, 6Q  !| a sigh$0$.  I have been always used$1#2$ to$4$ a very small income,
202:147, 7Q  !| and could struggle$1$ with any poverty for$4$ him; but I love$1$
202:147, 8Q  !| him too$5#1$ well$9$ to$9$ be the selfish means$0$ of robbing him,
202:147, 9Q  !| perhaps, of all that$6#1$ his mother might give him if he
202:147,10Q  !| married to$9$ please her.  We must wait, it may$1$ be for$4$
202:147,11Q  !| many years.  With almost every other man in the world,
202:147,12Q  !| it would be an alarming prospect; but $SS#B$Edward's
202:147,13Q  !| affection and constancy nothing can deprive me of
202:147,14Q  !| I know."
202:147,15A  !| "That$6#2$ conviction must be every*thing to$4$ you; and
202:147,16A  !| he is undoubtedly supported by$4$ the same trust$0$ in your's.
202:147,17A  !| If the strength of your reciprocal attachment had failed,
202:147,18A  !| as between many people and under many circumstances
202:147,19A  !| it naturally would during a four years' engagement, your
202:147,20A  !| situation would have been pitiable indeed."
202:147,21'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy here looked up; but $SS#A$Elinor was careful in
202:147,22'  !| guarding her countenance from every expression that$6#1$
202:147,23'  !| could give her words a suspicious tendency.
202:147,24Q  !| "$SS#B$Edward's love$0$ for$4$ me,"
202:147,24'  !| said $SS#Q$Lucy,
202:147,24Q  !| "has been pretty$5$
202:147,25Q  !| well$9$ put to$4$ the test, by$4$ our long$9$, very long$9$ absence
202:147,26Q  !| since we were first engaged, and it has stood the trial
202:147,27Q  !| so$5#1$ well$9$, that$3$ I should be unpardonable to$9$ doubt$1$ it now.
202:147,28Q  !| I can safely say that$3$ he has never gave me one moment's
202:147,29Q  !| alarm$0$ on$4$ that$6#2$ account$0$ from the first."
202:147,30'  !| $SS#A$Elinor hardly knew whether to$9$ smile$1$ or sigh$1$ at this
202:147,31'  !| assertion.
202:147,32'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy went on$5$.
202:147,32Q  !| "I am rather of a jealous temper too$5#2$
202:147,33Q  !| by$4$ nature, and from our different situations in life, from
202:147,34Q  !| his being$1$ so$5#1$ much more in the world than me, and our
202:147,35Q  !| continual separation, I was enough inclined for$4$ suspicion,
202:147,36Q  !| to$9$ have found out$5$ the truth in an instant$0$, if there had
202:147,37Q  !| been the slightest alteration in his behaviour to$4$ me when
202:147,38Q  !| we met, or any lowness of spirits that$3$ I could not account$1$
202:148, 1Q  !| for$4$, or if he had talked more of one lady than another,
202:148, 2Q  !| or seemed in any respect$0$ less happy at Longstaple than
202:148, 3Q  !| he used$1#2$ to$9$ be.  I do not mean$1$ to$9$ say that$3$ I am particularly
202:148, 4Q  !| observant or quick-sighted in general$0$, but in
202:148, 5Q  !| such a case I am sure I could not be deceived."
202:148, 6A  !| "All this,"
202:148, 6'  !| thought$1$ $SS#A$Elinor,
202:148, 6A  !| "is very pretty$2$; but it
202:148, 7A  !| can impose upon neither of us."
202:148, 8A  !| "But what$6#2$,"
202:148, 8'  !| said she after$4$ a short$2$ silence$0$,
202:148, 8A  !| "are your
202:148, 9A  !| views?  or have you none but that$6#2$ of waiting for$4$
202:148,10A  !| $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars's death, which$6#1$ is a melancholy$2$ and shocking
202:148,11A  !| extremity? ~ Is her son determined$2$ to$9$ submit to$4$ this,
202:148,12A  !| and to$4$ all the tediousness of the many years of suspense
202:148,13A  !| in which$6#1$ it may$1$ involve you, rather than run$1$ the risk$0$
202:148,14A  !| of her displeasure for$4$ a while$0$ by$4$ owning the truth?"
202:148,15Q  !| "If we could be certain that$3$ it would be only for$4$
202:148,16Q  !| a while$0$|  But $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars is a very headstrong proud
202:148,17Q  !| woman, and in her first fit$0$ of anger$0$ upon hearing it,
202:148,18Q  !| would very likely secure$1$ every*thing to$4$ $SS#J$Robert, and the
202:148,19Q  !| idea of that$6#2$, for$4$ $SS#B$Edward's sake, frightens away all my
202:148,20Q  !| inclination for$4$ hasty measures."
202:148,21A  !| "And for$4$ your own$2$ sake too$5#2$, or you are carrying
202:148,22A  !| your disinterestedness beyond$4$ reason$0$."
202:148,23'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy looked at $SS#A$Elinor again, and was silent.
202:148,24A  !| "Do you know $SS#J$Mr%*Robert*Ferrars?"
202:148,24'  !| asked $SS#A$Elinor.
202:148,25Q  !| "Not at all ~ I never saw him; but I fancy$1$ he is
202:148,26Q  !| very unlike his brother ~ silly and a great coxcomb."
202:148,27P  !| "A great coxcomb|"
202:148,27'  !| repeated $SS#P$Miss*Steele, whose$6#1$ ear
202:148,28'  !| had caught those words by$4$ a sudden$2$ pause$0$ in $SS#C$Marianne's
202:148,29'  !| music. ~
202:148,29P  !| "Oh| they are talking of their favourite$2$ beaux,
202:148,30P  !| I dare$1#2$ say."
202:148,31Q  !| "No$7$, sister,"
202:148,31'  !| cried $SS#Q$Lucy,
202:148,31Q  !| "you are mistaken there,
202:148,32Q  !| our favourite$2$ beaux are \not\ great coxcombs."
202:148,33K  !| "I can answer$1$ for$4$ it that$3$ $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood's is not,"
202:148,34'  !| said $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, laughing heartily;
202:148,34K  !| "for$3$ he is one
202:148,35K  !| of the modestest, prettiest behaved young men I ever
202:148,36K  !| saw; but as for$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy, she is such a sly little creature,
202:148,37K  !| there is no$2$ finding out$5$ who$6#2$ \she\ likes."
202:148,38P  !| "Oh|"
202:148,38'  !| cried $SS#P$Miss*Steele, looking significantly round$9$
202:149, 1'  !| at them,
202:149, 1P  !| "I dare$1#2$ say $SS#Q$Lucy's beau is quite as modest
202:149, 2P  !| and pretty$2$ behaved as $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood's."
202:149, 3'  !| $SS#A$Elinor blushed in spite$8$ of herself.  $SS#Q$Lucy bit her lip,
202:149, 4'  !| and looked angrily at her sister.  A mutual silence$0$ took
202:149, 5'  !| place$0$ for$4$ some time.  $SS#Q$Lucy first put an end$0$ to$4$ it by$4$
202:149, 6'  !| saying in a lower$2$ tone, though $SS#C$Marianne was then giving
202:149, 7'  !| them the powerful protection of a very magnificent
202:149, 8'  !| concerto ~
202:149, 9Q  !| "I will$1$ honestly tell you of one scheme$0$ which$6#1$ has
202:149,10Q  !| lately come into my head$0$, for$4$ bringing matters to$9$ bear$1$;
202:149,11Q  !| indeed I am bound to$9$ let you into the secret$0$, for$3$ you
202:149,12Q  !| are a party concerned.  I dare$1#2$ say you have seen enough
202:149,13Q  !| of $SS#B$Edward to$9$ know that$3$ he would prefer the church to$4$
202:149,14Q  !| every other profession$0#2$; now my plan is that$3$ he should
202:149,15Q  !| take orders$0#2$ as soon as he can, and then through$4$ your
202:149,16Q  !| interest$0$, which$6#1$ I am sure you would be kind$2$ enough to$9$
202:149,17Q  !| use$1$ out$8$ of friendship for$4$ him, and I hope$1$ out$8$ of some
202:149,18Q  !| regard$0$ to$4$ me, your brother might be persuaded to$9$ give
202:149,19Q  !| him Norland living$0$; which$6#1$ I understand is a very good
202:149,20Q  !| one, and the present$9$ incumbent not likely to$9$ live a great
202:149,21Q  !| while$0$.  That$6#2$ would be enough for$4$ us to$9$ marry upon,
202:149,22Q  !| and we might trust$1$ to$4$ time and chance$0$ for$4$ the rest$0#1$."
202:149,23A  !| "I should be always happy,"
202:149,23'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor,
202:149,23A  !| "to$9$ shew$1$
202:149,24A  !| any mark$0$ of my esteem$0$ and friendship for$4$ $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars;
202:149,25A  !| but do not you perceive that$3$ my interest$0$ on$4$ such an
202:149,26A  !| occasion$0$ would be perfectly unnecessary?  He is brother
202:149,27A  !| to$4$ $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood ~ \that$6#2$\ must be recommendation
202:149,28A  !| enough to$4$ her husband."
202:149,29Q  !| "But $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood would not much approve
202:149,30Q  !| of $SS#B$Edward's going into orders$0#2$."
202:149,31A  !| "Then I rather suspect that$3$ my interest$0$ would do
202:149,32A  !| very little."
202:149,33'  !| They were again silent for$4$ many minutes.  At length
202:149,34'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy exclaimed with a deep sigh$0$,
202:149,35Q  !| "I believe it would be the wisest way to$9$ put an end$0$
202:149,36Q  !| to$4$ the business at once by$4$ dissolving the engagement.
202:149,37Q  !| We seem so$5#1$ beset with difficulties on$4$ every side$0$, that$3$
202:149,38Q  !| though it would make$1$ us miserable for$4$ a time, we should
202:150, 1Q  !| be happier perhaps in the end$0$.  But you will$1$ not give
202:150, 2Q  !| me your advice, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood?"
202:150, 3A  !| "No$7$;"
202:150, 3'  !| answered $SS#A$Elinor, with a smile$0$, which$6#1$ concealed
202:150, 4'  !| very agitated feelings,
202:150, 4A  !| "on$4$ such a subject$0$ I certainly
202:150, 5A  !| will$1$ not.  You know very well$9$ that$3$ my opinion
202:150, 6A  !| would have no$2$ weight with you, unless it were on$4$ the
202:150, 7A  !| side$0$ of your wishes$0$."
202:150, 8Q  !| "Indeed you wrong$1$ me,"
202:150, 8'  !| replied $SS#Q$Lucy with great
202:150, 9'  !| solemnity;
202:150, 9Q  !| "I know nobody of whose$6#1$ judgment I think
202:150,10Q  !| so$5#1$ highly as I do of yours; and I do really believe, that$3$
202:150,11Q  !| if you was to$9$ say to$4$ me, ""I advise you by$4$ all means$0$ to$9$
202:150,12Q  !| put an end$0$ to$4$ your engagement with $SS#B$Edward*Ferrars,
202:150,13Q  !| it will$1$ be more for$4$ the happiness of both of you,"" I should
202:150,14Q  !| resolve$1$ upon doing it immediately."
202:150,15'  !| $SS#A$Elinor blushed for$4$ the insincerity of $SS#B$Edward's future
202:150,16'  !| wife, and replied,
202:150,16A  !| "this compliment$0$ would effectually
202:150,17A  !| frighten me from giving any opinion on$4$ the subject$0$ had
202:150,18A  !| I formed one.  It raises my influence$0$ much too$5#1$ high;
202:150,19A  !| the power of dividing two people so$5#1$ tenderly attached
202:150,20A  !| is too$5#1$ much for$4$ an indifferent person."
202:150,21Q  !| "'Tis because you are an indifferent person,"
202:150,21'  !| said
202:150,22'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy, with some pique, and laying a particular stress
202:150,23'  !| on$4$ those words,
202:150,23Q  !| "that$3$ your judgment might justly have
202:150,24Q  !| such weight with me.  If you could be supposed to$9$ be
202:150,25Q  !| biassed in any respect$0$ by$4$ your own$2$ feelings, your opinion
202:150,26Q  !| would not be worth having."
202:150,27'  !| $SS#A$Elinor thought$1$ it wisest to$9$ make$1$ no$2$ answer$0$ to$4$ this,
202:150,28'  !| lest they might provoke each other to$4$ an unsuitable
202:150,29'  !| increase$0$ of ease$0$ and unreserve; and was even$5$ partly
202:150,30'  !| determined$2$ never to$9$ mention$1$ the subject$0$ again.  Another
202:150,31'  !| pause$0$ therefore of many minutes' duration, succeeded
202:150,32'  !| this speech, and $SS#Q$Lucy was still$5$ the first to$9$ end$1$ it.
202:150,33Q  !| "Shall you be in town this winter, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood?"
202:150,34'  !| said she with all her accustomary complacency.
202:150,35A  !| "Certainly not."
202:150,36Q  !| "I am sorry for$4$ that$6#2$,"
202:150,37'  !| returned the other, while$9$ her
202:150,37'  !| eyes brightened at the information,
202:150,37Q  !| "it would have gave
202:150,38Q  !| me such pleasure to$9$ meet$1$ you there|  But I dare$1#2$ say
202:151, 1Q  !| you will$1$ go for$4$ all that$6#2$.  To$9$ be sure, your brother and
202:151, 2Q  !| sister will$1$ ask you to$9$ come to$4$ them."
202:151, 3A  !| "It will$1$ not be in my power to$9$ accept their invitation
202:151, 4A  !| if they do."
202:151, 5Q  !| "How unlucky that$6#2$ is|  I had quite depended upon
202:151, 6Q  !| meeting$9$ you there.  $SS#P$Anne and me are to$9$ go the latter
202:151, 7Q  !| end$0$ of January to$4$ some relations who$6#1$ have been wanting
202:151, 8Q  !| us to$9$ visit$1$ them these several years|  But I only go for$4$
202:151, 9Q  !| the sake of seeing $SS#B$Edward.  He will$1$ be there in February,
202:151,10Q  !| otherwise London would have no$2$ charms for$4$ me; I have
202:151,11Q  !| not spirits for$4$ it."
202:151,12'  !| $SS#A$Elinor was soon called to$4$ the card-table by$4$ the conclusion
202:151,13'  !| of the first rubber, and the confidential discourse
202:151,14'  !| of the two ladies was therefore at an end$0$, to$4$ which$6#1$ both
202:151,15'  !| of them submitted without any reluctance, for$3$ nothing
202:151,16'  !| had been said on$4$ either side$0$, to$9$ make$1$ them dislike$1$ each
202:151,17'  !| other less than they had done before$5$; and $SS#A$Elinor sat
202:151,18'  !| down$5$ to$4$ the card*table with the melancholy$0$ persuasion
202:151,19'  !| that$3$ $SS#B$Edward was not only without affection for$4$ the
202:151,20'  !| person who$6#1$ was to$9$ be his wife; but that$3$ he had not
202:151,21'  !| even$5$ the chance$0$ of being$1$ tolerably happy in marriage,
202:151,22'  !| which$6#1$ sincere affection on$4$ \her\ side$0$ would have given,
202:151,23'  !| for$3$ self-interest alone could induce a woman to$9$ keep
202:151,24'  !| a man to$4$ an engagement, of which$6#1$ she seemed so$5#1$
202:151,25'  !| thoroughly aware that$3$ he was weary.
202:151,26'  !| From this time the subject$0$ was never revived by$4$
202:151,27'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, and when entered on$5$ by$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy, who$6#1$ seldom
202:151,28'  !| missed an opportunity of introducing it, and was particularly
202:151,29'  !| careful to$9$ inform her confidante, of her happiness
202:151,30'  !| whenever she received a letter from $SS#B$Edward, it was
202:151,31'  !| treated by$4$ the former with calmness and caution$0$, and
202:151,32'  !| dismissed as soon as civility would allow; for$3$ she felt
202:151,33'  !| such conversations to$9$ be an indulgence which$6#1$ $SS#Q$Lucy did
202:151,34'  !| not deserve, and which$6#1$ were dangerous to$4$ herself.
202:151,35'  !| The visit$0$ of the $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles at Barton*Park was
202:151,36'  !| lengthened far beyond$4$ what$6#1$ the first invitation implied.
202:151,37'  !| Their favour$0$ increased, they could not be spared; $SS#L$Sir*John
202:151,38'  !| would not hear of their going; and in spite$8$ of their
202:152, 1'  !| numerous and long$9$ arranged engagements in Exeter, in
202:152, 2'  !| spite$8$ of the absolute necessity of their returning to$9$ fulfil
202:152, 3'  !| them immediately, which$6#1$ was in full force$0$ at the end$0$ of
202:152, 4'  !| every week, they were prevailed on$5$ to$9$ stay$1$ nearly two
202:152, 5'  !| months at the park, and to$9$ assist in the due$2$ celebration
202:152, 6'  !| of that$6#2$ festival which$6#1$ requires a more than ordinary
202:152, 7'  !| share$0$ of private$2$ balls and large dinners to$9$ proclaim its
202:152, 8'  !| importance.
203:153, 1'  !| Though $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings was in the habit of spending
203:153, 2'  !| a large portion of the year at the houses of her children
203:153, 3'  !| and friends, she was not without a settled$2$ habitation of
203:153, 4'  !| her own$2$.  Since the death of her husband, who$6#1$ had
203:153, 5'  !| traded with success in a less elegant part$0$ of town,
203:153, 6'  !| she had resided every winter in a house in one of the
203:153, 7'  !| streets near$4$ Portman-square.  Towards this home, she
203:153, 8'  !| began on$4$ the approach$0$ of January to$9$ turn$1$ her thoughts,
203:153, 9'  !| and thither she one day abruptly, and very unexpectedly
203:153,10'  !| by$4$ them, asked the elder $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods to$9$ accompany
203:153,11'  !| her.  $SS#A$Elinor, without observing the varying complexion
203:153,12'  !| of her sister, and the animated look$0$ which$6#1$ spoke no$2$
203:153,13'  !| indifference to$4$ the plan, immediately gave a grateful
203:153,14'  !| but absolute denial for$4$ both, in which$6#1$ she believed herself
203:153,15'  !| to$9$ be speaking their united inclinations.  The reason$0$
203:153,16'  !| alleged was their determined$2$ resolution of not leaving
203:153,17'  !| their mother at that$6#2$ time of year.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
203:153,18'  !| received the refusal with some surprize$0$, and repeated
203:153,19'  !| her invitation immediately.
203:153,20K  !| "Oh|  Lord$7$, I am sure your mother can spare$1$ you
203:153,21K  !| very well$9$, and I \do\ beg you will$1$ favour$1$ me with your
203:153,22K  !| company, for$3$ I've quite set$1$ my heart upon it.  Don't
203:153,23K  !| fancy$1$ that$3$ you will$1$ be any inconvenience to$4$ me, for$3$
203:153,24K  !| I shan't put myself at all out$8$ of my way for$4$ you.  It
203:153,25K  !| will$1$ only be sending $SS#ZA$Betty by$4$ the coach, and I hope$1$
203:153,26K  !| I can afford \that$6#2$\.  We three shall be able to$9$ go very
203:153,27K  !| well$9$ in my chaise; and when we are in town, if you do
203:153,28K  !| not like$1$ to$9$ go wherever I do, well$9$ and good, you may$1$
203:153,29K  !| always go with one of my daughters.  I am sure your
203:153,30K  !| mother will$1$ not object$1$ to$4$ it; for$3$ I have had such good
203:153,31K  !| luck in getting my own$2$ children off my hands, that$3$ she
203:153,32K  !| will$1$ think me a very fit$9$ person to$9$ have the charge$0$ of
203:153,33K  !| you; and if I don't get one of you at least well$9$ married
203:154, 1K  !| before$3$ I have done with you, it shall not be my fault.
203:154, 2K  !| I shall speak a good word for$4$ you to$4$ all the young men,
203:154, 3K  !| you may$1$ depend upon it."
203:154, 4L  !| "I have a notion,"
203:154, 4'  !| said $SS#L$Sir*John,
203:154, 4L  !| "that$3$ $SS#C$Miss*Marianne
203:154, 5L  !| would not object$1$ to$4$ such a scheme$0$, if her elder sister
203:154, 6L  !| would come into it.  It is very hard indeed that$3$ she
203:154, 7L  !| should not have a little pleasure, because $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood
203:154, 8L  !| does not wish$1$ it.  So$3$ I would advise you two, to$9$ set$1$ off
203:154, 9L  !| for$4$ town, when you are tired of Barton, without saying
203:154,10L  !| a word to$4$ $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood about$4$ it."
203:154,11K  !| "Nay,"
203:154,11'  !| cried $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
203:154,11K  !| "I am sure I shall be
203:154,12K  !| monstrous glad of $SS#C$Miss*Marianne's company, whether
203:154,13K  !| $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood will$1$ go or not, only the more the merrier
203:154,14K  !| say I, and I thought$1$ it would be more comfortable for$4$
203:154,15K  !| them to$9$ be together; because if they got tired of me,
203:154,16K  !| they might talk$1$ to$4$ one another, and laugh$1$ at my odd
203:154,17K  !| ways behind my back$0$.  But one or the other, if not
203:154,18K  !| both of them, I must have.  Lord$7$ bless me| how do
203:154,19K  !| you think I can live poking by$4$ myself, I who$6#1$ have been
203:154,20K  !| always used$1#2$ till this winter to$9$ have $SS#O$Charlotte with me.
203:154,21K  !| Come, $SS#C$Miss*Marianne, let us strike hands upon the
203:154,22K  !| bargain, and if $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood will$1$ change$1$ her mind$0$
203:154,23K  !| by*and*bye, why so$5#1$ much the better$9$."
203:154,24C  !| "I thank you, ma'am, sincerely thank you,"
203:154,24'  !| said
203:154,25'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, with warmth;
203:154,25C  !| "your invitation has insured
203:154,26C  !| my gratitude for*ever, and it would give me such happiness,
203:154,27C  !| yes almost the greatest happiness I am capable of,
203:154,28C  !| to$9$ be able to$9$ accept it.  But my mother, my dearest,
203:154,29C  !| kindest mother, ~ I feel the justice of what$6#1$ $SS#A$Elinor has
203:154,30C  !| urged, and if she were to$9$ be made less happy, less comfortable
203:154,31C  !| by$4$ our absence ~ Oh| no$7$, nothing should tempt
203:154,32C  !| me to$9$ leave$1$ her.  It should not, must not be a struggle$0$."
203:154,33'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings repeated her assurance that$3$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood
203:154,34'  !| could spare$1$ them perfectly well$9$; and $SS#A$Elinor, who$6#1$
203:154,35'  !| now understood her sister, and saw to$4$ what$6#1$ indifference
203:154,36'  !| to$4$ almost every*thing else, she was carried by$4$ her eagerness
203:154,37'  !| to$9$ be with $SS#S$Willoughby again, made no$2$ farther direct$2$
203:154,38'  !| opposition to$4$ the plan, and merely referred it to$4$ her
203:155, 1'  !| mother's decision, from whom$6#1$ however she scarcely
203:155, 2'  !| expected$1$ to$9$ receive any support$0$ in her endeavour$0$ to$9$
203:155, 3'  !| prevent a visit$0$, which$6#1$ she could not approve of for$4$
203:155, 4'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, and which$6#1$ on$4$ her own$2$ account$0$ she had
203:155, 5'  !| particular reasons to$9$ avoid.
203:155, 5@a   | Whatever $SS#C$Marianne was
203:155, 5@a   | desirous of, her mother would be eager to$9$ promote ~
203:155, 6@a   | she could not expect to$9$ influence$1$ the latter to$4$ cautiousness
203:155, 7@a   | of conduct$0$ in an affair, respecting which$6#1$ she had
203:155, 8@a   | never been able to$9$ inspire her with distrust$0$; and she
203:155, 9@a   | dared not explain the motive of her own$2$ disinclination
203:155,10@a   | for$4$ going to$4$ London.
203:155,11'  !| That$3$ $SS#C$Marianne, fastidious as she
203:155,12'  !| was, thoroughly acquainted with $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings' manners,
203:155,13'  !| and invariably disgusted by$4$ them, should overlook every
203:155,14'  !| inconvenience of that$6#2$ kind$0$, should disregard whatever
203:155,15'  !| must be most wounding to$4$ her irritable feelings, in her
203:155,16'  !| pursuit of one object$0$, was such a proof, so$5#1$ strong, so$5#1$
203:155,17'  !| full, of the importance of that$6#2$ object$0$ to$4$ her, as $SS#A$Elinor,
203:155,18'  !| in spite$8$ of all that$6#1$ had passed, was not prepared to$9$
203:155,19'  !| witness$1$.
203:155,20'  !| On$4$ being$1$ informed of the invitation, $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood,
203:155,21'  !| persuaded that$3$ such an excursion would be productive
203:155,22'  !| of much amusement to$4$ both her daughters, and perceiving
203:155,23'  !| through$4$ all her affectionate attention to$4$ herself,
203:155,24'  !| how much the heart of $SS#C$Marianne was in it, would not
203:155,25'  !| hear of their declining the offer$0$ upon \her\ account$0$;
203:155,26'  !| insisted on$4$ their both accepting it directly, and then
203:155,27'  !| began to$9$ foresee with her usual cheerfulness, a variety
203:155,28'  !| of advantages that$3$ would accrue to$4$ them all, from this
203:155,29'  !| separation.
203:155,30D  !| "I am delighted with the plan,"
203:155,30'  !| she cried,
203:155,30D  !| "it is
203:155,31D  !| exactly what$6#1$ I could wish$1$.  $SS#E$Margaret and I shall be as
203:155,32D  !| much benefited by$4$ it as yourselves.  When you and the
203:155,33D  !| $SS#L1$Middletons are gone, we shall go on$5$ so$5#1$ quietly and
203:155,34D  !| happily together with our books and our music|  You
203:155,35D  !| will$1$ find $SS#E$Margaret so$5#1$ improved when you come back$5$
203:155,36D  !| again|  And I have a little plan of alteration for$4$ your
203:155,37D  !| bedrooms too$5#2$, which$6#1$ may$1$ now be performed without
203:155,38D  !| inconvenience to$4$ any*one.  It is very right$2#1$ that$3$ you
203:156, 1D  !| \should\ go to$4$ town; I would have every young woman
203:156, 2D  !| of your condition$0$ in life, acquainted with the manners
203:156, 3D  !| and amusements of London.  You will$1$ be under the
203:156, 4D  !| care$0$ of a motherly good sort of woman, of whose$6#1$
203:156, 5D  !| kindness to$4$ you I can have no$2$ doubt$0$.  And in all
203:156, 6D  !| probability you will$1$ see your brother, and whatever
203:156, 7D  !| may$1$ be his faults, or the faults of his wife, when I consider
203:156, 8D  !| whose$6#1$ son he is, I cannot bear$1$ to$9$ have you so$5#1$
203:156, 9D  !| wholly estranged from each other."
203:156,10A  !| "Though with your usual anxiety for$4$ our happiness,"
203:156,11'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
203:156,11A  !| "you have been obviating every impediment
203:156,12A  !| to$4$ the present$9$ scheme$0$ which$6#1$ occurred to$4$ you, there is
203:156,13A  !| still$5$ one objection which$6#1$, in my opinion, cannot be so$5#1$
203:156,14A  !| easily removed."
203:156,15'  !| $SS#C$Marianne's countenance sunk.
203:156,16D  !| "And what$6#2$,"
203:156,16'  !| said $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood,
203:156,16D  !| "is my dear$2#1$
203:156,17D  !| prudent $SS#A$Elinor going to$9$ suggest?  What$6#2$ formidable
203:156,18D  !| obstacle is she now to$9$ bring forward$8$?  Do not let me
203:156,19D  !| hear a word about$4$ the expense of it."
203:156,20A  !| "My objection is this; though I think very well$9$ of
203:156,21A  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings' heart, she is not a woman whose$6#1$ society
203:156,22A  !| can afford us pleasure, or whose$6#1$ protection will$1$ give us
203:156,23A  !| consequence."
203:156,24D  !| "That$6#2$ is very true,"
203:156,24'  !| replied her mother;
203:156,24D  !| "but of
203:156,25D  !| her society, separately from that$6#2$ of other people, you
203:156,26D  !| will$1$ scarcely have any*thing at all, and you will$1$ almost
203:156,27D  !| always appear in public$0$ with $SS#M$Lady*Middleton."
203:156,28C  !| "If $SS#A$Elinor is frightened away by$4$ her dislike$0$ of
203:156,29C  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,"
203:156,29'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne,
203:156,29C  !| "at least it need$1$ not
203:156,30C  !| prevent \my\ accepting her invitation.  I have no$2$ such
203:156,31C  !| scruples, and I am sure, I could put up with every
203:156,32C  !| unpleasantness of that$6#2$ kind$0$ with very little effort."
203:156,33'  !| $SS#A$Elinor could not help$1$ smiling at this display$0$ of
203:156,34'  !| indifference towards the manners of a person, to$4$ whom$6#1$
203:156,35'  !| she had often had difficulty in persuading $SS#C$Marianne to$9$
203:156,36'  !| behave with tolerable politeness:  and resolved within
203:156,37'  !| herself, that$3$ if her sister persisted in going, she would
203:156,38'  !| go likewise, as she did not think it proper that$3$ $SS#C$Marianne
203:157, 1'  !| should be left$1$ to$4$ the sole guidance of her own$2$ judgment,
203:157, 2'  !| or that$3$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings should be abandoned to$4$ the mercy
203:157, 3'  !| of $SS#C$Marianne for$4$ all the comfort$0$ of her domestic$2$ hours.
203:157, 4'  !| To$4$ this determination she was the more easily reconciled,
203:157, 5'  !| by$4$ recollecting, that$3$ $SS#B$Edward*Ferrars, by$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy's account$0$,
203:157, 6'  !| was not to$9$ be in town before$4$ February; and that$3$ their
203:157, 7'  !| visit$0$, without any unreasonable abridgment, might be
203:157, 8'  !| previously finished.
203:157, 9D  !| "I will$1$ have you \both\ go,"
203:157, 9'  !| said $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood;
203:157,10D  !| "these objections are nonsensical.  You will$1$ have much
203:157,11D  !| pleasure in being$1$ in London, and especially in being$1$
203:157,12D  !| together; and if $SS#A$Elinor would ever condescend to$9$ anticipate
203:157,13D  !| enjoyment, she would foresee it there from
203:157,14D  !| a variety of sources; she would perhaps expect some
203:157,15D  !| from improving her acquaintance with her sister-in-law's
203:157,16D  !| family."
203:157,17'  !| $SS#A$Elinor had often wished for$4$ an opportunity of attempting
203:157,18'  !| to$9$ weaken her mother's dependence on$4$ the attachment
203:157,19'  !| of $SS#B$Edward and herself, that$3$ the shock$0$ might be
203:157,20'  !| the less when the whole$2$ truth were revealed, and now
203:157,21'  !| on$4$ this attack$0$, though almost hopeless of success, she
203:157,22'  !| forced herself to$9$ begin her design$0$ by$4$ saying, as calmly
203:157,23'  !| as she could,
203:157,23A  !| "I like$0$ $SS#B$Edward*Ferrars very much, and
203:157,24A  !| shall always be glad to$9$ see him; but as to$4$ the rest$0#1$ of
203:157,25A  !| the family, it is a matter of perfect$2$ indifference to$4$ me,
203:157,26A  !| whether I am ever known to$4$ them or not."
203:157,27'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood smiled and said nothing.  $SS#C$Marianne
203:157,28'  !| lifted up her eyes in astonishment, and $SS#A$Elinor conjectured
203:157,29'  !| that$3$ she might as well$9$ have held her tongue.
203:157,30'  !| After$4$ very little farther discourse, it was finally settled$1$
203:157,31'  !| that$3$ the invitation should be fully accepted.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
203:157,32'  !| received the information with a great deal$0#2$ of joy,
203:157,33'  !| and many assurances of kindness and care$0$; nor was it
203:157,34'  !| a matter of pleasure merely to$4$ her.  $SS#L$Sir*John was
203:157,35'  !| delighted; for$3$ to$4$ a man, whose$6#1$ prevailing anxiety was
203:157,36'  !| the dread$0$ of being$1$ alone, the acquisition of two, to$4$ the
203:157,37'  !| number of inhabitants in London, was something.  Even$5$
203:157,38'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton took the trouble$0$ of being$1$ delighted,
203:158, 1'  !| which$6#1$ was putting herself rather out$8$ of her way; and
203:158, 2'  !| as for$4$ the $SS#P$Miss*Steeles, especially $SS#Q$Lucy, they had never
203:158, 3'  !| been so$5#1$ happy in their lives$0$ as this intelligence made
203:158, 4'  !| them.
203:158, 5'  !| $SS#A$Elinor submitted to$4$ the arrangement which$6#1$ counteracted
203:158, 6'  !| her wishes$0$, with less reluctance than she had
203:158, 7'  !| expected$1$ to$9$ feel.  With regard$0$ to$4$ herself, it was now
203:158, 8'  !| a matter of unconcern whether she went to$4$ town or not,
203:158, 9'  !| and when she saw her mother so$5#1$ thoroughly pleased
203:158,10'  !| with the plan, and her sister exhilarated by$4$ it in look$0$,
203:158,11'  !| voice, and manner, restored to$4$ all her usual animation,
203:158,12'  !| and elevated to$4$ more than her usual gaiety, she could
203:158,13'  !| not be dissatisfied with the cause, and would hardly
203:158,14'  !| allow herself to$9$ distrust$1$ the consequence.
203:158,15'  !| $SS#C$Marianne's joy was almost a degree beyond$4$ happiness,
203:158,16'  !| so$5#1$ great was the perturbation of her spirits and her
203:158,17'  !| impatience to$9$ be gone.  Her unwillingness to$9$ quit her
203:158,18'  !| mother was her only restorative to$4$ calmness; and at
203:158,19'  !| the moment of parting, her grief on$4$ that$6#2$ score was
203:158,20'  !| excessive.  Her mother's affliction was hardly less, and
203:158,21'  !| $SS#A$Elinor was the only one of the three, who$6#1$ seemed to$9$
203:158,22'  !| consider the separation as any*thing short$2$ of eternal.
203:158,23'  !| Their departure took place$0$ in the first week in January.
203:158,24'  !| The $SS#L1$Middletons were to$9$ follow in about$4$ a week.  The
203:158,25'  !| $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles kept their station at the park, and were to$9$
203:158,26'  !| quit it only with the rest$0#1$ of the family.
204:159, 1'  !| $SS#A$Elinor could not find herself in the carriage with
204:159, 2'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, and beginning$1$ a journey to$4$ London under
204:159, 3'  !| her protection, and as her guest, without wondering at
204:159, 4'  !| her own$2$ situation, so$5#1$ short$2$ had their acquaintance with
204:159, 5'  !| that$6#2$ lady been, so$5#1$ wholly unsuited were they in age and
204:159, 6'  !| disposition, and so$5#1$ many had been her objections against
204:159, 7'  !| such a measure$0$ only a few days before$5$|  But these
204:159, 8'  !| objections had all, with that$6#2$ happy ardour of youth
204:159, 9'  !| which$6#1$ $SS#C$Marianne and her mother equally shared, been
204:159,10'  !| overcome or overlooked; and $SS#A$Elinor, in spite$8$ of every
204:159,11'  !| occasional doubt$0$ of $SS#S$Willoughby's constancy, could not
204:159,12'  !| witness$1$ the rapture of delightful expectation which$6#1$ filled
204:159,13'  !| the whole$2$ soul and beamed in the eyes of $SS#C$Marianne,
204:159,14'  !| without feeling$1$ how blank$2$ was her own$2$ prospect, how
204:159,15'  !| cheerless her own$2$ state$0$ of mind$0$ in the comparison, and
204:159,16'  !| how gladly she would engage in the solicitude of $SS#C$Marianne's
204:159,17'  !| situation to$9$ have the same animating object$0$ in
204:159,18'  !| view$0$, the same possibility of hope$0$.
204:159,18@a   | A short$2$, a very
204:159,19@a   | short$2$ time however must now decide what$6#1$ $SS#S$Willoughby's
204:159,20@a   | intentions were; in all probability he was already in
204:159,21@a   | town.  $SS#C$Marianne's eagerness to$9$ be gone declared her
204:159,22@a   | dependance on$4$ finding him there;
204:159,22'  !| and $SS#A$Elinor was
204:159,23'  !| resolved not only upon gaining every new light$0$ as to$4$ his
204:159,24'  !| character which$6#1$ her own$2$ observation or the intelligence
204:159,25'  !| of others could give her, but likewise upon watching his
204:159,26'  !| behaviour to$4$ her sister with such zealous attention, as
204:159,27'  !| to$9$ ascertain what$6#1$ he was and what$6#1$ he meant, before$3$
204:159,28'  !| many meetings had taken place$0$.  Should the result$0$ of
204:159,29'  !| her observations be unfavourable, she was determined$2$
204:159,30'  !| at all events to$9$ open$1$ the eyes of her sister; should it
204:159,31'  !| be otherwise, her exertions would be of a different
204:159,32'  !| nature ~ she must then learn to$9$ avoid every selfish comparison,
204:159,33'  !| and banish every regret$0$ which$6#1$ might lessen her
204:159,34'  !| satisfaction in the happiness of $SS#C$Marianne.
204:160, 1'  !| They were three days on$4$ their journey, and $SS#C$Marianne's
204:160, 2'  !| behaviour as they travelled was a happy specimen of
204:160, 3'  !| what$6#1$ her future complaisance and companionableness
204:160, 4'  !| to$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings might be expected$1$ to$9$ be.  She sat in
204:160, 5'  !| silence$0$ almost all the way, wrapt in her own$2$ meditations,
204:160, 6'  !| and scarcely ever voluntarily speaking, except when any
204:160, 7'  !| object$0$ of picturesque beauty within their view$0$ drew from
204:160, 8'  !| her an exclamation of delight$0$ exclusively addressed to$4$
204:160, 9'  !| her sister.  To$9$ atone for$4$ this conduct$0$ therefore, $SS#A$Elinor
204:160,10'  !| took immediate possession of the post of civility which$6#1$
204:160,11'  !| she had assigned herself, behaved with the greatest
204:160,12'  !| attention to$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, talked with her, laughed
204:160,13'  !| with her, and listened to$4$ her whenever she could; and
204:160,14'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings on$4$ her side$0$ treated them both with all
204:160,15'  !| possible kindness, was solicitous on$4$ every occasion$0$ for$4$
204:160,16'  !| their ease$0$ and enjoyment, and only disturbed that$3$ she
204:160,17'  !| could not make$1$ them choose their own$2$ dinners at the
204:160,18'  !| inn, nor extort a confession of their preferring salmon
204:160,19'  !| to$4$ cod, or boiled fowls to$4$ veal cutlets.  They reached
204:160,20'  !| town by$4$ three o'clock the third day, glad to$9$ be released,
204:160,21'  !| after$4$ such a journey, from the confinement of a carriage,
204:160,22'  !| and ready to$9$ enjoy all the luxury of a good fire$0$.
204:160,23'  !| The house was handsome and handsomely fitted up,
204:160,24'  !| and the young ladies were immediately put in possession
204:160,25'  !| of a very comfortable apartment.  It had formerly been
204:160,26'  !| $SS#O$Charlotte's, and over the mantlepiece still$5$ hung a landscape
204:160,27'  !| in coloured silks of her performance, in proof of
204:160,28'  !| her having spent seven years at a great school in town
204:160,29'  !| to$4$ some effect$0$.
204:160,30'  !| As dinner was not to$9$ be ready in less than two hours
204:160,31'  !| from their arrival, $SS#A$Elinor determined$1$ to$9$ employ the
204:160,32'  !| interval in writing$1$ to$4$ her mother, and sat down$5$ for$4$ that$6#2$
204:160,33'  !| purpose.  In a few moments $SS#C$Marianne did the same.
204:160,34A  !| "\I\ am writing$1$ home, $SS#C$Marianne,"
204:160,34'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor;
204:160,34A  !| "had
204:160,35A  !| not you better$9$ defer your letter for$4$ a day or two?"
204:160,36C  !| "I am \not\ going to$9$ write to$4$ my mother,"
204:160,36'  !| replied
204:160,37'  !| $SS#C$Marianne hastily, and as if wishing to$9$ avoid any farther
204:160,38'  !| inquiry.  $SS#A$Elinor said no$2$ more; it immediately struck
204:161, 1'  !| her that$3$ she must then be writing$1$ to$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby, and
204:161, 2'  !| the conclusion which$6#1$ as instantly followed was, that$3$
204:161, 3'  !| however mysteriously they might wish$1$ to$9$ conduct$1$ the
204:161, 4'  !| affair, they must be engaged.  This conviction, though
204:161, 5'  !| not entirely satisfactory, gave her pleasure, and she
204:161, 6'  !| continued her letter with greater alacrity.  $SS#C$Marianne's
204:161, 7'  !| was finished in a very few minutes; in length it could
204:161, 8'  !| be no$2$ more than a note$0$:  it was then folded up, sealed
204:161, 9'  !| and directed with eager rapidity.  $SS#A$Elinor thought$1$ she
204:161,10'  !| could distinguish a large $SS#S$W% in the direction, and no$2$
204:161,11'  !| sooner was it complete$2$ than $SS#C$Marianne, ringing the bell,
204:161,12'  !| requested the footman who$6#1$ answered it, to$9$ get that$6#2$
204:161,13'  !| letter conveyed for$4$ her to$4$ the two-penny post.  This
204:161,14'  !| decided$1$ the matter at once.
204:161,15'  !| Her spirits still$5$ continued very high, but there was
204:161,16'  !| a flutter in them which$6#1$ prevented their giving much
204:161,17'  !| pleasure to$4$ her sister, and this agitation increased as
204:161,18'  !| the evening drew on$5$.  She could scarcely eat any dinner,
204:161,19'  !| and when they afterwards returned to$4$ the drawing*room,
204:161,20'  !| seemed anxiously listening to$4$ the sound$0$ of every carriage.
204:161,21'  !| It was a great satisfaction to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor that$3$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
204:161,22'  !| by$4$ being$1$ much engaged in her own$2$ room, could see little
204:161,23'  !| of what$6#1$ was passing$1$.  The tea*things were brought in,
204:161,24'  !| and already had $SS#C$Marianne been disappointed more than
204:161,25'  !| once by$4$ a rap at a neighbouring door, when a loud one
204:161,26'  !| was suddenly heard which$6#1$ could not be mistaken for$4$ one
204:161,27'  !| at any other house.  $SS#A$Elinor felt secure$2$ of its announcing
204:161,28'  !| $SS#S$Willoughby's approach$0$, and $SS#C$Marianne starting up moved
204:161,29'  !| towards the door.  Every*thing was silent; this could
204:161,30'  !| not be borne many seconds, she opened the door,
204:161,31'  !| advanced a few steps towards the stairs, and after$4$
204:161,32'  !| listening half a minute$0$, returned into the room in all
204:161,33'  !| the agitation which$6#1$ a conviction of having heard him
204:161,34'  !| would naturally produce; in the extasy of her feelings
204:161,35'  !| at that$6#2$ instant$0$ she could not help$1$ exclaiming,
204:161,35C  !| "Oh|
204:161,36C  !| $SS#A$Elinor, it is $SS#S$Willoughby, indeed it is|"
204:161,36'  !| and seemed
204:161,37'  !| almost ready to$9$ throw$1$ herself into his arms, when
204:161,38'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon appeared.
204:162, 1'  !| It was too$5#1$ great a shock$0$ to$9$ be borne with calmness,
204:162, 2'  !| and she immediately left$1$ the room.  $SS#A$Elinor was disappointed
204:162, 3'  !| too$5#2$; but at the same time her regard$0$ for$4$
204:162, 4'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon ensured his welcome$0$ with her, and she
204:162, 5'  !| felt particularly hurt that$3$ a man so$5#1$ partial to$4$ her sister
204:162, 6'  !| should perceive that$3$ she experienced nothing but grief
204:162, 7'  !| and disappointment in seeing him.  She instantly saw
204:162, 8'  !| that$3$ it was not unnoticed by$4$ him, that$3$ he even$5$ observed
204:162, 9'  !| $SS#C$Marianne as she quitted the room, with such astonishment
204:162,10'  !| and concern$0$, as hardly left$1$ him the recollection of
204:162,11'  !| what$6#1$ civility demanded towards herself.
204:162,12H  !| "Is your sister ill?"
204:162,12'  !| said he.
204:162,13'  !| $SS#A$Elinor answered in some distress$0$ that$3$ she was, and
204:162,14'  !| then talked of head-aches, low spirits, and over*fatigues;
204:162,15'  !| and of every*thing to$4$ which$6#1$ she could decently attribute
204:162,16'  !| her sister's behaviour.
204:162,17'  !| He heard her with the most earnest attention, but
204:162,18'  !| seeming to$9$ recollect himself, said no$2$ more on$4$ the subject$0$,
204:162,19'  !| and began directly to$9$ speak of his pleasure at seeing
204:162,20'  !| them in London, making the usual inquiries about$4$ their
204:162,21'  !| journey and the friends they had left$1$ behind.
204:162,22'  !| In this calm$2$ kind$0$ of way, with very little interest$0$ on$4$
204:162,23'  !| either side$0$, they continued to$9$ talk$1$, both of them out$8$ of
204:162,24'  !| spirits, and the thoughts of both engaged elsewhere.
204:162,25'  !| $SS#A$Elinor wished very much to$9$ ask whether $SS#S$Willoughby
204:162,26'  !| were then in town, but she was afraid of giving him
204:162,27'  !| pain$0$ by$4$ any inquiry after$4$ his rival; and at length by$4$
204:162,28'  !| way of saying something, she asked if he had been in
204:162,29'  !| London ever since she had seen him last$2$.
204:162,29H  !| "Yes,"
204:162,29'  !| he
204:162,30'  !| replied, with some embarrassment,
204:162,30H  !| "almost ever since;
204:162,31H  !| I have been once or twice at Delaford for$4$ a few days,
204:162,32H  !| but it has never been in my power to$9$ return$1$ to$4$ Barton."
204:162,33'  !| This, and the manner in which$6#1$ it was said, immediately
204:162,34'  !| brought back$5$ to$4$ her remembrance, all the circumstances
204:162,35'  !| of his quitting that$6#2$ place$0$, with the uneasiness and
204:162,36'  !| suspicions they had caused to$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, and she
204:162,37'  !| was fearful that$3$ her question$0$ had implied much more
204:162,38'  !| curiosity on$4$ the subject$0$ than she had ever felt.
204:163, 1'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings soon came in.
204:163, 1K  !| "Oh| $SS#H$Colonel,"
204:163, 1'  !| said
204:163, 2'  !| she, with her usual noisy cheerfulness,
204:163, 2K  !| "I am monstrous
204:163, 3K  !| glad to$9$ see you ~ sorry I could not come before$5$ ~ beg
204:163, 4K  !| your pardon$0$, but I have been forced to$9$ look$1$ about$4$ me
204:163, 5K  !| a little, and settle my matters; for$3$ it is a long$9$ while$0$
204:163, 6K  !| since I have been at home, and you know one has always
204:163, 7K  !| a world of little odd things to$9$ do after$3$ one has been
204:163, 8K  !| away for$4$ any time; and then I have had $SS#ZF$Cartwright
204:163, 9K  !| to$9$ settle with ~ Lord$7$, I have been as busy as a bee ever
204:163,10K  !| since dinner|  But pray, $SS#H$Colonel, how came you to$9$
204:163,11K  !| conjure out$5$ that$3$ I should be in town to-day?"
204:163,12H  !| "I had the pleasure of hearing it at $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer's,
204:163,13H  !| where I have been dining."
204:163,14K  !| "Oh| you did; well$7$, and how do they all do at
204:163,15K  !| their house?  How does $SS#O$Charlotte do?  I warrant you
204:163,16K  !| she is a fine size by$4$ this time."
204:163,17H  !| "$SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer appeared quite well$9$, and I am commissioned
204:163,18H  !| to$9$ tell you, that$3$ you will$1$ certainly see her
204:163,19H  !| to-morrow."
204:163,20K  !| "Aye, to$9$ be sure, I thought$1$ as much.  Well$7$, $SS#H$Colonel,
204:163,21K  !| I have brought two young ladies with me, you see ~
204:163,22K  !| that$3$ is, you see but one of them now, but there is another
204:163,23K  !| somewhere.  Your friend $SS#C$Miss*Marianne, too$5#2$ ~ which$6#1$ you
204:163,24K  !| will$1$ not be sorry to$9$ hear.  I do not know what$6#1$ you and
204:163,25K  !| $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby will$1$ do between you about$4$ her.  Aye,
204:163,26K  !| it is a fine thing to$9$ be young and handsome.  Well$7$|
204:163,27K  !| I was young once, but I never was very handsome ~
204:163,28K  !| worse luck for$4$ me.  However I got a very good husband,
204:163,29K  !| and I don't know what$6#1$ the greatest beauty can do more.
204:163,30K  !| Ah| poor man| he has been dead these eight years
204:163,31K  !| and better$9$.  But $SS#H$Colonel, where have you been to$4$ since
204:163,32K  !| we parted?  And how does your business go on$5$?  Come,
204:163,33K  !| come, let's have no$2$ secrets among friends."
204:163,34'  !| He replied with his accustomary mildness to$4$ all her
204:163,35'  !| inquiries, but without satisfying her in any.  $SS#A$Elinor now
204:163,36'  !| began to$9$ make$1$ the tea, and $SS#C$Marianne was obliged to$9$
204:163,37'  !| appear again.
204:163,38'  !| After$4$ her entrance, $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon became more
204:164, 1'  !| thoughtful and silent than he had been before$5$, and
204:164, 2'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings could not prevail on$4$ him to$9$ stay$1$ long$9$.
204:164, 3'  !| No$2$ other visitor appeared that$6#2$ evening, and the ladies
204:164, 4'  !| were unanimous in agreeing to$9$ go early to$4$ bed.
204:164, 5'  !| $SS#C$Marianne rose$1$ the next morning with recovered spirits
204:164, 6'  !| and happy looks$0$.  The disappointment of the evening
204:164, 7'  !| before$5$ seemed forgotten in the expectation of what$6#1$ was
204:164, 8'  !| to$9$ happen that$6#2$ day.  They had not long$9$ finished their
204:164, 9'  !| breakfast$0$ before$3$ $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer's barouche stopt at the
204:164,10'  !| door, and in few minutes she came laughing into
204:164,11'  !| the room; so$5#1$ delighted to$9$ see them all, that$3$ it was
204:164,12'  !| hard to$9$ say whether she received most pleasure from
204:164,13'  !| meeting$9$ her mother or the $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods again.  So$5#1$
204:164,14'  !| surprised at their coming to$4$ town, though it was what$6#1$
204:164,15'  !| she had rather expected$1$ all along$5$; so$5#1$ angry at their
204:164,16'  !| accepting her mother's invitation after$4$ having declined
204:164,17'  !| her own$2$, though at the same time she would never have
204:164,18'  !| forgiven them if they had not come|
204:164,19O  !| "$SS#N$Mr%*Palmer will$1$ be so$5#1$ happy to$9$ see you,"
204:164,19'  !| said she;
204:164,20O  !| "what$6#2$ do you think he said when he heard of your
204:164,21O  !| coming with mama?  I forget what$6#1$ it was now, but it
204:164,22O  !| was something so$5#1$ droll|"
204:164,23'  !| After$4$ an hour or two spent in what$6#1$ her mother
204:164,24'  !| called comfortable chat$0$, or in other words, in every
204:164,25'  !| variety of inquiry concerning all their acquaintance on$4$
204:164,26'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's side$0$, and in laughter without cause on$4$
204:164,27'  !| $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer's, it was proposed by$4$ the latter that$3$ they
204:164,28'  !| should all accompany her to$4$ some shops where she had
204:164,29'  !| business that$6#2$ morning, to$4$ which$6#1$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings and
204:164,30'  !| $SS#A$Elinor readily consented, as having likewise some purchases
204:164,31'  !| to$9$ make$1$ themselves; and $SS#C$Marianne, though
204:164,32'  !| declining it at first, was induced to$9$ go likewise.
204:164,33'  !| Wherever they went, she was evidently always on$4$ the
204:164,34'  !| watch$0$.  In Bond-street especially, where much of their
204:164,35'  !| business lay$1#2$, her eyes were in constant inquiry; and in
204:164,36'  !| whatever shop the party were engaged, her mind$0$ was
204:164,37'  !| equally abstracted from every*thing actually before$4$
204:164,38'  !| them, from all that$6#1$ interested and occupied the others.
204:165, 1'  !| Restless and dissatisfied every*where, her sister could
204:165, 2'  !| never obtain her opinion of any article of purchase$0$,
204:165, 3'  !| however it might equally concern$1$ them both; she
204:165, 4'  !| received no$2$ pleasure from any*thing; was only impatient
204:165, 5'  !| to$9$ be at home again, and could with difficulty govern
204:165, 6'  !| her vexation at the tediousness of $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer, whose$6#1$
204:165, 7'  !| eye was caught by$4$ every*thing pretty$2$, expensive, or
204:165, 8'  !| new; who$6#1$ was wild to$9$ buy all, could determine on$4$ none,
204:165, 9'  !| and dawdled away her time in rapture and indecision.
204:165,10'  !| It was late in the morning before$3$ they returned home;
204:165,11'  !| and no$2$ sooner had they entered the house than $SS#C$Marianne
204:165,12'  !| flew eagerly up*stairs, and when $SS#A$Elinor followed, she
204:165,13'  !| found her turning$1$ from the table with a sorrowful
204:165,14'  !| countenance, which$6#1$ declared that$3$ no$2$ $SS#S$Willoughby had
204:165,15'  !| been there.
204:165,16C  !| "Has no$2$ letter been left$1$ here for$4$ me since we went
204:165,17C  !| out$5$?"
204:165,17'  !| said she to$4$ the footman who$6#1$ then entered with
204:165,18'  !| the parcels.  She was answered in the negative.
204:165,18C  !| "Are
204:165,19C  !| you quite sure of it?"
204:165,19'  !| she replied.
204:165,19C  !| "Are you certain
204:165,20C  !| that$3$ no$2$ servant, no$2$ porter has left$1$ any letter or note$0$?"
204:165,21'  !| The man replied that$3$ none had.
204:165,22C  !| "How very odd|"
204:165,22'  !| said she in a low and disappointed
204:165,23'  !| voice, as she turned away to$4$ the window.
204:165,24A  !| "How odd indeed|"
204:165,24'  !| repeated $SS#A$Elinor within herself,
204:165,25'  !| regarding her sister with uneasiness.
204:165,25A  !| "If she had not
204:165,26A  !| known him to$9$ be in town she would not have written
204:165,27A  !| to$4$ him, as she did; she would have written to$4$ Combe*Magna;
204:165,28A  !| and if he is in town, how odd that$3$ he should
204:165,29A  !| neither come nor write|  Oh| my dear$2#1$ mother, you
204:165,30A  !| must be wrong$9$ in permitting an engagement between
204:165,31A  !| a daughter so$5#1$ young, a man so$5#1$ little known, to$9$ be carried
204:165,32A  !| on$5$ in so$5#1$ doubtful, so$5#1$ mysterious a manner|  I long$1$ to$9$
204:165,33A  !| inquire; but how will$1$ \my\ interference be borne|"
204:165,34'  !| She determined$1$ after$4$ some consideration, that$3$ if
204:165,35'  !| appearances continued many days longer, as unpleasant
204:165,36'  !| as they now were, she would represent in the strongest
204:165,37'  !| manner to$4$ her mother the necessity of some serious$2$
204:165,38'  !| inquiry into the affair.
204:166, 1'  !| $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer and two elderly ladies of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's
204:166, 2'  !| intimate$2$ acquaintance, whom$6#1$ she had met and invited
204:166, 3'  !| in the morning, dined with them.  The former left$1$ them
204:166, 4'  !| soon after$4$ tea to$9$ fulfil her evening engagements; and
204:166, 5'  !| $SS#A$Elinor was obliged to$9$ assist in making a whist-table for$4$
204:166, 6'  !| the others.  $SS#C$Marianne was of no$2$ use$0$ on$4$ these occasions,
204:166, 7'  !| as she would never learn the game, but though her time
204:166, 8'  !| was therefore at her own$2$ disposal, the evening was by$4$
204:166, 9'  !| no$2$ means$0$ more productive of pleasure to$4$ her than to$4$
204:166,10'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, for$3$ it was spent in all the anxiety of expectation
204:166,11'  !| and the pain$0$ of disappointment.  She sometimes
204:166,12'  !| endeavoured for$4$ a few minutes to$9$ read; but the book
204:166,13'  !| was soon thrown aside, and she returned to$4$ the more
204:166,14'  !| interesting employment of walking backwards and forwards
204:166,15'  !| across$4$ the room, pausing for$4$ a moment whenever
204:166,16'  !| she came to$4$ the window, in hopes$0$ of distinguishing the
204:166,17'  !| long-expected rap.
205:167, 1K  !| "If this open$2$ weather holds much longer,"
205:167, 1'  !| said
205:167, 2'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, when they met at breakfast$0$ the following
205:167, 3'  !| morning.
205:167, 3K  !| "$SS#L$Sir*John will$1$ not like$1$ leaving Barton next
205:167, 4K  !| week; 'tis a sad thing for$4$ sportsmen to$9$ lose a day's
205:167, 5K  !| pleasure.  Poor souls|  I always pity$1$ them when they
205:167, 6K  !| do; they seem to$9$ take it so$5#1$ much to$4$ heart."
205:167, 7C  !| "That$6#2$ is true,"
205:167, 7'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne in a cheerful voice,
205:167, 8'  !| and walking to$4$ the window as she spoke, to$9$ examine
205:167, 9'  !| the day.
205:167, 9C  !| "I had not thought$1$ of \that$6#2$\.  This weather
205:167,10C  !| will$1$ keep many sportsmen in the country."
205:167,11'  !| It was a lucky recollection, all her good spirits were
205:167,12'  !| restored by$4$ it.
205:167,12C  !| "It is charming weather for$4$ \them\
205:167,13C  !| indeed,"
205:167,13'  !| she continued, as she sat down$5$ to$4$ the breakfast*table
205:167,14'  !| with a happy countenance.
205:167,14C  !| "How much they
205:167,15C  !| must enjoy it|  But"
205:167,15'  !| (with a little return$0$ of anxiety)
205:167,16C  !| "it cannot be expected$1$ to$9$ last$1$ long$9$.  At this time of
205:167,17C  !| year, and after$4$ such a series of rain$0$, we shall certainly
205:167,18C  !| have very little more of it.  Frosts will$1$ soon set$1$ in, and
205:167,19C  !| in all probability with severity.  In another day or two
205:167,20C  !| perhaps; this extreme$2$ mildness can hardly last$1$ longer ~
205:167,21C  !| nay, perhaps it may$1$ freeze to-night|"
205:167,22A  !| "At any rate$0$,"
205:167,22'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor, wishing to$9$ prevent
205:167,23'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings from seeing her sister's thoughts as clearly
205:167,24'  !| as she did,
205:167,24A  !| "I dare$1#2$ say we shall have $SS#L$Sir*John and
205:167,25A  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton in town by$4$ the end$0$ of next week."
205:167,26K  !| "Aye, my dear$2#1$, I'll warrant you we do.  $SS#M$Mary always
205:167,27K  !| has her own$2$ way."
205:167,28A  !| "And now,"
205:167,28'  !| silently conjectured $SS#A$Elinor,
205:167,28A  !| "she will$1$
205:167,29A  !| write to$4$ Combe by$4$ this day's post."
205:167,30'  !| But if she \did\, the letter was written and sent away
205:167,31'  !| with a privacy which$6#1$ eluded all her watchfulness to$9$
205:167,32'  !| ascertain the fact.  Whatever the truth of it might be,
205:167,33'  !| and far as $SS#A$Elinor was from feeling$1$ thorough contentment
205:168, 1'  !| about$4$ it, yet while$9$ she saw $SS#C$Marianne in spirits, she could
205:168, 2'  !| not be very uncomfortable herself.  And $SS#C$Marianne was
205:168, 3'  !| in spirits; happy in the mildness of the weather, and
205:168, 4'  !| still$5$ happier in her expectation of a frost.
205:168, 5'  !| The morning was chiefly spent in leaving cards at the
205:168, 6'  !| houses of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's acquaintance to$9$ inform them
205:168, 7'  !| of her being$1$ in town; and $SS#C$Marianne was all the time
205:168, 8'  !| busy in observing the direction of the wind, watching
205:168, 9'  !| the variations of the sky and imagining an alteration in
205:168,10'  !| the air.
205:168,11C  !| "Don't you find it colder than it was in the morning,
205:168,12C  !| $SS#A$Elinor?  There seems to$4$ me a very decided$2$ difference.
205:168,13C  !| I can hardly keep my hands warm$2$ even$5$ in my muff.
205:168,14C  !| It was not so$5#2$ yesterday, I think.  The clouds seem
205:168,15C  !| parting too$5#2$, the sun will$1$ be out$5$ in a moment; and we
205:168,16C  !| shall have a clear$2$ afternoon."
205:168,17'  !| $SS#A$Elinor was alternately diverted and pained; but
205:168,18'  !| $SS#C$Marianne persevered, and saw every night in the brightness
205:168,19'  !| of the fire$0$, and every morning in the appearance
205:168,20'  !| of the atmosphere, the certain symptoms of approaching
205:168,21'  !| frost.
205:168,22'  !| The $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods had no$2$ greater reason$0$ to$9$ be
205:168,23'  !| dissatisfied with $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's style of living$9$, and set$0$
205:168,24'  !| of acquaintance, than with her behaviour to$4$ themselves,
205:168,25'  !| which$6#1$ was invariably kind$2$.  Every*thing in her household
205:168,26'  !| arrangements was conducted on$4$ the most liberal
205:168,27'  !| plan, and excepting a few old city friends, whom$6#1$, to$4$
205:168,28'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton's regret$0$, she had never dropped, she
205:168,29'  !| visited no*one, to$4$ whom$6#1$ an introduction could at all
205:168,30'  !| discompose the feelings of her young companions.
205:168,31'  !| Pleased to$9$ find herself more comfortably situated in
205:168,32'  !| that$6#2$ particular than she had expected$1$, $SS#A$Elinor was very
205:168,33'  !| willing to$9$ compound for$4$ the want$0$ of much real enjoyment
205:168,34'  !| from any of their evening parties, which$6#1$, whether
205:168,35'  !| at home or abroad, formed only for$4$ cards, could have
205:168,36'  !| little to$9$ amuse her.
205:168,37'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, who$6#1$ had a general$2$ invitation to$4$ the
205:168,38'  !| house, was with them almost every day; he came to$9$
205:169, 1'  !| look$1$ at $SS#C$Marianne and talk$1$ to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor, who$6#1$ often derived
205:169, 2'  !| more satisfaction from conversing with him than from
205:169, 3'  !| any other daily occurrence, but who$6#1$ saw at the same
205:169, 4'  !| time with much concern$0$ his continued regard$0$ for$4$ her
205:169, 5'  !| sister.  She feared it was a strengthening regard$0$.  It
205:169, 6'  !| grieved her to$9$ see the earnestness with which$6#1$ he often
205:169, 7'  !| watched $SS#C$Marianne, and his spirits were certainly worse
205:169, 8'  !| than when at Barton.
205:169, 9'  !| About$4$ a week after$4$ their arrival it became certain
205:169,10'  !| that$3$ $SS#S$Willoughby was also arrived.  His card was on$4$ the
205:169,11'  !| table, when they came in from the morning's drive$0$.
205:169,12C  !| "Good God|"
205:169,12'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne,
205:169,12C  !| "he has been here
205:169,13C  !| while$9$ we were out$5$."
205:169,13'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, rejoiced to$9$ be assured of
205:169,14'  !| his being$1$ in London, now ventured to$9$ say,
205:169,14A  !| "depend
205:169,15A  !| upon it he will$1$ call$1$ again to-morrow."
205:169,15'  !| But $SS#C$Marianne
205:169,16'  !| seemed hardly to$9$ hear her, and on$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's
205:169,17'  !| entrance, escaped with the precious card.
205:169,18'  !| This event, while$9$ it raised the spirits of $SS#A$Elinor, restored
205:169,19'  !| to$4$ those of her sister, all, and more than all, their former
205:169,20'  !| agitation.  From this moment her mind$0$ was never quiet$2$;
205:169,21'  !| the expectation of seeing him every hour of the day,
205:169,22'  !| made her unfit for$4$ anything.  She insisted on$4$ being$1$ left$1$
205:169,23'  !| behind, the next morning, when the others went out$5$.
205:169,24'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's thoughts were full of what$6#1$ might be passing$1$
205:169,25'  !| in Berkeley-street during their absence; but a moment's
205:169,26'  !| glance$0$ at her sister when they returned was enough to$9$
205:169,27'  !| inform her, that$3$ $SS#S$Willoughby had paid no$2$ second$2$ visit$0$
205:169,28'  !| there.  A note$0$ was just$9$ then brought in, and laid on$4$
205:169,29'  !| the table.
205:169,30C  !| "For$4$ me?"
205:169,30'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne, stepping hastily forward$8$.
205:169,31V  !| "No$7$, ma'am, for$4$ my mistress."
205:169,32'  !| But $SS#C$Marianne, not convinced, took it instantly up.
205:169,33C  !| "It is indeed for$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings; how provoking|"
205:169,34A  !| "You are expecting a letter then?"
205:169,34'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
205:169,35'  !| unable to$9$ be longer silent.
205:169,36C  !| "Yes, a little ~ not much."
205:169,37'  !| After$4$ a short$2$ pause$0$,
205:169,37A  !| "you have no$2$ confidence in me,
205:169,38A  !| $SS#C$Marianne."
205:170, 1C  !| "Nay, $SS#A$Elinor, this reproach$0$ from \you\ ~ you who$6#1$ have
205:170, 2C  !| confidence in no*one|"
205:170, 3A  !| "Me|"
205:170, 3'  !| returned $SS#A$Elinor in some confusion;
205:170, 3A  !| "indeed,
205:170, 4A  !| $SS#C$Marianne, I have nothing to$9$ tell."
205:170, 5C  !| "Nor I,"
205:170, 5'  !| answered $SS#C$Marianne with energy,
205:170, 5C  !| "our situations
205:170, 6C  !| then are alike.  We have neither of us any*thing
205:170, 7C  !| to$9$ tell; you, because you communicate, and I, because
205:170, 8C  !| I conceal nothing."
205:170, 9'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, distressed by$4$ this charge$0$ of reserve$0$ in herself,
205:170,10'  !| which$6#1$ she was not at liberty to$9$ do away, knew not how,
205:170,11'  !| under such circumstances, to$9$ press$1$ for$4$ greater openness
205:170,12'  !| in $SS#C$Marianne.
205:170,13'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings soon appeared, and the note$0$ being$1$ given
205:170,14'  !| her, she read it aloud.  It was from $SS#M$Lady*Middleton,
205:170,15'  !| announcing their arrival in Conduit-street the night
205:170,16'  !| before$5$, and requesting the company of her mother and
205:170,17'  !| cousins the following evening.  Business on$4$ $SS#L$Sir*John's
205:170,18'  !| part$0$, and a violent cold$0$ on$4$ her own$2$, prevented their
205:170,19'  !| calling in Berkeley-street.  The invitation was accepted:
205:170,20'  !| but when the hour of appointment drew near$9$, necessary
205:170,21'  !| as it was in common$2$ civility to$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, that$3$ they
205:170,22'  !| should both attend her on$4$ such a visit$0$, $SS#A$Elinor had
205:170,23'  !| some difficulty in persuading her sister to$9$ go, for$3$ still$5$
205:170,24'  !| she had seen nothing of $SS#S$Willoughby; and therefore
205:170,25'  !| was not more indisposed for$4$ amusement abroad, than
205:170,26'  !| unwilling to$9$ run$1$ the risk$0$ of his calling again in her
205:170,27'  !| absence.
205:170,28'  !| $SS#A$Elinor found, when the evening was over, that$3$ disposition
205:170,29'  !| is not materially altered by$4$ a change$0$ of abode,
205:170,30'  !| for$3$ although scarcely settled$1$ in town, $SS#L$Sir*John had contrived
205:170,31'  !| to$9$ collect around$4$ him, nearly twenty young people,
205:170,32'  !| and to$9$ amuse them with a ball$0#2$.  This was an affair,
205:170,33'  !| however, of which$6#1$ $SS#M$Lady*Middleton did not approve.  In
205:170,34'  !| the country, an unpremeditated dance$0$ was very allowable;
205:170,35'  !| but in London, where the reputation of elegance
205:170,36'  !| was more important and less easily attained, it was
205:170,37'  !| risking too$5#1$ much for$4$ the gratification of a few girls, to$9$
205:170,38'  !| have it known that$3$ $SS#M$Lady*Middleton had given a small
205:171, 1'  !| dance$0$ of eight or nine couple, with two violins, and
205:171, 2'  !| a mere side-board collation.
205:171, 3'  !| $SS#N$Mr% and $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer were of the party; from the
205:171, 4'  !| former, whom$6#1$ they had not seen before$5$ since their
205:171, 5'  !| arrival in town, as he was careful to$9$ avoid the appearance
205:171, 6'  !| of any attention to$4$ his mother-in-law, and therefore
205:171, 7'  !| never came near$4$ her, they received no$2$ mark$0$ of recognition
205:171, 8'  !| on$4$ their entrance.  He looked at them slightly,
205:171, 9'  !| without seeming to$9$ know who$6#2$ they were, and merely
205:171,10'  !| nodded to$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings from the other side$0$ of the
205:171,11'  !| room.  $SS#C$Marianne gave one glance$0$ round$4$ the apartment
205:171,12'  !| as she entered; it was enough, \he\ was not there ~ and
205:171,13'  !| she sat down$5$, equally ill-disposed to$9$ receive or communicate
205:171,14'  !| pleasure.  After$3$ they had been assembled
205:171,15'  !| about$4$ an hour, $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer sauntered towards the $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods
205:171,16'  !| to$9$ express$1$ his surprise$0$ on$4$ seeing them in
205:171,17'  !| town, though $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon had been first informed
205:171,18'  !| of their arrival at his house, and he had himself said
205:171,19'  !| something very droll on$4$ hearing that$3$ they were to$9$ come.
205:171,20N  !| "I thought$1$ you were both in Devonshire,"
205:171,20'  !| said he.
205:171,21A  !| "Did you?"
205:171,21'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor.
205:171,22N  !| "When do you go back$5$ again?"
205:171,23A  !| "I do not know."
205:171,23'  !| And thus ended their discourse.
205:171,24'  !| Never had $SS#C$Marianne been so$5#1$ unwilling to$9$ dance$1$ in
205:171,25'  !| her life, as she was that$6#2$ evening, and never so$5#1$ much
205:171,26'  !| fatigued by$4$ the exercise$0$.  She complained of it as they
205:171,27'  !| returned to$4$ Berkeley-street.
205:171,28K  !| "Aye, aye,"
205:171,28'  !| said $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
205:171,28K  !| "we know the reason$0$
205:171,29K  !| of all that$6#2$ very well$9$; if a certain person who$6#1$ shall be
205:171,30K  !| nameless, had been there, you would not have been
205:171,31K  !| a bit tired:  and to$9$ say the truth it was not very pretty$2$
205:171,32K  !| of him not to$9$ give you the meeting$0$ when he was invited."
205:171,33C  !| "Invited|"
205:171,33'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne.
205:171,34K  !| "So$5#2$ my daughter $SS#M$Middleton told me, for$3$ it seems
205:171,35K  !| $SS#L$Sir*John met him somewhere in the street this morning."
205:171,36'  !| $SS#C$Marianne said no$2$ more, but looked exceedingly hurt.
205:171,37'  !| Impatient in this situation to$9$ be doing something that$6#1$
205:171,38'  !| might lead$1$ to$4$ her sister's relief, $SS#A$Elinor resolved to$9$ write
205:172, 1'  !| the next morning to$4$ her mother, and hoped by$4$ awakening
205:172, 2'  !| her fears for$4$ the health of $SS#C$Marianne, to$9$ procure those
205:172, 3'  !| inquiries which$6#1$ had been so$5#1$ long$9$ delayed; and she was
205:172, 4'  !| still$5$ more eagerly bent on$4$ this measure$0$ by$4$ perceiving
205:172, 5'  !| after$4$ breakfast$0$ on$4$ the morrow, that$3$ $SS#C$Marianne was again
205:172, 6'  !| writing$1$ to$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby, for$3$ she could not suppose it to$9$
205:172, 7'  !| be to$4$ any other person.
205:172, 8'  !| About$4$ the middle of the day, $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings went out$5$
205:172, 9'  !| by$4$ herself on$4$ business, and $SS#A$Elinor began her letter
205:172,10'  !| directly, while$9$ $SS#C$Marianne, too$5#1$ restless for$4$ employment,
205:172,11'  !| too$5#1$ anxious for$4$ conversation, walked from one window
205:172,12'  !| to$4$ the other, or sat down$5$ by$4$ the fire$0$ in melancholy$2$
205:172,13'  !| meditation.  $SS#A$Elinor was very earnest in her application
205:172,14'  !| to$4$ her mother, relating all that$6#1$ had passed, her suspicions
205:172,15'  !| of $SS#S$Willoughby's inconstancy, urging her by$4$ every plea
205:172,16'  !| of duty and affection to$9$ demand$1$ from $SS#C$Marianne, an
205:172,17'  !| account$0$ of her real situation with respect$0$ to$4$ him.
205:172,18'  !| Her letter was scarcely finished, when a rap foretold
205:172,19'  !| a visitor, and $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon was announced.  $SS#C$Marianne,
205:172,20'  !| who$6#1$ had seen him from the window, and who$6#1$
205:172,21'  !| hated company of any kind$0$, left$1$ the room before$3$ he
205:172,22'  !| entered it.  He looked more than usually grave$2$, and
205:172,23'  !| though expressing satisfaction at finding $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood
205:172,24'  !| alone, as if he had somewhat in particular to$9$ tell her,
205:172,25'  !| sat for$4$ some time without saying a word.  $SS#A$Elinor, persuaded
205:172,26'  !| that$3$ he had some communication to$9$ make$1$ in
205:172,27'  !| which$6#1$ her sister was concerned, impatiently expected$1$ its
205:172,28'  !| opening.  It was not the first time of her feeling$1$ the
205:172,29'  !| same kind$0$ of conviction; for$3$ more than once before$5$,
205:172,30'  !| beginning$1$ with the observation of
205:172,30H  !| "your sister looks$1$
205:172,31H  !| unwell to-day,"
205:172,31'  !| or
205:172,31H  !| "your sister seems out$8$ of spirits,"
205:172,32'  !| he had appeared on$4$ the point$0$, either of disclosing, or
205:172,33'  !| of inquiring, something particular about$4$ her.  After$4$
205:172,34'  !| a pause$0$ of several minutes, their silence$0$ was broken, by$4$
205:172,35'  !| his asking her in a voice of some agitation,
205:172,35@h   | when he was
205:172,36@h   | to$9$ congratulate her on$4$ the acquisition of a brother?
205:172,37'  !| $SS#A$Elinor was not prepared for$4$ such a question$0$, and having
205:172,38'  !| no$2$ answer$0$ ready, was obliged to$9$ adopt the simple$2$ and
205:173, 1'  !| common$2$ expedient$0$, of asking what$6#1$ he meant?  He tried
205:173, 2'  !| to$9$ smile$1$ as he replied,
205:173, 2H  !| "your sister's engagement to$4$
205:173, 3H  !| $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby is very generally known."
205:173, 4A  !| "It cannot be generally known,"
205:173, 4'  !| returned $SS#A$Elinor,
205:173, 5A  !| "for$3$ her own$2$ family do not know it."
205:173, 6'  !| He looked surprised and said,
205:173, 6H  !| "I beg your pardon$0$,
205:173, 7H  !| I am afraid my inquiry has been impertinent; but I had
205:173, 8H  !| not supposed any secrecy intended, as they openly correspond,
205:173, 9H  !| and their marriage is universally talked of."
205:173,10A  !| "How can that$6#2$ be?  By$4$ whom$6#2$ can you have heard
205:173,11A  !| it mentioned?"
205:173,12H  !| "By$4$ many ~ by$4$ some of whom$6#1$ you know nothing, by$4$
205:173,13H  !| others with whom$6#1$ you are most intimate$2$, $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
205:173,14H  !| $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer, and the $SS#L1$Middletons.  But still$5$ I might not
205:173,15H  !| have believed it, for$3$ where the mind$0$ is perhaps rather
205:173,16H  !| unwilling to$9$ be convinced, it will$1$ always find something
205:173,17H  !| to$9$ support$1$ its doubts$0$, if I had not, when the servant
205:173,18H  !| let me in to-day, accidentally seen a letter in his hand$0$,
205:173,19H  !| directed to$4$ $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby in your sister's writing$0$.
205:173,20H  !| I came to$9$ inquire, but I was convinced before$3$ I could
205:173,21H  !| ask the question$0$.  Is every*thing finally settled$1$?  Is it
205:173,22H  !| impossible to$9$ ~?  But I have no$2$ right$0$, and I could
205:173,23H  !| have no$2$ chance$0$ of succeeding.  Excuse$1$ me, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood.
205:173,24H  !| I believe I have been wrong$9$ in saying so$5#1$ much,
205:173,25H  !| but I hardly know what$6#1$ to$9$ do, and on$4$ your prudence
205:173,26H  !| I have the strongest dependence.  Tell me that$3$ it is all
205:173,27H  !| absolutely resolved on$5$, that$3$ any attempt$0$, that$3$ in short$2$
205:173,28H  !| concealment, if concealment be possible, is all that$6#1$
205:173,29H  !| remains$1$."
205:173,30'  !| These words, which$6#1$ conveyed to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor a direct$2$ avowal
205:173,31'  !| of his love$0$ for$4$ her sister, affected her very much.  She
205:173,32'  !| was not immediately able to$9$ say anything, and even$5$
205:173,33'  !| when her spirits were recovered, she debated for$4$ a short$2$
205:173,34'  !| time, on$4$ the answer$0$ it would be most proper to$9$ give.
205:173,35'  !| The real state$0$ of things between $SS#S$Willoughby and her
205:173,36'  !| sister was so$5#1$ little known to$4$ herself, that$3$ in endeavouring
205:173,37'  !| to$9$ explain it, she might be as liable to$9$ say too$5#1$ much as
205:173,38'  !| too$5#1$ little.  Yet as she was convinced that$3$ $SS#C$Marianne's
205:174, 1'  !| affection for$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby, could leave$1$ no$2$ hope$0$ of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's
205:174, 2'  !| success, whatever the event of that$6#2$ affection
205:174, 3'  !| might be, and at the same time wished to$9$ shield her
205:174, 4'  !| conduct$0$ from censure$0$, she thought$1$ it most prudent and
205:174, 5'  !| kind$2$, after$4$ some consideration, to$9$ say more than she
205:174, 6'  !| really knew or believed.  She acknowledged, therefore,
205:174, 7'  !| that$3$
205:174, 7@a   | though she had never been informed by$4$ themselves
205:174, 8@a   | of the terms on$4$ which$6#1$ they stood with each other, of
205:174, 9@a   | their mutual affection she had no$2$ doubt$0$, and of their
205:174,10@a   | correspondence she was not astonished to$9$ hear.
205:174,11'  !| He listened to$4$ her with silent attention, and on$4$ her
205:174,12'  !| ceasing to$9$ speak, rose$1$ directly from his seat, and after$4$
205:174,13'  !| saying in a voice of emotion,
205:174,13H  !| "to$4$ your sister I wish$1$ all
205:174,14H  !| imaginable happiness; to$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby that$6#2$ he may$1$
205:174,15H  !| endeavour$1$ to$9$ deserve her," ~
205:174,15'  !| took leave$0$, and went away.
205:174,16'  !| $SS#A$Elinor derived no$2$ comfortable feelings from this conversation,
205:174,17'  !| to$9$ lessen the uneasiness of her mind$0$ on$4$ other
205:174,18'  !| points; she was left$1$, on$4$ the contrary$0$, with a melancholy$2$
205:174,19'  !| impression of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's unhappiness, and was
205:174,20'  !| prevented even$5$ from wishing it removed, by$4$ her anxiety
205:174,21'  !| for$4$ the very event that$6#1$ must confirm it.
206:175, 1'  !| Nothing occurred during the next three or four days,
206:175, 2'  !| to$9$ make$1$ $SS#A$Elinor regret$1$ what$6#1$ she had done, in applying
206:175, 3'  !| to$4$ her mother; for$3$ $SS#S$Willoughby neither came nor wrote.
206:175, 4'  !| The were engaged about$4$ the end$0$ of that$6#2$ time to$9$ attend
206:175, 5'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton to$4$ a party, from which$6#1$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
206:175, 6'  !| was kept away by$4$ the indisposition of her youngest
206:175, 7'  !| daughter; and for$4$ this party, $SS#C$Marianne, wholly
206:175, 8'  !| dispirited, careless of her appearance, and seeming
206:175, 9'  !| equally indifferent whether she went or staid, prepared,
206:175,10'  !| without one look$0$ of hope$0$, or one expression of pleasure.
206:175,11'  !| She sat by$4$ the drawing*room fire$0$ after$4$ tea, till the
206:175,12'  !| moment of $SS#M$Lady*Middleton's arrival, without once
206:175,13'  !| stirring from her seat, or altering her attitude, lost in
206:175,14'  !| her own$2$ thoughts and insensible of her sister's presence;
206:175,15'  !| and when at last$0$ they were told that$3$ $SS#M$Lady*Middleton
206:175,16'  !| waited for$4$ them at the door, she started as if she had
206:175,17'  !| forgotten that$3$ any*one was expected$1$.
206:175,18'  !| They arrived in due$2$ time at the place$0$ of destination,
206:175,19'  !| and as soon as the string of carriages before$4$ them would
206:175,20'  !| allow, alighted, ascended the stairs, heard their names
206:175,21'  !| announced from one landing-place to$4$ another in an
206:175,22'  !| audible voice, and entered a room splendidly lit up,
206:175,23'  !| quite full of company, and insufferably hot.  When they
206:175,24'  !| had paid their tribute of politeness by$4$ curtesying to$4$ the
206:175,25'  !| lady of the house, they were permitted to$9$ mingle in
206:175,26'  !| the croud, and take their share$0$ of the heat$0$ and inconvenience,
206:175,27'  !| to$4$ which$6#1$ their arrival must necessarily add.
206:175,28'  !| After$4$ some time spent in saying little and doing less,
206:175,29'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton sat down$5$ to$4$ Casino, and as $SS#C$Marianne
206:175,30'  !| was not in spirits for$4$ moving about$5$, she and $SS#A$Elinor
206:175,31'  !| luckily succeeding to$4$ chairs, placed themselves at no$2$
206:175,32'  !| great distance$0$ from the table.
206:175,33'  !| They had not remained in this manner long$9$, before$3$
206:176, 1'  !| $SS#A$Elinor perceived $SS#S$Willoughby, standing$1$ within a few
206:176, 2'  !| yards of them, in earnest conversation with a very
206:176, 3'  !| fashionable*looking young woman.  She soon caught his
206:176, 4'  !| eye, and he immediately bowed, but without attempting
206:176, 5'  !| to$9$ speak to$4$ her, or to$9$ approach$1$ $SS#C$Marianne, though he
206:176, 6'  !| could not but see her; and then continued his discourse
206:176, 7'  !| with the same lady.  $SS#A$Elinor turned involuntarily to$4$
206:176, 8'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, to$9$ see whether it could be unobserved by$4$ her.
206:176, 9'  !| At that$6#2$ moment she first perceived him, and her whole$2$
206:176,10'  !| countenance glowing with sudden$2$ delight$0$, she would
206:176,11'  !| have moved towards him instantly, had not her sister
206:176,12'  !| caught hold$0$ of her.
206:176,13C  !| "Good heavens|"
206:176,13'  !| she exclaimed,
206:176,13C  !| "he is there ~ he
206:176,14C  !| is there ~ Oh| why does he not look$1$ at me?  why cannot
206:176,15C  !| I speak to$4$ him?"
206:176,16A  !| "Pray, pray be composed,"
206:176,16'  !| cried $SS#A$Elinor,
206:176,16A  !| "and do
206:176,17A  !| not betray what$6#1$ you feel to$4$ every*body present$9$.  Perhaps
206:176,18A  !| he has not observed you yet."
206:176,19'  !| This however was more than she could believe herself;
206:176,20'  !| and to$9$ be composed at such a moment was not only
206:176,21'  !| beyond$4$ the reach$0$ of $SS#C$Marianne, it was beyond$4$ her wish$0$.
206:176,22'  !| She sat in an agony of impatience, which$6#1$ affected every
206:176,23'  !| feature.
206:176,24'  !| At last$0$ he turned round$9$ again, and regarded them
206:176,25'  !| both; she started up, and pronouncing his name$0$ in
206:176,26'  !| a tone of affection, held out$5$ her hand$0$ to$4$ him.  He
206:176,27'  !| approached, and addressing himself rather to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor
206:176,28'  !| than $SS#C$Marianne, as if wishing to$9$ avoid her eye, and
206:176,29'  !| determined$2$ not to$9$ observe her attitude, inquired in
206:176,30'  !| a hurried manner after$4$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, and asked how
206:176,31'  !| long$9$ they had been in town.  $SS#A$Elinor was robbed of all
206:176,32'  !| presence of mind$0$ by$4$ such an address$0$, and was unable
206:176,33'  !| to$9$ say a word.  But the feelings of her sister were
206:176,34'  !| instantly expressed.  Her face$0$ was crimsoned over, and
206:176,35'  !| she exclaimed in a voice of the greatest emotion,
206:176,35C  !| "Good
206:176,36C  !| God|  $SS#S$Willoughby, what$6#2$ is the meaning$0$ of this?  Have
206:176,37C  !| you not received my letters?  Will$1$ you not shake$1$ hands
206:176,38C  !| with me?"
206:177, 1'  !| He could not then avoid it, but her touch$0$ seemed
206:177, 2'  !| painful to$4$ him, and he held her hand$0$ only for$4$ a moment.
206:177, 3'  !| During all this time he was evidently struggling for$4$
206:177, 4'  !| composure.  $SS#A$Elinor watched his countenance and saw
206:177, 5'  !| its expression becoming$1$ more tranquil.  After$4$ a moment's
206:177, 6'  !| pause$0$, he spoke with calmness.
206:177, 7S  !| "I did myself the honour$0$ of calling in Berkeley-street
206:177, 8S  !| last$2$ Tuesday, and very much regretted that$3$ I was not
206:177, 9S  !| fortunate enough to$9$ find yourselves and $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
206:177,10S  !| at home.  My card was not lost, I hope$1$."
206:177,11C  !| "But have you not received my notes?"
206:177,11'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne
206:177,12'  !| in the wildest anxiety.
206:177,12C  !| "Here is some mistake$0$
206:177,13C  !| I am sure ~ some dreadful mistake$0$.  What$6#2$ can be the
206:177,14C  !| meaning$0$ of it?  Tell me, $SS#S$Willoughby; for$4$ heaven's sake
206:177,15C  !| tell me, what$6#2$ is the matter?"
206:177,16'  !| He made no$2$ reply$0$; his complexion changed and all
206:177,17'  !| his embarrassment returned; but as if, on$4$ catching the
206:177,18'  !| eye of the young lady with whom$6#1$ he had been previously
206:177,19'  !| talking, he felt the necessity of instant$2$ exertion, he
206:177,20'  !| recovered himself again, and after$4$ saying,
206:177,20S  !| "Yes, I had
206:177,21S  !| the pleasure of receiving the information of your arrival
206:177,22S  !| in town, which$6#1$ you were so$5#1$ good as to$9$ send me,"
206:177,22'  !| turned
206:177,23'  !| hastily away with a slight$2$ bow$0#1$ and joined his friend.
206:177,24'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, now looking dreadfully white, and unable
206:177,25'  !| to$9$ stand$1$, sunk into her chair, and $SS#A$Elinor, expecting
206:177,26'  !| every moment to$9$ see her faint$1$, tried to$9$ screen her from
206:177,27'  !| the observation of others, while$9$ reviving her with
206:177,28'  !| lavendar water.
206:177,29C  !| "Go to$4$ him, $SS#A$Elinor,"
206:177,29'  !| she cried, as soon as she could
206:177,30'  !| speak,
206:177,30C  !| "and force$1$ him to$9$ come to$4$ me.  Tell him I must
206:177,31C  !| see him again ~ must speak to$4$ him instantly. ~ I cannot
206:177,32C  !| rest$1$ ~ I shall not have a moment's peace till this is
206:177,33C  !| explained ~ some dreadful misapprehension or other. ~
206:177,34C  !| Oh go to$4$ him this moment."
206:177,35A  !| "How can that$6#2$ be done?  No$7$, my dearest $SS#C$Marianne,
206:177,36A  !| you must wait.  This is not a place$0$ for$4$ explanations.
206:177,37A  !| Wait only till to-morrow."
206:177,38'  !| With difficulty however could she prevent her from
206:178, 1'  !| following him herself; and to$9$ persuade her to$9$ check$1$ her
206:178, 2'  !| agitation, to$9$ wait, at least, with the appearance of composure,
206:178, 3'  !| till she might speak to$4$ him with more privacy
206:178, 4'  !| and more effect$0$, was impossible; for$3$ $SS#C$Marianne continued
206:178, 5'  !| incessantly to$9$ give way in a low voice to$4$ the misery of
206:178, 6'  !| her feelings, by$4$ exclamations of wretchedness.  In a short$2$
206:178, 7'  !| time $SS#A$Elinor saw $SS#S$Willoughby quit the room by$4$ the door
206:178, 8'  !| towards the staircase, and telling $SS#C$Marianne that$3$ he was
206:178, 9'  !| gone, urged the impossibility of speaking to$4$ him again
206:178,10'  !| that$6#2$ evening, as a fresh argument for$4$ her to$9$ be calm$2$.
206:178,11'  !| She instantly begged her sister would entreat $SS#M$Lady*Middleton
206:178,12'  !| to$9$ take them home, as she was too$5#1$ miserable
206:178,13'  !| to$9$ stay$1$ a minute$0$ longer.
206:178,14'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton, though in the middle of a rubber,
206:178,15'  !| on$4$ being$1$ informed that$3$ $SS#C$Marianne was unwell, was too$5#1$
206:178,16'  !| polite to$9$ object$1$ for$4$ a moment to$4$ her wish$0$ of going away,
206:178,17'  !| and making over her cards to$4$ a friend, they departed as
206:178,18'  !| soon as the carriage could be found.  Scarcely a word was
206:178,19'  !| spoken during their return$0$ to$4$ Berkeley-street.  $SS#C$Marianne
206:178,20'  !| was in a silent agony, too$5#1$ much oppressed even$5$ for$4$ tears;
206:178,21'  !| but as $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings was luckily not come home, they
206:178,22'  !| could go directly to$4$ their own$2$ room, where hartshorn
206:178,23'  !| restored her a little to$4$ herself.  She was soon undressed
206:178,24'  !| and in bed, and as she seemed desirous of being$1$ alone,
206:178,25'  !| her sister then left$1$ her, and while$9$ she waited the return$0$
206:178,26'  !| of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, had leisure enough for$4$ thinking over
206:178,27'  !| the past$0$.
206:178,28@a   | That$3$ some kind$0$ of engagement had subsisted between
206:178,29@a   | $SS#S$Willoughby and $SS#C$Marianne she could not doubt$1$; and
206:178,30@a   | that$3$ $SS#S$Willoughby was weary of it, seemed equally clear$2$;
206:178,31@a   | for$3$ however $SS#C$Marianne might still$5$ feed her own$2$ wishes$0$,
206:178,32@a   | \she\ could not attribute such behaviour to$4$ mistake$0$ or
206:178,33@a   | misapprehension of any kind$0$.  Nothing but a thorough
206:178,34@a   | change$0$ of sentiment could account$1$ for$4$ it.  Her indignation
206:178,35@a   | would have been still$5$ stronger than it was, had she
206:178,36@a   | not witnessed that$6#2$ embarrassment which$6#1$ seemed to$9$
206:178,37@a   | speak a consciousness of his own$2$ misconduct, and prevented
206:178,38@a   | her from believing him so$5#1$ unprincipled as to$9$
206:179, 1@a   | have been sporting with the affections of her sister from
206:179, 2@a   | the first, without any design$0$ that$6#1$ would bear$1$ investigation.
206:179, 3@a   | Absence might have weakened his regard$0$, and
206:179, 4@a   | convenience might have determined$1$ him to$9$ overcome it,
206:179, 5@a   | but that$3$ such a regard$0$ had formerly existed she could
206:179, 5@a   | not bring herself to$9$ doubt$1$.
206:179, 6@a   | As for$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, on$4$ the pangs which$6#1$ so$5#1$ unhappy
206:179, 7@a   | a meeting$0$ must already have given her, and on$4$ those
206:179, 8@a   | still$5$ more severe which$6#1$ might await her in its probable
206:179, 9@a   | consequence, she could not reflect without the deepest
206:179,10@a   | concern$0$.  Her own$2$ situation gained in the comparison;
206:179,11@a   | for$3$ while$9$ she could \esteem$1$\ $SS#B$Edward as much as ever,
206:179,12@a   | however they might be divided in future, her mind$0$
206:179,13@a   | might be always supported.  But every circumstance
206:179,14@a   | that$6#1$ could embitter such an evil seemed uniting to$9$
206:179,15@a   | heighten the misery of $SS#C$Marianne in a final separation
206:179,16@a   | from $SS#S$Willoughby ~ in an immediate and irreconcileable
206:179,17@a   | rupture with him.
207:180, 1'  !| Before$3$ the house-maid had lit their fire$0$ the next day,
207:180, 2'  !| or the sun gained any power over a cold$2$, gloomy morning
207:180, 3'  !| in January, $SS#C$Marianne, only half*dressed, was kneeling
207:180, 4'  !| against one of the window-seats for$4$ the sake of all the
207:180, 5'  !| little light$0$ she could command$1$ from it, and writing$1$ as
207:180, 6'  !| fast as a continual flow$0$ of tears would permit her.  In
207:180, 7'  !| this situation, $SS#A$Elinor, roused from sleep$0$ by$4$ her agitation
207:180, 8'  !| and sobs, first perceived her; and after$4$ observing her
207:180, 9'  !| for$4$ a few moments with silent anxiety, said, in a tone
207:180,10'  !| of the most considerate gentleness,
207:180,11A  !| "$SS#C$Marianne, may$1$ I ask?" ~
207:180,12C  !| "No$7$, $SS#A$Elinor,"
207:180,12'  !| she replied,
207:180,12C  !| "ask nothing; you will$1$
207:180,13C  !| soon know all."
207:180,14'  !| The sort of desperate calmness with which$6#1$ this was
207:180,15'  !| said, lasted no$2$ longer than while$9$ she spoke, and was
207:180,16'  !| immediately followed by$4$ a return$0$ of the same excessive
207:180,17'  !| affliction.  It was some minutes before$3$ she could go on$5$
207:180,18'  !| with her letter, and the frequent bursts of grief which$6#1$
207:180,19'  !| still$5$ obliged her, at intervals, to$9$ withhold her pen, were
207:180,20'  !| proofs enough of her feeling$1$ how more than probable it
207:180,21'  !| was that$3$ she was writing$1$ for$4$ the last$2$ time to$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby.
207:180,22'  !| $SS#A$Elinor paid her every quiet$2$ and unobtrusive attention
207:180,23'  !| in her power; and she would have tried to$9$ sooth and
207:180,24'  !| tranquillize her still$5$ more, had not $SS#C$Marianne entreated
207:180,25'  !| her, with all the eagerness of the most nervous irritability,
207:180,26'  !| not to$9$ speak to$4$ her for$4$ the world.  In such circumstances,
207:180,27'  !| it was better$9$ for$4$ both that$3$ they should not be long$9$
207:180,28'  !| together; and the restless state$0$ of $SS#C$Marianne's mind$0$ not
207:180,29'  !| only prevented her from remaining in the room a moment
207:180,30'  !| after$3$ she was dressed, but requiring at once solitude and
207:180,31'  !| continual change$0$ of place$0$, made her wander about$4$ the
207:180,32'  !| house till breakfast$0$ time, avoiding the sight of every*body.
207:180,33     |
207:181, 1'  !| At breakfast$0$ she neither ate, nor attempted to$9$ eat
207:181, 2'  !| any*thing; and $SS#A$Elinor's attention was then all employed,
207:181, 3'  !| not in urging her, not in pitying her, nor in appearing
207:181, 4'  !| to$9$ regard$1$ her, but in endeavouring to$9$ engage $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's
207:181, 5'  !| notice$0$ entirely to$4$ herself.
207:181, 6'  !| As this was a favourite$2$ meal with $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, it
207:181, 7'  !| lasted a considerable time, and they were just$9$ setting
207:181, 8'  !| themselves, after$4$ it, round$4$ the common$2$ working*table,
207:181, 9'  !| when a letter was delivered to$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, which$6#1$ she
207:181,10'  !| eagerly caught from the servant, and, turning$1$ of a death-like
207:181,11'  !| paleness, instantly ran out$8$ of the room.  $SS#A$Elinor,
207:181,12'  !| who$6#1$ saw as plainly by$4$ this, as if she had seen the direction,
207:181,13'  !| that$3$ it must come from $SS#S$Willoughby, felt immediately
207:181,14'  !| such a sickness at heart as made her hardly able
207:181,15'  !| to$9$ hold$1$ up her head$0$, and sat in such a general$2$ tremour
207:181,16'  !| as made her fear$1$ it impossible to$9$ escape$1$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's
207:181,17'  !| notice$0$.  That$3$ good lady, however, saw only that$6#2$ $SS#C$Marianne
207:181,18'  !| had received a letter from $SS#S$Willoughby, which$6#1$
207:181,19'  !| appeared to$4$ her a very good joke, and which$6#1$ she treated
207:181,20'  !| accordingly, by$4$ hoping, with a laugh$0$, that$3$ she would
207:181,21'  !| find it to$4$ her liking.  Of $SS#A$Elinor's distress$0$, she was too$5#1$
207:181,22'  !| busily employed in measuring lengths of worsted for$4$ her
207:181,23'  !| rug, to$9$ see any*thing at all; and calmly continuing
207:181,24'  !| her talk$0$, as soon as $SS#C$Marianne disappeared, she said,
207:181,25K  !| "Upon my word I never saw a young woman so$5#1$
207:181,26K  !| desperately in love$0$ in my life|  \My\ girls were nothing
207:181,27K  !| to$4$ her, and yet they used$1#2$ to$9$ be foolish enough; but as
207:181,28K  !| for$4$ $SS#C$Miss*Marianne, she is quite an altered creature.
207:181,29K  !| I hope$1$, from the bottom of my heart, he wo'nt keep
207:181,30K  !| her waiting much longer, for$3$ it is quite grievous to$9$ see
207:181,31K  !| her look$1$ so$5#1$ ill and forlorn.  Pray, when are they to$9$ be
207:181,32K  !| married?"
207:181,33'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, though never less disposed to$9$ speak than at
207:181,34'  !| that$6#2$ moment, obliged herself to$9$ answer$1$ such an attack$0$
207:181,35'  !| as this, and, therefore, trying$1$ to$9$ smile$1$, replied,
207:181,35A  !| "And
207:181,36A  !| have you really, Ma'am, talked yourself into a persuasion
207:181,37A  !| of my sister's being$1$ engaged to$4$ $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby?
207:181,38A  !| I thought$1$ it had been only a joke, but so$5#1$ serious$2$
207:182, 1A  !| a question$0$ seems to$9$ imply more; and I must beg,
207:182, 2A  !| therefore, that$3$ you will$1$ not deceive yourself any longer.
207:182, 3A  !| I do assure you that$3$ nothing would surprise$1$ me more
207:182, 4A  !| than to$9$ hear of their being$1$ going to$9$ be married."
207:182, 5K  !| "For$4$ shame$0$, for$4$ shame$0$, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood|  how can
207:182, 6K  !| you talk$1$ so$5#2$|  Don't we all know that$3$ it must be a match$0$,
207:182, 7K  !| that$3$ they were over head$0$ and ears in love$0$ with each
207:182, 8K  !| other from the first moment they met?  Did not I see
207:182, 9K  !| them together in Devonshire every day, and all day
207:182,10K  !| long$9$; and did not I know that$3$ your sister came to$4$
207:182,11K  !| town with me on$4$ purpose to$9$ buy wedding clothes?
207:182,12K  !| Come, come, this wo'nt do.  Because you are so$5#1$ sly
207:182,13K  !| about$4$ it yourself, you think nobody else has any senses;
207:182,14K  !| but it is no$2$ such thing, I can tell you, for$3$ it has been
207:182,15K  !| known all over town this ever so$5#1$ long$9$.  I tell every*body
207:182,16K  !| of it and so$5#2$ does $SS#O$Charlotte."
207:182,17A  !| "Indeed, Ma'am,"
207:182,17'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor, very seriously,
207:182,17A  !| "you
207:182,18A  !| are mistaken.  Indeed, you are doing a very unkind
207:182,19A  !| thing in spreading the report$0$, and you will$1$ find that$3$
207:182,20A  !| you have, though you will$1$ not believe me now."
207:182,21'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings laughed again, but $SS#A$Elinor had not
207:182,22'  !| spirits to$9$ say more, and eager at all events to$9$ know
207:182,23'  !| what$6#1$ $SS#S$Willoughby had written, hurried away to$4$ their
207:182,24'  !| room, where, on$4$ opening the door, she saw $SS#C$Marianne
207:182,25'  !| stretched on$4$ the bed, almost choked by$4$ grief, one letter
207:182,26'  !| in her hand$0$, and two or three others lying by$4$ her.
207:182,27'  !| $SS#A$Elinor drew near$9$, but without saying a word; and
207:182,28'  !| seating herself on$4$ the bed, took her hand$0$, kissed her
207:182,29'  !| affectionately several times, and then gave way to$4$
207:182,30'  !| a burst$0$ of tears, which$6#1$ at first was scarcely less violent
207:182,31'  !| than $SS#C$Marianne's.  The latter, though unable to$9$ speak,
207:182,32'  !| seemed to$9$ feel all the tenderness of this behaviour, and
207:182,33'  !| after$4$ some time thus spent in joint affliction, she put
207:182,34'  !| all the letters into $SS#A$Elinor's hands; and then covering
207:182,35'  !| her face$0$ with her handkerchief, almost screamed with
207:182,36'  !| agony.  $SS#A$Elinor, who$6#1$ knew that$3$ such grief, shocking as
207:182,37'  !| it was to$9$ witness$1$ it, must have its course$0$, watched by$4$
207:182,38'  !| her till this excess of suffering had somewhat spent itself,
207:183, 1'  !| and then turning$1$ eagerly to$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby's letter, read as
207:183, 2'  !| follows:
207:183, 3S  !|                                \Bond*Street\, \January\.
207:183, 4S  !| MY DEAR$2#1$ MADAM,
207:183, 5S  !| I have just$9$ had the honour$0$ of receiving your letter,
207:183, 6S  !| for$4$ which$6#1$ I beg to$9$ return$1$ my sincere acknowledgments.
207:183, 7S  !| I am much concerned to$9$ find there was any*thing in
207:183, 8S  !| my behaviour last$2$ night that$6#1$ did not meet$1$ your approbation;
207:183, 9S  !| and though I am quite at a loss to$9$ discover in
207:183,10S  !| what$6#1$ point$0$ I could be so$5#1$ unfortunate as to$9$ offend you,
207:183,11S  !| I entreat your forgiveness of what$6#1$ I can assure you to$9$
207:183,12S  !| have been perfectly unintentional.  I shall never reflect
207:183,13S  !| on$4$ my former acquaintance with your family in Devonshire
207:183,14S  !| without the most grateful pleasure, and flatter
207:183,15S  !| myself it will$1$ not be broken by$4$ any mistake$0$ or misapprehension
207:183,16S  !| of my actions.  My esteem$0$ for$4$ your whole$2$
207:183,17S  !| family is very sincere; but if I have been so$5#1$ unfortunate
207:183,18S  !| as to$9$ give rise$0$ to$4$ a belief of more than I felt, or meant
207:183,19S  !| to$9$ express$1$, I shall reproach$1$ myself for$4$ not having been
207:183,20S  !| more guarded in my professions of that$6#2$ esteem$0$.  That$3$
207:183,21S  !| I should ever have meant more you will$1$ allow to$9$ be
207:183,22S  !| impossible, when you understand that$3$ my affections
207:183,23S  !| have been long$9$ engaged elsewhere, and it will$1$ not be
207:183,24S  !| many weeks, I believe, before$3$ this engagement is fulfilled.
207:183,25S  !| It is with great regret$0$ that$3$ I obey your commands
207:183,26S  !| of returning the letters, with which$6#1$ I have been honoured
207:183,27S  !| from you, and the lock$0$ of hair, which$6#1$ you so$5#1$ obligingly
207:183,28S  !| bestowed on$4$ me.
207:183,29S  !|           I am, dear$2#1$ Madam,
207:183,30S  !|               Your most obedient
207:183,31S  !|                  humble$2$ Servant,
207:183,32S  !|                              $SS#S$JOHN*WILLOUGHBY.
207:183,33     |
207:183,34'  !| With what$6#1$ indignation such a letter as this must be
207:183,35'  !| read by$4$ $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood, may$1$ be imagined.  Though
207:183,36'  !| aware, before$3$ she began it, that$3$ it must bring a confession
207:183,37'  !| of his inconstancy, and confirm their separation
207:183,38'  !| for*ever, she was not aware that$3$ such language could
207:184, 1'  !| be suffered to$9$ announce it; nor could she have supposed
207:184, 2'  !| $SS#S$Willoughby capable of departing so$5#1$ far from the appearance
207:184, 3'  !| of every honourable and delicate feeling$0$ ~ so$5#1$ far
207:184, 4'  !| from the common$2$ decorum of a gentleman, as to$9$ send
207:184, 5'  !| a letter so$5#1$ impudently cruel:  a letter which$6#1$, instead of
207:184, 6'  !| bringing with his desire$0$ of a release$0$ any professions of
207:184, 7'  !| regret$0$, acknowledged no$2$ breach of faith, denied all
207:184, 8'  !| peculiar affection whatever ~ a letter of which$6#1$ every line
207:184, 9'  !| was an insult, and which$6#1$ proclaimed its writer to$9$ be
207:184,10'  !| deep in hardened villany.
207:184,11'  !| She paused over it for$4$ some time with indignant
207:184,12'  !| astonishment; then read it again and again; but every
207:184,13'  !| perusal only served to$9$ increase$1$ her abhorrence of the
207:184,14'  !| man, and so$5#1$ bitter were her feelings against him, that$3$
207:184,15'  !| she dared not trust$1$ herself to$9$ speak, lest she might
207:184,16'  !| wound$1#2$ $SS#C$Marianne still$5$ deeper by$4$ treating their disengagement,
207:184,17'  !| not as a loss to$4$ her of any possible good but as
207:184,18'  !| an escape$0$ from the worst and most irremediable of all
207:184,19'  !| evils, a connection, for$4$ life, with an unprincipled man,
207:184,20'  !| as a deliverance the most real, a blessing the most
207:184,21'  !| important.
207:184,22'  !| In her earnest meditations on$4$ the contents of the
207:184,23'  !| letter, on$4$ the depravity of that$6#2$ mind$0$ which$6#1$ could dictate$1$
207:184,24'  !| it, and, probably, on$4$ the very different mind$0$ of a very
207:184,25'  !| different person, who$6#1$ had no$2$ other connection whatever
207:184,26'  !| with the affair than what$6#1$ her heart gave him with every*thing
207:184,27'  !| that$6#1$ passed, $SS#A$Elinor forgot the immediate distress$0$
207:184,28'  !| of her sister, forgot that$3$ she had three letters on$4$ her lap
207:184,29'  !| yet unread, and so$5#1$ entirely forgot how long$9$ she had
207:184,30'  !| been in the room, that$3$ when on$4$ hearing a carriage drive$1$
207:184,31'  !| up to$4$ the door, she went to$4$ the window to$9$ see who$6#2$
207:184,32'  !| could be coming so$5#1$ unreasonably early, she was all
207:184,33'  !| astonishment to$9$ perceive $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's chariot, which$6#1$
207:184,34'  !| she knew had not been ordered till one.  Determined$2$
207:184,35'  !| not to$9$ quit $SS#C$Marianne, though hopeless of contributing,
207:184,36'  !| at present$0#1$, to$4$ her ease$0$, she hurried away to$9$ excuse$1$
207:184,37'  !| herself from attending $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, on$4$ account$0$ of her
207:184,38'  !| sister being$1$ indisposed.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, with a thoroughly
207:185, 1'  !| good-humoured concern$0$ for$4$ its cause, admitted the
207:185, 2'  !| excuse$0$ most readily, and $SS#A$Elinor, after$4$ seeing her safe
207:185, 3'  !| off, returned to$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, whom$6#1$ she found attempting
207:185, 4'  !| to$9$ rise$1$ from the bed, and whom$6#1$ she reached just$9$ in time
207:185, 5'  !| to$9$ prevent her from falling on$4$ the floor, faint$2$ and giddy
207:185, 6'  !| from a long$9$ want$0$ of proper rest$0#2$ and food; for$3$ it was
207:185, 7'  !| many days since she had any appetite, and many nights
207:185, 8'  !| since she had really slept; and now, when her mind$0$
207:185, 9'  !| was no$2$ longer supported by$4$ the fever of suspense, the
207:185,10'  !| consequence of all this was felt in an aching head$0$,
207:185,11'  !| a weakened stomach, and a general$2$ nervous faintness.
207:185,12'  !| A glass of wine, which$6#1$ $SS#A$Elinor procured for$4$ her directly,
207:185,13'  !| made her more comfortable, and she was at last$0$ able
207:185,14'  !| to$9$ express$1$ some sense of her kindness, by$4$ saying,
207:185,15C  !| "Poor $SS#A$Elinor| how unhappy I make$1$ you|"
207:185,16A  !| "I only wish$1$,"
207:185,16'  !| replied her sister,
207:185,16A  !| "there were any*thing
207:185,17A  !| I \could\ do, which$6#1$ might be of comfort$0$ to$4$ you."
207:185,18'  !| This, as every*thing else would have been, was too$5#1$
207:185,19'  !| much for$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, who$6#1$ could only exclaim, in the
207:185,20'  !| anguish of her heart,
207:185,20C  !| "Oh| $SS#A$Elinor, I am miserable
207:185,21C  !| indeed,"
207:185,21'  !| before$3$ her voice was entirely lost in sobs.
207:185,22'  !| $SS#A$Elinor could no$2$ longer witness$1$ this torrent of unresisted
207:185,23'  !| grief in silence$0$.
207:185,24A  !| "Exert yourself, dear$2#1$ $SS#C$Marianne,"
207:185,24'  !| she cried,
207:185,24A  !| "if you
207:185,25A  !| would not kill yourself and all who$6#1$ love$1$ you.  Think of
207:185,26A  !| your mother; think of her misery while$9$ \you\ suffer; for$4$
207:185,27A  !| her sake you must exert yourself."
207:185,28C  !| "I cannot, I cannot,"
207:185,28'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne;
207:185,28C  !| "leave$1$ me,
207:185,29C  !| leave$1$ me, if I distress$1$ you; leave$1$ me, hate me, forget
207:185,30C  !| me| but do not torture me so$5#2$.  Oh| how easy for$4$
207:185,31C  !| those who$6#1$ have no$2$ sorrow of their own$2$ to$9$ talk$1$ of exertion|
207:185,32C  !| Happy, happy $SS#A$Elinor, \you\ cannot have an idea
207:185,33C  !| of what$6#1$ I suffer."
207:185,34A  !| "Do you call$1$ \me\ happy, $SS#C$Marianne?  Ah| if you
207:185,35A  !| knew| ~ And can you believe me to$9$ be so$5#2$, while$9$ I see
207:185,36A  !| you so$5#1$ wretched|"
207:185,37C  !| "Forgive me, forgive me,"
207:185,37'  !| throwing her arms round$4$
207:185,38'  !| her sister's neck;
207:185,38C  !| "I know you feel for$4$ me; I know
207:186, 1C  !| what$6#1$ a heart you have; but yet you are ~ you must be
207:186, 2C  !| happy; $SS#B$Edward loves you ~ what$6#2$, oh| what$6#2$ can do
207:186, 3C  !| away such happiness as that$6#2$?"
207:186, 4A  !| "Many, many circumstances,"
207:186, 4'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor, solemnly.
207:186, 5C  !| "No$7$, no$7$, no$7$,"
207:186, 5'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne wildly,
207:186, 5C  !| "he loves you,
207:186, 6C  !| and only you.  You \can\ have no$2$ grief."
207:186, 7A  !| "I can have no$2$ pleasure while$9$ I see you in this state$0$."
207:186, 8C  !| "And you will$1$ never see me otherwise.  Mine$6$ is
207:186, 9C  !| a misery which$6#1$ nothing can do away."
207:186,10A  !| "You must not talk$1$ so$5#2$, $SS#C$Marianne.  Have you no$2$
207:186,11A  !| comforts?  no$2$ friends?  Is your loss such as leaves$1$ no$2$
207:186,12A  !| opening for$4$ consolation?  Much as you suffer now, think
207:186,13A  !| of what$6#1$ you would have suffered if the discovery of his
207:186,14A  !| character had been delayed to$4$ a later period ~ if your
207:186,15A  !| engagement had been carried on$5$ for$4$ months and months,
207:186,16A  !| as it might have been, before$3$ he chose to$9$ put an end$0$
207:186,17A  !| to$4$ it.  Every additional day of unhappy confidence, on$4$
207:186,18A  !| your side$0$, would have made the blow more dreadful."
207:186,19C  !| "Engagement|"
207:186,19'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne,
207:186,19C  !| "there has been no$2$
207:186,20C  !| engagement."
207:186,21A  !| "No$2$ engagement|"
207:186,22C  !| "No$7$, he is not so$5#1$ unworthy as you believe him.  He
207:186,23C  !| has broken no$2$ faith with me."
207:186,24A  !| "But he told you that$3$ he loved you?" ~
207:186,25C  !| "Yes ~ no$7$ ~ never absolutely.  It was every day
207:186,26C  !| implied, but never professedly declared.  Sometimes
207:186,27C  !| I thought$1$ it had been ~ but it never was."
207:186,28A  !| "Yet you wrote to$4$ him?" ~
207:186,29C  !| "Yes ~ could that$6#2$ be wrong$9$ after$4$ all that$6#1$ had passed?
207:186,30C  !| ~ But I cannot talk$1$."
207:186,31'  !| $SS#A$Elinor said no$2$ more, and turning$1$ again to$4$ the three
207:186,32'  !| letters which$6#1$ now raised a much stronger curiosity than
207:186,33'  !| before$5$, directly ran over the contents of all.  The first,
207:186,34'  !| which$6#1$ was what$6#1$ her sister had sent him on$4$ their arrival
207:186,35'  !| in town, was to$4$ this effect$0$.
207:186,36C  !|                             \Berkeley*Street\, \January\.
207:186,37C  !| How surprised you will$1$ be, $SS#S$Willoughby, on$4$ receiving
207:186,38C  !| this; and I think you will$1$ feel something more than
207:187, 1C  !| surprise$0$, when you know that$3$ I am in town.  An opportunity
207:187, 2C  !| of coming hither, though with $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
207:187, 3C  !| was a temptation we could not resist.  I wish$1$ you may$1$
207:187, 4C  !| receive this in time to$9$ come here to-night, but I will$1$
207:187, 5C  !| not depend on$4$ it.  At any rate$0$ I shall expect you
207:187, 6C  !| to-morrow.  For$4$ the present$0#1$, adieu.
207:187, 7C  !|                                           $SS#C$M%*D%
207:187, 8'  !| Her second$2$ note$0$, which$6#1$ had been written on$4$ the
207:187, 9'  !| morning after$4$ the dance$0$ at the $SS#L1$Middletons', was in
207:187,10'  !| these words: ~
207:187,11C  !| "I cannot express$1$ my disappointment in having
207:187,12C  !| missed you the day before$4$ yesterday, nor my astonishment
207:187,13C  !| at not having received any answer$0$ to$4$ a note$0$ which$6#1$
207:187,14C  !| I sent you above$4$ a week ago.  I have been expecting
207:187,15C  !| to$9$ hear from you, and still$5$ more to$9$ see you, every hour
207:187,16C  !| of the day.  Pray call$1$ again as soon as possible, and
207:187,17C  !| explain the reason$0$ of my having expected$1$ this in vain.
207:187,18C  !| You had better$9$ come earlier another time, because we
207:187,19C  !| are generally out$5$ by$4$ one.  We were last$2$ night at $SS#M$Lady*Middleton's,
207:187,20C  !| where there was a dance$0$.  I have been told
207:187,21C  !| that$3$ you were asked to$9$ be of the party.  But could it
207:187,22C  !| be so$5#2$?  You must be very much altered indeed since
207:187,23C  !| we parted, if that$6#2$ could be the case, and you not there.
207:187,24C  !| But I will$1$ not suppose this possible, and I hope$1$ very
207:187,25C  !| soon to$9$ receive your personal assurance of its being$1$
207:187,26C  !| otherwise."
207:187,27C  !|                                             $SS#C$M%*D%
207:187,28'  !| The contents of her last$2$ note$0$ to$4$ him were these: ~
207:187,29C  !| "What$6#2$ am I to$9$ imagine, $SS#S$Willoughby, by$4$ your
207:187,30C  !| behaviour last$2$ night?  Again I demand$1$ an explanation
207:187,31C  !| of it.  I was prepared to$9$ meet$1$ you with the pleasure
207:187,32C  !| which$6#1$ our separation naturally produced, with the
207:187,33C  !| familiarity which$6#1$ our intimacy at Barton appeared to$4$
207:187,34C  !| me to$9$ justify.  I was repulsed indeed|  I have passed
207:187,35C  !| a wretched night in endeavouring to$9$ excuse$1$ a conduct$0$
207:187,36C  !| which$6#1$ can scarcely be called less than insulting; but
207:187,37C  !| though I have not yet been able to$9$ form$1$ any reasonable
207:188, 1C  !| apology for$4$ your behaviour, I am perfectly ready to$9$
207:188, 2C  !| hear your justification of it.  You have perhaps been
207:188, 3C  !| misinformed, or purposely deceived, in something concerning
207:188, 4C  !| me, which$6#1$ may$1$ have lowered me in your opinion.
207:188, 5C  !| Tell me what$6#1$ it is, explain the grounds on$4$ which$6#1$ you
207:188, 6C  !| acted, and I shall be satisfied$2$, in being$1$ able to$9$ satisfy
207:188, 7C  !| you.  It would grieve me indeed to$9$ be obliged to$9$ think
207:188, 8C  !| ill of you; but if I am to$9$ do it, if I am to$9$ learn that$3$
207:188, 9C  !| you are not what$6#1$ we have hitherto believed you, that$3$
207:188,10C  !| your regard$0$ for$4$ us all was insincere, that$3$ your behaviour
207:188,11C  !| to$4$ me was intended only to$9$ deceive, let it be told as
207:188,12C  !| soon as possible.  My feelings are at present$0#1$ in a state$0$
207:188,13C  !| of dreadful indecision; I wish$1$ to$9$ acquit you, but certainty
207:188,14C  !| on$4$ either side$0$ will$1$ be ease$0$ to$4$ what$6#1$ I now suffer.
207:188,15C  !| If your sentiments are no$2$ longer what$6#1$ they were, you
207:188,16C  !| will$1$ return$1$ my notes, and the lock$0$ of my hair which$6#1$ is
207:188,17C  !| in your possession."
207:188,18C  !|                                               $SS#C$M%*D%
207:188,19'  !| That$3$ such letters, so$5#1$ full of affection and confidence,
207:188,20'  !| could have been so$5#2$ answered, $SS#A$Elinor, for$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby's
207:188,21'  !| sake, would have been unwilling to$9$ believe.  But her
207:188,22'  !| condemnation of him did not blind$1$ her to$4$ the impropriety
207:188,23'  !| of their having been written at all; and she
207:188,24'  !| was silently grieving over the imprudence which$6#1$ had
207:188,25'  !| hazarded such unsolicited proofs of tenderness, not
207:188,26'  !| warranted by$4$ anything preceding, and most severely
207:188,27'  !| condemned by$4$ the event, when $SS#C$Marianne, perceiving
207:188,28'  !| that$3$ she had finished the letters, observed to$4$ her that$3$
207:188,29@c   | they contained nothing but what$6#1$ any*one would have
207:188,30@c   | written in the same situation.
207:188,31C  !| "I felt myself,"
207:188,31'  !| she added,
207:188,31C  !| "to$9$ be as solemnly
207:188,32C  !| engaged to$4$ him, as if the strictest legal covenant had
207:188,33C  !| bound us to$4$ each other."
207:188,34A  !| "I can believe it,"
207:188,34'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor;
207:188,34A  !| "but unfortunately
207:188,35A  !| he did not feel the same."
207:188,36C  !| "He \did\ feel the same, $SS#A$Elinor ~ for$4$ weeks and weeks
207:188,37C  !| he felt it.  I know he did.  Whatever may$1$ have changed
207:188,38C  !| him now, (and nothing but the blackest art employed
207:189, 1C  !| against me can have done it,) I was once as dear$2#1$ to$4$ him
207:189, 2C  !| as my own$2$ soul could wish$1$.  This lock$0$ of hair, which$6#1$
207:189, 3C  !| now he can so$5#1$ readily give up, was begged of me with
207:189, 4C  !| the most earnest supplication.  Had you seen his look$0$,
207:189, 5C  !| his manner, had you heard his voice at that$6#2$ moment|
207:189, 6C  !| Have you forgot the last$2$ evening of our being$1$ together
207:189, 7C  !| at Barton?  The morning that$6#1$ we parted too$5#2$|  When
207:189, 8C  !| he told me that$3$ it might be many weeks before$3$ we meet$1$
207:189, 9C  !| again ~ his distress$0$ ~ can I ever forget his distress$0$|"
207:189,10'  !| For$4$ a moment or two she could say no$2$ more; but
207:189,11'  !| when this emotion had passed away, she added, in
207:189,12'  !| a firmer tone,
207:189,13C  !| "$SS#A$Elinor, I have been cruelly used$1#1$; but not by$4$
207:189,14C  !| $SS#S$Willoughby."
207:189,15A  !| "Dearest $SS#C$Marianne, who$6#2$ but himself?  By$4$ whom$6#2$ can
207:189,16A  !| he have been instigated?"
207:189,17C  !| "By$4$ all the world, rather than by$4$ his own$2$ heart.
207:189,18C  !| I could rather believe every creature of my acquaintance
207:189,19C  !| leagued together to$9$ ruin$1$ me in his opinion, than believe
207:189,20C  !| his nature capable of such cruelty.  This woman of
207:189,21C  !| whom$6#1$ he writes ~ whoever she be ~ or any*one, in short$0$,
207:189,22C  !| but your own$2$ dear$2#1$ self, mama, and $SS#B$Edward, may$1$ have
207:189,23C  !| been so$5#1$ barbarous to$9$ bely me.  Beyond$4$ you three, is
207:189,24C  !| there a creature in the world whom$6#1$ I would not rather
207:189,25C  !| suspect of evil than $SS#S$Willoughby, whose$6#1$ heart I know
207:189,26C  !| so$5#1$ well$9$?"
207:189,27'  !| $SS#A$Elinor would not contend, and only replied,
207:189,27A  !| "Whoever
207:189,28A  !| may$1$ have been so$5#1$ detestably your enemy, let them
207:189,29A  !| be cheated of their malignant triumph$0$, my dear$2#1$ sister,
207:189,30A  !| by$4$ seeing how nobly the consciousness of your own$2$
207:189,31A  !| innocence and good intentions supports your spirits.
207:189,32A  !| It is a reasonable and laudable pride which$6#1$ resists such
207:189,33A  !| malevolence."
207:189,34C  !| "No$7$, no$7$,"
207:189,34'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne,
207:189,34C  !| "misery such as mine$6$ has
207:189,35C  !| no$2$ pride.  I care$1$ not who$6#2$ knows that$3$ I am wretched.
207:189,36C  !| The triumph$0$ of seeing me so$5#2$ may$1$ be open$2$ to$4$ all the
207:189,37C  !| world.  $SS#A$Elinor, $SS#A$Elinor, they who$6#1$ suffer little may$1$ be
207:189,38C  !| proud and independent as they like$1$ ~ may$1$ resist insult,
207:190, 1C  !| or return$1$ mortification ~ but I cannot.  I must feel ~
207:190, 2C  !| I must be wretched ~ and they are welcome$2$ to$9$ enjoy
207:190, 3C  !| the consciousness of it that$6#1$ can."
207:190, 4A  !| "But for$4$ my mother's sake and mine$6$" ~
207:190, 5C  !| "I would do more than for$4$ my own$2$.  But to$9$ appear
207:190, 6C  !| happy when I am so$5#1$ miserable ~ Oh|  who$6#2$ can require
207:190, 7C  !| it?"
207:190, 8'  !| Again they were both silent.  $SS#A$Elinor was employed
207:190, 9'  !| in walking thoughtfully from the fire$0$ to$4$ the window,
207:190,10'  !| from the window to$4$ the fire$0$, without knowing that$3$ she
207:190,11'  !| received warmth from one, or discerning objects$0$ through$4$
207:190,12'  !| the other; and $SS#C$Marianne, seated at the foot of the bed,
207:190,13'  !| with her head$0$ leaning against one of its posts, again
207:190,14'  !| took up $SS#S$Willoughby's letter, and after$4$ shuddering over
207:190,15'  !| every sentence, exclaimed ~
207:190,16C  !| "It is too$5#1$ much|  Oh|  $SS#S$Willoughby, $SS#S$Willoughby,
207:190,17C  !| could this be yours|  Cruel, cruel ~ nothing can acquit
207:190,18C  !| you.  $SS#A$Elinor, nothing can.  Whatever he might have
207:190,19C  !| heard against me ~ ought he not to$9$ have suspended his
207:190,20C  !| belief?  ought he not to$9$ have told me of it, to$9$ have
207:190,21C  !| given me the power of clearing myself?
207:190,21S  !| ""The lock$0$ of
207:190,22S  !| hair,
207:190,22'  !| (repeating it from the letter,)
207:190,22S  !| which$6#1$ you so$5#1$ obligingly
207:190,23S  !| bestowed on$4$ me"" ~
207:190,23C  !| That$6#2$ is unpardonable.  $SS#S$Willoughby,
207:190,24C  !| where was your heart, when you wrote those
207:190,25C  !| words?  Oh| barbarously insolent| ~ $SS#A$Elinor, can he be
207:190,26C  !| justified?"
207:190,27A  !| "No$7$, $SS#C$Marianne, in no$2$ possible way."
207:190,28C  !| "And yet this woman ~ who$6#2$ knows what$6#1$ her art may$1$
207:190,29C  !| have been ~ how long$9$ it may$1$ have been premeditated,
207:190,30C  !| and how deeply contrived by$4$ her| ~ Who$6#2$ is she?  ~ Who$6#2$
207:190,31C  !| can she be? ~ Whom$6#2$ did I ever hear him talk$1$ of as
207:190,32C  !| young and attractive among his female$0$ acquaintance? ~
207:190,33C  !| Oh| no*one, no*one ~ he talked to$4$ me only of myself."
207:190,34'  !| Another pause$0$ ensued; $SS#C$Marianne was greatly agitated,
207:190,35'  !| and it ended thus.
207:190,36C  !| "$SS#A$Elinor, I must go home.  I must go and comfort$1$
207:190,37C  !| mama.  Cannot we be gone to-morrow?"
207:190,38A  !| "To-morrow, $SS#C$Marianne|"
207:191, 1C  !| "Yes; why should I stay$1$ here?  I came only for$4$
207:191, 2C  !| $SS#S$Willoughby's sake ~ and now who$6#2$ cares$1$ for$4$ me?  Who$6#2$
207:191, 3C  !| regards$3$ me?"
207:191, 4A  !| "It would be impossible to$9$ go to-morrow.  We owe
207:191, 5A  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings much more than civility; and civility of
207:191, 6A  !| the commonest kind$0$ must prevent such a hasty removal
207:191, 7A  !| as that$6#2$."
207:191, 8C  !| "Well$7$, then, another day or two, perhaps; but
207:191, 9C  !| I cannot stay$1$ here long$9$, I cannot stay$1$ to$9$ endure the
207:191,10C  !| questions and remarks of all these people.  The $SS#L1$Middletons
207:191,11C  !| and $SS#N1$Palmers ~ how am I to$9$ bear$1$ their pity$0$?  The
207:191,12C  !| pity$0$ of such a woman as $SS#M$Lady*Middleton|  Oh|  what$6#2$
207:191,13C  !| would \he\ say to$4$ that$6#2$|"
207:191,14'  !| $SS#A$Elinor advised her to$9$ lie$1$ down$5$ again, and for$4$ a moment
207:191,15'  !| she did so$5#2$; but no$2$ attitude could give her ease$0$; and
207:191,16'  !| in restless pain$0$ of mind$0$ and body she moved from one
207:191,17'  !| posture to$4$ another, till growing more and more hysterical,
207:191,18'  !| her sister could with difficulty keep her on$4$ the bed at
207:191,19'  !| all, and for$4$ some time was fearful of being$1$ constrained
207:191,20'  !| to$9$ call$1$ for$4$ assistance.  Some lavender drops$0$, however,
207:191,21'  !| which$6#1$ she was at length persuaded to$9$ take, were of use$0$;
207:191,22'  !| and from that$6#2$ time till $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings returned, she
207:191,23'  !| continued on$4$ the bed quiet$2$ and motionless.
208:192, 1'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings came immediately to$4$ their room on$4$
208:192, 2'  !| her return$0$, and without waiting to$9$ have her request$0$ of
208:192, 3'  !| admittance answered, opened the door and walked in
208:192, 4'  !| with a look$0$ of real concern$0$.
208:192, 5K  !| "How do you do my dear$2#1$?" ~
208:192, 5'  !| said she in a voice of
208:192, 6'  !| great compassion to$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, who$6#1$ turned away her
208:192, 7'  !| face$0$ without attempting to$9$ answer$1$.
208:192, 8K  !| "How is she, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood? ~ Poor thing|  she
208:192, 9K  !| looks$1$ very bad.  ~ No$2$ wonder$0$.  Aye, it is but too$5#1$ true.
208:192,10K  !| He is to$9$ be married very soon ~ a good-for-nothing
208:192,11K  !| fellow|  I have no$2$ patience with him.  $SS#ZZH$Mrs%*Taylor
208:192,12K  !| told me of it half an hour ago, and she was told it by$4$
208:192,13K  !| a particular friend of $SS#ZR$Miss*Grey herself, else I am sure
208:192,14K  !| I should not have believed it; and I was almost ready
208:192,15K  !| to$9$ sink as it was.  Well$7$, said I, all I can say is, that$3$
208:192,16K  !| if it is true, he has used$1#1$ a young lady of my acquaintance
208:192,17K  !| abominably ill, and I wish$1$ with all my soul his wife
208:192,18K  !| may$1$ plague his heart out$5$.  And so$3$ I shall always say,
208:192,19K  !| my dear$2#1$, you may$1$ depend on$4$ it.  I have no$2$ notion of
208:192,20K  !| men's going on$5$ in this way:  and if ever I meet$1$ him
208:192,21K  !| again, I will$1$ give him such a dressing as he has not had
208:192,22K  !| this many a day.  But there is one comfort$0$, my dear$2#1$
208:192,23K  !| $SS#C$Miss*Marianne; he is not the only young man in the
208:192,24K  !| world worth having; and with your pretty$2$ face$0$ you
208:192,25K  !| will$1$ never want$1$ admirers.  Well$7$, poor thing|  I won't
208:192,26K  !| disturb her any longer, for$3$ she had better$9$ have her cry$1$
208:192,27K  !| out$5$ at once and have done with it.  The $SS#ZU$Parrys and
208:192,28K  !| $SS#ZZB$Sandersons luckily are coming to-night you know, and
208:192,29K  !| that$6#2$ will$1$ amuse her."
208:192,30'  !| She then went away, walking on$4$ tiptoe out$8$ of the
208:192,31'  !| room, as if she supposed her young friend's affliction
208:192,32'  !| could be increased by$4$ noise.
208:192,33'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, to$4$ the surprise$0$ of her sister, determined$1$ on$4$
208:192,34'  !| dining with them.  $SS#A$Elinor even$5$ advised her against it.
208:193, 1'  !| But
208:193, 1C  !| "no$7$, she would go down$5$; she could bear$1$ it very
208:193, 2C  !| well$9$, and the bustle$0$ about$4$ her would be less."
208:193, 2'  !| $SS#A$Elinor,
208:193, 3'  !| pleased to$9$ have her governed for$4$ a moment by$4$ such
208:193, 4'  !| a motive, though believing it hardly possible that$3$ she
208:193, 5'  !| could sit out$5$ the dinner, said no$2$ more; and adjusting
208:193, 6'  !| her dress$0$ for$4$ her as well$9$ as she could, while$9$ $SS#C$Marianne
208:193, 7'  !| still$5$ remained on$4$ the bed, was ready to$9$ assist her into
208:193, 8'  !| the dining*room as soon as they were summoned to$4$ it.
208:193, 9'  !| When there, though looking most wretchedly, she ate
208:193,10'  !| more and was calmer than her sister had expected$1$.
208:193,11'  !| Had she tried to$9$ speak, or had she been conscious of
208:193,12'  !| half $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's well-meant but ill-judged attentions
208:193,13'  !| to$4$ her, this calmness could not have been maintained;
208:193,14'  !| but not a syllable escaped her lips, and the abstraction
208:193,15'  !| of her thoughts preserved her in ignorance of every*thing
208:193,16'  !| that$6#1$ was passing$1$ before$4$ her.
208:193,17'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, who$6#1$ did justice to$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's kindness,
208:193,18'  !| though its effusions were often distressing, and sometimes
208:193,19'  !| almost ridiculous, made her those acknowledgments,
208:193,20'  !| and returned her those civilities, which$6#1$ her sister
208:193,21'  !| could not make$1$ or return$1$ for$4$ herself.  Their good friend
208:193,22'  !| saw that$3$ $SS#C$Marianne was unhappy, and felt that$3$ every*thing
208:193,23'  !| was due$2$ to$4$ her which$6#1$ might make$1$ her at all less
208:193,24'  !| so$5#2$.  She treated her therefore, with all the indulgent
208:193,25'  !| fondness of a parent towards a favourite$2$ child on$4$ the
208:193,26'  !| last$2$ day of its holidays.  $SS#C$Marianne was to$9$ have the best
208:193,27'  !| place$0$ by$4$ the fire$0$, was to$9$ be tempted to$9$ eat by$4$ every
208:193,28'  !| delicacy in the house, and to$9$ be amused by$4$ the relation
208:193,29'  !| of all the news of the day.  Had not $SS#A$Elinor, in the sad
208:193,30'  !| countenance of her sister, seen a check$0$ to$4$ all mirth,
208:193,31'  !| she could have been entertained by$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's
208:193,32'  !| endeavours$0$ to$9$ cure$1$ a disappointment in love$0$, by$4$ a variety
208:193,33'  !| of sweetmeats and olives, and a good fire$0$.  As soon,
208:193,34'  !| however, as the consciousness of all this was forced by$4$
208:193,35'  !| continual repetition on$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, she could stay$1$ no$2$
208:193,36'  !| longer.  With an hasty exclamation of
208:193,36C  !| Misery,
208:193,36'  !| and
208:193,37'  !| a sign to$4$ her sister not to$9$ follow her, she directly got
208:193,38'  !| up and hurried out$8$ of the room.
208:194, 1K  !| "Poor soul|"
208:194, 1'  !| cried $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, as soon as she
208:194, 2'  !| was gone,
208:194, 2K  !| "how it grieves me to$9$ see her|  And I declare
208:194, 3K  !| if she is not gone away without finishing her wine|
208:194, 4K  !| And the dried cherries too$5#2$|  Lord$7$|  nothing seems to$9$
208:194, 5K  !| do her any good.  I am sure if I knew any*thing she
208:194, 6K  !| would like$1$, I would send all over the town for$4$ it.  Well$7$,
208:194, 7K  !| it is the oddest thing to$4$ me, that$3$ a man should use$1$ such
208:194, 8K  !| a pretty$2$ girl so$5#1$ ill|  But when there is plenty of money
208:194, 9K  !| on$4$ one side$0$, and next to$4$ none on$4$ the other, Lord$7$ bless
208:194,10K  !| you| they care$1$ no$2$ more about$4$ such things| ~"
208:194,11A  !| "The lady then ~ $SS#ZR$Miss*Grey I think you called her ~
208:194,12A  !| is very rich?"
208:194,13K  !| "Fifty thousand pounds, my dear$2#1$.  Did you ever see
208:194,14K  !| her? a smart, stilish girl they say, but not handsome.
208:194,15K  !| I remember her aunt very well$9$, $SS#ZS$Biddy*Henshawe; she
208:194,16K  !| married a very wealthy man.  But the family are all
208:194,17K  !| rich together.  Fifty thousand pounds|  and by$4$ all
208:194,18K  !| accounts it wo'nt come before$3$ it's wanted; for$3$ they
208:194,19K  !| say he is all to$4$ pieces.  No$2$ wonder$0$| dashing about$5$ with
208:194,20K  !| his curricle and hunters|  Well$7$, it don't signify talking,
208:194,21K  !| but when a young man, be he who$6#1$ he will$1$, comes and
208:194,22K  !| makes love$0$ to$4$ a pretty$2$ girl, and promises$1$ marriage, he
208:194,23K  !| has no$2$ business to$9$ fly$0$ off from his word only because
208:194,24K  !| he grows poor, and a richer girl is ready to$9$ have him.
208:194,25K  !| Why don't he, in such a case, sell his horses, let his
208:194,26K  !| house, turn$1$ off his servants, and make$1$ a thorough reform$0$
208:194,27K  !| at once?  I warrant you, $SS#C$Miss*Marianne would have
208:194,28K  !| been ready to$9$ wait till matters came round$9$.  But that$6#2$
208:194,29K  !| won't do, now-a-days; nothing in the way of pleasure
208:194,30K  !| can ever be given up by$4$ the young men of this age."
208:194,31A  !| "Do you know what$6#1$ kind$0$ of a girl $SS#ZR$Miss*Grey is?
208:194,32A  !| Is she said to$9$ be amiable?"
208:194,33K  !| "I never heard any harm$0$ of her; indeed I hardly
208:194,34K  !| ever heard her mentioned; except that$3$ $SS#ZZH$Mrs%*Taylor did
208:194,35K  !| say this morning, that$3$ one day $SS#ZZI$Miss*Walker hinted to$4$
208:194,36K  !| her, that$3$ she believed $SS#ZM$Mr% and $SS#ZM$Mrs%*Ellison would not
208:194,37K  !| be sorry to$9$ have $SS#ZR$Miss*Grey married, for$3$ she and $SS#ZM$Mrs%*Ellison
208:194,38K  !| could never agree." ~
208:195, 1A  !| "And who$6#2$ are the $SS#ZM$Ellisons?"
208:195, 2K  !| "Her guardians, my dear$2#1$.  But now she is of age
208:195, 3K  !| and may$1$ choose for$4$ herself; and a pretty$2$ choice$0$ she has
208:195, 4K  !| made|  What$6#2$ now,"
208:195, 4'  !| after$4$ pausing a moment ~
208:195, 4K  !| "your
208:195, 5K  !| poor sister is gone to$4$ her own$2$ room I suppose to$9$ moan
208:195, 6K  !| by$4$ herself.  Is there nothing one can get to$9$ comfort$1$ her?
208:195, 7K  !| Poor dear$2#1$, it seems quite cruel to$9$ let her be alone.  Well$7$,
208:195, 8K  !| by-and-by we shall have a few friends, and that$6#2$ will$1$ amuse
208:195, 9K  !| her a little.  What$6#2$ shall we play$1$ at?  She hates whist
208:195,10K  !| I know; but is there no$2$ round$9$ game she cares$1$ for$4$?"
208:195,11A  !| "Dear$2#1$ Ma'am, this kindness is quite unnecessary.
208:195,12A  !| $SS#C$Marianne I dare$1#2$ say will$1$ not leave$1$ her room again this
208:195,13A  !| evening.  I shall persuade her if I can to$9$ go early to$4$
208:195,14A  !| bed, for$3$ I am sure she wants$1$ rest$0#2$."
208:195,15K  !| "Aye, I believe that$6#2$ will$1$ be best for$4$ her.  Let her
208:195,16K  !| name$1$ her own$2$ supper, and go to$4$ bed.  Lord$7$| no$2$ wonder$0$
208:195,17K  !| she has been looking so$5#1$ bad and so$5#1$ cast$2$ down$5$ this last$2$
208:195,18K  !| week or two, for$3$ this matter I suppose has been hanging$1$
208:195,19K  !| over her head$0$ as long$9$ as that$6#2$.  And so$3$ the letter that$6#1$
208:195,20K  !| came to-day finished it|  Poor soul|  I am sure if I had
208:195,21K  !| had a notion of it, I would not have joked her about$4$
208:195,22K  !| it for$4$ all my money.  But then you know, how should
208:195,23K  !| I guess$1$ such a thing?  I made sure of its being$1$ nothing
208:195,24K  !| but a common$2$ love$0$ letter, and you know young people
208:195,25K  !| like$1$ to$9$ be laughed at about$4$ them.  Lord$7$|  how concerned
208:195,26K  !| $SS#L$Sir*John and my daughters will$1$ be when they
208:195,27K  !| hear it|  If I had had my senses about$4$ me I might
208:195,28K  !| have called in Conduit-street in my way home, and told
208:195,29K  !| them of it.  But I shall see them to-morrow."
208:195,30A  !| "It would be unnecessary I am sure, for$4$ you to$9$
208:195,31A  !| caution$1$ $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer and $SS#L$Sir*John against ever naming
208:195,32A  !| $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby, or making the slightest allusion to$4$ what$6#1$
208:195,33A  !| has passed, before$4$ my sister.  Their own$2$ good-nature
208:195,34A  !| must point$1$ out$5$ to$4$ them the real cruelty of appearing
208:195,35A  !| to$9$ know any*thing about$4$ it when she is present$9$; and
208:195,36A  !| the less that$6#1$ may$1$ ever be said to$4$ myself on$4$ the subject$0$,
208:195,37A  !| the more my feelings will$1$ be spared, as you my dear$2#1$
208:195,38A  !| madam will$1$ easily believe."
208:196, 1K  !| "Oh|  Lord$7$|  yes, that$6#2$ I do indeed.  It must be
208:196, 2K  !| terrible for$4$ you to$9$ hear it talked of; and as for$4$ your
208:196, 3K  !| sister, I am sure I would not mention$1$ a word about$4$ it
208:196, 4K  !| to$4$ her for$4$ the world.  You saw I did not all dinner time.
208:196, 5K  !| No$2$ more would $SS#L$Sir*John nor my daughters, for$3$ they are
208:196, 6K  !| all very thoughtful and considerate; especially if I give
208:196, 7K  !| them a hint$0$, as I certainly will$1$.  For$4$ my part$0$, I think
208:196, 8K  !| the less that$6#1$ is said about$4$ such things, the better$9$, the
208:196, 9K  !| sooner 'tis blown over and forgot.  And what$6#2$ good does
208:196,10K  !| talking ever do you know?"
208:196,11A  !| "In this affair it can only do harm$0$; more so$5#2$ perhaps
208:196,12A  !| than in many cases of a similar kind$0$, for$3$ it has been
208:196,13A  !| attended by$4$ circumstances which$6#1$, for$4$ the sake of every*one
208:196,14A  !| concerned in it, make$1$ it unfit to$9$ become the public$2$
208:196,15A  !| conversation.  I must do \this\ justice to$4$ $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby
208:196,16A  !| ~ he has broken no$2$ positive engagement with my sister."
208:196,17K  !| "Law, my dear$2#1$|  Don't pretend to$9$ defend him.  No$2$
208:196,18K  !| positive engagement indeed|  after$4$ taking her all over
208:196,19K  !| Allenham*House, and fixing on$4$ the very rooms they
208:196,20K  !| were to$9$ live in hereafter|"
208:196,21'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, for$4$ her sister's sake, could not press$1$ the subject$0$
208:196,22'  !| farther, and she hoped it was not required of her for$4$
208:196,23'  !| $SS#S$Willoughby's; since, though $SS#C$Marianne might lose much,
208:196,24'  !| he could gain$1$ very little by$4$ the inforcement of the real
208:196,25'  !| truth.  After$4$ a short$2$ silence$0$ on$4$ both sides, $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
208:196,26'  !| with all her natural$2$ hilarity, burst$1$ forth again.
208:196,27K  !| "Well$7$, my dear$2#1$, 'tis a true saying about$4$ an ill wind,
208:196,28K  !| for$3$ it will$1$ be all the better$9$ for$4$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon.  He
208:196,29K  !| will$1$ have her at last$0$; aye, that$6#2$ he will$1$.  Mind$1$ me, now,
208:196,30K  !| if they an't married by$4$ Midsummer.  Lord$7$|  how he'll
208:196,31K  !| chuckle over this news|  I hope$1$ he will$1$ come to-night.
208:196,32K  !| It will$1$ be all to$4$ one a better$9$ match$0$ for$4$ your sister.  Two
208:196,33K  !| thousand a year without debt or drawback ~ except the
208:196,34K  !| little love-child, indeed; aye, I had forgot her; but
208:196,35K  !| she may$1$ be 'prenticed out$5$ at small cost$0$, and then what$6#2$
208:196,36K  !| does it signify?  Delaford is a nice place$0$, I can tell you;
208:196,37K  !| exactly what$6#1$ I call$1$ a nice old*fashioned place$0$, full of
208:196,38K  !| comforts and conveniences; quite shut in with great
208:197, 1K  !| garden walls that$6#1$ are covered with the best fruit-trees
208:197, 2K  !| in the country:  and such a mulberry tree in one corner|
208:197, 3K  !| Lord$7$|  how $SS#O$Charlotte and I did stuff the only time we
208:197, 4K  !| were there|  Then, there is a dove-cote, some delightful
208:197, 5K  !| stewponds, and a very pretty$2$ canal; and every*thing,
208:197, 6K  !| in short$0$, that$6#1$ one could wish$1$ for$4$:  and, moreover, it is
208:197, 7K  !| close$9$ to$4$ the church, and only a quarter$0#1$ of a mile from
208:197, 8K  !| the turnpike-road, so$3$ 'tis never dull, for$3$ if you only go
208:197, 9K  !| and sit up in an old yew arbour behind the house, you
208:197,10K  !| may$1$ see all the carriages that$6#1$ pass$1$ along$5$.  Oh|  'tis
208:197,11K  !| a nice place$0$|  A butcher hard by$5$ in the village, and
208:197,12K  !| the parsonage-house within a stone's throw$0$.  To$4$ my
208:197,13K  !| fancy$0$, a thousand times prettier than Barton*Park,
208:197,14K  !| where they are forced to$9$ send three miles for$4$ their meat,
208:197,15K  !| and have not a neighbour nearer than your mother.
208:197,16K  !| Well$7$, I shall spirit up the $SS#H$Colonel as soon as I can.
208:197,17K  !| One shoulder of mutton, you know, drives another down$5$.
208:197,18K  !| If we \can\ but put $SS#S$Willoughby out$8$ of her head$0$|"
208:197,19A  !| "Aye, if we can but do \that$6#2$\, Ma'am,"
208:197,19'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
208:197,20A  !| "we shall do very well$9$ with or without $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon."
208:197,21'  !| And then rising, she went away to$9$ join $SS#C$Marianne, whom$6#1$
208:197,22'  !| she found, as she expected$1$, in her own$2$ room, leaning,
208:197,23'  !| in silent misery, over the small remains$0$ of a fire$0$, which$6#1$,
208:197,24'  !| till $SS#A$Elinor's entrance, had been her only light$0$.
208:197,25C  !| "You had better$9$ leave$1$ me,"
208:197,25'  !| was all the notice$0$ that$6#1$
208:197,26'  !| her sister received from her."
208:197,27A  !| "I will$1$ leave$1$ you,"
208:197,27'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
208:197,27A  !| "if you will$1$ go to$4$
208:197,28A  !| bed."
208:197,28'  !| But this, from the momentary perverseness of
208:197,29'  !| impatient suffering, she at first refused to$9$ do.  Her
208:197,30'  !| sister's earnest, though gentle persuasion, however, soon
208:197,31'  !| softened her to$4$ compliance, and $SS#A$Elinor saw her lay$1#1$ her
208:197,32'  !| aching head$0$ on$4$ the pillow, and saw her, as she hoped,
208:197,33'  !| in a way to$9$ get some quiet$2$ rest$0#2$ before$3$ she left$1$ her.
208:197,34'  !| In the drawing-room, whither she then repaired, she
208:197,35'  !| was soon joined by$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, with a wine-glass,
208:197,36'  !| full of something, in her hand$0$.
208:197,37K  !| "My dear$2#1$,"
208:197,37'  !| said she, entering,
208:197,37K  !| "I have just$9$ recollected
208:197,38K  !| that$3$ I have some of the finest old Constantia wine in
208:198, 1K  !| the house, that$6#1$ ever was tasted, so$3$ I have brought
208:198, 2K  !| a glass of it for$4$ your sister.  My poor husband| how
208:198, 3K  !| fond he was of it|  Whenever he had a touch$0$ of his
208:198, 4K  !| old cholicky gout, he said it did him more good than
208:198, 5K  !| any*thing else in the world.  Do take it to$4$ your sister."
208:198, 6A  !| "Dear$2#1$ Ma'am,"
208:198, 6'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor, smiling at the difference
208:198, 7'  !| of the complaints for$4$ which$6#1$ it was recommended,
208:198, 8A  !| "how good you are|  But I have just$9$ left$1$ $SS#C$Marianne in
208:198, 9A  !| bed, and, I hope$1$, almost asleep; and as I think nothing
208:198,10A  !| will$1$ be of so$5#1$ much service to$4$ her as rest$0#2$, if you will$1$
208:198,11A  !| give me leave$0$, I will$1$ drink the wine myself."
208:198,12'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, though regretting that$3$ she had not
208:198,13'  !| been five minutes earlier, was satisfied$2$ with the compromise;
208:198,14'  !| and $SS#A$Elinor, as she swallowed the chief of it,
208:198,15'  !| reflected that$3$, though its good effects on$4$ a cholicky gout
208:198,16'  !| were, at present$0#1$, of little importance to$4$ her, its healing
208:198,17'  !| powers on$4$ a disappointed heart might be as reasonably
208:198,18'  !| tried on$4$ herself as on$4$ her sister.
208:198,19'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon came in while$9$ the party were at
208:198,20'  !| tea, and by$4$ his manner of looking round$4$ the room for$4$
208:198,21'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, $SS#A$Elinor immediately fancied that$3$ he neither
208:198,22'  !| expected$1$, nor wished to$9$ see her there, and, in short$0$,
208:198,23'  !| that$3$ he was already aware of what$6#1$ occasioned her
208:198,24'  !| absence.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings was not struck by$4$ the same
208:198,25'  !| thought$0$; for$3$, soon after$4$ his entrance, she walked across$4$
208:198,26'  !| the room to$4$ the tea-table where $SS#A$Elinor presided, and
208:198,27'  !| whispered ~
208:198,27K  !| "The $SS#H$Colonel looks$1$ as grave$2$ as ever you
208:198,28K  !| see.  He knows nothing of it; do tell him, my dear$2#1$."
208:198,29'  !| He shortly afterwards drew a chair close$9$ to$4$ her's, and,
208:198,30'  !| with a look$0$ which$6#1$ perfectly assured her of his good
208:198,31'  !| information, inquired after$4$ her sister.
208:198,32A  !| "$SS#C$Marianne is not well$9$,"
208:198,32'  !| said she.
208:198,32A  !| "She has been
208:198,33A  !| indisposed all day, and we have persuaded her to$9$ go
208:198,34A  !| to$4$ bed."
208:198,35H  !| "Perhaps, then,"
208:198,35'  !| he hesitatingly replied,
208:198,35H  !| "what$6#1$ I
208:198,36H  !| heard this morning may$1$ be ~ there may$1$ be more truth
208:198,37H  !| in it than I could believe possible at first."
208:198,38A  !| "What$6#2$ did you hear?"
208:199, 1H  !| "That$3$ a gentleman, whom$6#1$ I had reason$0$ to$9$ think ~ in
208:199, 2H  !| short$0$, that$3$ a man, whom$6#1$ I \knew\ to$9$ be engaged ~ but
208:199, 3H  !| how shall I tell you?  If you know it already, as surely
208:199, 4H  !| you must, I may$1$ be spared."
208:199, 5A  !| "You mean$1$,"
208:199, 5'  !| answered $SS#A$Elinor, with forced calmness,
208:199, 6A  !| "$SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby's marriage with $SS#ZR$Miss*Grey.  Yes, we
208:199, 7A  !| \do\ know it all.  This seems to$9$ have been a day of general$2$
208:199, 8A  !| elucidation, for$3$ this very morning first unfolded it to$4$
208:199, 9A  !| us.  $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby is unfathomable|  Where did you
208:199,10A  !| hear it?"
208:199,11H  !| "In a stationer's shop in Pall*Mall, where I had
208:199,12H  !| business.  Two ladies were waiting for$4$ their carriage,
208:199,13H  !| and one of them was giving the other an account$0$ of the
208:199,14H  !| intended match$0$, in a voice so$5#1$ little attempting concealment,
208:199,15H  !| that$3$ it was impossible for$4$ me not to$9$ hear all.
208:199,16H  !| The name$0$ of $SS#S$Willoughby, $SS#S$John*Willoughby, frequently
208:199,17H  !| repeated, first caught my attention, and what$6#1$ followed
208:199,18H  !| was a positive assertion that$3$ every*thing was now finally
208:199,19H  !| settled$1$ respecting his marriage with $SS#ZR$Miss*Grey ~ it was
208:199,20H  !| no$2$ longer to$9$ be a secret$0$ ~ it would take place$0$ even$5$ within
208:199,21H  !| a few weeks, with many particulars of preparations and
208:199,22H  !| other matters.  One thing, especially, I remember,
208:199,23H  !| because it served to$9$ identify the man still$5$ more: ~ as
208:199,24H  !| soon as the ceremony was over, they were to$9$ go to$4$
208:199,25H  !| Combe*Magna, his seat in Somersetshire.  My astonishment| ~
208:199,26H  !| but it would be impossible to$9$ describe what$6#1$
208:199,27H  !| I felt.  The communicative lady I learnt, on$4$ inquiry,
208:199,28H  !| for$3$ I staid in the shop till they were gone, was a $SS#ZM$Mrs%*Ellison,
208:199,29H  !| and that$3$, as I have been since informed, is the
208:199,30H  !| name$0$ of $SS#ZR$Miss*Grey's guardian."
208:199,31A  !| "It is.  But have you likewise heard that$3$ $SS#ZR$Miss*Grey
208:199,32A  !| has fifty thousand pounds?  In that$6#2$, if in any*thing,
208:199,33A  !| we may$1$ find an explanation."
208:199,34H  !| "It may$1$ be so$5#2$; but $SS#S$Willoughby is capable ~ at least
208:199,35H  !| I think" ~
208:199,35'  !| he stopped a moment; then added in a voice
208:199,36'  !| which$6#1$ seemed to$9$ distrust$1$ itself,
208:199,36H  !| "And your sister ~ how
208:199,37H  !| did she ~"
208:199,38A  !| "Her sufferings have been very severe.  I have only
208:200, 1A  !| to$9$ hope$1$ that$3$ they may$1$ be proportionably short$2$.  It has
208:200, 2A  !| been, it is a most cruel affliction.  Till yesterday, I
208:200, 3A  !| believe, she never doubted his regard$0$; and even$5$ now,
208:200, 4A  !| perhaps ~ But \I\ am almost convinced that$3$ he never was
208:200, 5A  !| really attached to$4$ her.  He has been very deceitful|
208:200, 6A  !| and, in some points, there seems a hardness of heart
208:200, 7A  !| about$4$ him."
208:200, 8H  !| "Ah|"
208:200, 8'  !| said $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon,
208:200, 8H  !| "there is, indeed|
208:200, 9H  !| But your sister does not ~ I think you said so$5#2$ ~ she does
208:200,10H  !| not consider it quite as you do?"
208:200,11A  !| "You know her disposition, and may$1$ believe how
208:200,12A  !| eagerly she would still$5$ justify him if she could."
208:200,13'  !| He made no$2$ answer$0$; and soon afterwards, by$4$ the
208:200,14'  !| removal of the tea-things, and the arrangement of the
208:200,15'  !| card*parties, the subject$0$ was necessarily dropped.
208:200,16'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, who$6#1$ had watched them with pleasure
208:200,17'  !| while$9$ they were talking, and who$6#1$ expected$1$ to$9$ see the
208:200,18'  !| effect$0$ of $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood's communication, in such an
208:200,19'  !| instantaneous gaiety on$4$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's side$0$, as might
208:200,20'  !| have become a man in the bloom of youth, of hope$0$ and
208:200,21'  !| happiness, saw him, with amazement, remain the whole$2$
208:200,22'  !| evening more serious$2$ and thoughtful than usual.
209:201, 1'  !| From a night of more sleep$0$ than she had expected$1$,
209:201, 2'  !| $SS#C$Marianne awoke the next morning to$4$ the same consciousness
209:201, 3'  !| of misery in which$6#1$ she had closed her eyes.
209:201, 4'  !| $SS#A$Elinor encouraged her as much as possible to$9$ talk$1$
209:201, 5'  !| of what$6#1$ she felt; and before$3$ breakfast$0$ was ready, they
209:201, 6'  !| had gone through$4$ the subject$0$ again and again; with
209:201, 7'  !| the same steady conviction and affectionate counsel$0$ on$4$
209:201, 8'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's side$0$, the same impetuous feelings and varying
209:201, 9'  !| opinions on$4$ $SS#C$Marianne's, as before$5$.  Sometimes she could
209:201,10'  !| believe $SS#S$Willoughby to$9$ be as unfortunate and as innocent
209:201,11'  !| as herself, and at others, lost every consolation in the
209:201,12'  !| impossibility of acquitting him.  At one moment she
209:201,13'  !| was absolutely indifferent to$4$ the observation of all the
209:201,14'  !| world, at another she would seclude herself from it for*ever,
209:201,15'  !| and at a third could resist it with energy.  In one
209:201,16'  !| thing, however, she was uniform, when it came to$4$ the
209:201,17'  !| point$0$, in avoiding, where it was possible, the presence
209:201,18'  !| of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, and in a determined$2$ silence$0$ when
209:201,19'  !| obliged to$9$ endure it.  Her heart was hardened against
209:201,20'  !| the belief of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's entering into her sorrows
209:201,21'  !| with any compassion.
209:201,22C  !| "No$7$, no$7$, no$7$, it cannot be,"
209:201,22'  !| she cried;
209:201,22C  !| "she cannot
209:201,23C  !| feel.  Her kindness is not sympathy; her good nature
209:201,24C  !| is not tenderness.  All that$6#1$ she wants$1$ is gossip, and she
209:201,25C  !| only likes me now because I supply$1$ it."
209:201,26'  !| $SS#A$Elinor had not needed this to$9$ be assured of the
209:201,27'  !| injustice to$4$ which$6#1$ her sister was often led in her opinion
209:201,28'  !| of others, by$4$ the irritable refinement of her own$2$ mind$0$,
209:201,29'  !| and the too$5#1$ great importance placed by$4$ her on$4$ the
209:201,30'  !| delicacies of a strong sensibility, and the graces of
209:201,31'  !| a polished manner.  Like$9$ half the rest$0#1$ of the world, if
209:201,32'  !| more than half there be that$6#1$ are clever and good,
209:201,33'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, with excellent abilities and an excellent
209:202, 1'  !| disposition, was neither reasonable nor candid.  She
209:202, 2'  !| expected$1$ from other people the same opinions and
209:202, 3'  !| feelings as her own$2$, and she judged of their motives by$4$
209:202, 4'  !| the immediate effect$0$ of their actions on$4$ herself.  Thus
209:202, 5'  !| a circumstance occurred, while$9$ the sisters were together
209:202, 6'  !| in their own$2$ room after$4$ breakfast$0$, which$6#1$ sunk the heart
209:202, 7'  !| of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings still$5$ lower$2$ in her estimation; because,
209:202, 8'  !| through$4$ her own$2$ weakness, it chanced to$9$ prove a source
209:202, 9'  !| of fresh pain$0$ to$4$ herself, though $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings was
209:202,10'  !| governed in it by$4$ an impulse of the utmost good-will.
209:202,11'  !| With a letter in her out-stretched hand$0$, and countenance
209:202,12'  !| gaily smiling, from the persuasion of bringing
209:202,13'  !| comfort$0$, she entered their room, saying,
209:202,14K  !| "Now, my dear$2#1$, I bring you something that$6#1$ I am
209:202,15K  !| sure will$1$ do you good."
209:202,16'  !| $SS#C$Marianne heard enough.  In one moment her imagination
209:202,17'  !| placed before$4$ her a letter from $SS#S$Willoughby, full of
209:202,18'  !| tenderness and contrition, explanatory of all that$6#1$ had
209:202,19'  !| passed, satisfactory, convincing; and instantly followed
209:202,20'  !| by$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby himself, rushing eagerly into the room
209:202,21'  !| to$9$ inforce, at her feet, by$4$ the eloquence of his eyes, the
209:202,22'  !| assurances of his letter.  The work$0$ of one moment was
209:202,23'  !| destroyed by$4$ the next.  The hand*writing of her mother,
209:202,24'  !| never till then unwelcome, was before$4$ her; and, in the
209:202,25'  !| acuteness of the disappointment which$6#1$ followed such an
209:202,26'  !| extasy of more than hope$0$, she felt as if, till that$6#2$ instant$0$,
209:202,27'  !| she had never suffered.
209:202,28'  !| The cruelty of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings no$2$ language, within her
209:202,29'  !| reach$0$ in her moments of happiest eloquence, could have
209:202,30'  !| expressed; and now she could reproach$1$ her only by$4$ the
209:202,31'  !| tears which$6#1$ streamed from her eyes with passionate
209:202,32'  !| violence ~ a reproach$0$, however, so$5#1$ entirely lost on$4$ its
209:202,33'  !| object$0$, that$3$ after$4$ many expressions of pity$0$, she withdrew,
209:202,34'  !| still$5$ referring her to$4$ the letter for$4$ comfort$0$.  But
209:202,35'  !| the letter, when she was calm$2$ enough to$9$ read it, brought
209:202,36'  !| little comfort$0$.  $SS#S$Willoughby filled every page.  Her
209:202,37'  !| mother, still$5$ confident of their engagement, and relying
209:202,38'  !| as warmly as ever on$4$ his constancy, had only been
209:203, 1'  !| roused by$4$ $SS#A$Elinor's application, to$9$ intreat from $SS#C$Marianne
209:203, 2'  !| greater openness towards them both; and this, with
209:203, 3'  !| such tenderness towards her, such affection for$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby,
209:203, 4'  !| and such a conviction of their future happiness
209:203, 5'  !| in each other, that$3$ she wept with agony through$4$ the
209:203, 6'  !| whole$0$ of it.
209:203, 7'  !| All her impatience to$9$ be at home again now returned;
209:203, 8'  !| her mother was dearer to$4$ her than ever; dearer through$4$
209:203, 9'  !| the very excess of her mistaken confidence in $SS#S$Willoughby,
209:203,10'  !| and she was wildly urgent to$9$ be gone.  $SS#A$Elinor, unable
209:203,11'  !| herself to$9$ determine whether it were better$9$ for$4$ $SS#C$Marianne
209:203,12'  !| to$9$ be in London or at Barton, offered no$2$ counsel$0$ of her
209:203,13'  !| own$2$ except of patience till their mother's wishes$0$ could
209:203,14'  !| be known; and at length she obtained her sister's consent$0$
209:203,15'  !| to$9$ wait for$4$ that$6#2$ knowledge.
209:203,16'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings left$1$ them earlier than usual; for$3$ she
209:203,17'  !| could not be easy till the $SS#L1$Middletons and $SS#N1$Palmers were
209:203,18'  !| able to$9$ grieve as much as herself; and positively refusing
209:203,19'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's offered attendance, went out$5$ alone for$4$ the rest$0#1$
209:203,20'  !| of the morning.  $SS#A$Elinor, with a very heavy heart, aware
209:203,21'  !| of the pain$0$ she was going to$9$ communicate, and perceiving
209:203,22'  !| by$4$ $SS#C$Marianne's letter how ill she had succeeded
209:203,23'  !| in laying any foundation for$4$ it, then sat down$5$ to$9$ write
209:203,24'  !| her mother an account$0$ of what$6#1$ had passed, and intreat
209:203,25'  !| her directions for$4$ the future; while$9$ $SS#C$Marianne, who$6#1$ came
209:203,26'  !| into the drawing-room on$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's going away,
209:203,27'  !| remained fixed at the table where $SS#A$Elinor wrote, watching
209:203,28'  !| the advancement of her pen, grieving over her for$4$ the
209:203,29'  !| hardship of such a task, and grieving still$5$ more fondly
209:203,30'  !| over its effect$0$ on$4$ her mother.
209:203,31'  !| In this manner they had continued about$4$ a quarter$0#1$
209:203,32'  !| of an hour, when $SS#C$Marianne, whose$6#1$ nerves could not then
209:203,33'  !| bear$1$ any sudden$2$ noise, was startled by$4$ a rap at the door.
209:203,34A  !| "Who$6#2$ can this be?"
209:203,34'  !| cried $SS#A$Elinor.
209:203,34A  !| "So$5#1$ early too$5#2$|
209:203,35A  !| I thought$1$ we \had\ been safe."
209:203,36'  !| $SS#C$Marianne moved to$4$ the window ~
209:203,37C  !| "It is $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon|"
209:203,37'  !| said she, with vexation.
209:203,38C  !| "We are never safe from \him\."
209:204, 1A  !| "He will$1$ not come in, as $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings is from home."
209:204, 2C  !| "I will$1$ not trust$1$ to$4$ \that$6#2$\,"
209:204, 2'  !| retreating to$4$ her own$2$ room.
209:204, 3C  !| "A man who$6#1$ has nothing to$9$ do with his own$2$ time has
209:204, 4C  !| no$2$ conscience in his intrusion on$4$ that$6#2$ of others."
209:204, 5'  !| The event proved her conjecture$0$ right$2#1$, though it was
209:204, 6'  !| founded on$4$ injustice and error; for$3$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
209:204, 7'  !| \did\ come in; and $SS#A$Elinor, who$6#1$ was convinced that$3$
209:204, 8'  !| solicitude for$4$ $SS#C$Marianne brought him thither, and who$6#1$
209:204, 9'  !| saw \that$6#2$\ solicitude in his disturbed and melancholy$2$ look$0$,
209:204,10'  !| and in his anxious though brief inquiry after$4$ her, could
209:204,11'  !| not forgive her sister for$4$ esteeming him so$5#1$ lightly.
209:204,12H  !| "I met $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings in Bond-street,"
209:204,12'  !| said he, after$4$
209:204,13'  !| the first salutation,
209:204,13H  !| "and she encouraged me to$9$ come
209:204,14H  !| on$5$; and I was the more easily encouraged, because
209:204,15H  !| I thought$1$ it probable that$3$ I might find you alone, which$6#1$
209:204,16H  !| I was very desirous of doing.  My object$0$ ~ my wish$0$ ~
209:204,17H  !| my sole wish$0$ in desiring it ~ I hope$1$, I believe it is ~ is
209:204,18H  !| to$9$ be a means$0$ of giving comfort$0$; ~ no$7$, I must not say
209:204,19H  !| comfort$0$ ~ not present$9$ comfort$0$ ~ but conviction, lasting
209:204,20H  !| conviction to$4$ your sister's mind$0$.  My regard$0$ for$4$ her, for$4$
209:204,21H  !| yourself, for$4$ your mother ~ will$1$ you allow me to$9$ prove
209:204,22H  !| it, by$4$ relating some circumstances, which$6#1$ nothing but
209:204,23H  !| a \very\ sincere regard$0$ ~ nothing but an earnest desire$0$ of
209:204,24H  !| being$1$ useful ~~ I think I am justified ~ though where
209:204,25H  !| so$5#1$ many hours have been spent in convincing myself
209:204,26H  !| that$3$ I am right$2#1$, is there not some reason$0$ to$9$ fear$1$ I may$1$
209:204,27H  !| be wrong$9$?"
209:204,27'  !| He stopped.
209:204,28A  !| "I understand you,"
209:204,28'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor.
209:204,28A  !| "You have something
209:204,29A  !| to$9$ tell me of $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby, that$6#1$ will$1$ open$1$ his
209:204,30A  !| character farther.  Your telling it will$1$ be the greatest
209:204,31A  !| act$0$ of friendship that$6#1$ can be shewn $SS#C$Marianne.  \My\
209:204,32A  !| gratitude will$1$ be insured immediately by$4$ any information
209:204,33A  !| tending to$4$ that$6#2$ end$0$, and \her's\ must be gained by$4$
209:204,34A  !| it in time.  Pray, pray let me hear it."
209:204,35H  !| "You shall; and, to$9$ be brief, when I quitted Barton
209:204,36H  !| last$2$ October, ~ but this will$1$ give you no$2$ idea ~ I must
209:204,37H  !| go farther back$5$.  You will$1$ find me a very awkward
209:204,38H  !| narrator, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood; I hardly know where to$9$
209:205, 1H  !| begin.  A short$2$ account$0$ of myself, I believe, will$1$ be
209:205, 2H  !| necessary, and it \shall\ be a short$2$ one.  On$4$ such a subject$0$,"
209:205, 3'  !| sighing heavily,
209:205, 3H  !| "I can have little temptation to$9$
209:205, 4H  !| be diffuse."
209:205, 5'  !| He stopt a moment for$4$ recollection, and then, with
209:205, 6'  !| another sigh$0$, went on$5$.
209:205, 7H  !| "You have probably entirely forgotten a conversation ~
209:205, 8H  !| (it is not to$9$ be supposed that$3$ it could make$1$ any
209:205, 9H  !| impression on$4$ you) ~ a conversation between us one
209:205,10H  !| evening at Barton*Park ~ it was the evening of a dance$0$ ~
209:205,11H  !| in which$6#1$ I alluded to$4$ a lady I had once known, as
209:205,12H  !| resembling, in some measure$0$, your sister $SS#C$Marianne."
209:205,13A  !| "Indeed,"
209:205,13'  !| answered $SS#A$Elinor,
209:205,13A  !| "I have \not\ forgotten
209:205,14A  !| it."
209:205,14'  !| He looked pleased by$4$ this remembrance, and added,
209:205,15H  !| "If I am not deceived by$4$ the uncertainty, the partiality
209:205,16H  !| of tender$2$ recollection, there is a very strong
209:205,17H  !| resemblance between them, as well$9$ in mind$0$ as person.
209:205,18H  !| The same warmth of heart, the same eagerness of fancy$0$
209:205,19H  !| and spirits.  This lady was one of my nearest relations,
209:205,20H  !| an orphan from her infancy, and under the guardianship
209:205,21H  !| of my father.  Our ages were nearly the same, and from
209:205,22H  !| our earliest years we were playfellows and friends.
209:205,23H  !| I cannot remember the time when I did not love$1$ $SS#ZB$Eliza;
209:205,24H  !| and my affection for$4$ her, as we grew up, was such, as
209:205,25H  !| perhaps, judging from my present$9$ forlorn and cheerless
209:205,26H  !| gravity, you might think me incapable of having ever
209:205,27H  !| felt.  Her's, for$4$ me, was, I believe, fervent as the attachment
209:205,28H  !| of your sister to$4$ $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby, and it was,
209:205,29H  !| though from a different cause, no$2$ less unfortunate.  At
209:205,30H  !| seventeen, she was lost to$4$ me for*ever.  She was married
209:205,31H  !| ~ married against her inclination to$4$ my brother.  Her
209:205,32H  !| fortune was large, and our family estate much encumbered.
209:205,33H  !| And this, I fear$1$, is all that$6#1$ can be said for$4$ the
209:205,34H  !| conduct$0$ of one, who$6#1$ was at once her uncle and guardian.
209:205,35H  !| My brother did not deserve her; he did not even$5$ love$1$
209:205,36H  !| her.  I had hoped that$3$ her regard$0$ for$4$ me would support$1$
209:205,37H  !| her under any difficulty, and for$4$ some time it did; but
209:205,38H  !| at last$0$ the misery of her situation, for$3$ she experienced
209:206, 1H  !| great unkindness, overcame all her resolution, and
209:206, 2H  !| though she had promised me that$3$ nothing ~~ but how
209:206, 3H  !| blindly I relate|  I have never told you how this was
209:206, 4H  !| brought on$5$.  We were within a few hours of eloping
209:206, 5H  !| together for$4$ Scotland.  The treachery, or the folly, of
209:206, 6H  !| my cousin's maid betrayed us.  I was banished to$4$ the
209:206, 7H  !| house of a relation far distant, and she was allowed no$2$
209:206, 8H  !| liberty, no$2$ society, no$2$ amusement, till my father's point$0$
209:206, 9H  !| was gained.  I had depended on$4$ her fortitude too$5#1$ far,
209:206,10H  !| and the blow was a severe one ~ but had her marriage
209:206,11H  !| been happy, so$5#1$ young as I then was, a few months must
209:206,12H  !| have reconciled me to$4$ it, or at least I should not have
209:206,13H  !| now to$9$ lament it.  This however was not the case.  My
209:206,14H  !| brother had no$2$ regard$0$ for$4$ her; his pleasures were not
209:206,15H  !| what$6#1$ they ought to$9$ have been, and from the first he
209:206,16H  !| treated her unkindly.  The consequence of this, upon
209:206,17H  !| a mind$0$ so$5#1$ young, so$5#1$ lively, so$5#1$ inexperienced as $SS#ZB$Mrs%*Brandon's,
209:206,18H  !| was but too$5#1$ natural$2$.  She resigned herself
209:206,19H  !| at first to$4$ all the misery of her situation; and happy
209:206,20H  !| had it been if she had not lived to$9$ overcome those
209:206,21H  !| regrets which$6#1$ the remembrance of me occasioned.  But
209:206,22H  !| can we wonder$1$ that$3$ with such a husband to$9$ provoke
209:206,23H  !| inconstancy, and without a friend to$9$ advise or restrain
209:206,24H  !| her, (for$3$ my father lived only a few months after$4$ their
209:206,25H  !| marriage, and I was with my regiment in the East*Indies)
209:206,26H  !| she should fall$1$?  Had I remained in England,
209:206,27H  !| perhaps ~ but I meant to$9$ promote the happiness of both
209:206,28H  !| by$4$ removing from her for$4$ years, and for$4$ that$6#2$ purpose
209:206,29H  !| had procured my exchange$0$.  The shock$0$ which$6#1$ her
209:206,30H  !| marriage had given me,"
209:206,30'  !| he continued, in a voice of
209:206,31'  !| great agitation,
209:206,31H  !| "was of trifling weight ~ was nothing ~
209:206,32H  !| to$4$ what$6#1$ I felt when I heard, about$4$ two years afterwards,
209:206,33H  !| of her divorce.  It was \that$6#2$\ which$6#1$ threw this gloom, ~
209:206,34H  !| even$5$ now the recollection of what$6#1$ I suffered ~"
209:206,35'  !| He could say no$2$ more, and rising hastily walked for$4$
209:206,36'  !| a few minutes about$4$ the room.  $SS#A$Elinor, affected by$4$ his
209:206,37'  !| relation, and still$5$ more by$4$ his distress$0$, could not speak.
209:206,38'  !| He saw her concern$0$, and coming to$4$ her, took her hand$0$,
209:207, 1'  !| pressed it, and kissed it with grateful respect$0$.  A few
209:207, 2'  !| minutes more of silent exertion enabled him to$9$ proceed
209:207, 3'  !| with composure.
209:207, 4H  !| "It was nearly three years after$4$ this unhappy period
209:207, 5H  !| before$3$ I returned to$4$ England.  My first care$0$, when I \did\
209:207, 6H  !| arrive, was of course$8$ to$9$ seek for$4$ her; but the search$0$
209:207, 7H  !| was as fruitless as it was melancholy$2$.  I could not trace
209:207, 8H  !| her beyond$4$ her first seducer, and there was every reason$0$
209:207, 9H  !| to$9$ fear$1$ that$3$ she had removed from him only to$9$ sink
209:207,10H  !| deeper in a life of sin.  Her legal allowance was not
209:207,11H  !| adequate to$4$ her fortune, nor sufficient for$4$ her comfortable
209:207,12H  !| maintenance, and I learnt from my brother, that$3$
209:207,13H  !| the power of receiving it had been made over some
209:207,14H  !| months before$5$ to$4$ another person.  He imagined, and
209:207,15H  !| calmly could he imagine it, that$3$ her extravagance and
209:207,16H  !| consequent distress$0$ had obliged her to$9$ dispose of it for$4$
209:207,17H  !| some immediate relief.  At last$0$, however, and after$3$ I had
209:207,18H  !| been six months in England, I \did\ find her.  Regard$0$ for$4$
209:207,19H  !| a former servant of my own$2$, who$6#1$ had since fallen into
209:207,20H  !| misfortune, carried me to$9$ visit$1$ him in a spunging-house,
209:207,21H  !| where he was confined for$4$ debt; and there, in the same
209:207,22H  !| house, under a similar confinement, was my unfortunate
209:207,23H  !| sister.  So$5#1$ altered ~ so$5#1$ faded ~ worn down$5$ by$4$ acute
209:207,24H  !| suffering of every kind$0$|  hardly could I believe the
209:207,25H  !| melancholy$2$ and sickly figure before$4$ me, to$9$ be the remains$0$
209:207,26H  !| of the lovely, blooming, healthful girl, on$4$ whom$6#1$ I had
209:207,27H  !| once doated.  What$6#1$ I endured in so$5#2$ beholding her ~ but
209:207,28H  !| I have no$2$ right$0$ to$9$ wound$1#2$ your feelings by$4$ attempting
209:207,29H  !| to$9$ describe it ~ I have pained you too$5#1$ much already.
209:207,30H  !| That$3$ she was, to$4$ all appearance, in the last$2$ stage$0#1$ of
209:207,31H  !| a consumption, was ~ yes, in such a situation it was my
209:207,32H  !| greatest comfort$0$.  Life could do nothing for$4$ her, beyond$4$
209:207,33H  !| giving time for$4$ a better$9$ preparation for$4$ death; and that$6#2$
209:207,34H  !| was given.  I saw her placed in comfortable lodgings,
209:207,35H  !| and under proper attendants; I visited her every day
209:207,36H  !| during the rest$0#1$ of her short$2$ life; I was with her in her
209:207,37H  !| last$2$ moments."
209:207,38'  !| Again he stopped to$9$ recover himself; and $SS#A$Elinor
209:208, 1'  !| spoke her feelings in an exclamation of tender$2$ concern$0$,
209:208, 2'  !| at the fate of his unfortunate friend.
209:208, 3H  !| "Your sister, I hope$1$, cannot be offended,"
209:208, 3'  !| said he,
209:208, 4H  !| "by$4$ the resemblance I have fancied between her and
209:208, 5H  !| my poor disgraced relation.  Their fates, their fortunes
209:208, 6H  !| cannot be the same; and had the natural$2$ sweet disposition
209:208, 7H  !| of the one been guarded by$4$ a firmer mind$0$, or
209:208, 8H  !| an happier marriage, she might have been all that$6#1$ you
209:208, 9H  !| will$1$ live to$9$ see the other be.  But to$4$ what$6#2$ does all this
209:208,10H  !| lead$1$?  I seem to$9$ have been distressing you for$4$ nothing.
209:208,11H  !| Ah|  $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood ~ a subject$0$ such as this ~ untouched
209:208,12H  !| for$4$ fourteen years ~ it is dangerous to$9$ handle it at all|
209:208,13H  !| I \will$1$\ be more collected ~ more concise.  She left$1$ to$4$ my
209:208,14H  !| care$0$ her only child, a little girl, the offspring of her first
209:208,15H  !| guilty connection, who$6#1$ was then about$4$ three years old.
209:208,16H  !| She loved the child, and had always kept it with her.
209:208,17H  !| It was a valued, a precious trust$0$ to$4$ me; and gladly
209:208,18H  !| would I have discharged it in the strictest sense, by$4$
209:208,19H  !| watching over her education myself, had the nature of
209:208,20H  !| our situations allowed it; but I had no$2$ family, no$2$
209:208,21H  !| home; and my little $SS#ZC$Eliza was therefore placed at
209:208,22H  !| school.  I saw her there whenever I could, and after$4$
209:208,23H  !| the death of my brother, (which$6#1$ happened about$4$ five
209:208,24H  !| years ago, and which$6#1$ left$1$ to$4$ me the possession of the
209:208,25H  !| family property,) she frequently visited me at Delaford.
209:208,26H  !| I called her a distant relation; but I am well$9$ aware
209:208,27H  !| that$3$ I have in general$0$ been suspected of a much nearer
209:208,28H  !| connection with her.  It is now three years ago, (she
209:208,29H  !| had just$9$ reached her fourteenth year,) that$3$ I removed
209:208,30H  !| her from school, to$9$ place$1$ her under the care$0$ of a very
209:208,31H  !| respectable woman, residing in Dorsetshire, who$6#1$ had the
209:208,32H  !| charge$0$ of four or five other girls of about$4$ the same time
209:208,33H  !| of life; and for$4$ two years I had every reason$0$ to$9$ be
209:208,34H  !| pleased with her situation.  But last$2$ February, almost
209:208,35H  !| a twelvemonth back$5$, she suddenly disappeared.  I had
209:208,36H  !| allowed her, (imprudently, as it has since turned out$5$,)
209:208,37H  !| at her earnest desire$0$, to$9$ go to$4$ Bath$0#1$ with one of her
209:208,38H  !| young friends, who$6#1$ was attending her father there for$4$
209:209, 1H  !| his health.  I knew him to$9$ be a very good sort of man,
209:209, 2H  !| and I thought$1$ well$9$ of his daughter ~ better$9$ than she
209:209, 3H  !| deserved, for$3$, with a most obstinate and ill-judged
209:209, 4H  !| secrecy, she would tell nothing, would give no$2$ clue,
209:209, 5H  !| though she certainly knew all.  He, her father, a well-meaning,
209:209, 6H  !| but not a quick-sighted man, could really,
209:209, 7H  !| I believe, give no$2$ information; for$3$ he had been generally
209:209, 8H  !| confined to$4$ the house, while$9$ the girls were ranging over
209:209, 9H  !| the town and making what$6#1$ acquaintance they chose;
209:209,10H  !| and he tried to$9$ convince me, as thoroughly as he was
209:209,11H  !| convinced himself, of his daughter's being$1$ entirely unconcerned
209:209,12H  !| in the business.  In short$0$, I could learn nothing
209:209,13H  !| but that$3$ she was gone; all the rest$0#1$, for$4$ eight long$9$
209:209,14H  !| months, was left$1$ to$4$ conjecture$0$.  What$6#1$ I thought$1$, what$6#1$
209:209,15H  !| I feared, may$1$ be imagined; and what$6#1$ I suffered too$5#2$."
209:209,16A  !| "Good heavens|"
209:209,16'  !| cried $SS#A$Elinor,
209:209,16A  !| "could it be ~ could
209:209,17A  !| $SS#S$Willoughby| ~
209:209,18H  !| "The first news that$6#1$ reached me of her,"
209:209,18'  !| he continued,
209:209,19H  !| "came in a letter from herself, last$2$ October.  It was
209:209,20H  !| forwarded to$4$ me from Delaford, and I received it on$4$
209:209,21H  !| the very morning of our intended party to$4$ Whitwell;
209:209,22H  !| and this was the reason$0$ of my leaving Barton so$5#1$ suddenly,
209:209,23H  !| which$6#1$ I am sure must at the time have appeared
209:209,24H  !| strange to$4$ every*body, and which$6#1$ I believe gave offence
209:209,25H  !| to$4$ some.  Little did $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby imagine, I suppose,
209:209,26H  !| when his looks$0$ censured me for$4$ incivility in breaking up
209:209,27H  !| the party, that$3$ I was called away to$4$ the relief of one,
209:209,28H  !| whom$6#1$ he had made poor and miserable; but \had\ he
209:209,29H  !| known it, what$6#2$ would it have availed?  Would he have
209:209,30H  !| been less gay or less happy in the smiles of your sister?
209:209,31H  !| No$7$, he had already done that$6#2$, which$6#1$ no$2$ man who$6#1$ \can\
209:209,32H  !| feel for$4$ another, would do.  He had left$1$ the girl whose$6#1$
209:209,33H  !| youth and innocence he had seduced, in a situation of
209:209,34H  !| the utmost distress$0$, with no$2$ creditable home, no$2$ help$0$,
209:209,35H  !| no$2$ friends, ignorant of his address$0$|  He had left$1$ her
209:209,36H  !| promising to$9$ return$1$; he neither returned, nor wrote,
209:209,37H  !| nor relieved her."
209:209,38A  !| "This is beyond$4$ every*thing|"
209:209,38'  !| exclaimed $SS#A$Elinor.
209:210, 1H  !| "His character is now before$4$ you; expensive, dissipated,
209:210, 2H  !| and worse than both.  Knowing all this, as
209:210, 3H  !| I have now known it many weeks, guess$1$ what$6#1$ I must
209:210, 4H  !| have felt on$4$ seeing your sister as fond of him as ever,
209:210, 5H  !| and on$4$ being$1$ assured that$3$ she was to$9$ marry him; guess$1$
209:210, 6H  !| what$6#1$ I must have felt for$4$ all your sakes.  When I came
209:210, 7H  !| to$4$ you last$2$ week and found you alone, I came determined$2$
209:210, 8H  !| to$9$ know the truth; though irresolute what$6#1$ to$9$ do when
209:210, 9H  !| it \was\ known.  My behaviour must have seemed strange
209:210,10H  !| to$4$ you then; but now you will$1$ comprehend it.  To$9$
209:210,11H  !| suffer you all to$9$ be so$5#2$ deceived; to$9$ see your sister ~ but
209:210,12H  !| what$6#2$ could I do?  I had no$2$ hope$0$ of interfering with
209:210,13H  !| success; and sometimes I thought$1$ your sister's influence$0$
209:210,14H  !| might yet reclaim him.  But now, after$4$ such dishonourable
209:210,15H  !| usage, who$6#2$ can tell what$6#1$ were his designs on$4$ her?
209:210,16H  !| Whatever they may$1$ have been, however, she may$1$ now,
209:210,17H  !| and hereafter doubtless \will$1$\, turn$1$ with gratitude towards
209:210,18H  !| her own$2$ condition$0$, when she compares it with that$6#2$ of
209:210,19H  !| my poor $SS#ZC$Eliza, when she considers the wretched and
209:210,20H  !| hopeless situation of this poor girl, and pictures her to$4$
209:210,21H  !| herself, with an affection for$4$ him as strong, still$5$ as strong
209:210,22H  !| as her own$2$, and with a mind$0$ tormented by$4$ self-reproach,
209:210,23H  !| which$6#1$ must attend her through$4$ life.  Surely this comparison
209:210,24H  !| must have its use$0$ with her.  She will$1$ feel her
209:210,25H  !| own$2$ sufferings to$9$ be nothing.  They proceed from no$2$
209:210,26H  !| misconduct, and can bring no$2$ disgrace$0$.  On$4$ the contrary$0$,
209:210,27H  !| every friend must be made still$5$ more her friend by$4$
209:210,28H  !| them.  Concern$0$ for$4$ her unhappiness, and respect$0$ for$4$ her
209:210,29H  !| fortitude under it, must strengthen every attachment.
209:210,30H  !| Use$1$ your own$2$ discretion, however, in communicating to$4$
209:210,31H  !| her what$6#1$ I have told you.  You must know best what$6#1$
209:210,32H  !| will$1$ be its effect$0$; but had I not seriously, and from my
209:210,33H  !| heart believed it might be of service, might lessen her
209:210,34H  !| regrets, I would not have suffered myself to$9$ trouble$1$ you
209:210,35H  !| with this account$0$ of my family afflictions, with a recital
209:210,36H  !| which$6#1$ may$1$ seem to$9$ have been intended to$9$ raise myself
209:210,37H  !| at the expense of others."
209:210,38'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's thanks followed this speech with grateful
209:211, 1'  !| earnestness; attended too$5#2$ with the assurance of her
209:211, 2'  !| expecting material$2$ advantage to$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, from the
209:211, 3'  !| communication of what$6#1$ had passed.
209:211, 4A  !| "I have been more pained,"
209:211, 4'  !| said she,
209:211, 4A  !| "by$4$ her
209:211, 5A  !| endeavours$0$ to$9$ acquit him than by$4$ all the rest$0#1$; for$3$ it
209:211, 6A  !| irritates her mind$0$ more than the most perfect$2$ conviction
209:211, 7A  !| of his unworthiness can do.  Now, though at first she
209:211, 8A  !| will$1$ suffer much, I am sure she will$1$ soon become easier.
209:211, 9A  !| Have you,"
209:211, 9'  !| she continued, after$4$ a short$2$ silence$0$,
209:211, 9A  !| "ever
209:211,10A  !| seen $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby since you left$1$ him at Barton?"
209:211,11H  !| "Yes,"
209:211,11'  !| he replied gravely,
209:211,11H  !| "once I have.  One
209:211,12H  !| meeting$0$ was unavoidable."
209:211,13'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, startled by$4$ his manner, looked at him anxiously,
209:211,14'  !| saying,
209:211,15A  !| "What$7$?  have you met him to$9$ ~"
209:211,16H  !| "I could meet$1$ him in no$2$ other way.  $SS#ZC$Eliza had
209:211,17H  !| confessed to$4$ me, though most reluctantly, the name$0$ of
209:211,18H  !| her lover; and when he returned to$4$ town, which$6#1$ was
209:211,19H  !| within a fortnight after$4$ myself, we met by$4$ appointment,
209:211,20H  !| he to$9$ defend, I to$9$ punish his conduct$0$.  We returned
209:211,21H  !| unwounded, and the meeting$0$, therefore, never got
209:211,22H  !| abroad."
209:211,23'  !| $SS#A$Elinor sighed over the fancied necessity of this; but
209:211,24'  !| to$4$ a man and a soldier, she presumed not to$9$ censure$1$ it.
209:211,25H  !| "Such,"
209:211,25'  !| said $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, after$4$ a pause$0$,
209:211,25H  !| "has
209:211,26H  !| been the unhappy resemblance between the fate of
209:211,27H  !| mother and daughter| and so$5#1$ imperfectly have I discharged
209:211,28H  !| my trust$0$|"
209:211,29A  !| "Is she still$5$ in town?"
209:211,30H  !| "No$7$; as soon as she recovered from her lying-in,
209:211,31H  !| for$3$ I found her near$4$ her delivery, I removed her and her
209:211,32H  !| child into the country, and there she remains$1$."
209:211,33'  !| Recollecting, soon afterwards, that$3$ he was probably
209:211,34'  !| dividing $SS#A$Elinor from her sister, he put an end$0$ to$4$ his
209:211,35'  !| visit$0$, receiving from her again the same grateful acknowledgments,
209:211,36'  !| and leaving her full of compassion and esteem$0$
209:211,37'  !| for$4$ him.

210:212, 1'  !| When the particulars of this conversation were
210:212, 2'  !| repeated by$4$ $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood to$4$ her sister, as they very
210:212, 3'  !| soon were, the effect$0$ on$4$ her was not entirely such as the
210:212, 4'  !| former had hoped to$9$ see.  Not that$3$ $SS#C$Marianne appeared
210:212, 5'  !| to$9$ distrust$1$ the truth of any part$0$ of it, for$3$ she listened
210:212, 6'  !| to$4$ it all with the most steady and submissive attention,
210:212, 7'  !| made neither objection nor remark$0$, attempted no$2$ vindication
210:212, 8'  !| of $SS#S$Willoughby, and seemed to$9$ shew$1$ by$4$ her tears
210:212, 9'  !| that$3$ she felt it to$9$ be impossible.  But though this
210:212,10'  !| behaviour assured $SS#A$Elinor that$3$ the conviction of his guilt
210:212,11'  !| \was\ carried home to$4$ her mind$0$, though she saw with
210:212,12'  !| satisfaction the effect$0$ of it, in her no$2$ longer avoiding
210:212,13'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon when he called, in her speaking to$4$ him,
210:212,14'  !| even$5$ voluntarily speaking, with a kind$0$ of compassionate
210:212,15'  !| respect$0$, and though she saw her spirits less violently
210:212,16'  !| irritated than before$5$, she did not see her less wretched.
210:212,17'  !| Her mind$0$ did become settled$1$, but it was settled$1$ in
210:212,18'  !| a gloomy dejection.  She felt the loss of $SS#S$Willoughby's
210:212,19'  !| character yet more heavily than she had felt the loss of
210:212,20'  !| his heart; his seduction and desertion of $SS#ZC$Miss*Williams,
210:212,21'  !| the misery of that$6#2$ poor girl, and the doubt$0$ of what$6#1$ his
210:212,22'  !| designs might \once\ have been on$4$ herself, preyed altogether
210:212,23'  !| so$5#1$ much on$4$ her spirits, that$3$ she could not bring
210:212,24'  !| herself to$9$ speak of what$6#1$ she felt even$5$ to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor; and
210:212,25'  !| brooding over her sorrows in silence$0$, gave more pain$0$ to$4$
210:212,26'  !| her sister than could have been communicated by$4$ the
210:212,27'  !| most open$2$ and most frequent confession of them.
210:212,28'  !| To$9$ give the feelings or the language of $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood
210:212,29'  !| on$4$ receiving and answering $SS#A$Elinor's letter, would be
210:212,30'  !| only to$9$ give a repetition of what$6#1$ her daughters had
210:212,31'  !| already felt and said; of a disappointment hardly less
210:212,32'  !| painful than $SS#C$Marianne's, and an indignation even$5$ greater
210:212,33'  !| than $SS#A$Elinor's.  Long$9$ letters from her, quickly succeeding
210:213, 1'  !| each other, arrived to$9$ tell all that$6#1$ she suffered and
210:213, 2'  !| thought$1$; to$9$ express$1$ her anxious solicitude for$4$ $SS#C$Marianne,
210:213, 3'  !| and entreat she would bear$1$ up with fortitude under this
210:213, 4'  !| misfortune.  Bad indeed must the nature of $SS#C$Marianne's
210:213, 5'  !| affliction be, when her mother could talk$1$ of fortitude|
210:213, 6'  !| mortifying and humiliating must be the origin of those
210:213, 7'  !| regrets, which$6#1$ \she\ could wish$1$ her not to$9$ indulge|
210:213, 8'  !| Against the interest$0$ of her own$2$ individual comfort$0$,
210:213, 9'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood had determined$1$ that$3$ it would be better$9$
210:213,10'  !| for$4$ $SS#C$Marianne to$9$ be anywhere, at that$6#2$ time, than at
210:213,11'  !| Barton, where every*thing within her view$0$ would be
210:213,12'  !| bringing back$5$ the past$0$ in the strongest and most
210:213,13'  !| afflicting manner, by$4$ constantly placing $SS#S$Willoughby
210:213,14'  !| before$4$ her, such as she had always seen him there.  She
210:213,15'  !| recommended it to$4$ her daughters, therefore, by$4$ all means$0$
210:213,16'  !| not to$9$ shorten their visit$0$ to$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings; the length
210:213,17'  !| of which$6#1$, though never exactly fixed, had been expected$1$
210:213,18'  !| by$4$ all to$9$ comprise at least five or six weeks.  A variety
210:213,19'  !| of occupations, of objects$0$, and of company, which$6#1$ could
210:213,20'  !| not be procured at Barton, would be inevitable there,
210:213,21'  !| and might yet, she hoped, cheat $SS#C$Marianne, at times,
210:213,22'  !| into some interest$0$ beyond$4$ herself, and even$5$ into some
210:213,23'  !| amusement, much as the idea of both might now be
210:213,24'  !| spurned by$4$ her.
210:213,25'  !| From all danger of seeing $SS#S$Willoughby again, her
210:213,26'  !| mother considered her to$9$ be at least equally safe in
210:213,27'  !| town as in the country, since his acquaintance must
210:213,28'  !| now be dropped by$4$ all who$6#1$ called themselves her friends.
210:213,29'  !| Design$0$ could never bring them in each other's way:
210:213,30'  !| negligence could never leave$1$ them exposed to$4$ a surprise$0$;
210:213,31'  !| and chance$0$ had less in its favour$0$ in the croud of London
210:213,32'  !| than even$5$ in the retirement of Barton, where it might
210:213,33'  !| force$1$ him before$4$ her while$9$ paying that$6#2$ visit$0$ at Allenham
210:213,34'  !| on$4$ his marriage, which$6#1$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, from foreseeing
210:213,35'  !| at first as a probable event, had brought herself to$9$
210:213,36'  !| expect as a certain one.
210:213,37'  !| She had yet another reason$0$ for$4$ wishing her children
210:213,38'  !| to$9$ remain where they were; a letter from her son-in-law
210:214, 1'  !| had told her that$3$ he and his wife were to$9$ be in town
210:214, 2'  !| before$4$ the middle of February, and she judged it right$2#1$
210:214, 3'  !| that$3$ they should sometimes see their brother.
210:214, 4'  !| $SS#C$Marianne had promised to$9$ be guided by$4$ her mother's
210:214, 5'  !| opinion, and she submitted to$4$ it therefore without
210:214, 6'  !| opposition, though it proved perfectly different from
210:214, 7'  !| what$6#1$ she wished and expected$1$, though she felt it to$9$ be
210:214, 8'  !| entirely wrong$9$, formed on$4$ mistaken grounds, and that$3$
210:214, 9'  !| by$4$ requiring her longer continuance in London it
210:214,10'  !| deprived her of the only possible alleviation of her
210:214,11'  !| wretchedness, the personal sympathy of her mother, and
210:214,12'  !| doomed her to$4$ such society and such scenes as must
210:214,13'  !| prevent her ever knowing a moment's rest$0#2$.
210:214,14'  !| But it was a matter of great consolation to$4$ her, that$3$
210:214,15'  !| what$6#1$ brought evil to$4$ herself would bring good to$4$ her
210:214,16'  !| sister; and $SS#A$Elinor, on$4$ the other hand$0$, suspecting that$3$
210:214,17'  !| it would not be in her power to$9$ avoid $SS#B$Edward entirely,
210:214,18'  !| comforted herself by$4$ thinking, that$3$ though their longer
210:214,19'  !| stay$0$ would therefore militate against her own$2$ happiness,
210:214,20'  !| it would be better$9$ for$4$ $SS#C$Marianne than an immediate
210:214,21'  !| return$0$ into Devonshire.
210:214,22'  !| Her carefulness in guarding her sister from ever
210:214,23'  !| hearing $SS#S$Willoughby's name$0$ mentioned, was not thrown
210:214,24'  !| away.  $SS#C$Marianne, though without knowing it herself,
210:214,25'  !| reaped all its advantage; for$3$ neither $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, nor
210:214,26'  !| $SS#L$Sir*John, nor even$5$ $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer herself, ever spoke of
210:214,27'  !| him before$4$ her.  $SS#A$Elinor wished that$3$ the same forbearance
210:214,28'  !| could have extended towards herself, but that$6#2$ was
210:214,29'  !| impossible, and she was obliged to$9$ listen day after$4$ day
210:214,30'  !| to$4$ the indignation of them all.
210:214,31'  !| $SS#L$Sir*John could not have thought$1$ it possible.
210:214,31L  !| "A man
210:214,32L  !| of whom$6#1$ he had always had such reason$0$ to$9$ think well$9$|
210:214,33L  !| Such a good-natured fellow|  He did not believe there
210:214,34L  !| was a bolder rider in England|  It was an unaccountable
210:214,35L  !| business.  He wished him at the devil with all his heart.
210:214,36L  !| He would not speak another word to$4$ him, meet$1$ him
210:214,37L  !| where he might, for$4$ all the world|  No$7$, not if it were
210:214,38L  !| to$9$ be by$4$ the side$0$ of Barton*covert, and they were kept
210:215, 1L  !| waiting for$4$ two hours together.  Such a scoundrel of
210:215, 2L  !| a fellow| such a deceitful dog|  It was only the last$2$
210:215, 3L  !| time they met that$6#1$ he had offered him one of Folly's
210:215, 4L  !| puppies| and this was the end$0$ of it|"
210:215, 5'  !| $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer, in her way, was equally angry.
210:215, 5O  !| "She
210:215, 6O  !| was determined$2$ to$9$ drop$1$ his acquaintance immediately,
210:215, 7O  !| and she was very thankful that$3$ she had never been
210:215, 8O  !| acquainted with him at all.  She wished with all her
210:215, 9O  !| heart Combe*Magna was not so$5#1$ near$4$ Cleveland; but it
210:215,10O  !| did not signify, for$3$ it was a great deal$0#2$ too$5#1$ far off to$9$
210:215,11O  !| visit$1$; she hated him so$5#1$ much that$3$ she was resolved
210:215,12O  !| never to$9$ mention$1$ his name$0$ again, and she should tell
210:215,13O  !| everybody she saw, how good-for-nothing he was."
210:215,14'  !| The rest$0#1$ of $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer's sympathy was shewn in procuring
210:215,15'  !| all the particulars in her power of the approaching
210:215,16'  !| marriage, and communicating them to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor.  She could
210:215,17'  !| soon tell at what$6#1$ coachmaker's the new carriage was
210:215,18'  !| building, by$4$ what$6#1$ painter $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby's portrait
210:215,19'  !| was drawn, and at what$6#1$ warehouse $SS#ZR$Miss*Grey's clothes
210:215,20'  !| might be seen.
210:215,21'  !| The calm$2$ and polite unconcern of $SS#M$Lady*Middleton
210:215,22'  !| on$4$ the occasion$0$ was an happy relief to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor's spirits,
210:215,23'  !| oppressed as they often were by$4$ the clamorous kindness
210:215,24'  !| of the others.  It was a great comfort$0$ to$4$ her, to$9$ be sure
210:215,25'  !| of exciting no$2$ interest$0$ in \one$0$\ person at least among their
210:215,26'  !| circle of friends; a great comfort$0$ to$9$ know that$3$ there
210:215,27'  !| was \one$0$\ who$6#1$ would meet$1$ her without feeling$1$ any curiosity
210:215,28'  !| after$4$ particulars, or any anxiety for$4$ her sister's health.
210:215,29'  !| Every qualification is raised at times, by$4$ the circumstances
210:215,30'  !| of the moment, to$4$ more than its real value$0$;
210:215,31'  !| and she was sometimes worried down$5$ by$4$ officious condolence
210:215,32'  !| to$9$ rate$1$ good-breeding as more indispensable to$4$
210:215,33'  !| comfort$0$ than good-nature.
210:215,34'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton expressed her sense of the affair about$4$
210:215,35'  !| once every day, or twice, if the subject$0$ occurred very
210:215,36'  !| often, by$4$ saying,
210:215,36M  !| "It is very shocking indeed|"
210:215,36'  !| and
210:215,37'  !| by$4$ the means$0$ of this continual though gentle vent, was
210:215,38'  !| able not only to$9$ see the $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods from the first
210:216, 1'  !| without the smallest emotion, but very soon to$9$ see them
210:216, 2'  !| without recollecting a word of the matter; and having
210:216, 3'  !| thus supported the dignity of her own$2$ sex, and spoken
210:216, 4'  !| her decided$2$ censure$0$ of what$6#1$ was wrong$9$ in the other, she
210:216, 5'  !| thought$1$ herself at liberty to$9$ attend to$4$ the interest$0$ of
210:216, 6'  !| her own$2$ assemblies, and therefore determined$1$ (though
210:216, 7'  !| rather against the opinion of $SS#L$Sir*John) that$3$ as $SS#ZR$Mrs%*Willoughby
210:216, 8'  !| would at once be a woman of elegance and
210:216, 9'  !| fortune, to$9$ leave$1$ her card with her as soon as she married.
210:216,10'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's delicate unobtrusive inquiries were
210:216,11'  !| never unwelcome to$4$ $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood.  He had abundantly
210:216,12'  !| earned the privilege of intimate$2$ discussion of her
210:216,13'  !| sister's disappointment, by$4$ the friendly zeal with which$6#1$
210:216,14'  !| he had endeavoured to$9$ soften it, and they always conversed
210:216,15'  !| with confidence.  His chief reward$0$ for$4$ the painful
210:216,16'  !| exertion of disclosing past$9$ sorrows and present$9$ humiliations,
210:216,17'  !| was given in the pitying eye with which$6#1$ $SS#C$Marianne
210:216,18'  !| sometimes observed him, and the gentleness of her voice
210:216,19'  !| whenever (though it did not often happen) she was
210:216,20'  !| obliged, or could oblige herself to$9$ speak to$4$ him.  \These\
210:216,21'  !| assured him that$3$ his exertion had produced an increase$0$
210:216,22'  !| of good-will towards himself, and \these\ gave $SS#A$Elinor hopes$0$
210:216,23'  !| of its being$1$ farther augmented hereafter; but $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
210:216,24'  !| who$6#1$ knew nothing of all this, who$6#1$ knew only that$3$
210:216,25'  !| the $SS#H$Colonel continued as grave$2$ as ever, and that$3$ she
210:216,26'  !| could neither prevail on$4$ him to$9$ make$1$ the offer$0$ himself,
210:216,27'  !| nor commission her to$9$ make$1$ it for$4$ him, began, at the
210:216,28'  !| end$0$ of two days, to$9$ think that$3$, instead of Midsummer,
210:216,29'  !| they would not be married till Michaelmas, and by$4$ the
210:216,30'  !| end$0$ of a week that$3$ it would not be a match$0$ at all.  The
210:216,31'  !| good understanding$0$ between the $SS#H$Colonel and $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood
210:216,32'  !| seemed rather to$9$ declare that$3$ the honours of the
210:216,33'  !| mulberry-tree, the canal, and the yew arbour, would all
210:216,34'  !| be made over to$4$ \her\; and $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings had for$4$ some
210:216,35'  !| time ceased to$9$ think at all of $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars.
210:216,36'  !| Early in February, within a fortnight from the receipt
210:216,37'  !| of $SS#S$Willoughby's letter, $SS#A$Elinor had the painful office of
210:216,38'  !| informing her sister that$3$ he was married.  She had taken
210:217, 1'  !| care$0$ to$9$ have the intelligence conveyed to$4$ herself, as soon
210:217, 2'  !| as it was known that$3$ the ceremony was over, as she was
210:217, 3'  !| desirous that$3$ $SS#C$Marianne should not receive the first notice$0$
210:217, 4'  !| of it from the public$2$ papers, which$6#1$ she saw her eagerly
210:217, 5'  !| examining every morning.
210:217, 6'  !| She received the news with resolute composure; made
210:217, 7'  !| no$2$ observation on$4$ it, and at first shed no$2$ tears; but
210:217, 8'  !| after$4$ a short$2$ time they would burst$1$ out$5$, and for$4$ the
210:217, 9'  !| rest$0#1$ of the day, she was in a state$0$ hardly less pitiable
210:217,10'  !| than when she first learnt to$9$ expect the event.
210:217,11'  !| The $SS#S1$Willoughbys left$1$ town as soon as they were
210:217,12'  !| married; and $SS#A$Elinor now hoped, as there could be no$2$
210:217,13'  !| danger of her seeing either of them, to$9$ prevail on$4$ her
210:217,14'  !| sister, who$6#1$ had never yet left$1$ the house since the blow
210:217,15'  !| first fell, to$9$ go out$5$ again by$4$ degrees as she had done
210:217,16'  !| before$5$.
210:217,17'  !| About$4$ this time, the two $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles, lately arrived
210:217,18'  !| at their cousin's house in Bartlett's*Buildings, Holborn,
210:217,19'  !| presented themselves again before$4$ their more grand
210:217,20'  !| relations in Conduit and Berkeley-street; and were
210:217,21'  !| welcomed by$4$ them all with great cordiality.
210:217,22'  !| $SS#A$Elinor only was sorry to$9$ see them.  Their presence
210:217,23'  !| always gave her pain$0$, and she hardly knew how to$9$ make$1$
210:217,24'  !| a very gracious return$0$ to$4$ the overpowering delight$0$ of
210:217,25'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy in finding her \still$5$\ in town.
210:217,26Q  !| "I should have been quite disappointed if I had not
210:217,27Q  !| found you here \still$5$\,"
210:217,27'  !| said she repeatedly, with a strong
210:217,28'  !| emphasis on$4$ the word.
210:217,28Q  !| "But I always thought$1$ I \should\.
210:217,29Q  !| I was almost sure you would not leave$1$ London yet
210:217,30Q  !| awhile; though you \told\ me, you know, at Barton, that$3$
210:217,31Q  !| you should not stay$1$ above$4$ a \month\.  But I thought$1$, at
210:217,32Q  !| the time, that$3$ you would most likely change$1$ your mind$0$
210:217,33Q  !| when it came to$4$ the point$0$.  It would have been such
210:217,34Q  !| a great pity$0$ to$9$ have went away before$3$ your brother and
210:217,35Q  !| sister came.  And now to$9$ be sure you will$1$ be in no$2$
210:217,36Q  !| \hurry$0$\ to$9$ be gone.  I am amazingly glad you did not
210:217,37Q  !| keep to$4$ \your\ \word\."
210:217,38'  !| $SS#A$Elinor perfectly understood her, and was forced to$9$
210:218, 1'  !| use$1$ all her self-command to$9$ make$1$ it appear that$3$ she
210:218, 2'  !| did \not\.
210:218, 3K  !| "Well$7$, my dear$2#1$,"
210:218, 3'  !| said $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
210:218, 3K  !| "and how did
210:218, 4K  !| you travel?"
210:218, 5P  !| "Not in the stage$0#3$, I assure you,"
210:218, 5'  !| replied $SS#P$Miss*Steele,
210:218, 6'  !| with quick$2$ exultation;
210:218, 6P  !| "we came post all the way, and
210:218, 7P  !| had a very smart beau to$9$ attend us.  $SS#ZJ$Dr%*Davies was
210:218, 8P  !| coming to$4$ town, and so$3$ we thought$1$ we'd join him in
210:218, 9P  !| a post-chaise; and he behaved very genteelly, and paid
210:218,10P  !| ten or twelve shillings more than we did."
210:218,11K  !| "Oh, oh|"
210:218,11'  !| cried $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings;
210:218,11K  !| "very pretty$2$,
210:218,12K  !| indeed| and the $SS#ZJ$Doctor is a single man, I warrant you."
210:218,13P  !| "There now,"
210:218,13'  !| said $SS#P$Miss*Steele, affectedly simpering,
210:218,14P  !| "everybody laughs at me so$5#2$ about$4$ the $SS#ZJ$Doctor, and
210:218,15P  !| I cannot think why.  My cousins say they are sure I
210:218,16P  !| have made a conquest; but for$4$ my part$0$ I declare
210:218,17P  !| I never think about$4$ him from one hour's end$0$ to$4$ another.
210:218,18P  !| ""Lord$0$| here comes your beau, $SS#P$Nancy,"" my cousin said
210:218,19P  !| t'other day, when she saw him crossing the street to$4$
210:218,20P  !| the house.  My beau, indeed| said I ~ I cannot think
210:218,21P  !| who$6#2$ you mean$1$.  The $SS#ZJ$Doctor is no$2$ beau of mine$6$."
210:218,22K  !| "Aye, aye, that$6#2$ is very pretty$2$ talking ~ but it won't
210:218,23K  !| do ~ the $SS#ZJ$Doctor is the man, I see."
210:218,24P  !| "No$7$, indeed|"
210:218,24'  !| replied her cousin, with affected
210:218,25'  !| earnestness,
210:218,25P  !| "and I beg you will$1$ contradict it, if you
210:218,26P  !| ever hear it talked of."
210:218,27'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings directly gave her the gratifying assurance
210:218,28'  !| that$3$ she certainly would \not\, and $SS#P$Miss*Steele was
210:218,29'  !| made completely happy.
210:218,30Q  !| "I suppose you will$1$ go and stay$1$ with your brother
210:218,31Q  !| and sister, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood, when they come to$4$ town,"
210:218,32'  !| said $SS#Q$Lucy, returning, after$4$ a cessation of hostile hints,
210:218,33'  !| to$4$ the charge$0$.
210:218,34A  !| "No$7$, I do not think we shall."
210:218,35Q  !| "Oh, yes, I dare$1#2$ say you will$1$."
210:218,36'  !| $SS#A$Elinor would not humour her by$4$ farther opposition.
210:218,37Q  !| "What$7$ a charming thing it is that$3$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood
210:218,38Q  !| can spare$1$ you both for$4$ so$5#1$ long$9$ a time together|"
210:219, 1K  !| "Long$9$ a time, indeed|"
210:219, 1'  !| interposed $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings.
210:219, 2K  !| "Why, their visit$0$ is but just$2$ begun|"
210:219, 3'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy was silenced.
210:219, 4P  !| "I am sorry we cannot see your sister, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood,"
210:219, 5'  !| said $SS#P$Miss*Steele.
210:219, 5P  !| "I am sorry she is not well$9$;"
210:219, 6'  !| for$3$ $SS#C$Marianne had left$1$ the room on$4$ their arrival.
210:219, 7A  !| "You are very good.  My sister will$1$ be equally sorry
210:219, 8A  !| to$9$ miss the pleasure of seeing you; but she has been
210:219, 9A  !| very much plagued lately with nervous head-aches,
210:219,10A  !| which$6#1$ make$1$ her unfit for$4$ company or conversation."
210:219,11P  !| "Oh, dear$7$, that$6#2$ is a great pity$0$| but such old friends
210:219,12P  !| as $SS#Q$Lucy and me| ~ I think she might see \us\; and I am
210:219,13P  !| sure we would not speak a word."
210:219,14'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, with great civility, declined the proposal.  Her
210:219,15'  !| sister was perhaps laid down$5$ upon the bed, or in her
210:219,16'  !| dressing gown, and therefore not able to$9$ come to$4$ them.
210:219,17P  !| "Oh, if that's all,"
210:219,17'  !| cried $SS#P$Miss*Steele,
210:219,17P  !| "we can just$9$
210:219,18P  !| as well$9$ go and see \her\."
210:219,19'  !| $SS#A$Elinor began to$9$ find this impertinence too$5#1$ much for$4$
210:219,20'  !| her temper; but she was saved the trouble$0$ of checking
210:219,21'  !| it, by$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy's sharp reprimand, which$6#1$ now, as on$4$ many
210:219,22'  !| occasions, though it did not give much sweetness to$4$ the
210:219,23'  !| manners of one sister, was of advantage in governing
210:219,24'  !| those of the other.
211:220, 1'  !| After$4$ some opposition, $SS#C$Marianne yielded to$4$ her
211:220, 2'  !| sister's entreaties, and consented to$9$ go out$5$ with her and
211:220, 3'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings one morning for$4$ half an hour.  She expressly
211:220, 4'  !| conditioned, however, for$4$ paying no$2$ visits, and
211:220, 5'  !| would do no$2$ more than accompany them to$4$ $SS#Z1$Gray's in
211:220, 6'  !| Sackvill-street, where $SS#A$Elinor was carrying on$5$ a negociation
211:220, 7'  !| for$4$ the exchange$0$ of a few old-fashioned jewels of
211:220, 8'  !| her mother.
211:220, 9'  !| When they stopped at the door, $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings recollected
211:220,10'  !| that$3$ there was a lady at the other end$0$ of the
211:220,11'  !| street, on$4$ whom$6#1$ she ought to$9$ call$1$; and as she had no$2$
211:220,12'  !| business at $SS#Z1$Gray's, it was resolved, that$3$ while$9$ her young
211:220,13'  !| friends transacted their's, she should pay$1$ her visit$0$ and
211:220,14'  !| return$1$ for$4$ them.
211:220,15'  !| On$4$ ascending the stairs, the $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods found
211:220,16'  !| so$5#1$ many people before$4$ them in the room, that$3$ there was
211:220,17'  !| not a person at liberty to$9$ attend to$4$ their orders$0#1$; and
211:220,18'  !| they were obliged to$9$ wait.  All that$6#1$ could be done was,
211:220,19'  !| to$9$ sit down$5$ at the end$0$ of the counter which$6#1$ seemed to$9$
211:220,20'  !| promise$1$ the quickest succession; one gentleman only
211:220,21'  !| was standing$1$ there, and it is probable that$3$ $SS#A$Elinor was
211:220,22'  !| not without hopes$0$ of exciting his politeness to$4$ a quicker
211:220,23'  !| dispatch.  But the correctness of his eye, and the
211:220,24'  !| delicacy of his taste, proved to$9$ be beyond$4$ his politeness.
211:220,25'  !| He was giving orders$0#1$ for$4$ a toothpick-case for$4$ himself,
211:220,26'  !| and till its size, shape$0$, and ornaments were determined$1$,
211:220,27'  !| all of which$6#1$, after$4$ examining and debating for$4$ a quarter$0#1$
211:220,28'  !| of an hour over every toothpick-case in the shop, were
211:220,29'  !| finally arranged by$4$ his own$2$ inventive fancy$0$, he had no$2$
211:220,30'  !| leisure to$9$ bestow any other attention on$4$ the two ladies,
211:220,31'  !| than what$6#1$ was comprised in three or four very broad
211:220,32'  !| stares; a kind$0$ of notice$0$ which$6#1$ served to$9$ imprint on$4$
211:220,33'  !| $SS#A$Elinor the remembrance of a person and face$0$, of strong,
211:221, 1'  !| natural$2$, sterling insignificance, though adorned in the
211:221, 2'  !| first style of fashion$0$.
211:221, 3'  !| $SS#C$Marianne was spared from the troublesome feelings of
211:221, 4'  !| contempt and resentment, on$4$ this impertinent examination
211:221, 5'  !| of their features, and on$4$ the puppyism of his manner
211:221, 6'  !| in deciding on$4$ all the different horrors of the different
211:221, 7'  !| toothpick-cases presented to$4$ his inspection, by$4$ remaining
211:221, 8'  !| unconscious of it all; for$3$ she was as well$9$ able to$9$ collect
211:221, 9'  !| her thoughts within herself, and be as ignorant of what$6#1$
211:221,10'  !| was passing$1$ around$4$ her, in $SS#Z1$Mr%*Gray's shop, as in her
211:221,11'  !| own$2$ bed-room.
211:221,12'  !| At last$0$ the affair was decided$1$.  The ivory, the gold,
211:221,13'  !| and the pearls, all received their appointment, and the
211:221,14'  !| gentleman having named the last$2$ day on$4$ which$6#1$ his
211:221,15'  !| existence could be continued without the possession of
211:221,16'  !| the toothpick-case, drew on$5$ his gloves with leisurely
211:221,17'  !| care$0$, and bestowing another glance$0$ on$4$ the $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods,
211:221,18'  !| but such a one as seemed rather to$9$ demand$1$ than
211:221,19'  !| express$1$ admiration, walked off with an happy air of real
211:221,20'  !| conceit and affected indifference.
211:221,21'  !| $SS#A$Elinor lost no$2$ time in bringing her business forward$8$,
211:221,22'  !| and was on$4$ the point$0$ of concluding it, when another
211:221,23'  !| gentleman presented himself at her side$0$.  She turned
211:221,24'  !| her eyes towards his face$0$, and found him with some
211:221,25'  !| surprise$0$ to$4$ be her brother.
211:221,26'  !| Their affection and pleasure in meeting$9$, was just$9$
211:221,27'  !| enough to$9$ make$1$ a very creditable appearance in
211:221,28'  !| $SS#Z1$Mr%*Gray's shop.  $SS#F$John*Dashwood was really far from
211:221,29'  !| being$1$ sorry to$9$ see his sisters again; it rather gave them
211:221,30'  !| satisfaction; and his inquiries after$4$ their mother were
211:221,31'  !| respectful and attentive.
211:221,32'  !| $SS#A$Elinor found that$3$ he and $SS#G$Fanny had been in town
211:221,33'  !| two days.
211:221,34F  !| "I wished very much to$9$ call$1$ upon you yesterday,"
211:221,35'  !| said he,
211:221,35F  !| "but it was impossible, for$3$ we were obliged to$9$
211:221,36F  !| take $SS#G1$Harry to$9$ see the wild beasts at Exeter*Exchange:
211:221,37F  !| and we spent the rest$0#1$ of the day with $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars.
211:221,38F  !| $SS#G1$Harry was vastly pleased.  \This\ morning I had fully
211:222, 1F  !| intended to$9$ call$1$ on$4$ you, if I could possibly find a spare$2$
211:222, 2F  !| half hour, but one has always so$5#1$ much to$9$ do on$4$ first
211:222, 3F  !| coming to$4$ town.  I am come here to$9$ bespeak $SS#G$Fanny
211:222, 4F  !| a seal.  But to-morrow I think I shall certainly be able
211:222, 5F  !| to$9$ call$1$ in Berkeley-street, and be introduced to$4$ your
211:222, 6F  !| friend $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings.  I understand she is a woman of
211:222, 7F  !| very good fortune.  And the $SS#L1$Middletons too$5#2$, you must
211:222, 8F  !| introduce me to$4$ \them\.  As my mother-in-law's relations,
211:222, 9F  !| I shall be happy to$9$ shew$1$ them every respect$0$.  They are
211:222,10F  !| excellent neighbours to$4$ you in the country, I understand."
211:222,11     |
211:222,12A  !| "Excellent indeed.  Their attention to$4$ our comfort$0$,
211:222,13A  !| their friendliness in every particular, is more than I can
211:222,14A  !| express$1$."
211:222,15F  !| "I am extremely glad to$9$ hear it, upon my word;
211:222,16F  !| extremely glad indeed.  But so$5#2$ it ought to$9$ be; they
211:222,17F  !| are people of large fortune, they are related to$4$ you, and
211:222,18F  !| every civility, and accommodation that$6#1$ can serve to$9$
211:222,19F  !| make$1$ your situation pleasant, might be reasonably
211:222,20F  !| expected$1$.  And so$3$ you are most comfortably settled$1$ in
211:222,21F  !| your little cottage and want$1$ for$4$ nothing|  $SS#B$Edward
211:222,22F  !| brought us a most charming account$0$ of the place$0$; the
211:222,23F  !| most complete$2$ thing of its kind$0$, he said, that$6#1$ ever was,
211:222,24F  !| and you all seemed to$9$ enjoy it beyond$4$ any*thing.  It
211:222,25F  !| was a great satisfaction to$4$ us to$9$ hear it, I assure you."
211:222,26'  !| $SS#A$Elinor did feel a little ashamed of her brother; and
211:222,27'  !| was not sorry to$9$ be spared the necessity of answering
211:222,28'  !| him, by$4$ the arrival of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's servant, who$6#1$
211:222,29'  !| came to$4$ tell her that$3$ his mistress waited for$4$ them at
211:222,30'  !| the door.
211:222,31'  !| $SS#F$Mr%*Dashwood attended them down*stairs, was introduced
211:222,32'  !| to$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings at the door of her carriage, and
211:222,33'  !| repeating his hope$0$ of being$1$ able to$9$ call$1$ on$4$ them the
211:222,34'  !| next day, took leave$0$.
211:222,35'  !| His visit$0$ was duly paid.  He came with a pretence
211:222,36'  !| at an apology from their sister-in-law, for$4$ not coming
211:222,37'  !| too$5#2$;
211:222,37G  !| "but she was so$5#1$ much engaged with her mother,
211:222,38G  !| that$3$ really she had no$2$ leisure for$4$ going any*where."
211:223, 1'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, however, assured him directly, that$3$ she
211:223, 2'  !| should not stand$1$ upon ceremony, for$3$ they were all
211:223, 3'  !| cousins, or something like$9$ it, and she should certainly
211:223, 4'  !| wait on$4$ $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood very soon, and bring her
211:223, 5'  !| sisters to$9$ see her.  His manners to$4$ \them\, though calm$2$, were
211:223, 6'  !| perfectly kind$2$; to$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings most attentively civil;
211:223, 7'  !| and on$4$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's coming in soon after$4$ himself,
211:223, 8'  !| he eyed him with a curiosity which$6#1$ seemed to$9$ say, that$3$
211:223, 9'  !| he only wanted to$9$ know him to$9$ be rich, to$9$ be equally
211:223,10'  !| civil to$4$ \him\.
211:223,11'  !| After$4$ staying with them half an hour, he asked $SS#A$Elinor
211:223,12'  !| to$9$ walk$1$ with him to$4$ Conduit-street, and introduce him
211:223,13'  !| to$4$ $SS#L$Sir*John and $SS#M$Lady*Middleton.  The weather was
211:223,14'  !| remarkably fine, and she readily consented.  As soon as
211:223,15'  !| they were out$8$ of the house, his enquiries began.
211:223,16F  !| "Who$6#2$ is $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon?  Is he a man of fortune?"
211:223,17A  !| "Yes; he has very good property in Dorsetshire."
211:223,18F  !| "I am glad of it.  He seems a most gentlemanlike
211:223,19F  !| man; and I think, $SS#A$Elinor, I may$1$ congratulate you on$4$
211:223,20F  !| the prospect of a very respectable establishment in life."
211:223,21A  !| "Me, brother| what$6#2$ do you mean$1$?"
211:223,22F  !| "He likes you.  I observed him narrowly, and am
211:223,23F  !| convinced of it.  What$6#2$ is the amount of his fortune?"
211:223,24A  !| "I believe about$4$ two thousand a-year."
211:223,25F  !| "Two thousand a-year;"
211:223,25'  !| and then working himself
211:223,26'  !| up to$4$ a pitch of enthusiastic generosity, he added,
211:223,27F  !| "$SS#A$Elinor, I wish$1$, with all my heart, it were \twice\ as
211:223,28F  !| much, for$4$ your sake."
211:223,29A  !| "Indeed I believe you,"
211:223,29'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor;
211:223,29A  !| "but I am
211:223,30A  !| very sure that$3$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon has not the smallest
211:223,31A  !| wish$0$ of marrying \me\."
211:223,32F  !| "You are mistaken, $SS#A$Elinor; you are very much
211:223,33F  !| mistaken.  A very little trouble$0$ on$4$ your side$0$ secures
211:223,34F  !| him.  Perhaps just$9$ at present$0#1$ he may$1$ be undecided;
211:223,35F  !| the smallness of your fortune may$1$ make$1$ him hang back$5$;
211:223,36F  !| his friends may$1$ all advise him against it.  But some of
211:223,37F  !| those little attentions and encouragements which$6#1$ ladies
211:223,38F  !| can so$5#1$ easily give, will$1$ fix him, in spite$8$ of himself.  And
211:224, 1F  !| there can be no$2$ reason$0$ why you should not try for$4$ him.
211:224, 2F  !| It is not to$9$ be supposed that$3$ any prior attachment on$4$
211:224, 3F  !| your side$0$ ~ in short$0$, you know as to$4$ an attachment of
211:224, 4F  !| that$6#2$ kind$0$, it is quite out$8$ of the question$0$, the objections
211:224, 5F  !| are insurmountable ~ you have too$5#1$ much sense not to$9$
211:224, 6F  !| see all that$6#2$.  $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon must be the man; and
211:224, 7F  !| no$2$ civility shall be wanting on$4$ my part$0$, to$9$ make$1$ him
211:224, 8F  !| pleased with you and your family.  It is a match$0$ that$6#1$
211:224, 9F  !| must give universal satisfaction.  In short$0$, it is a kind$0$
211:224,10F  !| of thing that$6#1$" ~
211:224,10'  !| lowering his voice to$4$ an important
211:224,11'  !| whisper$0$ ~
211:224,11F  !| "will$1$ be exceedingly welcome$2$ to$4$ \all\ \parties\."
211:224,12'  !| Recollecting himself, however, he added,
211:224,12F  !| "That$6#2$ is,
211:224,13F  !| I mean$1$ to$9$ say ~ your friends are all truly anxious to$9$ see
211:224,14F  !| you well$9$ settled$1$; $SS#G$Fanny particularly, for$3$ she has your
211:224,15F  !| interest$0$ very much at heart, I assure you.  And her
211:224,16F  !| mother too$5#2$, $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars, a very good-natured woman,
211:224,17F  !| I am sure it would give her great pleasure; she said
211:224,18F  !| as much the other day."
211:224,19'  !| $SS#A$Elinor would not vouchsafe any answer$0$.
211:224,20F  !| "It would be something remarkable now,"
211:224,20'  !| he continued,
211:224,21F  !| "something droll, if $SS#G$Fanny should have a brother
211:224,22F  !| and I a sister settling at the same time.  And yet it is
211:224,23F  !| not very unlikely."
211:224,24A  !| "Is $SS#B$Mr%*Edward*Ferrars,"
211:224,24'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor, with resolution,
211:224,25A  !| "going to$9$ be married?"
211:224,26F  !| "It is not actually settled$1$, but there is such a thing in
211:224,27F  !| agitation.  He has a most excellent mother.  $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars,
211:224,28F  !| with the utmost liberality, will$1$ come forward$8$, and settle
211:224,29F  !| on$4$ him a thousand a-year, if the match$0$ takes place$0$.
211:224,30F  !| The lady is the $SS#ZT1$Hon%*Miss*Morton, only daughter of the
211:224,31F  !| late $SS#ZT$Lord*Morton, with thirty thousand pounds.  A very
211:224,32F  !| desirable connection on$4$ both sides, and I have not
211:224,33F  !| a doubt$0$ of its taking place$0$ in time.  A thousand a-year
211:224,34F  !| is a great deal$0#2$ for$4$ a mother to$9$ give away, to$9$ make$1$ over
211:224,35F  !| for*ever; but $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars has a noble spirit.  To$9$ give
211:224,36F  !| you another instance$0$ of her liberality: ~ The other day,
211:224,37F  !| as soon as we came to$4$ town, aware that$3$ money could
211:224,38F  !| not be very plenty with us just$9$ now, she put bank-notes
211:225, 1F  !| into $SS#G$Fanny's hands to$4$ the amount of two hundred
211:225, 2F  !| pounds.  And extremely acceptable it is, for$3$ we must
211:225, 3F  !| live at a great expense while$9$ we are here."
211:225, 4'  !| He paused for$4$ her assent and compassion; and she
211:225, 5'  !| forced herself to$9$ say,
211:225, 6A  !| "Your expenses both in town and country must
211:225, 7A  !| certainly be considerable, but your income is a large one."
211:225, 8F  !| "Not so$5#1$ large, I dare$1#2$ say, as many people suppose.
211:225, 9F  !| I do not mean$1$ to$9$ complain, however; it is undoubtedly
211:225,10F  !| a comfortable one, and I hope$1$ will$1$ in time be better$9$.
211:225,11F  !| The inclosure of Norland*Common, now carrying on$5$, is
211:225,12F  !| a most serious$2$ drain.  And then I have made a little
211:225,13F  !| purchase$0$ within this half year; East*Kingham*Farm,
211:225,14F  !| you must remember the place$0$, where old $SS#ZO$Gibson used$1#2$
211:225,15F  !| to$9$ live.  The land was so$5#1$ very desirable for$4$ me in every
211:225,16F  !| respect$0$, so$5#1$ immediately adjoining my own$2$ property, that$3$
211:225,17F  !| I felt it my duty to$9$ buy it.  I could not have answered
211:225,18F  !| it to$4$ my conscience to$9$ let it fall$1$ into any other hands.
211:225,19F  !| A man must pay$1$ for$4$ his convenience; and it \has\ cost$1$
211:225,20F  !| me a vast deal$0#2$ of money."
211:225,21A  !| "More than you think it really and intrinsically
211:225,22A  !| worth."
211:225,23F  !| "Why, I hope$1$ not that$6#2$.  I might have sold it again
211:225,24F  !| the next day, for$4$ more than I gave:  but with regard$0$
211:225,25F  !| to$4$ the purchase-money, I might have been very unfortunate
211:225,26F  !| indeed; for$3$ the stocks were at that$6#2$ time so$5#1$ low,
211:225,27F  !| that$3$ if I had not happened to$9$ have the necessary sum
211:225,28F  !| in my banker's hands, I must have sold out$5$ to$4$ very
211:225,29F  !| great loss."
211:225,30'  !| $SS#A$Elinor could only smile$1$.
211:225,31F  !| "Other great and inevitable expenses too$5#2$ we have
211:225,32F  !| had on$4$ first coming to$4$ Norland.  Our respected father,
211:225,33F  !| as you well$9$ know, bequeathed all the Stanhill effects
211:225,34F  !| that$6#1$ remained at Norland (and very valuable they were)
211:225,35F  !| to$4$ your mother.  Far be it from me to$9$ repine at his
211:225,36F  !| doing so$5#2$; he had an undoubted right$0$ to$9$ dispose of his
211:225,37F  !| own$2$ property as he chose.  But, in consequence of it,
211:225,38F  !| we have been obliged to$9$ make$1$ large purchases of linen,
211:226, 1F  !| china, &c% to$9$ supply$1$ the place$0$ of what$6#1$ was taken away.
211:226, 2F  !| You may$1$ guess$1$, after$4$ all these expenses, how very far
211:226, 3F  !| we must be from being$1$ rich, and how acceptable
211:226, 4F  !| $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars's kindness is."
211:226, 5A  !| "Certainly,"
211:226, 5'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor;
211:226, 5A  !| "and assisted by$4$ her
211:226, 6A  !| liberality, I hope$1$ you may$1$ yet live to$9$ be in easy circumstances."
211:226, 7     |
211:226, 8F  !| "Another year or two may$1$ do much towards it,"
211:226, 8'  !| he
211:226, 9'  !| gravely replied;
211:226, 9F  !| "but however there is still$5$ a great
211:226,10F  !| deal$0#2$ to$9$ be done.  There is not a stone laid of $SS#G$Fanny's
211:226,11F  !| greenhouse, and nothing but the plan of the flower-garden
211:226,12F  !| marked out$5$."
211:226,13A  !| "Where is the green-house to$9$ be?"
211:226,14F  !| "Upon the knoll behind the house.  The old walnut
211:226,15F  !| trees are all come down$5$ to$9$ make$1$ room for$4$ it.  It will$1$
211:226,16F  !| be a very fine object$0$ from many parts of the park, and
211:226,17F  !| the flower-garden will$1$ slope down$5$ just$9$ before$4$ it, and be
211:226,18F  !| exceedingly pretty$2$.  We have cleared away all the old
211:226,19F  !| thorns that$6#1$ grew in patches over the brow."
211:226,20'  !| $SS#A$Elinor kept her concern$0$ and her censure$0$ to$4$ herself;
211:226,21'  !| and was very thankful that$3$ $SS#C$Marianne was not present$9$,
211:226,22'  !| to$9$ share$1$ the provocation.
211:226,23'  !| Having now said enough to$9$ make$1$ his poverty clear$2$,
211:226,24'  !| and to$9$ do away the necessity of buying a pair$0$ of ear-rings
211:226,25'  !| for$4$ each of his sisters, in his next visit$0$ at $SS#Z1$Gray's, his
211:226,26'  !| thoughts took a cheerfuller turn$0$, and he began to$9$ congratulate
211:226,27'  !| $SS#A$Elinor on$4$ having such a friend as $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings.
211:226,28F  !| "She seems a most valuable woman indeed. ~ Her
211:226,29F  !| house, her style of living$9$, all bespeak an exceeding good
211:226,30F  !| income; and it is an acquaintance that$6#1$ has not only
211:226,31F  !| been of great use$0$ to$4$ you hitherto, but in the end$0$ may$1$
211:226,32F  !| prove materially advantageous. ~ Her inviting you to$4$
211:226,33F  !| town is certainly a vast thing in your favour$0$; and
211:226,34F  !| indeed, it speaks altogether so$5#1$ great a regard$0$ for$4$ you,
211:226,35F  !| that$3$ in all probability when she dies you will$1$ not be
211:226,36F  !| forgotten. ~ She must have a great deal$0#2$ to$9$ leave$1$."
211:226,37A  !| "Nothing at all, I should rather suppose; for$3$ she
211:226,38A  !| has only her jointure, which$6#1$ will$1$ descend to$4$ her children."
211:227, 1F  !| "But it is not to$9$ be imagined that$3$ she lives$1$ up to$4$ her
211:227, 2F  !| income.  Few people of common$2$ prudence will$1$ do \that$6#2$\;
211:227, 3F  !| and whatever she saves, she will$1$ be able to$9$ dispose of."
211:227, 4A  !| "And do you not think it more likely that$3$ she should
211:227, 5A  !| leave$1$ it to$4$ her daughters, than to$4$ us?"
211:227, 6F  !| "Her daughters are both exceedingly well$9$ married,
211:227, 7F  !| and therefore I cannot perceive the necessity of her
211:227, 8F  !| remembering them farther.  Whereas, in my opinion,
211:227, 9F  !| by$4$ her taking so$5#1$ much notice$0$ of you, and treating you
211:227,10F  !| in this kind$0$ of way, she has given you a sort of claim$0$
211:227,11F  !| on$4$ her future consideration, which$6#1$ a conscientious
211:227,12F  !| woman would not disregard.  Nothing can be kinder
211:227,13F  !| than her behaviour; and she can hardly do all this,
211:227,14F  !| without being$1$ aware of the expectation she raises."
211:227,15A  !| "But she raises none in those most concerned.
211:227,16A  !| Indeed, brother, your anxiety for$4$ our welfare and
211:227,17A  !| prosperity carries you too$5#1$ far."
211:227,18F  !| "Why to$9$ be sure,"
211:227,18'  !| said he, seeming to$9$ recollect
211:227,19'  !| himself,
211:227,19F  !| "people have little, have very little in their
211:227,20F  !| power.  But, my dear$2#1$ $SS#A$Elinor, what$6#2$ is the matter with
211:227,21F  !| $SS#C$Marianne? ~ she looks$1$ very unwell, has lost her colour,
211:227,22F  !| and is grown quite thin.  Is she ill?"
211:227,23A  !| "She is not well$9$, she has had a nervous complaint
211:227,24A  !| on$4$ her for$4$ several weeks."
211:227,25F  !| "I am sorry for$4$ that$6#2$.  At her time of life, any*thing
211:227,26F  !| of an illness destroys the bloom for*ever|  Her's has
211:227,27F  !| been a very short$2$ one|  She was as handsome a girl
211:227,28F  !| last$2$ September, as any I ever saw; and as likely to$9$
211:227,29F  !| attract the men.  There was something in her style of
211:227,30F  !| beauty, to$9$ please them particularly.  I remember $SS#G$Fanny
211:227,31F  !| used$1#2$ to$9$ say that$3$ she would marry sooner and better$9$
211:227,32F  !| than you did; not but what$6#1$ she is exceedingly fond of
211:227,33F  !| \you\, but so$5#2$ it happened to$9$ strike her.  She will$1$ be
211:227,34F  !| mistaken, however.  I question$1$ whether $SS#C$Marianne \now\,
211:227,35F  !| will$1$ marry a man worth more than five or six hundred
211:227,36F  !| a-year, at the utmost, and I am very much deceived if
211:227,37F  !| \you\ do not do better$9$.  Dorsetshire|  I know very little of
211:227,38F  !| Dorsetshire; but, my dear$2#1$ $SS#A$Elinor, I shall be exceedingly
211:228, 1F  !| glad to$9$ know more of it; and I think I can answer$1$
211:228, 2F  !| for$4$ your having $SS#G$Fanny and myself among the earliest
211:228, 3F  !| and best pleased of your visitors."
211:228, 4'  !| $SS#A$Elinor tried very seriously to$9$ convince him that$3$ there
211:228, 5'  !| was no$2$ likelihood of her marrying $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon; but
211:228, 6'  !| it was an expectation of too$5#1$ much pleasure to$4$ himself
211:228, 7'  !| to$9$ be relinquished, and he was really resolved on$4$ seeking
211:228, 8'  !| an intimacy with that$6#2$ gentleman, and promoting the
211:228, 9'  !| marriage by$4$ every possible attention.  He had just$9$
211:228,10'  !| compunction enough for$4$ having done nothing for$4$ his
211:228,11'  !| sisters himself, to$9$ be exceedingly anxious that$3$ everybody
211:228,12'  !| else should do a great deal$0#2$; and an offer$0$ from
211:228,13'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, or a legacy from $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, was
211:228,14'  !| the easiest means$0$ of atoning for$4$ his own$2$ neglect$0$.
211:228,15'  !| They were lucky enough to$9$ find $SS#M$Lady*Middleton at
211:228,16'  !| home, and $SS#L$Sir*John came in before$3$ their visit$0$ ended.
211:228,17'  !| Abundance of civilities passed on$4$ all sides.  $SS#L$Sir*John
211:228,18'  !| was ready to$9$ like$1$ anybody, and though $SS#F$Mr%*Dashwood
211:228,19'  !| did not seem to$9$ know much about$4$ horses, he soon set$1$
211:228,20'  !| him down$5$ as a very good-natured fellow:  while$9$ $SS#M$Lady*Middleton
211:228,21'  !| saw enough of fashion$0$ in his appearance, to$9$
211:228,22'  !| think his acquaintance worth having; and $SS#F$Mr%*Dashwood
211:228,23'  !| went away delighted with both.
211:228,24F  !| "I shall have a charming account$0$ to$9$ carry to$4$ $SS#G$Fanny,"
211:228,25'  !| said he, as he walked back$5$ with his sister.
211:228,25F  !| "$SS#M$Lady*Middleton
211:228,26F  !| is really a most elegant woman|  Such
211:228,27F  !| a woman as I am sure $SS#G$Fanny will$1$ be glad to$9$ know.
211:228,28F  !| And $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings too$5#2$, an exceeding well-behaved
211:228,29F  !| woman, though not so$5#1$ elegant as her daughter.  Your
211:228,30F  !| sister need$1$ not have any scruple$0$ even$5$ of visiting \her\,
211:228,31F  !| which$6#1$, to$9$ say the truth, has been a little the case, and
211:228,32F  !| very naturally; for$3$ we only knew that$3$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
211:228,33F  !| was the widow of a man who$6#1$ had got all his money in
211:228,34F  !| a low way; and $SS#G$Fanny and $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars were both
211:228,35F  !| strongly prepossessed that$3$ neither she nor her daughters
211:228,36F  !| were such kind$0$ of women as $SS#G$Fanny would like$1$ to$9$ associate$1$
211:228,37F  !| with.  But now I can carry her a most satisfactory
211:228,38F  !| account$0$ of both."

212:229, 1'  !| $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood had so$5#1$ much confidence in her
212:229, 2'  !| husband's judgment that$3$ she waited the very next day
212:229, 3'  !| both on$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings and her daughter; and her
212:229, 4'  !| confidence was rewarded by$4$ finding even$5$ the former,
212:229, 5'  !| even$5$ the woman with whom$6#1$ her sisters were staying,
212:229, 6'  !| by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ unworthy her notice$0$; and as for$4$ $SS#M$Lady*Middleton,
212:229, 7'  !| she found her one of the most charming
212:229, 8'  !| women in the world|
212:229, 9'  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton was equally pleased with $SS#G$Mrs%*Dashwood.
212:229,10'  !| There was a kind$0$ of cold*hearted selfishness on$4$
212:229,11'  !| both sides, which$6#1$ mutually attracted them; and they
212:229,12'  !| sympathised with each other in an insipid propriety of
212:229,13'  !| demeanour, and a general$2$ want$0$ of understanding$0$.
212:229,14'  !| The same manners however, which$6#1$ recommended
212:229,15'  !| $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood to$4$ the good opinion of $SS#M$Lady*Middleton,
212:229,16'  !| did not suit$1$ the fancy$0$ of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, and
212:229,17'  !| to$4$ \her\ she appeared nothing more than a little proud-looking
212:229,18'  !| woman of uncordial address$0$, who$6#1$ met her
212:229,19'  !| husband's sisters without any affection, and almost
212:229,20'  !| without having any*thing to$9$ say to$4$ them; for$3$ of the
212:229,21'  !| quarter$0#1$ of an hour bestowed on$4$ Berkeley-street, she sat
212:229,22'  !| at least seven minutes and a half in silence$0$.
212:229,23'  !| $SS#A$Elinor wanted very much to$9$ know, though she did
212:229,24'  !| not chuse to$9$ ask, whether $SS#B$Edward was then in town;
212:229,25'  !| but nothing would have induced $SS#G$Fanny voluntarily to$9$
212:229,26'  !| mention$1$ his name$0$ before$4$ her, till able to$9$ tell her that$3$
212:229,27'  !| his marriage with $SS#ZT1$Miss*Morton was resolved on$5$, or till
212:229,28'  !| her husband's expectations on$4$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon were
212:229,29'  !| answered; because she believed them still$5$ so$5#1$ very much
212:229,30'  !| attached to$4$ each other, that$3$ they could not be too$5#1$
212:229,31'  !| sedulously divided in word and deed on$4$ every occasion$0$.
212:229,32'  !| The intelligence however, which$6#1$ \she\ would not give soon
212:229,33'  !| flowed from another quarter$0#2$.  $SS#Q$Lucy came very shortly
212:230, 1'  !| to$9$ claim$1$ $SS#A$Elinor's compassion on$4$ being$1$ unable to$9$ see
212:230, 2'  !| $SS#B$Edward, though he had arrived in town with $SS#F$Mr% and
212:230, 3'  !| $SS#G$Mrs%*Dashwood.  He dared not come to$4$ Bartlett's*Buildings
212:230, 4'  !| for$4$ fear$0$ of detection, and though their mutual
212:230, 5'  !| impatience to$9$ meet$1$, was not to$9$ be told, they could do
212:230, 6'  !| nothing at present$0#1$ but write.
212:230, 7'  !| $SS#B$Edward assured them himself of his being$1$ in town,
212:230, 8'  !| within a very short$2$ time, by$4$ twice calling in Berkeley-street.
212:230, 9'  !| Twice was his card found on$4$ the table, when
212:230,10'  !| they returned from their morning's engagements.  $SS#A$Elinor
212:230,11'  !| was pleased that$3$ he had called; and still$5$ more pleased
212:230,12'  !| that$3$ she had missed him.
212:230,13'  !| The $SS#F1$Dashwoods were so$5#1$ prodigiously delighted with
212:230,14'  !| the $SS#L1$Middletons, that$3$ though not much in the habit of
212:230,15'  !| giving any*thing, they determined$1$ to$9$ give them ~
212:230,16'  !| a dinner; and soon after$3$ their acquaintance began,
212:230,17'  !| invited them to$9$ dine in Harley-street, where they had
212:230,18'  !| taken a very good house for$4$ three months.  Their sisters
212:230,19'  !| and $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings were invited likewise, and $SS#F$John*Dashwood
212:230,20'  !| was careful to$9$ secure$1$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, who$6#1$,
212:230,21'  !| always glad to$9$ be where the $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods were,
212:230,22'  !| received his eager civilities with some surprise$0$, but much
212:230,23'  !| more pleasure.  They were to$9$ meet$1$ $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars; but
212:230,24'  !| $SS#A$Elinor could not learn whether her sons were to$9$ be of
212:230,25'  !| the party.  The expectation of seeing \her\, however, was
212:230,26'  !| enough to$9$ make$1$ her interested in the engagement; for$3$
212:230,27'  !| though she could now meet$1$ $SS#B$Edward's mother without
212:230,28'  !| that$6#2$ strong anxiety which$6#1$ had once promised to$9$ attend
212:230,29'  !| such an introduction, though she could now see her with
212:230,30'  !| perfect$2$ indifference as to$4$ her opinion of herself, her
212:230,31'  !| desire$0$ of being$1$ in company with $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars, her
212:230,32'  !| curiosity to$9$ know what$6#1$ she was like$9$, was as lively
212:230,33'  !| as ever.
212:230,34'  !| The interest$0$ with which$6#1$ she thus anticipated the
212:230,35'  !| party, was soon afterwards increased, more powerfully
212:230,36'  !| than pleasantly, by$4$ her hearing that$3$ the $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles
212:230,37'  !| were also to$9$ be at it.
212:230,38'  !| So$5#1$ well$9$ had they recommended themselves to$4$ $SS#M$Lady*Middleton,
212:231, 1'  !| so$5#1$ agreeable had their assiduities made them
212:231, 2'  !| to$4$ her, that$3$ though $SS#Q$Lucy was certainly not elegant, and
212:231, 3'  !| her sister not even$5$ genteel, she was as ready as $SS#L$Sir*John
212:231, 4'  !| to$9$ ask them to$9$ spend a week or two in Conduit-street:
212:231, 5'  !| and it happened to$9$ be particularly convenient to$4$ the
212:231, 6'  !| $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles, as soon as the $SS#F1$Dashwoods' invitation was
212:231, 7'  !| known, that$3$ their visit$0$ should begin a few days before$3$
212:231, 8'  !| the party took place$0$.
212:231, 9'  !| Their claims to$4$ the notice$0$ of $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood,
212:231,10'  !| as the nieces of the gentleman who$6#1$ for$4$ many years had
212:231,11'  !| had the care$0$ of her brother, might not have done much,
212:231,12'  !| however, towards procuring them seats at her table;
212:231,13'  !| but as $SS#M$Lady*Middleton's guests they must be welcome$2$;
212:231,14'  !| and $SS#Q$Lucy, who$6#1$ had long$9$ wanted to$9$ be personally known
212:231,15'  !| to$4$ the family, to$9$ have a nearer view$0$ of their characters
212:231,16'  !| and her own$2$ difficulties, and to$9$ have an opportunity of
212:231,17'  !| endeavouring to$9$ please them, had seldom been happier
212:231,18'  !| in her life than she was on$4$ receiving $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood's
212:231,19'  !| card.
212:231,20'  !| On$4$ $SS#A$Elinor its effect$0$ was very different.  She began
212:231,21'  !| immediately to$9$ determine that$3$
212:231,21@a   | $SS#B$Edward who$6#1$ lived with
212:231,22@a   | his mother, must be asked as his mother was, to$4$ a party
212:231,23@a   | given by$4$ his sister; and to$9$ see him for$4$ the first time
212:231,24@a   | after$4$ all that$6#1$ passed, in the company of $SS#Q$Lucy| ~ she
212:231,25@a   | hardly knew how she could bear$1$ it|
212:231,26'  !| These apprehensions perhaps were not founded entirely
212:231,27'  !| on$4$ reason$0$, and certainly not at all on$4$ truth.  They were
212:231,28'  !| relieved however, not by$4$ her own$2$ recollection, but by$4$
212:231,29'  !| the good*will of $SS#Q$Lucy, who$6#1$ believed herself to$9$ be inflicting
212:231,30'  !| a severe disappointment when she told her that$3$ $SS#B$Edward
212:231,31'  !| certainly would not be in Harley-street on$4$ Tuesday, and
212:231,32'  !| even$5$ hoped to$9$ be carrying the pain$0$ still$5$ farther by$4$
212:231,33'  !| persuading her, that$3$ he was kept away by$4$ that$6#2$ extreme$2$
212:231,34'  !| affection for$4$ herself, which$6#1$ he could not conceal when
212:231,35'  !| they were together.
212:231,36'  !| The important Tuesday came that$6#1$ was to$9$ introduce
212:231,37'  !| the two young ladies to$4$ this formidable mother-in-law.
212:231,38Q  !| "Pity$1$ me, dear$2#1$ $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood|"
212:231,38'  !| said $SS#Q$Lucy, as
212:232, 1'  !| they walked up the stairs together ~ for$3$ the $SS#L1$Middletons
212:232, 2'  !| arrived so$5#1$ directly after$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, that$3$ they all
212:232, 3'  !| followed the servant at the same time ~
212:232, 3Q  !| "There is
212:232, 4Q  !| nobody here but you, that$6#1$ can feel for$4$ me. ~ I declare
212:232, 5Q  !| I can hardly stand$1$.  Good gracious| ~ In a moment
212:232, 6Q  !| I shall see the person that$6#1$ all my happiness depends
212:232, 7Q  !| on$4$ ~ that$6#1$ is to$9$ be my mother|" ~
212:232, 8'  !| $SS#A$Elinor could have given her immediate relief by$4$
212:232, 9'  !| suggesting the possibility of its being$1$ $SS#ZT1$Miss*Morton's
212:232,10'  !| mother, rather than her own$2$, whom$6#1$ they were about$5$
212:232,11'  !| to$9$ behold; but instead of doing that$6#2$, she assured her,
212:232,12'  !| and with great sincerity, that$3$ she did pity$1$ her, ~ to$4$ the
212:232,13'  !| utter$2$ amazement of $SS#Q$Lucy, who$6#1$, though really uncomfortable
212:232,14'  !| herself, hoped at least to$9$ be an object$0$ of
212:232,15'  !| irrepressible envy$0$ to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor.
212:232,16'  !| $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars was a little, thin woman, upright, even$5$
212:232,17'  !| to$4$ formality, in her figure, and serious$2$, even$5$ to$4$ sourness,
212:232,18'  !| in her aspect.  Her complexion was sallow; and her
212:232,19'  !| features small, without beauty, and naturally without
212:232,20'  !| expression; but a lucky contraction of the brow had
212:232,21'  !| rescued her countenance from the disgrace$0$ of insipidity,
212:232,22'  !| by$4$ giving it the strong characters of pride and ill*nature.
212:232,23'  !| She was not a woman of many words:  for$3$, unlike people
212:232,24'  !| in general$0$, she proportioned them to$4$ the number of her
212:232,25'  !| ideas; and of the few syllables that$6#1$ did escape$1$ her, not
212:232,26'  !| one fell to$4$ the share$0$ of $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood, whom$6#1$ she eyed
212:232,27'  !| with the spirited determination of disliking her at all
212:232,28'  !| events.
212:232,29'  !| $SS#A$Elinor could not \now\ be made unhappy by$4$ this
212:232,30'  !| behaviour. ~ A few months ago it would have hurt her
212:232,31'  !| exceedingly; but it was not in $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars's power to$9$
212:232,32'  !| distress$1$ her by$4$ it now; ~ and the difference of her
212:232,33'  !| manners to$4$ the $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles, a difference which$6#1$ seemed
212:232,34'  !| purposely made to$9$ humble$1$ her more, only amused her.
212:232,35'  !| She could not but smile$1$ to$9$ see the graciousness of both
212:232,36'  !| mother and daughter towards the very person ~ for$3$ $SS#Q$Lucy
212:232,37'  !| was particularly distinguished ~ whom$6#1$ of all others, had
212:232,38'  !| they known as much as she did, they would have been
212:233, 1'  !| most anxious to$9$ mortify; while$9$ she herself, who$6#1$ had
212:233, 2'  !| comparatively no$2$ power to$9$ wound$1#2$ them, sat pointedly
212:233, 3'  !| slighted by$4$ both.  But while$9$ she smiled at a graciousness
212:233, 4'  !| so$5#1$ misapplied, she could not reflect on$4$ the mean-spirited
212:233, 5'  !| folly from which$6#1$ it sprung, nor observe the studied
212:233, 6'  !| attentions with which$6#1$ the $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles courted its continuance,
212:233, 7'  !| without thoroughly despising them all four.
212:233, 8'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy was all exultation on$4$ being$1$ so$5#1$ honourably
212:233, 9'  !| distinguished; and $SS#P$Miss*Steele wanted only to$9$ be teazed
212:233,10'  !| about$4$ $SS#ZJ$Dr%*Davis to$9$ be perfectly happy.
212:233,11'  !| The dinner was a grand one, the servants were
212:233,12'  !| numerous, and every*thing bespoke the Mistress's
212:233,13'  !| inclination for$4$ shew$0$, and the Master's ability to$9$ support$1$
212:233,14'  !| it.  In spite$8$ of the improvements and additions which$6#1$
212:233,15'  !| were making to$4$ the Norland estate, and in spite$8$ of its
212:233,16'  !| owner having once been within some thousand pounds
212:233,17'  !| of being$1$ obliged to$9$ sell out$5$ at a loss, nothing gave any
212:233,18'  !| symptom of that$6#2$ indigence which$6#1$ he had tried to$9$ infer
212:233,19'  !| from it; ~ no$2$ poverty of any kind$0$, except of conversation,
212:233,20'  !| appeared ~ but there, the deficiency was considerable.
212:233,21'  !| $SS#F$John*Dashwood had not much to$9$ say for$4$ himself
212:233,22'  !| that$3$ was worth hearing, and his wife had still$5$ less.  But
212:233,23'  !| there was no$2$ peculiar disgrace$0$ in this, for$3$ it was very
212:233,24'  !| much the case with the chief of their visitors, who$6#1$ almost
212:233,25'  !| all laboured under one or other of these disqualifications
212:233,26'  !| for$4$ being$1$ agreeable ~ Want$0$ of sense, either natural$2$ or
212:233,27'  !| improved ~ want$0$ of elegance ~ want$0$ of spirits ~ or want$0$
212:233,28'  !| of temper.
212:233,29'  !| When the ladies withdrew to$4$ the drawing-room after$4$
212:233,30'  !| dinner, this poverty was particularly evident, for$3$ the
212:233,31'  !| gentlemen \had\ supplied the discourse with some variety
212:233,32'  !| ~ the variety of politics, inclosing land, and breaking
212:233,33'  !| horses ~ but then it was all over; and one subject$0$ only
212:233,34'  !| engaged the ladies till coffee came in, which$6#1$ was the
212:233,35'  !| comparative heights of $SS#G1$Harry*Dashwood, and $SS#M$Lady*Middleton's
212:233,36'  !| second$2$ son $SS#M3$William, who$6#1$ were nearly of the
212:233,37'  !| same age.
212:233,38'  !| Had both the children been there, the affair might
212:234, 1'  !| have been determined$1$ too$5#1$ easily by$4$ measuring them at
212:234, 2'  !| once; but as $SS#G1$Harry only was present$9$, it was all conjectural
212:234, 3'  !| assertion on$4$ both sides, and every*body had
212:234, 4'  !| a right$0$ to$9$ be equally positive in their opinion, and to$9$
212:234, 5'  !| repeat it over and over again as often as they liked.
212:234, 6'  !| The parties stood thus:
212:234, 7'  !| The two mothers, though each really convinced that$3$
212:234, 8'  !| her own$2$ son was the tallest, politely decided$1$ in favour$0$
212:234, 9'  !| of the other.
212:234,10'  !| The two grandmothers, with not less partiality, but
212:234,11'  !| more sincerity, were equally earnest in support$0$ of their
212:234,12'  !| own$2$ descendant.
212:234,13'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy, who$6#1$ was hardly less anxious to$9$ please one
212:234,14'  !| parent than the other, thought$1$ the boys were both
212:234,15'  !| remarkably tall for$4$ their age, and could not conceive
212:234,16'  !| that$3$ there could be the smallest difference in the world
212:234,17'  !| between them; and $SS#P$Miss*Steele, with yet greater address$0$
212:234,18'  !| gave it, as fast as she could, in favour$0$ of each.
212:234,19'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, having once delivered her opinion on$4$ $SS#M3$William's
212:234,20'  !| side$0$, by$4$ which$6#1$ she offended $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars and $SS#G$Fanny still$5$
212:234,21'  !| more, did not see the necessity of enforcing it by$4$ any
212:234,22'  !| farther assertion; and $SS#C$Marianne, when called on$5$ for$4$
212:234,23'  !| her's, offended them all, by$4$ declaring that$3$ she had no$2$
212:234,24'  !| opinion to$9$ give, as she had never thought$1$ about$4$ it.
212:234,25'  !| Before$4$ her removing from Norland, $SS#A$Elinor had painted
212:234,26'  !| a very pretty$2$ pair$0$ of screens for$4$ her sister-in-law, which$6#1$
212:234,27'  !| being$1$ now just$9$ mounted and brought home, ornamented
212:234,28'  !| her present$9$ drawing*room; and these screens, catching
212:234,29'  !| the eye of $SS#F$John*Dashwood on$4$ his following the other
212:234,30'  !| gentlemen into the room, were officiously handed by$4$ him
212:234,31'  !| to$4$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon for$4$ his admiration.
212:234,32F  !| "These are done by$4$ my eldest sister,"
212:234,32'  !| said he;
212:234,32F  !| "and
212:234,33F  !| you, as a man of taste, will$1$, I dare$1#2$ say, be pleased with
212:234,34F  !| them.  I do not know whether you ever happened to$9$
212:234,35F  !| see any of her performances before$5$, but she is in general$0$
212:234,36F  !| reckoned to$9$ draw extremely well$9$."
212:234,37'  !| The $SS#H$Colonel, though disclaiming all pretensions to$4$ connoisseurship,
212:234,38'  !| warmly admired the screens, as he would
212:235, 1'  !| have done any*thing painted by$4$ $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood; and
212:235, 2'  !| the curiosity of the others being$1$ of course$8$ excited, they
212:235, 3'  !| were handed round$9$ for$4$ general$2$ inspection.  $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars,
212:235, 4'  !| not aware of their being$1$ $SS#A$Elinor's work$0$, particularly
212:235, 5'  !| requested to$9$ look$1$ at them; and after$3$ they had received
212:235, 6'  !| the gratifying testimony of $SS#M$Lady*Middleton's approbation,
212:235, 7'  !| $SS#G$Fanny presented them to$4$ her mother, considerately
212:235, 8'  !| informing her at the same time, that$3$ they were done by$4$
212:235, 9'  !| $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood.
212:235,10I  !| "Hum" ~
212:235,10'  !| said $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars ~
212:235,10I  !| "very pretty$2$," ~
212:235,10'  !| and
212:235,11'  !| without regarding them at all, returned them to$4$ her
212:235,12'  !| daughter.
212:235,13'  !| Perhaps $SS#G$Fanny thought$1$ for$4$ a moment that$3$ her mother
212:235,14'  !| had been quite rude enough, ~ for$3$, colouring a little, she
212:235,15'  !| immediately said,
212:235,16G  !| "They are very pretty$2$, ma'am ~ an't they?"
212:235,16'  !| But
212:235,17'  !| then again, the dread$0$ of having been too$5#1$ civil, too$5#1$
212:235,18'  !| encouraging herself, probably came over her, for$3$ she
212:235,19'  !| presently added,
212:235,20G  !| "Do you not think they are something in $SS#ZT1$Miss*Morton's
212:235,21G  !| style of painting, ma'am? ~ \She\ \does\ paint
212:235,22G  !| most delightfully| ~ How beautifully her last$2$ landscape
212:235,23G  !| is done|"
212:235,24I  !| "Beautifully indeed|  But she \does\ every*thing
212:235,25I  !| well$9$."
212:235,26'  !| $SS#C$Marianne could not bear$1$ this. ~ She was already greatly
212:235,27'  !| displeased with $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars; and such ill-timed praise$0$
212:235,28'  !| of another, at $SS#A$Elinor's expense, though she had not any
212:235,29'  !| notion of what$6#1$ was principally meant by$4$ it, provoked
212:235,30'  !| her immediately to$9$ say with warmth,
212:235,31C  !| "This is admiration of a very particular kind$0$| ~ what$6#2$
212:235,32C  !| is $SS#ZT1$Miss*Morton to$4$ us? ~ who$6#2$ knows, or who$6#2$ cares$1$, for$4$
212:235,33C  !| her? ~ it is $SS#A$Elinor of whom$6#1$ \we\ think and speak."
212:235,34'  !| And so$5#2$ saying, she took the screens out$8$ of her sister-in-law's
212:235,35'  !| hands, to$9$ admire them herself as they ought to$9$
212:235,36'  !| be admired.
212:235,37'  !| $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars looked exceedingly angry, and drawing
212:235,38'  !| herself up more stiffly than ever, pronounced in retort
212:236, 1'  !| this bitter phillippic;
212:236, 1I  !| "$SS#ZT1$Miss*Morton is $SS#ZT$Lord*Morton's
212:236, 2I  !| daughter."
212:236, 3'  !| $SS#G$Fanny looked very angry too$5#2$, and her husband was
212:236, 4'  !| all in a fright at his sister's audacity.  $SS#A$Elinor was much
212:236, 5'  !| more hurt by$4$ $SS#C$Marianne's warmth, than she had been
212:236, 6'  !| by$4$ what$6#1$ produced it; but $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's eyes, as
212:236, 7'  !| they were fixed on$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, declared that$3$ he noticed
212:236, 8'  !| only what$6#1$ was amiable in it, the affectionate heart which$6#1$
212:236, 9'  !| could not bear$1$ to$9$ see a sister slighted in the smallest
212:236,10'  !| point$0$.
212:236,11'  !| $SS#C$Marianne's feelings did not stop$1$ here.  The cold$2$
212:236,12'  !| insolence of $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars's general$2$ behaviour to$4$ her
212:236,13'  !| sister, seemed, to$4$ her, to$9$ foretel such difficulties and
212:236,14'  !| distresses to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor, as her own$2$ wounded heart taught
212:236,15'  !| her to$9$ think of with horror; and urged by$4$ a strong
212:236,16'  !| impulse of affectionate sensibility, she moved, after$4$
212:236,17'  !| a moment, to$4$ her sister's chair, and putting one arm$0$
212:236,18'  !| round$4$ her neck, and one cheek close$9$ to$4$ her's, said in
212:236,19'  !| a low, but eager, voice,
212:236,20C  !| "Dear$2#1$, dear$2#1$ $SS#A$Elinor, don't mind$1$ them.  Don't let
212:236,21C  !| them make$1$ \you\ unhappy."
212:236,22'  !| She could say no$2$ more; her spirits were quite overcome,
212:236,23'  !| and hiding her face$0$ on$4$ $SS#A$Elinor's shoulder, she burst$1$
212:236,24'  !| into tears. ~ Every*body's attention was called, and
212:236,25'  !| almost every*body was concerned. ~ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
212:236,26'  !| rose$1$ up and went to$4$ them without knowing what$6#1$ he
212:236,27'  !| did. ~ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, with a very intelligent
212:236,27K  !| "Ah| poor
212:236,28K  !| dear$2#1$,"
212:236,28'  !| immediately gave her, her salts; and $SS#L$Sir*John
212:236,29'  !| felt so$5#1$ desperately enraged against the author of this
212:236,30'  !| nervous distress$0$, that$3$ he instantly changed his seat to$4$
212:236,31'  !| one close$9$ by$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy*Steele, and gave her, in a whisper$0$,
212:236,32'  !| a brief account$0$ of the whole$2$ shocking affair.
212:236,33'  !| In a few minutes, however, $SS#C$Marianne was recovered
212:236,34'  !| enough to$9$ put an end$0$ to$4$ the bustle$0$, and sit down$5$ among
212:236,35'  !| the rest$0#1$; though her spirits retained the impression of
212:236,36'  !| what$6#1$ had passed, the whole$2$ evening.
212:236,37F  !| "Poor $SS#C$Marianne|"
212:236,37'  !| said her brother to$4$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
212:236,38'  !| in a low voice, as soon as he could secure$1$ his
212:237, 1'  !| attention, ~
212:237, 1F  !| "She has not such good health as her sister,
212:237, 2F  !| ~ she is very nervous, ~ she has not $SS#A$Elinor's constitution;
212:237, 3F  !| ~ and one must allow that$3$ there is something very
212:237, 4F  !| trying$2$ to$4$ a young woman who$6#1$ \has\ \been\ a beauty, in the
212:237, 5F  !| loss of her personal attractions.  You would not think
212:237, 6F  !| it perhaps, but $SS#C$Marianne \was\ remarkably handsome
212:237, 7F  !| a few months ago; quite as handsome as $SS#A$Elinor. ~ Now
212:237, 8F  !| you see it is all gone."
213:238, 1'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's curiosity to$9$ see $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars was satisfied$2$. ~
213:238, 2'  !| She had found in her every*thing that$6#1$ could tend to$9$ ~
213:238, 3'  !| make$1$ a farther connection between the families, undesirable. ~
213:238, 4@a   | She had seen enough of her pride, her meanness,
213:238, 5@a   | and her determined$2$ prejudice against herself, to$9$ comprehend
213:238, 6@a   | all the difficulties that$6#1$ must have perplexed the
213:238, 7@a   | engagement, and retarded the marriage, of $SS#B$Edward and
213:238, 8@a   | herself, had he been otherwise free; ~ and she had seen
213:238, 9@a   | almost enough to$9$ be thankful for$4$ her \own$2$\ sake, that$3$ one
213:238,10@a   | greater obstacle preserved her from suffering under any
213:238,11@a   | other of $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars's creation, preserved her from all
213:238,12@a   | dependence upon her caprice, or any solicitude for$4$ her
213:238,13@a   | good opinion.
213:238,13'  !| Or at least, if she did not bring herself
213:238,14'  !| quite to$9$ rejoice in $SS#B$Edward's being$1$ fettered to$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy, she
213:238,15'  !| determined$1$, that$3$ had $SS#Q$Lucy been more amiable, she \ought\
213:238,16'  !| to$9$ have rejoiced.
213:238,17'  !| She wondered that$3$ $SS#Q$Lucy's spirits could be so$5#1$ very
213:238,18'  !| much elevated by$4$ the civility of $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars; ~ that$3$
213:238,19'  !| her interest$0$ and her vanity should so$5#1$ very much blind$1$
213:238,20'  !| her, as to$9$ make$1$ the attention which$6#1$ seemed only paid
213:238,21'  !| her because she was \not\ \$SS#A$Elinor\, appear a compliment$0$ to$4$
213:238,22'  !| herself ~ or to$9$ allow her to$9$ derive encouragement from
213:238,23'  !| a preference only given her, because her real situation
213:238,24'  !| was unknown.  But that$6#2$ it was so$5#2$, had not only been
213:238,25'  !| declared by$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy's eyes at the time, but was declared
213:238,26'  !| over again the next morning more openly, for$3$ at her
213:238,27'  !| particular desire$0$, $SS#M$Lady*Middleton set$1$ her down$5$ in
213:238,28'  !| Berkeley-street on$4$ the chance$0$ of seeing $SS#A$Elinor alone, to$9$
213:238,29'  !| tell her how happy she was.
213:238,30'  !| The chance$0$ proved a lucky one, for$3$ a message from
213:238,31'  !| $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer soon after$3$ she arrived, carried $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
213:238,32'  !| away.
213:238,33Q  !| "My dear$2#1$ friend,"
213:238,33'  !| cried $SS#Q$Lucy as soon as they were
213:239, 1'  !| by$4$ themselves,
213:239, 1Q  !| "I come to$9$ talk$1$ to$4$ you of my happiness.
213:239, 2Q  !| Could any*thing be so$5#1$ flattering as $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars's way
213:239, 3Q  !| of treating me yesterday?  So$5#1$ exceeding affable as she
213:239, 4Q  !| was| ~ You know how I dreaded the thoughts of seeing
213:239, 5Q  !| her; ~ but the very moment I was introduced, there was
213:239, 6Q  !| such an affability in her behaviour as really should seem
213:239, 7Q  !| to$9$ say, she had quite took a fancy$0$ to$4$ me.  Now was not
213:239, 8Q  !| it so$5#2$? ~ You saw it all; and was not you quite struck
213:239, 9Q  !| with it?"
213:239,10A  !| "She was certainly very civil to$4$ you."
213:239,11Q  !| "Civil| ~ Did you see nothing but only civility? ~
213:239,12Q  !| I saw a vast deal$0#2$ more.  Such kindness as fell to$4$ the
213:239,13Q  !| share$0$ of nobody but me| ~ No$2$ pride, no$2$ hauteur, and
213:239,14Q  !| your sister just$9$ the same ~ all sweetness and affability|"
213:239,15'  !| $SS#A$Elinor wished to$9$ talk$1$ of something else, but $SS#Q$Lucy still$5$
213:239,16'  !| pressed her to$9$ own$1$ that$3$ she had reason$0$ for$4$ her happiness;
213:239,17'  !| and $SS#A$Elinor was obliged to$9$ go on$5$. ~
213:239,18A  !| "Undoubtedly, if they had known your engagement,"
213:239,19'  !| said she,
213:239,19A  !| "nothing could be more flattering
213:239,20A  !| than their treatment of you; ~ but as that$6#2$ was not the
213:239,21A  !| case" ~~
213:239,22Q  !| "I guessed you would say so$5#2$" ~
213:239,22'  !| replied $SS#Q$Lucy quickly ~
213:239,23Q  !| "but there was no$2$ reason$0$ in the world why $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars
213:239,24Q  !| should seem to$9$ like$1$ me, if she did not, and her liking
213:239,25Q  !| me is every*thing.  You shan't talk$1$ me out$8$ of my
213:239,26Q  !| satisfaction.  I am sure it will$1$ all end$1$ well$9$, and there
213:239,27Q  !| will$1$ be no$2$ difficulties at all, to$4$ what$6#1$ I used$1#2$ to$9$ think.
213:239,28Q  !| $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars is a charming woman, and so$5#2$ is your sister.
213:239,29Q  !| They are both delightful women indeed| ~ I wonder$1$
213:239,30Q  !| I should never hear you say how agreeable $SS#G$Mrs%*Dashwood
213:239,31Q  !| was|"
213:239,32'  !| To$4$ this, $SS#A$Elinor had no$2$ answer$0$ to$9$ make$1$, and did not
213:239,33'  !| attempt$1$ any.
213:239,34Q  !| "Are you ill, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood? ~ you seem low ~ you
213:239,35Q  !| don't speak; ~ sure you an't well$9$."
213:239,36A  !| "I never was in better$9$ health."
213:239,37Q  !| "I am glad of it with all my heart, but really you
213:239,38Q  !| did not look$1$ it.  I should be so$5#1$ sorry to$9$ have \you\ ill;
213:240, 1Q  !| you, that$6#1$ have been the greatest comfort$0$ to$4$ me in the
213:240, 2Q  !| world| ~ Heaven knows what$6#1$ I should have done without
213:240, 3Q  !| your friendship." ~
213:240, 4'  !| $SS#A$Elinor tried to$9$ make$1$ a civil answer$0$, though doubting
213:240, 5'  !| her own$2$ success.  But it seemed to$9$ satisfy $SS#Q$Lucy, for$3$
213:240, 6'  !| she directly replied,
213:240, 7Q  !| "Indeed I am perfectly convinced of your regard$0$ for$4$
213:240, 8Q  !| me, and next to$4$ $SS#B$Edward's love$0$, it is the greatest comfort$0$
213:240, 9Q  !| I have. ~ Poor $SS#B$Edward| ~ But now, there is one good
213:240,10Q  !| thing, we shall be able to$9$ meet$1$, and meet$1$ pretty$5$ often,
213:240,11Q  !| for$3$ $SS#M$Lady*Middleton's delighted with $SS#G$Mrs%*Dashwood, so$3$
213:240,12Q  !| we shall be a good deal$0#2$ in Harley-street, I dare$1#2$ say, and
213:240,13Q  !| $SS#B$Edward spends half his time with his sister ~ besides,
213:240,14Q  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton and $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars will$1$ visit$1$ now; ~ and
213:240,15Q  !| $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars and your sister were both so$5#1$ good to$9$ say
213:240,16Q  !| more than once, they should always be glad to$9$ see me. ~
213:240,17Q  !| They are such charming women| ~ I am sure if ever
213:240,18Q  !| you tell your sister what$6#1$ I think of her, you cannot
213:240,19Q  !| speak too$5#1$ high."
213:240,20'  !| But $SS#A$Elinor would not give her any encouragement to$9$
213:240,21'  !| hope$1$ that$3$ she \should\ tell her sister.  $SS#Q$Lucy continued.
213:240,22Q  !| "I am sure I should have seen it in a moment, if
213:240,23Q  !| $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars had took a dislike$0$ to$4$ me.  If she had only
213:240,24Q  !| made me a formal curtsey, for$4$ instance$0$, without saying
213:240,25Q  !| a word, and never after$5$ had took any notice$0$ of me, and
213:240,26Q  !| never looked at me in a pleasant way ~ you know what$6#1$
213:240,27Q  !| I mean$1$, ~ if I had been treated in that$6#2$ forbidding sort
213:240,28Q  !| of way, I should have gave it all up in despair$0$.  I could
213:240,29Q  !| not have stood it.  For$3$ where she \does\ dislike$1$, I know
213:240,30Q  !| it is most violent."
213:240,31'  !| $SS#A$Elinor was prevented from making any reply$0$ to$4$ this
213:240,32'  !| civil triumph$0$, by$4$ the door's being$1$ thrown open$2$, the
213:240,33'  !| servant's announcing $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars, and $SS#B$Edward's immediately
213:240,34'  !| walking in.
213:240,35'  !| It was a very awkward moment; and the countenance
213:240,36'  !| of each shewed that$3$ it was so$5#2$.  They all looked
213:240,37'  !| exceedingly foolish; and $SS#B$Edward seemed to$9$ have as
213:240,38'  !| great an inclination to$9$ walk$1$ out$8$ of the room again, as to$9$
213:241, 1'  !| advance$1$ farther into it.  The very circumstance, in its
213:241, 2'  !| unpleasantest form$0$, which$6#1$ they would each have been
213:241, 3'  !| most anxious to$9$ avoid, had fallen on$4$ them ~ They were
213:241, 4'  !| not only all three together, but were together without
213:241, 5'  !| the relief of any other person.  The ladies recovered
213:241, 6'  !| themselves first.  It was not $SS#Q$Lucy's business to$9$ put
213:241, 7'  !| herself forward$8$, and the appearance of secrecy must still$5$
213:241, 8'  !| be kept up.  She could therefore only \look$1$\ her tenderness,
213:241, 9'  !| and after$4$ slightly addressing him, said no$2$ more.
213:241,10'  !| But $SS#A$Elinor had more to$9$ do; and so$5#1$ anxious was she,
213:241,11'  !| for$4$ his sake and her own$2$, to$9$ do it well$9$, that$3$ she forced
213:241,12'  !| herself, after$4$ a moment's recollection, to$9$ welcome$1$ him,
213:241,13'  !| with a look$0$ and manner that$6#1$ were almost easy, and
213:241,14'  !| almost open$2$; and another struggle$0$, another effort still$5$
213:241,15'  !| improved them.
213:241,15@a   | She would not allow the presence of
213:241,16@a   | $SS#Q$Lucy, nor the consciousness of some injustice towards
213:241,17@a   | herself, to$9$ deter her from saying that$3$ she was happy to$9$
213:241,18@a   | see him, and that$3$ she had very much regretted being$1$
213:241,19@a   | from home, when he called before$5$ in Berkeley-street.
213:241,20@a   | She would not be frightened from paying him those
213:241,21@a   | attentions which$6#1$, as a friend and almost a relation, were
213:241,22@a   | his due$0$, by$4$ the observant eyes of $SS#Q$Lucy, though she soon
213:241,23@a   | perceived them to$9$ be narrowly watching her.
213:241,24'  !| Her manners gave some re-assurance to$4$ $SS#B$Edward, and
213:241,25'  !| he had courage enough to$9$ sit down$5$; but his embarrassment
213:241,26'  !| still$5$ exceeded that$6#2$ of the ladies in a proportion,
213:241,27'  !| which$6#1$ the case rendered reasonable, though his sex
213:241,28'  !| might make$1$ it rare; for$3$ his heart had not the indifference
213:241,29'  !| of $SS#Q$Lucy's, nor could his conscience have quite the ease$0$
213:241,30'  !| of $SS#A$Elinor's.
213:241,31'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy, with a demure and settled$2$ air, seemed determined$2$
213:241,32'  !| to$9$ make$1$ no$2$ contribution to$4$ the comfort$0$ of the
213:241,33'  !| others, and would not say a word; and almost every*thing
213:241,34'  !| that$6#1$ \was\ said, proceeded from $SS#A$Elinor, who$6#1$ was
213:241,35'  !| obliged to$9$ volunteer all the information about$4$ her
213:241,36'  !| mother's health, their coming to$4$ town, &c% which$6#1$
213:241,37'  !| $SS#B$Edward ought to$9$ have inquired about$4$, but never did.
213:241,38'  !| Her exertions did not stop$1$ here; for$3$ she soon afterwards
213:242, 1'  !| felt herself so$5#1$ heroically disposed as to$9$ determine,
213:242, 2'  !| under pretence of fetching $SS#C$Marianne, to$9$ leave$1$ the others
213:242, 3'  !| by$4$ themselves:  and she really did it, and \that$6#2$\ in the
213:242, 4'  !| handsomest manner, for$3$ she loitered away several
213:242, 5'  !| minutes on$4$ the landing-place, with the most high-minded
213:242, 6'  !| fortitude, before$3$ she went to$4$ her sister.  When
213:242, 7'  !| that$6#2$ was once done, however, it was time for$4$ the raptures
213:242, 8'  !| of $SS#B$Edward to$9$ cease; for$3$ $SS#C$Marianne's joy hurried her into
213:242, 9'  !| the drawing-room immediately.  Her pleasure in seeing
213:242,10'  !| him was like$9$ every other of her feelings, strong in itself,
213:242,11'  !| and strongly spoken.  She met him with a hand$0$ that$6#1$
213:242,12'  !| would be taken, and a voice that$6#1$ expressed the affection
213:242,13'  !| of a sister.
213:242,14C  !| "Dear$2#1$ $SS#B$Edward|"
213:242,14'  !| she cried,
213:242,14C  !| "this is a moment of
213:242,15C  !| great happiness| ~ This would almost make$1$ amends for$4$
213:242,16C  !| every*thing|"
213:242,17'  !| $SS#B$Edward tried to$9$ return$1$ her kindness as it deserved,
213:242,18'  !| but before$4$ such witnesses he dared not say half what$6#1$
213:242,19'  !| he really felt.  Again they all sat down$5$, and for$4$ a moment
213:242,20'  !| or two all were silent; while$9$ $SS#C$Marianne was looking with
213:242,21'  !| the most speaking tenderness, sometimes at $SS#B$Edward and
213:242,22'  !| sometimes at $SS#A$Elinor, regretting only that$3$ their delight$0$
213:242,23'  !| in each other should be checked by$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy's unwelcome
213:242,24'  !| presence.  $SS#B$Edward was the first to$9$ speak, and it was to$9$
213:242,25'  !| notice$0$ $SS#C$Marianne's altered looks$0$, and express$1$ his fear$0$ of
213:242,26'  !| her not finding London agree with her.
213:242,27C  !| "Oh| don't think of me|"
213:242,27'  !| she replied, with spirited
213:242,28'  !| earnestness, though her eyes were filled with tears as she
213:242,29'  !| spoke,
213:242,29C  !| "don't think of \my\ health.  $SS#A$Elinor is well$9$, you
213:242,30C  !| see.  That$6#2$ must be enough for$4$ us both."
213:242,31'  !| This remark$0$ was not calculated to$9$ make$1$ $SS#B$Edward or
213:242,32'  !| $SS#A$Elinor more easy, nor to$9$ conciliate the good*will of
213:242,33'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy, who$6#1$ looked up at $SS#C$Marianne with no$2$ very benignant
213:242,34'  !| expression.
213:242,35B  !| "Do you like$1$ London?"
213:242,35'  !| said $SS#B$Edward, willing to$9$ say
213:242,36'  !| any*thing that$6#1$ might introduce another subject$0$.
213:242,37C  !| "Not at all.  I expected$1$ much pleasure in it, but
213:242,38C  !| I have found none.  The sight of you, $SS#B$Edward, is the
213:243, 1C  !| only comfort$0$ it has afforded; and thank Heaven| you
213:243, 2C  !| are what$6#1$ you always were|"
213:243, 3'  !| She paused ~ no*one spoke.
213:243, 4C  !| "I think, $SS#A$Elinor,"
213:243, 4'  !| she presently added,
213:243, 4C  !| "we must
213:243, 5C  !| employ $SS#B$Edward to$9$ take care$0$ of us in our return$0$ to$4$
213:243, 6C  !| Barton.  In a week or two, I suppose, we shall be going;
213:243, 7C  !| and, I trust$1$, $SS#B$Edward will$1$ not be very unwilling to$9$ accept
213:243, 8C  !| the charge$0$."
213:243, 9'  !| Poor $SS#B$Edward muttered something, but what$6#1$ it was,
213:243,10'  !| nobody knew, not even$5$ himself.  But $SS#C$Marianne, who$6#1$
213:243,11'  !| saw his agitation, and could easily trace it to$4$ whatever
213:243,12'  !| cause best pleased herself, was perfectly satisfied$2$, and
213:243,13'  !| soon talked of something else.
213:243,14C  !| "We spent such a day, $SS#B$Edward, in Harley-street
213:243,15C  !| yesterday|  So$5#1$ dull, so$5#1$ wretchedly dull| ~ But I have
213:243,16C  !| much to$9$ say to$4$ you on$4$ that$6#2$ head$0$, which$6#1$ cannot be
213:243,17C  !| said now."
213:243,18'  !| And with this admirable discretion did she defer the
213:243,19'  !| assurance of her finding their mutual relatives more
213:243,20'  !| disagreeable than ever, and of her being$1$ particularly
213:243,21'  !| disgusted with his mother, till they were more in
213:243,22'  !| private$0$.
213:243,23C  !| "But why were you not there, $SS#B$Edward? ~ Why did
213:243,24C  !| you not come?
213:243,25B  !| "I was engaged elsewhere."
213:243,26C  !| "Engaged|  But what$6#2$ was that$6#2$, when such friends
213:243,27C  !| were to$9$ be met?"
213:243,28Q  !| "Perhaps, $SS#C$Miss*Marianne,"
213:243,28'  !| cried $SS#Q$Lucy, eager to$9$ take
213:243,29'  !| some revenge on$4$ her,
213:243,29Q  !| "you think young men never
213:243,30Q  !| stand$1$ upon engagements, if they have no$2$ mind$0$ to$9$ keep
213:243,31Q  !| them, little as well$9$ as great."
213:243,32'  !| $SS#A$Elinor was very angry, but $SS#C$Marianne seemed entirely
213:243,33'  !| insensible of the sting; for$3$ she calmly replied,
213:243,34C  !| "Not so$5#2$, indeed; for$3$, seriously speaking, I am very
213:243,35C  !| sure that$3$ conscience only kept $SS#B$Edward from Harley-street.
213:243,36C  !| And I really believe he \has\ the most delicate
213:243,37C  !| conscience in the world; the most scrupulous in performing
213:243,38C  !| every engagement however minute$2$, and however
213:244, 1C  !| it may$1$ make$1$ against his interest$0$ or pleasure.  He is the
213:244, 2C  !| most fearful of giving pain$0$, of wounding expectation,
213:244, 3C  !| and the most incapable of being$1$ selfish, of any*body
213:244, 4C  !| I ever saw.  $SS#B$Edward, it is so$5#2$ and I will$1$ say it. What$7$|
213:244, 5C  !| are you never to$9$ hear yourself praised| ~ Then, you
213:244, 6C  !| must be no$2$ friend of mine$6$; for$3$ those who$6#1$ will$1$ accept
213:244, 7C  !| of my love$0$ and esteem$0$, must submit to$4$ my open$2$ commendation."
213:244, 8     |
213:243, 9'  !| The nature of her commendation, in the present$9$ case,
213:243,10'  !| however, happened to$9$ be particularly ill-suited to$4$ the
213:243,11'  !| feelings of two*thirds of her auditors, and was so$5#1$ very
213:244,12'  !| unexhilarating to$4$ $SS#B$Edward, that$3$ he very soon got up to$9$
213:244,13'  !| go away.
213:244,14C  !| "Going so$5#1$ soon|"
213:244,14'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne;
213:244,14C  !| "my dear$2#1$ $SS#B$Edward,
213:244,15C  !| this must not be."
213:244,16'  !| And drawing him a little aside, she whispered her
213:244,17'  !| persuasion that$3$ $SS#Q$Lucy could not stay$1$ much longer.  But
213:244,18'  !| even$5$ this encouragement failed, for$3$ he would go; and
213:244,19'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy, who$6#1$ would have outstaid him had his visit$0$ lasted
213:244,20'  !| two hours, soon afterwards went away.
213:244,21C  !| "What$6#2$ can bring her here so$5#1$ often|"
213:244,21'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne,
213:244,22'  !| on$4$ her leaving them.
213:244,22C  !| "Could she not see that$3$ we
213:244,23C  !| wanted her gone| ~ how teazing to$4$ $SS#B$Edward|"
213:244,24A  !| "Why so$5#2$? ~ we were all his friends, and $SS#Q$Lucy has
213:244,25A  !| been the longest known to$4$ him of any.  It is but natural$2$
213:244,26A  !| that$3$ he should like$1$ to$9$ see her as well$9$ as ourselves."
213:244,27'  !| $SS#C$Marianne looked at her steadily, and said,
213:244,27C  !| "You
213:244,28C  !| know, $SS#A$Elinor, that$3$ this is a kind$0$ of talking which$6#1$ I cannot
213:244,29C  !| bear$1$.  If you only hope$1$ to$9$ have your assertion
213:244,30C  !| contradicted, as I must suppose to$9$ be the case, you
213:244,31C  !| ought to$9$ recollect that$3$ I am the last$2$ person in the
213:244,32C  !| world to$9$ do it.  I cannot descend to$9$ be tricked out$8$ of
213:244,33C  !| assurances, that$6#1$ are not really wanted."
213:244,34'  !| She then left$1$ the room; and $SS#A$Elinor dared not follow
213:244,35'  !| her to$9$ say more, for$3$ bound as she was by$4$ her promise$0$
213:244,36'  !| of secrecy to$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy, she could give no$2$ information that$6#1$
213:244,37'  !| would convince $SS#C$Marianne; and painful as the consequences
213:244,38'  !| of her still$5$ continuing in an error might be, she
213:245, 1'  !| was obliged to$9$ submit to$4$ it.  All that$6#1$ she could hope$1$,
213:245, 2'  !| was that$3$ $SS#B$Edward would not often expose her or himself
213:245, 3'  !| to$4$ the distress$0$ of hearing $SS#C$Marianne's mistaken warmth,
213:245, 4'  !| nor to$4$ the repetition of any other part$0$ of the pain$0$ that$6#1$
213:245, 5'  !| had attended their recent meeting$0$ ~ and this she had
213:245, 6'  !| every reason$0$ to$9$ expect.
214:246, 1'  !| Within a few days after$4$ this meeting$0$, the newspapers
214:246, 2'  !| announced to$4$ the world, that$3$ the Lady of $SS#N$Thomas*Palmer*Esq%
214:246, 3'  !| was safely delivered of a son and heir;
214:246, 4'  !| a very interesting and satisfactory paragraph, at least
214:246, 5'  !| to$4$ all those intimate$2$ connections who$6#1$ knew it before$5$.
214:246, 6'  !| This event, highly important to$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's happiness,
214:246, 7'  !| produced a temporary alteration in the disposal of
214:246, 8'  !| her time, and influenced, in a like$9$ degree, the engagements
214:246, 9'  !| of her young friends; for$3$ as she wished to$9$ be as
214:246,10'  !| much as possible with $SS#O$Charlotte, she went thither every
214:246,11'  !| morning as soon as she was dressed, and did not return$1$
214:246,12'  !| till late in the evening; and the $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods, at
214:246,13'  !| the particular request$0$ of the $SS#L1$Middletons, spent the whole$0$
214:246,14'  !| of every day in Conduit-street.  For$4$ their own$2$ comfort$0$,
214:246,15'  !| they would much rather have remained, at least all the
214:246,16'  !| morning, in $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's house; but it was not
214:246,17'  !| a thing to$9$ be urged against the wishes$0$ of everybody.
214:246,18'  !| Their hours were therefore made over to$4$ $SS#M$Lady*Middleton
214:246,19'  !| and the two $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles, by$4$ whom$6#1$ their company was
214:246,20'  !| in fact as little valued, as it was professedly sought.
214:246,21'  !| They had too$5#1$ much sense to$9$ be desirable companions
214:246,22'  !| to$4$ the former; and by$4$ the latter they were considered
214:246,23'  !| with a jealous eye, as intruding on$4$ \their\ ground, and
214:246,24'  !| sharing the kindness which$6#1$ they wanted to$9$ monopolize.
214:246,25'  !| Though nothing could be more polite than $SS#M$Lady*Middleton's
214:246,26'  !| behaviour to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor and $SS#C$Marianne, she did not
214:246,27'  !| really like$1$ them at all.  Because they neither flattered
214:246,28'  !| herself nor her children, she could not believe them
214:246,29'  !| good-natured; and because they were fond of reading,
214:246,30'  !| she fancied them satirical:  perhaps without exactly
214:246,31'  !| knowing what$6#1$ it was to$9$ be satirical; but \that$6#2$\ did not
214:246,32'  !| signify.  It was censure$0$ in common$2$ use$0$, and easily
214:246,33'  !| given.
214:247, 1'  !| Their presence was a restraint both on$4$ her and on$4$
214:247, 2'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy.  It checked the idleness of one, and the business
214:247, 3'  !| of the other.  $SS#M$Lady*Middleton was ashamed of doing
214:247, 4'  !| nothing before$4$ them, and the flattery which$6#1$ $SS#Q$Lucy was
214:247, 5'  !| proud to$9$ think of and administer at other times, she
214:247, 6'  !| feared they would despise her for$4$ offering.  $SS#P$Miss*Steele
214:247, 7'  !| was the least discomposed of the three, by$4$ their presence;
214:247, 8'  !| and it was in their power to$9$ reconcile her to$4$ it entirely.
214:247, 9'  !| Would either of them, only have given her a full and
214:247,10'  !| minute$2$ account$0$ of the whole$2$ affair between $SS#C$Marianne
214:247,11'  !| and $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby, she would have thought$1$ herself
214:247,12'  !| amply rewarded for$4$ the sacrifice$0$ of the best place$0$ by$4$
214:247,13'  !| the fire$0$ after$4$ dinner, which$6#1$ their arrival occasioned.
214:247,14'  !| But this conciliation was not granted; for$3$ though she
214:247,15'  !| often threw out$5$ expressions of pity$0$ for$4$ her sister to$4$
214:247,16'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, and more than once dropt a reflection on$4$ the
214:247,17'  !| inconstancy of beaux before$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, no$2$ effect$0$ was
214:247,18'  !| produced, but a look$0$ of indifference from the former,
214:247,19'  !| or of disgust$0$ in the latter.  An effort even$5$ yet lighter
214:247,20'  !| might have made her their friend.  Would they only
214:247,21'  !| have laughed at her about$4$ the $SS#ZJ$Doctor|  But so$5#1$ little
214:247,22'  !| were they, any more than the others, inclined to$9$ oblige
214:247,23'  !| her, that$3$ if $SS#L$Sir*John dined from home, she might spend
214:247,24'  !| a whole$2$ day without hearing any other raillery on$4$ the
214:247,25'  !| subject$0$, than what$6#1$ she was kind$2$ enough to$9$ bestow on$4$
214:247,26'  !| herself.
214:247,27'  !| All these jealousies and discontents, however, were so$5#1$
214:247,28'  !| totally unsuspected by$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, that$3$ she thought$1$
214:247,29'  !| it a delightful thing for$4$ the girls to$9$ be together; and
214:247,30'  !| generally congratulated her young friends every night,
214:247,31'  !| on$4$ having escaped the company of a stupid old woman
214:247,32'  !| so$5#1$ long$9$.  She joined them sometimes at $SS#L$Sir*John's, and
214:247,33'  !| sometimes at her own$2$ house; but wherever it was, she
214:247,34'  !| always came in excellent spirits, full of delight$0$ and
214:247,35'  !| importance, attributing $SS#O$Charlotte's well*doing to$4$ her
214:247,36'  !| own$2$ care$0$, and ready to$9$ give so$5#1$ exact$2$, so$5#1$ minute$2$ a detail$0$
214:247,37'  !| of her situation, as only $SS#P$Miss*Steele had curiosity enough
214:247,38'  !| to$9$ desire$1$.  One thing \did\ disturb her; and of that$6#2$ she
214:248, 1'  !| made her daily complaint.  $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer maintained the
214:248, 2'  !| common$2$, but unfatherly opinion among his sex, of all
214:248, 3'  !| infants being$1$ alike; and though she could plainly perceive
214:248, 4'  !| at different times, the most striking resemblance
214:248, 5'  !| between this baby and every one of his relations on$4$ both
214:248, 6'  !| sides, there was no$2$ convincing his father of it; no$2$
214:248, 7'  !| persuading him to$9$ believe that$3$ it was not exactly like$9$
214:248, 8'  !| every other baby of the same age; nor could he even$5$
214:248, 9'  !| be brought to$9$ acknowledge the simple$2$ proposition of
214:248,10'  !| its being$1$ the finest child in the world.
214:248,11'  !| I come now to$4$ the relation of a misfortune, which$6#1$
214:248,12'  !| about$4$ this time befell $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood.  It so$5#2$
214:248,13'  !| happened that$3$ while$9$ her two sisters with $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
214:248,14'  !| were first calling on$4$ her in Harley-street, another of her
214:248,15'  !| acquaintance had dropt in ~ a circumstance in itself not
214:248,16'  !| apparently likely to$9$ produce evil to$4$ her.  But while$9$ the
214:248,17'  !| imaginations of other people will$1$ carry them away to$9$
214:248,18'  !| form$1$ wrong$9$ judgments of our conduct$0$, and to$9$ decide on$4$
214:248,19'  !| it by$4$ slight$2$ appearances, one's happiness must in some
214:248,20'  !| measure$0$ be always at the mercy of chance$0$.  In the
214:248,21'  !| present$9$ instance$0$, this last-arrived lady allowed her fancy$0$
214:248,22'  !| so$5#1$ far to$9$ outrun truth and probability, that$3$ on$4$ merely
214:248,23'  !| hearing the name$0$ of the $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods, and understanding$1$
214:248,24'  !| them to$9$ be $SS#F$Mr%*Dashwood's sisters, she immediately
214:248,25'  !| concluded them to$9$ be staying in Harley-street;
214:248,26'  !| and this misconstruction produced within a day or two
214:248,27'  !| afterwards, cards of invitation for$4$ them as well$9$ as for$4$
214:248,28'  !| their brother and sister, to$4$ a small musical party at her
214:248,29'  !| house.  The consequence of which$6#1$ was, that$3$ $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood
214:248,30'  !| was obliged to$9$ submit not only to$4$ the exceedingly
214:248,31'  !| great inconvenience of sending her carriage for$4$ the
214:248,32'  !| $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods; but, what$6#1$ was still$5$ worse, must be
214:248,33'  !| subject$2$ to$4$ all the unpleasantness of appearing to$9$ treat$1$
214:248,34'  !| them with attention:  and who$6#2$ could tell that$3$ they
214:248,35'  !| might not expect to$9$ go out$5$ with her a second$2$ time?
214:248,36'  !| The power of disappointing them, it was true, must
214:248,37'  !| always be her's.  But that$6#2$ was not enough; for$3$ when
214:248,38'  !| people are determined$2$ on$4$ a mode of conduct$0$ which$6#1$ they
214:249, 1'  !| know to$9$ be wrong$9$, they feel injured by$4$ the expectation
214:249, 2'  !| of any*thing better$9$ from them.
214:249, 3'  !| $SS#C$Marianne had now been brought by$4$ degrees, so$5#1$ much
214:249, 4'  !| into the habit of going out$5$ every day, that$3$ it was become
214:249, 5'  !| a matter of indifference to$4$ her, whether she went or
214:249, 6'  !| not:  and she prepared quietly and mechanically for$4$
214:249, 7'  !| every evening's engagement, though without expecting
214:249, 8'  !| the smallest amusement from any, and very often without
214:249, 9'  !| knowing till the last$2$ moment, where it was to$9$
214:249,10'  !| take her.
214:249,11'  !| To$4$ her dress$0$ and appearance she was grown so$5#1$ perfectly
214:249,12'  !| indifferent, as not to$9$ bestow half the consideration
214:249,13'  !| on$4$ it, during the whole$0$ of her toilette, which$6#1$ it received
214:249,14'  !| from $SS#P$Miss*Steele in the first five minutes of their being$1$
214:249,15'  !| together, when it was finished.  Nothing escaped \her\
214:249,16'  !| minute$2$ observation and general$2$ curiosity; she saw every*thing,
214:249,17'  !| and asked every*thing; was never easy till she
214:249,18'  !| knew the price of every part$0$ of $SS#C$Marianne's dress$0$; could
214:249,19'  !| have guessed the number of her gowns altogether with
214:249,20'  !| better$9$ judgment than $SS#C$Marianne herself, and was not
214:249,21'  !| without hopes$0$ of finding out$5$ before$3$ they parted, how
214:249,22'  !| much her washing cost$1$ per week, and how much she
214:249,23'  !| had every year to$9$ spend upon herself.  The impertinence
214:249,24'  !| of these kind$0$ of scrutinies, moreover, was generally concluded
214:249,25'  !| with a compliment$0$, which$6#1$ though meant as its
214:249,26'  !| douceur, was considered by$4$ $SS#C$Marianne as the greatest
214:249,27'  !| impertinence of all; for$3$ after$4$ undergoing an examination
214:249,28'  !| into the value$0$ and make$0$ of her gown, the colour of her
214:249,29'  !| shoes, and the arrangement of her hair, she was almost
214:249,30'  !| sure of being$1$ told that$3$ upon
214:249,30P  !| "her word she looked
214:249,31P  !| vastly smart, and she dared to$9$ say would make$1$ a great
214:249,32P  !| many conquests."
214:249,33'  !| With such encouragement as this, was she dismissed
214:249,34'  !| on$4$ the present$9$ occasion$0$ to$4$ her brother's carriage; which$6#1$
214:249,35'  !| they were ready to$9$ enter five minutes after$3$ it stopped
214:249,36'  !| at the door, a punctuality not very agreeable to$4$ their
214:249,37'  !| sister-in-law, who$6#1$ had preceded them to$4$ the house of
214:249,38'  !| her acquaintance, and was there hoping for$4$ some delay$0$
214:250, 1'  !| on$4$ their part$0$ that$6#1$ might inconvenience either herself or
214:250, 2'  !| her coachman.
214:250, 3'  !| The events of the evening were not very remarkable.
214:250, 4'  !| The party, like$9$ other musical parties, comprehended
214:250, 5'  !| a great many people who$6#1$ had real taste for$4$ the performance,
214:250, 6'  !| and a great many more who$6#1$ had none at all;
214:250, 7'  !| and the performers themselves were, as usual, in their
214:250, 8'  !| own$2$ estimation, and that$6#2$ of their immediate friends,
214:250, 9'  !| the first private$2$ performers in England.
214:250,10'  !| As $SS#A$Elinor was neither musical, nor affecting to$9$ be
214:250,11'  !| so$5#2$, she made no$2$ scruple$0$ of turning$1$ away her eyes
214:250,12'  !| from the grand pianoforte=, whenever it suited her,
214:250,13'  !| and unrestrained even$5$ by$4$ the presence of a harp, and
214:250,14'  !| a violoncello, would fix them at pleasure on$4$ any other
214:250,15'  !| object$0$ in the room.  In one of these excursive glances
214:250,16'  !| she perceived among a group of young men, the very
214:250,17'  !| he, who$6#1$ had given them a lecture on$4$ toothpick-cases at
214:250,18'  !| $SS#Z1$Gray's.  She perceived him soon afterwards looking at
214:250,19'  !| herself, and speaking familiarly to$4$ her brother; and had
214:250,20'  !| just$9$ determined$1$ to$9$ find out$5$ his name$0$ from the latter,
214:250,21'  !| when they both came towards her, and $SS#F$Mr%*Dashwood
214:250,22'  !| introduced him to$4$ her as $SS#J$Mr%*Robert*Ferrars.
214:250,23'  !| He addressed her with easy civility, and twisted his
214:250,24'  !| head$0$ into a bow$0#1$ which$6#1$ assured her as plainly as words
214:250,25'  !| could have done, that$3$ he was exactly the coxcomb she
214:250,26'  !| had heard him described to$9$ be by$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy.  Happy had
214:250,27'  !| it been for$4$ her, if her regard$0$ for$4$ $SS#B$Edward had depended
214:250,28'  !| less on$4$ his own$2$ merit$0$, than on$4$ the merit$0$ of his nearest
214:250,29'  !| relations|  For$3$ then his brother's bow$0#1$ must have given
214:250,30'  !| the finishing stroke to$4$ what$6#1$ the ill-humour of his mother
214:250,31'  !| and sister would have begun.  But while$9$ she wondered
214:250,32'  !| at the difference of the two young men, she did not
214:250,33'  !| find that$3$ the emptiness and conceit of the one, put her
214:250,34'  !| at all out$8$ of charity with the modesty and worth of
214:250,35'  !| the other.  Why they \were\ different, $SS#J$Robert explained
214:250,36'  !| to$4$ her himself in the course$0$ of a quarter$0#1$ of an hour's
214:250,37'  !| conversation; for$3$, talking of his brother, and lamenting
214:250,38'  !| the extreme$2$ \gaucherie\ which$6#1$ he really believed kept him
214:251, 1'  !| from mixing in proper society, he candidly and generously
214:251, 2'  !| attributed it much less to$4$ any natural$2$ deficiency, than to$4$
214:251, 3'  !| the misfortune of a private$2$ education; while$9$ he himself,
214:251, 4'  !| though probably without any particular, any material$2$
214:251, 5'  !| superiority by$4$ nature, merely from the advantage of
214:251, 6'  !| a public$2$ school, was as well$9$ fitted to$9$ mix in the world
214:251, 7'  !| as any other man.
214:251, 8J  !| "Upon my soul,"
214:251, 8'  !| he added,
214:251, 8J  !| "I believe it is nothing
214:251, 9J  !| more; and so$5#2$ I often tell my mother, when she is
214:251,10J  !| grieving about$4$ it.  ""My dear$2#1$ Madam,"" I always say to$4$
214:251,11J  !| her, ""you must make$1$ yourself easy.  The evil is now
214:251,12J  !| irremediable, and it has been entirely your own$2$ doing.
214:251,13J  !| Why would you be persuaded by$4$ my uncle, $SS#ZY$Sir*Robert,
214:251,14J  !| against your own$2$ judgment, to$9$ place$1$ $SS#B$Edward under
214:251,15J  !| private$2$ tuition, at the most critical time of his life?
214:251,16J  !| If you had only sent him to$4$ Westminster as well$9$ as
214:251,17J  !| myself, instead of sending him to$4$ $SS#ZV$Mr%*Pratt's, all this
214:251,18J  !| would have been prevented.""  This is the way in which$6#1$
214:251,19J  !| I always consider the matter, and my mother is perfectly
214:251,20J  !| convinced of her error."
214:251,21'  !| $SS#A$Elinor would not oppose his opinion, because, whatever
214:251,22'  !| might be her general$2$ estimation of the advantage
214:251,23'  !| of a public$2$ school, she could not think of $SS#B$Edward's
214:251,24'  !| abode in $SS#ZV$Mr%*Pratt's family, with any satisfaction.
214:251,25J  !| "You reside in Devonshire, I think" ~
214:251,25'  !| was his next
214:251,26'  !| observation,
214:251,26J  !| "in a cottage near$4$ Dawlish."
214:251,27'  !| $SS#A$Elinor set$1$ him right$2#1$ as to$4$ its situation, and it seemed
214:251,28'  !| rather surprising to$4$ him that$3$ anybody could live in
214:251,29'  !| Devonshire, without living$9$ near$4$ Dawlish.  He bestowed
214:251,30'  !| his hearty approbation however on$4$ their species of house.
214:251,31J  !| "For$4$ my own$2$ part$0$,"
214:251,31'  !| said he,
214:251,31J  !| "I am excessively fond
214:251,32J  !| of a cottage; there is always so$5#1$ much comfort$0$, so$5#1$ much
214:251,33J  !| elegance about$4$ them.  And I protest, if I had any money
214:251,34J  !| to$9$ spare$1$, I should buy a little land and build one myself,
214:251,35J  !| within a short$2$ distance$0$ of London, where I might drive$1$
214:251,36J  !| myself down$5$ at any time, and collect a few friends about$4$
214:251,37J  !| me, and be happy.  I advise every*body who$6#1$ is going
214:251,38J  !| to$9$ build, to$9$ build a cottage.  My friend $SS#ZH$Lord*Courtland
214:252, 1J  !| came to$4$ me the other day on$4$ purpose to$9$ ask my advice,
214:252, 2J  !| and laid before$4$ me three different plans of $SS#Z1$Bonomi's.
214:252, 3J  !| I was to$9$ decide on$4$ the best of them.  ""My dear$2#1$ $SS#ZH$Courtland,""
214:252, 4J  !| said I, immediately throwing them all into the
214:252, 5J  !| fire$0$, ""do not adopt either of them, but by$4$ all means$0$
214:252, 6J  !| build a cottage.""  And that$6#2$, I fancy$1$, will$1$ be the end$0$ of it.
214:252, 7J  !| "Some people imagine that$3$ there can be no$2$ accommodations,
214:252, 8J  !| no$2$ space in a cottage; but this is all a mistake$0$.
214:252, 9J  !| I was last$2$ month at my friend $SS#ZL$Elliott's near$4$
214:252,10J  !| Dartford.  $SS#ZL$Lady*Elliott wished to$9$ give a dance$0$.  ""But
214:252,11J  !| how can it be done?"" said she; ""my dear$2#1$ $SS#J$Ferrars, do
214:252,12J  !| tell me how it is to$9$ be managed.  There is not a room
214:252,13J  !| in this cottage that$6#1$ will$1$ hold$1$ ten couple, and where can
214:252,14J  !| the supper be?""  \I\ immediately saw that$3$ there could
214:252,15J  !| be no$2$ difficulty in it, so$3$ I said, ""My dear$2#1$ $SS#ZL$Lady*Elliott,
214:252,16J  !| do not be uneasy.  The dining*parlour will$1$ admit
214:252,17J  !| eighteen couple with ease$0$; card-tables may$1$ be placed
214:252,18J  !| in the drawing-room; the library may$1$ be open$2$ for$4$ tea
214:252,19J  !| and other refreshments; and let the supper be set$1$ out$5$
214:252,20J  !| in the saloon.""  $SS#ZL$Lady*Elliott was delighted with the
214:252,21J  !| thought$0$.  We measured the dining-room, and found it
214:252,22J  !| would hold$1$ exactly eighteen couple, and the affair was
214:252,23J  !| arranged precisely after$4$ my plan.  So$3$ that$3$, in fact, you
214:252,24J  !| see, if people do but know how to$9$ set$1$ about$4$ it, every
214:252,25J  !| comfort$0$ may$1$ be as well$9$ enjoyed in a cottage as in the
214:252,26J  !| most spacious dwelling."
214:252,27'  !| $SS#A$Elinor agreed to$4$ it all, for$3$ she did not think he deserved
214:252,28'  !| the compliment$0$ of rational opposition.
214:252,29'  !| As $SS#F$John*Dashwood had no$2$ more pleasure in music
214:252,30'  !| than his eldest sister, his mind$0$ was equally at liberty
214:252,31'  !| to$9$ fix on$4$ any*thing else; and a thought$0$ struck him
214:252,32'  !| during the evening, which$6#1$ he communicated to$4$ his wife,
214:252,33'  !| for$4$ her approbation, when they got home.  The consideration
214:252,34'  !| of $SS#ZK$Mrs%*Dennison's mistake$0$, in supposing his
214:252,35'  !| sisters their guests, had suggested the propriety of their
214:252,36'  !| being$1$ really invited to$9$ become such, while$9$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's
214:252,37'  !| engagements kept her from home.  The expense would
214:252,38'  !| be nothing, the inconvenience not more; and it was
214:253, 1'  !| altogether an attention, which$6#1$ the delicacy of his conscience
214:253, 2'  !| pointed$1$ out$5$ to$9$ be requisite to$4$ its complete$2$
214:253, 3'  !| enfranchisement from his promise$0$ to$4$ his father.  $SS#G$Fanny
214:253, 4'  !| was startled at the proposal.
214:253, 5G  !| "I do not see how it can be done,"
214:253, 5'  !| said she,
214:253, 5G  !| "without
214:253, 6G  !| affronting $SS#M$Lady*Middleton, for$3$ they spend every day
214:253, 7G  !| with her; otherwise I should be exceedingly glad to$9$ do
214:253, 8G  !| it.  You know I am always ready to$9$ pay$1$ them any
214:253, 9G  !| attention in my power, as my taking them out$5$ this
214:253,10G  !| evening shews.  But they are $SS#M$Lady*Middleton's visitors.
214:253,11G  !| How can I ask them away from her?"
214:253,12'  !| Her husband, but with great humility, did not see the
214:253,13'  !| force$0$ of her objection.
214:253,13F  !| "They had already spent a week
214:253,14F  !| in this manner in Conduit-street, and $SS#M$Lady*Middleton
214:253,15F  !| could not be displeased at their giving the same number
214:253,16F  !| of days to$4$ such near$9$ relations."
214:253,17'  !| $SS#G$Fanny paused a moment, and then, with fresh vigour,
214:253,18'  !| said,
214:253,19G  !| "My love$0$, I would ask them with all my heart, if it
214:253,20G  !| was in my power.  But I had just$9$ settled$1$ within myself
214:253,21G  !| to$9$ ask the $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles to$9$ spend a few days with us.
214:253,22G  !| They are very well*behaved, good kind$0$ of girls; and
214:253,23G  !| I think the attention is due$2$ to$4$ them, as their uncle did
214:253,24G  !| so$5#1$ very well$9$ by$4$ $SS#B$Edward.  We can ask your sisters some
214:253,25G  !| other year, you know; but the $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles may$1$ not
214:253,26G  !| be in town any more.  I am sure you will$1$ like$1$ them;
214:253,27G  !| indeed, you \do\ like$1$ them, you know, very much already,
214:253,28G  !| and so$5#2$ does my mother; and they are such favourites
214:253,29G  !| with $SS#G1$Harry|"
214:253,30'  !| $SS#F$Mr%*Dashwood was convinced.  He saw the necessity
214:253,31'  !| of inviting the $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles immediately, and his conscience
214:253,32'  !| was pacified by$4$ the resolution of inviting his
214:253,33'  !| sisters another year; at the same time, however, slyly
214:253,34'  !| suspecting that$3$ another year would make$1$ the invitation
214:253,35'  !| needless, by$4$ bringing $SS#A$Elinor to$4$ town as $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's
214:253,36'  !| wife, and $SS#C$Marianne as \their\ visitor.
214:253,37'  !| $SS#G$Fanny, rejoicing in her escape$0$, and proud of the ready
214:253,38'  !| wit$0#1$ that$6#1$ had procured it, wrote the next morning to$4$
214:254, 1'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy, to$9$ request$1$ her company and her sister's, for$4$ some
214:254, 2'  !| days, in Harley-street, as soon as $SS#M$Lady*Middleton could
214:254, 3'  !| spare$1$ them.  This was enough to$9$ make$1$ $SS#Q$Lucy really and
214:254, 4'  !| reasonably happy.  $SS#G$Mrs%*Dashwood seemed actually
214:254, 5'  !| working for$4$ her, herself; cherishing all her hopes$0$, and
214:254, 6'  !| promoting all her views|  Such an opportunity of being$1$
214:254, 7'  !| with $SS#B$Edward and his family was, above$4$ all things, the
214:254, 8'  !| most material$2$ to$4$ her interest$0$, and such an invitation
214:254, 9'  !| the most gratifying to$4$ her feelings|  It was an advantage
214:254,10'  !| that$6#1$ could not be too$5#1$ gratefully acknowledged, nor too$5#1$
214:254,11'  !| speedily made use$0$ of; and the visit$0$ to$4$ $SS#M$Lady*Middleton,
214:254,12'  !| which$6#1$ had not before$5$ had any precise limits, was
214:254,13'  !| instantly discovered to$9$ have been always meant to$9$ end$1$
214:254,14'  !| in two days time.
214:254,15'  !| When the note$0$ was shewn to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor, as it was within
214:254,16'  !| ten minutes after$4$ its arrival, it gave her, for$4$ the first
214:254,17'  !| time, some share$0$ in the expectations of $SS#Q$Lucy; for$3$ such
214:254,18'  !| a mark$0$ of uncommon kindness, vouchsafed on$4$ so$5#1$ short$2$
214:254,19'  !| an acquaintance, seemed to$9$ declare that$3$ the good*will
214:254,20'  !| towards her arose from something more than merely
214:254,21'  !| malice against herself; and might be brought, by$4$ time
214:254,22'  !| and address$0$, to$9$ do every*thing that$6#1$ $SS#Q$Lucy wished.  Her
214:254,23'  !| flattery had already subdued the pride of $SS#M$Lady*Middleton,
214:254,24'  !| and made an entry into the close$9$ heart of $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood;
214:254,25'  !| and these were effects that$6#1$ laid open$2$ the
214:254,26'  !| probability of greater.
214:254,27'  !| The $SS#P1$Miss*Steeles removed to$4$ Harley-street, and all
214:254,28'  !| that$6#1$ reached $SS#A$Elinor of their influence$0$ there, strengthened
214:254,29'  !| her expectation of the event.  $SS#L$Sir*John, who$6#1$ called on$4$
214:254,30'  !| them more than once, brought home such accounts of
214:254,31'  !| the favour$0$ they were in, as must be universally striking.
214:254,32'  !| $SS#G$Mrs%*Dashwood had never been so$5#1$ much pleased with
214:254,33'  !| any young women in her life, as she was with them;
214:254,34'  !| had given each of them a needle*book, made by$4$ some
214:254,35'  !| emigrant; called $SS#Q$Lucy by$4$ her christian name$0$; and did
214:254,36'  !| not know whether she should ever be able to$9$ part$1$ with
214:254,37'  !| them.
301:257, 1'  !| $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer was so$5#1$ well$9$ at the end$0$ of a fortnight, that$3$
301:257, 2'  !| her mother felt it no$2$ longer necessary to$9$ give up the
301:257, 3'  !| whole$0$ of her time to$4$ her; and contenting herself with
301:257, 4'  !| visiting her once or twice a day, returned from that$6#2$ period
301:257, 5'  !| to$4$ her own$2$ home, and her own$2$ habits, in which$6#1$ she found
301:257, 6'  !| the $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods very ready to$9$ reassume their former
301:257, 7'  !| share$0$.
301:257, 8'  !| About$4$ the third or fourth morning after$4$ their being$1$
301:257, 9'  !| thus re-settled in Berkeley-street, $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, on$4$ returning
301:257,10'  !| from her ordinary visit$0$ to$4$ $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer, entered
301:257,11'  !| the drawing-room, where $SS#A$Elinor was sitting$1$ by$4$ herself,
301:257,12'  !| with an air of such hurrying importance as prepared her
301:257,13'  !| to$9$ hear something wonderful; and giving her time only
301:257,14'  !| to$9$ form$1$ that$6#2$ idea, began directly to$9$ justify it by$4$ saying,
301:257,15K  !| "Lord$7$| my dear$2#1$ $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood| have you heard
301:257,16K  !| the news|"
301:257,17A  !| "No$7$, ma'am.  What$6#2$ is it?"
301:257,18K  !| "Something so$5#1$ strange|  But you shall hear it all. ~
301:257,19K  !| When I got to$4$ $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer's, I found $SS#O$Charlotte quite in
301:257,20K  !| a fuss about$4$ the child.  She was sure it was very ill ~ it
301:257,21K  !| cried, and fretted, and was all over pimples.  So$3$ I looked
301:257,22K  !| at it directly, and, ""Lord$7$| my dear$2#1$,"" says I, ""it is nothing
301:257,23K  !| in the world but the red-gum;"" and nurse$0$ said just$9$
301:257,24K  !| the same.  But $SS#O$Charlotte, she would not be satisfied$2$, so$3$
301:257,25K  !| $SS#T$Mr%*Donavan was sent for$5$; and luckily he happened to$9$
301:257,26K  !| be just$9$ come in from Harley-street, so$3$ he stepped over
301:257,27K  !| directly, and as soon as ever he saw the child, he said just$9$
301:257,28K  !| as we did, that$3$ it was nothing in the world but the red-gum,
301:257,29K  !| and then $SS#O$Charlotte was easy.  And so$3$, just$9$ as he
301:257,30K  !| was going away again, it came into my head$0$, I am sure
301:258, 1K  !| I do not know how I happened to$9$ think of it, but it came
301:258, 2K  !| into my head$0$ to$9$ ask him if there was any news.  So$3$
301:258, 3K  !| upon that$6#2$, he smirked, and simpered, and looked grave$2$,
301:258, 4K  !| and seemed to$9$ know something or other, and at last$0$ he
301:258, 5K  !| said in a whisper$0$,
301:258, 5@t   | ""For$4$ fear$0$ any unpleasant report$0$ should
301:258, 6@t   | reach$1$ the young ladies under your care$0$ as to$4$ their sister's
301:258, 7@t   | indisposition, I think it advisable to$9$ say, that$3$ I believe
301:258, 8@t   | there is no$2$ great reason$0$ for$4$ alarm$0$; I hope$1$ $SS#G$Mrs%*Dashwood
301:258, 9@t   | will$1$ do very well$9$."""
301:258,10A  !| "What$7$| is $SS#G$Fanny ill?"
301:258,11K  !| "That$6#2$ is exactly what$6#1$ I said, my dear$2#1$.  ""Lord$7$|""
301:258,12K  !| says I, ""is $SS#G$Mrs%*Dashwood ill?""  So$3$ then it all came out$5$;
301:258,13K  !| and the long$0$ and the short$0$ of the matter, by$4$ all I can
301:258,14K  !| learn, seems to$9$ be this.  $SS#B$Mr%*Edward*Ferrars, the very
301:258,15K  !| young man I used$1#2$ to$9$ joke with you about$4$ (but however,
301:258,16K  !| as it turns$1$ out$5$, I am monstrous glad there never was any
301:258,17K  !| thing in it), $SS#B$Mr%*Edward*Ferrars, it seems, has been
301:258,18K  !| engaged above$4$ this twelvemonth to$4$ my cousin $SS#Q$Lucy| ~
301:258,19K  !| There's for$4$ you, my dear$2#1$| ~ And not a creature knowing
301:258,20K  !| a syllable of the matter except $SS#P$Nancy| ~ Could you have
301:258,21K  !| believed such a thing possible? ~ There is no$2$ great
301:258,22K  !| wonder$0$ in their liking one another; but that$3$ matters
301:258,23K  !| should be brought so$5#1$ forward$2$ between them, and nobody
301:258,24K  !| suspect it|  \That$6#2$\ is strange| ~ I never happened to$9$ see them
301:258,25K  !| together, or I am sure I should have found it out$5$ directly.
301:258,26K  !| Well$7$, and so$3$ this was kept a great secret$0$, for$4$ fear$0$ of
301:258,27K  !| $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars, and neither she nor your brother or sister
301:258,28K  !| suspected a word of the matter; ~ till this very morning,
301:258,29K  !| poor $SS#P$Nancy, who$6#1$, you know, is a well-meaning creature,
301:258,30K  !| but no$2$ conjurer, popt it all out$5$.  ""Lord$7$|"" thinks she to$4$
301:258,31K  !| herself, ""they are all so$5#1$ fond of $SS#Q$Lucy, to$9$ be sure they will$1$
301:258,32K  !| make$1$ no$2$ difficulty about$4$ it;"" and so$3$, away she went to$4$
301:258,33K  !| your sister, who$6#1$ was sitting$1$ all alone at her carpet-work,
301:258,34K  !| little suspecting what$6#1$ was to$9$ come ~ for$3$ she had just$9$ been
301:258,35K  !| saying to$4$ your brother, only five minutes before$5$, that$3$
301:258,36K  !| she thought$1$ to$9$ make$1$ a match$0$ between $SS#B$Edward and some
301:258,37K  !| Lord's daughter or other, I forget who$6#2$.  So$3$ you may$1$
301:258,38K  !| think what$6#1$ a blow it was to$4$ all her vanity and pride.
301:259, 1K  !| She fell into violent hysterics immediately, with such
301:259, 2K  !| screams as reached your brother's ears, as he was sitting$1$
301:259, 3K  !| in his own$2$ dressing-room down*stairs, thinking about$4$
301:259, 4K  !| writing$1$ a letter to$4$ his steward in the country.  So$3$ up he
301:259, 5K  !| flew directly, and a terrible scene took place$0$, for$3$ $SS#Q$Lucy was
301:259, 6K  !| come to$4$ them by$4$ that$6#2$ time, little dreaming what$6#1$ was
301:259, 7K  !| going on$5$.  Poor soul|  I pity$1$ \her\.  And I must say, I
301:259, 8K  !| think she was used$1#1$ very hardly; for$3$ your sister scolded
301:259, 9K  !| like$9$ any fury, and soon drove her into a fainting fit$0$.
301:259,10K  !| $SS#P$Nancy, she fell upon her knees, and cried bitterly; and
301:259,11K  !| your brother, he walked about$4$ the room, and said he did
301:259,12K  !| not know what$6#1$ to$9$ do.  $SS#G$Mrs%*Dashwood declared they
301:259,13K  !| should not stay$1$ a minute$0$ longer in the house, and your
301:259,14K  !| brother was forced to$9$ go down$5$ upon \his\ knees too$5#2$, to$9$
301:259,15K  !| persuade her to$9$ let them stay$1$ till they had packed up
301:259,16K  !| their clothes.  \Then\ she fell into hysterics again, and he
301:259,17K  !| was so$5#1$ frightened that$3$ he would send for$4$ $SS#T$Mr%*Donavan,
301:259,18K  !| and $SS#T$Mr%*Donavan found the house in all this uproar.
301:259,19K  !| The carriage was at the door ready to$9$ take my poor
301:259,20K  !| cousins away, and they were just$9$ stepping in as he came
301:259,21K  !| off; poor $SS#Q$Lucy in such a condition$0$, he says, she could
301:259,22K  !| hardly walk$1$; and $SS#P$Nancy, she was almost as bad.  I
301:259,23K  !| declare, I have no$2$ patience with your sister; and I hope$1$,
301:259,24K  !| with all my heart, it will$1$ be a match$0$ in spite$8$ of her.
301:259,25K  !| Lord$7$| what$7$ a taking poor $SS#B$Mr%*Edward will$1$ be in when
301:259,26K  !| he hears of it|  To$9$ have his love$0$ used$1#1$ so$5#1$ scornfully| for$3$
301:259,27K  !| they say he is monstrous fond of her, as well$9$ he may$1$.
301:259,28K  !| I should not wonder$1$, if he was to$9$ be in the greatest of
301:259,29K  !| a passion| ~ and $SS#T$Mr%*Donavan thinks just$9$ the same.  He
301:259,30K  !| and I had a great deal$0#2$ of talk$0$ about$4$ it; and the best of
301:259,31K  !| all is, that$3$ he is gone back$5$ again to$4$ Harley-street, that$3$
301:259,32K  !| he may$1$ be within call$0$ when $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars is told of it, for$3$
301:259,33K  !| she was sent for$5$ as soon as ever my cousins left$1$ the house,
301:259,34K  !| for$3$ your sister was sure \she\ would be in hysterics too$5#2$;
301:259,35K  !| and so$5#2$ she may$1$, for$4$ what$6#1$ I care$1$.  I have no$2$ pity$0$ for$4$ either
301:259,36K  !| of them.  I have no$2$ notion of people's making such
301:259,37K  !| a to-do about$4$ money and greatness.  There is no$2$ reason$0$
301:259,38K  !| on$4$ earth why $SS#B$Mr%*Edward and $SS#Q$Lucy should not marry;
301:260, 1K  !| for$3$ I am sure $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars may$1$ afford to$9$ do very well$9$ by$4$
301:260, 2K  !| her son, and though $SS#Q$Lucy has next to$4$ nothing herself,
301:260, 3K  !| she knows better$9$ than any*body how to$9$ make$1$ the most
301:260, 4K  !| of every*thing; and I dare$1#2$ say, if $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars would only
301:260, 5K  !| allow him five hundred a-year, she would make$1$ as good
301:260, 6K  !| an appearance with it as any*body else would with eight.
301:260, 7K  !| Lord$7$| how snug they might live in such another cottage
301:260, 8K  !| as yours ~ or a little bigger ~ with two maids and two
301:260, 9K  !| men; and I believe I could help$1$ them to$4$ a housemaid,
301:260,10K  !| for$3$ my $SS#ZA$Betty has a sister out$8$ of place$0$, that$6#1$ would fit$1$
301:260,11K  !| them exactly."
301:260,12'  !| Here $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings ceased, and as $SS#A$Elinor had had
301:260,13'  !| time enough to$9$ collect her thoughts, she was able to$9$ give
301:260,14'  !| such an answer$0$, and make$1$ such observations, as the
301:260,15'  !| subject$0$ might naturally be supposed to$9$ produce.  Happy
301:260,16'  !| to$9$ find that$3$ she was not suspected of any extraordinary
301:260,17'  !| interest$0$ in it; that$3$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings (as she had of late
301:260,18'  !| often hoped might be the case) had ceased to$9$ imagine
301:260,19'  !| her at all attached to$4$ $SS#B$Edward; and happy above$4$ all the
301:260,20'  !| rest$0#1$, in the absence of $SS#C$Marianne, she felt very well$9$ able
301:260,21'  !| to$9$ speak of the affair without embarrassment, and to$9$
301:260,22'  !| give her judgment, as she believed, with impartiality
301:260,23'  !| on$4$ the conduct$0$ of every*one concerned in it.
301:260,24'  !| She could hardly determine what$6#1$ her own$2$ expectation
301:260,25'  !| of its event really was; though she earnestly tried to$9$ drive$1$
301:260,26'  !| away the notion of its being$1$ possible to$9$ end$1$ otherwise at
301:260,27'  !| last$0$, than in the marriage of $SS#B$Edward and $SS#Q$Lucy.  what$6#1$
301:260,28'  !| $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars would say and do, though there could
301:260,29'  !| not be a doubt$0$ of its nature, she was anxious to$9$ hear;
301:260,30'  !| and still$5$ more anxious to$9$ know how $SS#B$Edward would conduct$1$
301:260,31'  !| himself.  For$4$ \him\ she felt much compassion; ~ for$4$
301:260,32'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy very little ~ and it cost$1$ her some pains to$9$ procure
301:260,33'  !| that$6#2$ little; ~ for$4$ the rest$0#1$ of the party none at all.
301:260,34'  !| As $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings could talk$1$ on$4$ no$2$ other subject$0$, $SS#A$Elinor
301:260,35'  !| soon saw the necessity of preparing $SS#C$Marianne for$4$ its
301:260,36'  !| discussion.  No$2$ time was to$9$ be lost in undeceiving her,
301:260,37'  !| in making her acquainted with the real truth, and in
301:260,38'  !| endeavouring to$9$ bring her to$9$ hear it talked of by$4$ others,
301:261, 1'  !| without betraying that$3$ she felt any uneasiness for$4$ her
301:261, 2'  !| sister, or any resentment against $SS#B$Edward.
301:261, 3'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's office was a painful one. ~ She was going to$9$
301:261, 4'  !| remove$1$ what$6#1$ she really believed to$9$ be her sister's chief
301:261, 5'  !| consolation, ~ to$9$ give such particulars of $SS#B$Edward, as she
301:261, 6'  !| feared would ruin$1$ him for*ever in her good opinion, ~ and
301:261, 7'  !| to$9$ make$1$ $SS#C$Marianne, by$4$ a resemblance in their situations,
301:261, 8'  !| which$6#1$ to$4$ \her\ fancy$0$ would seem strong, feel all her own$2$
301:261, 9'  !| disappointment over again.  But unwelcome as such
301:261,10'  !| a task must be, it was necessary to$9$ be done, and $SS#A$Elinor
301:261,11'  !| therefore hastened to$9$ perform it.
301:261,12'  !| She was very far from wishing to$9$ dwell on$4$ her own$2$
301:261,13'  !| feelings, or to$9$ represent herself as suffering much, any
301:261,14'  !| otherwise than as the self-command she had practised
301:261,15'  !| since her first knowledge of $SS#B$Edward's engagement,
301:261,16'  !| might suggest a hint$0$ of what$6#1$ was practicable to$4$ $SS#C$Marianne.
301:261,17'  !| Her narration was clear$2$ and simple$2$; and though it
301:261,18'  !| could not be given without emotion, it was not accompanied
301:261,19'  !| by$4$ violent agitation, nor impetuous grief. ~ \That$6#2$\
301:261,20'  !| belonged rather to$4$ the hearer, for$3$ $SS#C$Marianne listened with
301:261,21'  !| horror, and cried excessively.  $SS#A$Elinor was to$9$ be the
301:261,22'  !| comforter of others in her own$2$ distresses, no$2$ less than in
301:261,23'  !| theirs; and all the comfort$0$ that$6#1$ could be given by$4$
301:261,24'  !| assurances of her own$2$ composure of mind$0$, and a very
301:261,25'  !| earnest vindication of $SS#B$Edward from every charge$0$ but
301:261,26'  !| of imprudence, was readily offered.
301:261,27'  !| But $SS#C$Marianne for$4$ some time would give credit$0$ to$4$
301:261,28'  !| neither.  $SS#B$Edward seemed a second$2$ $SS#S$Willoughby; and
301:261,29'  !| acknowledging as $SS#A$Elinor did, that$3$ she \had\ loved him most
301:261,30'  !| sincerely, could she feel less than herself|  As for$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy*Steele,
301:261,31'  !| she considered her so$5#1$ totally unamiable, so$5#1$
301:261,32'  !| absolutely incapable of attaching a sensible$2#2$ man, that$3$
301:261,33'  !| she could not be persuaded at first to$9$ believe, and afterwards
301:261,34'  !| to$9$ pardon$1$, any former affection of $SS#B$Edward for$4$
301:261,35'  !| her.  She would not even$5$ admit it to$9$ have been natural$2$;
301:261,36'  !| and $SS#A$Elinor left$1$ her to$9$ be convinced that$3$ it was so$5#2$, by$4$ that$6#2$
301:261,37'  !| which$6#1$ only could convince her, a better$9$ knowledge of
301:261,38'  !| mankind.
301:262, 1'  !| Her first communication had reached no$2$ farther than
301:262, 2'  !| to$9$ state$1$ the fact of the engagement, and the length of
301:262, 3'  !| time it had existed. ~ $SS#C$Marianne's feelings had then broken
301:262, 4'  !| in, and put an end$0$ to$4$ all regularity of detail$0$; and for$4$
301:262, 5'  !| some time all that$6#1$ could be done was to$9$ sooth her distress$0$,
301:262, 6'  !| lessen her alarms, and combat her resentment.  The
301:262, 7'  !| first question$0$ on$4$ her side$0$, which$6#1$ led to$4$ farther particulars,
301:262, 8'  !| was,
301:262, 9C  !| "How long$9$ has this been known to$4$ you, $SS#A$Elinor? has
301:262,10C  !| he written to$4$ you?"
301:262,11A  !| "I have known it these four months.  When $SS#Q$Lucy first
301:262,12A  !| came to$4$ Barton-park last$2$ November, she told me in
301:262,13A  !| confidence of her engagement."
301:262,14'  !| At these words, $SS#C$Marianne's eyes expressed the
301:262,15'  !| astonishment, which$6#1$ her lips could not utter$1$.  After$4$ a
301:262,16'  !| pause$0$ of wonder$0$, she exclaimed,
301:262,17C  !| "Four months| ~ Have you known of this four
301:262,18C  !| months?" ~
301:262,19'  !| $SS#A$Elinor confirmed it.
301:262,20C  !| "What$7$| ~ while$9$ attending me in all my misery, has
301:262,21C  !| this been on$4$ your heart? ~ and I have reproached you
301:262,22C  !| for$4$ being$1$ happy|" ~
301:262,23A  !| "It was not fit$9$ that$3$ you should then know how much
301:262,24A  !| I was the reverse|" ~
301:262,25C  !| "Four months|" ~
301:262,25'  !| cried $SS#C$Marianne again. ~
301:262,25C  !| "So$5#1$ calm$2$|
301:262,26C  !| ~ so$5#1$ cheerful| ~ how have you been supported?" ~
301:262,27A  !| "By$4$ feeling$1$ that$3$ I was doing my duty. ~ My promise$0$
301:262,28A  !| to$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy, obliged me to$9$ be secret$2$.  I owed it to$4$ her,
301:262,29A  !| therefore, to$9$ avoid giving any hint$0$ of the truth; and
301:262,30A  !| I owed it to$4$ my family and friends, not to$9$ create in them
301:262,31A  !| a solicitude about$4$ me, which$6#1$ it could not be in my power
301:262,32A  !| to$9$ satisfy."
301:262,33'  !| $SS#C$Marianne seemed much struck. ~
301:262,34A  !| "I have very often wished to$9$ undeceive yourself and
301:262,35A  !| my mother,"
301:262,35'  !| added $SS#A$Elinor;
301:262,35A  !| "and once or twice I have
301:262,36A  !| attempted it; ~ but without betraying my trust$0$, I never
301:262,37A  !| could have convinced you."
301:262,38C  !| "Four months| ~ and yet you loved him|" ~
301:263, 1A  !| "Yes.  But I did not love$1$ only him; ~ and while$9$ the
301:263, 2A  !| comfort$0$ of others was dear$2#1$ to$4$ me, I was glad to$9$ spare$1$
301:263, 3A  !| them from knowing how much I felt.  Now, I can think
301:263, 4A  !| and speak of it with little emotion.  I would not have
301:263, 5A  !| you suffer on$4$ my account$0$; for$3$ I assure you I no$2$
301:263, 6A  !| longer suffer materially myself.  I have many things to$9$
301:263, 7A  !| support$1$ me.  I am not conscious of having provoked the
301:263, 8A  !| disappointment by$4$ any imprudence of my own$2$, and I
301:263, 9A  !| have borne it as much as possible without spreading it
301:263,10A  !| farther.  I acquit $SS#B$Edward of all essential misconduct.
301:263,11A  !| I wish$1$ him very happy; and I am so$5#1$ sure of his always
301:263,12A  !| doing his duty, that$3$ though now he may$1$ harbour$1$ some
301:263,13A  !| regret$0$, in the end$0$ he must become so$5#2$.  $SS#Q$Lucy does not
301:263,14A  !| want$1$ sense, and that$6#2$ is the foundation on$4$ which$6#1$ every*thing
301:263,15A  !| good may$1$ be built. ~ And after$4$ all, $SS#C$Marianne, after$4$
301:263,16A  !| all that$6#1$ is bewitching in the idea of a single and constant
301:263,17A  !| attachment, and all that$6#1$ can be said of one's happiness
301:263,18A  !| depending entirely on$4$ any particular person, it is not
301:263,19A  !| meant ~ it is not fit$9$ ~ it is not possible that$3$ it should be
301:263,20A  !| so$5#2$. ~ $SS#B$Edward will$1$ marry $SS#Q$Lucy; he will$1$ marry a woman
301:263,21A  !| superior$2$ in person and understanding$0$ to$4$ half her sex;
301:263,22A  !| and time and habit will$1$ teach him to$9$ forget that$3$ he ever
301:263,23A  !| thought$1$ another superior$2$ to$4$ \her\." ~
301:263,24C  !| "If such is your way of thinking,"
301:263,24'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne,
301:263,24C  !| "if
301:263,25C  !| the loss of what$6#1$ is most valued is so$5#1$ easily to$9$ be made up
301:263,26C  !| by$4$ something else, your resolution, your self-command,
301:263,27C  !| are, perhaps, a little less to$9$ be wondered at. ~ They are
301:263,28C  !| brought more within my comprehension."
301:263,29A  !| "I understand you. ~ You do not suppose that$3$ I have
301:263,30A  !| ever felt much. ~ For$4$ four months, $SS#C$Marianne, I have had
301:263,31A  !| all this hanging$1$ on$4$ my mind$0$, without being$1$ at liberty
301:263,32A  !| to$9$ speak of it to$4$ a single creature; knowing that$3$ it would
301:263,33A  !| make$1$ you and my mother most unhappy whenever it
301:263,34A  !| were explained to$4$ you, yet unable to$9$ prepare you for$4$ it
301:263,35A  !| in the least. ~ It was told me, ~ it was in a manner forced
301:263,36A  !| on$4$ me by$4$ the very person herself, whose$6#1$ prior engagement
301:263,37A  !| ruined all my prospects; and told me, as I thought$1$,
301:263,38A  !| with triumph$0$. ~ This person's suspicions, therefore, I
301:264, 1A  !| have had to$9$ oppose, by$4$ endeavouring to$9$ appear indifferent
301:264, 2A  !| where I have been most deeply interested; ~
301:264, 3A  !| and it has not been only once; ~ I have had her hopes$0$
301:264, 4A  !| and exultation to$9$ listen to$4$ again and again. ~ I have
301:264, 5A  !| known myself to$9$ be divided from $SS#B$Edward for*ever,
301:264, 6A  !| without hearing one circumstance that$6#1$ could make$1$
301:264, 7A  !| me less desire$1$ the connection. ~ Nothing has proved
301:264, 8A  !| him unworthy; nor has any*thing declared him indifferent
301:264, 9A  !| to$4$ me. ~ I have had to$9$ contend against the
301:264,10A  !| unkindness of his sister, and the insolence of his mother;
301:264,11A  !| and have suffered the punishment of an attachment,
301:264,12A  !| without enjoying its advantages. ~ And all this has been
301:264,13A  !| going on$5$ at a time, when, as you too$5#1$ well$9$ know, it has
301:264,14A  !| not been my only unhappiness. ~ If you can think me
301:264,15A  !| capable of ever feeling$1$ ~ surely you may$1$ suppose that$3$
301:264,16A  !| I have suffered \now\.  The composure of mind$0$ with which$6#1$
301:264,17A  !| I have brought myself at present$0#1$ to$9$ consider the matter,
301:264,18A  !| the consolation that$6#1$ I have been willing to$9$ admit, have
301:264,19A  !| been the effect$0$ of constant and painful exertion; ~ they
301:264,20A  !| did not spring$1$ up of themselves; ~ they did not occur
301:264,21A  !| to$9$ relieve my spirits at first ~ No$7$, $SS#C$Marianne. ~ \Then\, if
301:264,22A  !| I had not been bound to$4$ silence$0$, perhaps nothing could
301:264,23A  !| have kept me entirely ~ not even$5$ what$6#1$ I owed to$4$ my
301:264,24A  !| dearest friends ~ from openly shewing that$3$ I was \very\
301:264,25A  !| unhappy." ~
301:264,26'  !| $SS#C$Marianne was quite subdued. ~
301:264,27C  !| "Oh| $SS#A$Elinor,"
301:264,27'  !| she cried,
301:264,27C  !| "you have made me hate
301:264,28C  !| myself for*ever. ~ How barbarous have I been to$4$ you|
301:264,29C  !| ~ you, who$6#1$ have been my only comfort$0$, who$6#1$ have borne
301:264,30C  !| with me in all my misery, who$6#1$ have seemed to$9$ be only
301:264,31C  !| suffering for$4$ me| ~ Is this my gratitude| ~ Is this the only
301:264,32C  !| return$0$ I can make$1$ you? ~ Because your merit$0$ cries out$5$
301:264,33C  !| upon myself, I have been trying$1$ to$9$ do it away."
301:264,34'  !| The tenderest caresses followed this confession.  In
301:264,35'  !| such a frame of mind$0$ as she was now in, $SS#A$Elinor had no$2$
301:264,36'  !| difficulty in obtaining from her whatever promise$0$ she required;
301:264,37'  !| and at her request$0$, $SS#C$Marianne engaged never to$9$
301:264,38'  !| speak of the affair to$4$ any*one with the least appearance
301:265, 1'  !| of bitterness; ~ to$9$ meet$1$ $SS#Q$Lucy without betraying the
301:265, 2'  !| smallest increase$0$ of dislike$0$ to$4$ her; ~ and even$5$ to$9$ see
301:265, 3'  !| $SS#B$Edward himself, if chance$0$ should bring them together,
301:265, 4'  !| without any diminution of her usual cordiality. ~ These
301:265, 5'  !| were great concessions; ~ but where $SS#C$Marianne felt that$3$
301:265, 6'  !| she had injured, no$2$ reparation could be too$5#1$ much for$4$
301:265, 7'  !| her to$9$ make$1$.
301:265, 8'  !| She performed her promise$0$ of being$1$ discreet, to$4$
301:265, 9'  !| admiration. ~ She attended to$4$ all that$6#1$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings had
301:265,10'  !| to$9$ say upon the subject$0$, with an unchanging complexion,
301:265,11'  !| dissented from her in nothing, and was heard three times
301:265,12'  !| to$9$ say,
301:265,12C  !| "Yes, ma'am." ~
301:265,12'  !| She listened to$4$ her praise$0$ of $SS#Q$Lucy
301:265,13'  !| with only moving from one chair to$4$ another, and when
301:265,14'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings talked of $SS#B$Edward's affection, it cost$1$ her only
301:265,15'  !| a spasm in her throat. ~ Such advances$0$ towards heroism
301:265,16'  !| in her sister, made $SS#A$Elinor feel equal$2$ to$4$ any*thing herself.
301:265,17'  !| The next morning brought a farther trial of it, in a visit$0$
301:265,18'  !| from their brother, who$6#1$ came with a most serious$2$ aspect
301:265,19'  !| to$9$ talk$1$ over the dreadful affair, and bring them news of
301:265,20'  !| his wife.
301:265,21F  !| "You have heard, I suppose,"
301:265,21'  !| said he with great
301:265,22'  !| solemnity, as soon as he was seated,
301:265,22F  !| "of the very
301:265,23F  !| shocking discovery that$6#1$ took place$0$ under our roof
301:265,24F  !| yesterday."
301:265,25'  !| They all looked their assent; it seemed too$5#1$ awful
301:265,26'  !| a moment for$4$ speech.
301:265,27F  !| "Your sister,"
301:265,27'  !| he continued,
301:265,27F  !| "has suffered dreadfully.
301:265,28F  !| $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars too$5#2$ ~ in short$0$ it has been a scene of such
301:265,29F  !| complicated distress$0$ ~ but I will$1$ hope$1$ that$3$ the storm$0$
301:265,30F  !| may$1$ be weathered without our being$1$ any of us quite
301:265,31F  !| overcome.  Poor $SS#G$Fanny| she was in hysterics all
301:265,32F  !| yesterday.  But I would not alarm$1$ you too$5#1$ much.
301:265,33F  !| $SS#T$Donavan says there is nothing materially to$9$ be apprehended;
301:265,34F  !| her constitution is a good one, and her resolution
301:265,35F  !| equal$2$ to$4$ any*thing.  She has borne it all, with the
301:265,36F  !| fortitude of an angel|  She says she never shall think
301:265,37F  !| well$9$ of anybody again; and one cannot wonder$1$ at it,
301:265,38F  !| after$4$ being$1$ so$5#1$ deceived| ~ meeting$9$ with such ingratitude,
301:266, 1F  !| where so$5#1$ much kindness had been shewn, so$5#1$ much
301:266, 2F  !| confidence had been placed|  It was quite out$8$ of the
301:266, 3F  !| benevolence of her heart, that$3$ she had asked these young
301:266, 4F  !| women to$4$ her house; merely because she thought$1$ they
301:266, 5F  !| deserved some attention, were harmless, well-behaved
301:266, 6F  !| girls, and would be pleasant companions; for$3$ otherwise
301:266, 7F  !| we both wished very much to$9$ have invited you and
301:266, 8F  !| $SS#C$Marianne to$9$ be with us, while$9$ your kind$2$ friend there, was
301:266, 9F  !| attending her daughter.  And now to$9$ be so$5#2$ rewarded|
301:266,10@g   | ""I wish$1$ with all my heart,""
301:266,10F  !| says poor $SS#G$Fanny in her
301:266,11F  !| affectionate way,
301:266,11@g   | ""that$3$ we had asked your sisters instead
301:266,12@g   | of them."""
301:266,13'  !| Here he stopped to$9$ be thanked; which$6#1$ being$1$ done,
301:266,14'  !| he went on$5$.
301:266,15F  !| "What$6#1$ poor $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars suffered, when first $SS#G$Fanny
301:266,16F  !| broke it to$4$ her, is not to$9$ be described.  While$9$ she with
301:266,17F  !| the truest affection had been planning a most eligible
301:266,18F  !| connection for$4$ him, was it to$9$ be supposed that$3$ he could
301:266,19F  !| be all the time secretly engaged to$4$ another person| ~
301:266,20F  !| such a suspicion could never have entered her head$0$|
301:266,21F  !| If she suspected \any\ prepossession elsewhere, it could
301:266,22F  !| not be in \that$6#2$\ quarter$0#2$.
301:266,22@i   | ""\There\, to$9$ be sure,""
301:266,22F  !| said she,
301:266,23@i   | ""I might have thought$1$ myself safe.""
301:266,23F  !| She was quite in
301:266,24F  !| an agony.  We consulted together, however, as to$4$ what$6#1$
301:266,25F  !| should be done, and at last$0$ she determined$1$ to$9$ send for$4$
301:266,26F  !| $SS#B$Edward.  He came.  But I am sorry to$9$ relate what$6#1$
301:266,27F  !| ensued.  All that$6#1$ $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars could say to$9$ make$1$ him
301:266,28F  !| put an end$0$ to$4$ the engagement, assisted too$5#2$ as you may$1$
301:266,29F  !| well$9$ suppose by$4$ my arguments, and $SS#G$Fanny's entreaties,
301:266,30F  !| was of no$2$ avail.  Duty, affection, every*thing was disregarded.
301:266,31F  !| I never thought$1$ $SS#B$Edward so$5#1$ stubborn, so$5#1$
301:266,32F  !| unfeeling before$5$.  His mother explained to$4$ him her
301:266,33F  !| liberal designs, in case of his marrying $SS#ZT1$Miss*Morton;
301:266,34F  !| told him that$3$ she would settle on$4$ him the Norfolk estate,
301:266,35F  !| which$6#1$, clear$2$ of land-tax, brings in a good thousand a-year;
301:266,36F  !| offered even$5$, when matters grew desperate, to$9$ make$1$ it
301:266,37F  !| twelve hundred; and in opposition to$4$ this, if he still$5$
301:266,38F  !| persisted in this low connection, represented to$4$ him the
301:267, 1F  !| certain penury that$6#1$ must attend the match$0$.  His own$2$
301:267, 2F  !| two thousand pounds she protested should be his all;
301:267, 3F  !| she would never see him again; and so$5#1$ far would she
301:267, 4F  !| be from affording him the smallest assistance, that$3$ if he
301:267, 5F  !| were to$9$ enter into any profession$0#2$ with a view$0$ of better$9$
301:267, 6F  !| support$0$, she would do all in her power to$9$ prevent his
301:267, 7F  !| advancing in it."
301:267, 8'  !| Here $SS#C$Marianne, in an ecstacy of indignation, clapped
301:267, 9'  !| her hands together, and cried,
301:267, 9C  !| "Gracious God| can
301:267,10C  !| this be possible|"
301:267,11F  !| "Well$9$ may$1$ you wonder$1$, $SS#C$Marianne,"
301:267,11'  !| replied her
301:267,12'  !| brother,
301:267,12F  !| "at the obstinacy which$6#1$ could resist such
301:267,13F  !| arguments as these.  Your exclamation is very natural$2$."
301:267,14'  !| $SS#C$Marianne was going to$9$ retort, but she remembered
301:267,15'  !| her promises$0$, and forbore.
301:267,16F  !| "All this, however,"
301:267,16'  !| he continued,
301:267,16F  !| "was urged in
301:267,17F  !| vain.  $SS#B$Edward said very little; but what$6#1$ he did say,
301:267,18F  !| was in the most determined$2$ manner.  Nothing should
301:267,19F  !| prevail on$4$ him to$9$ give up his engagement.  He would
301:267,20F  !| stand$1$ to$4$ it, cost$1$ him what$6#1$ it might."
301:267,21K  !| "Then,"
301:267,21'  !| cried $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings with blunt sincerity,
301:267,22'  !| no$2$ longer able to$9$ be silent,
301:267,22K  !| "he has acted like$9$ an honest
301:267,23K  !| man|  I beg your pardon$0$, $SS#F$Mr%*Dashwood, but if he had
301:267,24K  !| done otherwise, I should have thought$1$ him a rascal.
301:267,25K  !| I have some little concern$0$ in the business, as well$9$ as yourself,
301:267,26K  !| for$3$ $SS#Q$Lucy*Steele is my cousin, and I believe there
301:267,27K  !| is not a better$9$ kind$0$ of girl in the world, nor one who$6#1$
301:267,28K  !| more deserves a good husband."
301:267,29'  !| $SS#F$John*Dashwood was greatly astonished; but his
301:267,30'  !| nature was calm$2$, not open$2$ to$4$ provocation, and he never
301:267,31'  !| wished to$9$ offend anybody, especially anybody of good
301:267,32'  !| fortune.  He therefore replied, without any resentment,
301:267,33F  !| "I would by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ speak disrespectfully of any
301:267,34F  !| relation of yours, madam.  $SS#Q$Miss*Lucy*Steele is, I dare$1#2$
301:267,35F  !| say, a very deserving young woman, but in the present$9$
301:267,36F  !| case you know, the connection must be impossible.  And
301:267,37F  !| to$9$ have entered into a secret$2$ engagement with a young
301:267,38F  !| man under her uncle's care$0$, the son of a woman especially
301:268, 1F  !| of such very large fortune as $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars, is perhaps
301:268, 2F  !| altogether a little extraordinary.  In short$0$, I do not
301:268, 3F  !| mean$1$ to$9$ reflect upon the behaviour of any person whom$6#1$
301:268, 4F  !| you have a regard$0$ for$4$, $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings.  We all wish$1$ her
301:268, 5F  !| extremely happy, and $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars's conduct$0$ throughout
301:268, 6F  !| the whole$0$, has been such as every conscientious,
301:268, 7F  !| good mother, in like$9$ circumstances, would adopt.  It
301:268, 8F  !| has been dignified and liberal.  $SS#B$Edward has drawn his
301:268, 9F  !| own$2$ lot, and I fear$1$ it will$1$ be a bad one."
301:268,10'  !| $SS#C$Marianne sighed out$5$ her similar apprehension; and
301:268,11'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's heart wrung for$4$ the feelings of $SS#B$Edward, while$9$
301:268,12'  !| braving his mother's threats, for$4$ a woman who$6#1$ could not
301:268,13'  !| reward$1$ him.
301:268,14K  !| "Well$7$, sir,"
301:268,14'  !| said $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
301:268,14K  !| "and how did it
301:268,15K  !| end$1$?"
301:268,16F  !| "I am sorry to$9$ say, ma'am, in a most unhappy
301:268,17F  !| rupture: ~ $SS#B$Edward is dismissed for*ever from his
301:268,18F  !| mother's notice$0$.  He left$1$ her house yesterday, but where
301:268,19F  !| he is gone, or whether he is still$5$ in town, I do not know;
301:268,20F  !| for$3$ \we\ of course$8$ can make$1$ no$2$ inquiry."
301:268,21K  !| "Poor young man| ~ and what$6#2$ is to$9$ become of him?"
301:268,22F  !| "What$6#2$, indeed, ma'am|  It is a melancholy$2$ consideration.
301:268,23F  !| Born$1#1$ to$4$ the prospect of such affluence|  I cannot
301:268,24F  !| conceive a situation more deplorable.  The interest$0$ of
301:268,25F  !| two thousand pounds ~ how can a man live on$4$ it| ~ and
301:268,26F  !| when to$4$ that$6#2$ is added the recollection, that$3$ he might, but
301:268,27F  !| for$4$ his own$2$ folly, within three months have been in the
301:268,28F  !| receipt of two thousand, five hundred a-year, (for$3$ $SS#ZT1$Miss*Morton
301:268,29F  !| has thirty thousand pounds,) I cannot picture$1$
301:268,30F  !| to$4$ myself a more wretched condition$0$.  We must all feel
301:268,31F  !| for$4$ him; and the more so$5#2$, because it is totally out$8$ of our
301:268,32F  !| power to$9$ assist him."
301:268,33K  !| "Poor young man|"
301:268,33'  !| cried $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
301:268,33K  !| "I am
301:268,34K  !| sure he should be very welcome$2$ to$4$ bed and board at my
301:268,35K  !| house; and so$5#2$ I would tell him if I could see him.  It is
301:268,36K  !| not fit$9$ that$3$ he should be living$9$ about$5$ at his own$2$ charge$0$
301:268,37K  !| now, at lodgings and taverns."
301:268,38'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's heart thanked her for$4$ such kindness towards
301:269, 1'  !| $SS#B$Edward, though she could not forbear smiling at the
301:269, 2'  !| form$0$ of it.
301:269, 3F  !| "If he would only have done as well$9$ by$4$ himself,"
301:269, 3'  !| said
301:269, 4'  !| $SS#F$John*Dashwood,
301:269, 4F  !| "as all his friends were disposed to$9$ do
301:269, 5F  !| by$4$ him, he might now have been in his proper situation,
301:269, 6F  !| and would have wanted for$4$ nothing.  But as it is, it must
301:269, 7F  !| be out$8$ of anybody's power to$9$ assist him.  And there is
301:269, 8F  !| one thing more preparing against him, which$6#1$ must be
301:269, 9F  !| worse than all ~ his mother has determined$1$, with a very
301:269,10F  !| natural$2$ kind$0$ of spirit, to$9$ settle \that$6#2$\ estate upon $SS#J$Robert
301:269,11F  !| immediately, which$6#1$ might have been $SS#B$Edward's, on$4$
301:269,12F  !| proper conditions.  I left$1$ her this morning with her
301:269,13F  !| lawyer, talking over the business."
301:269,14K  !| "Well$7$|"
301:269,14'  !| said $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
301:269,14K  !| "that$6#2$ is \her\ revenge.
301:269,15K  !| Everybody has a way of their own$2$.  But I don't think
301:269,16K  !| mine$6$ would be, to$9$ make$1$ one son independent, because
301:269,17K  !| another had plagued me."
301:269,18'  !| $SS#C$Marianne got up, and walked about$4$ the room.
301:269,19F  !| "Can any*thing be more galling to$4$ the spirit of a man,"
301:269,20'  !| continued $SS#F$John,
301:269,20F  !| "than to$9$ see his younger brother in
301:269,21F  !| possession of an estate which$6#1$ might have been his own$2$?
301:269,22F  !| Poor $SS#B$Edward|  I feel for$4$ him sincerely."
301:269,23'  !| A few minutes more spent in the same kind$0$ of effusion,
301:269,24'  !| concluded his visit$0$; and with repeated assurances to$4$
301:269,25'  !| his sisters that$3$
301:269,25@f   | he really believed there was no$2$ material$2$
301:269,26@f   | danger in $SS#G$Fanny's indisposition, and that$3$ they need$1$ not
301:269,27@f   | therefore be very uneasy about$4$ it,
301:269,27'  !| he went away; leaving
301:269,28'  !| the three ladies unanimous in their sentiments on$4$ the
301:269,29'  !| present$9$ occasion$0$, as far at least as it regarded $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars's
301:269,30'  !| conduct$0$, the $SS#F1$Dashwoods' and $SS#B$Edward's.
301:269,31'  !| $SS#C$Marianne's indignation burst$1$ forth as soon as he
301:269,32'  !| quitted the room; and as her vehemence made reserve$0$
301:269,33'  !| impossible in $SS#A$Elinor, and unnecessary in $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
301:269,34'  !| they all joined in a very spirited critique upon the party.
302:270, 1'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings was very warm$2$ in her praise$0$ of $SS#B$Edward's
302:270, 2'  !| conduct$0$, but only $SS#A$Elinor and $SS#C$Marianne understood its
302:270, 3'  !| true merit$0$.  \They\ only knew how little he had had to$9$
302:270, 4'  !| tempt him to$9$ be disobedient, and how small was the
302:270, 5'  !| consolation, beyond$4$ the consciousness of doing right$0$, that$6#1$
302:270, 6'  !| could remain to$4$ him in the loss of friends and fortune.
302:270, 7'  !| $SS#A$Elinor gloried in his integrity; and $SS#C$Marianne forgave
302:270, 8'  !| all his offences in compassion for$4$ his punishment.  But
302:270, 9'  !| though confidence between them was, by$4$ this public$2$
302:270,10'  !| discovery, restored to$9$ its proper state$0$, it was not a
302:270,11'  !| subject$0$ on$4$ which$6#1$ either of them were fond of dwelling
302:270,12'  !| when alone.  $SS#A$Elinor avoided it upon principle, as tending
302:270,13'  !| to$9$ fix still$5$ more upon her thoughts, by$4$ the too$5#1$ warm$2$,
302:270,14'  !| too$5#1$ positive assurances of $SS#C$Marianne, that$6#2$ belief of
302:270,15'  !| $SS#B$Edward's continued affection for$4$ herself which$6#1$ she rather
302:270,16'  !| wished to$9$ do away; and $SS#C$Marianne's courage soon failed
302:270,17'  !| her, in trying$1$ to$9$ converse upon a topic which$6#1$ always
302:270,18'  !| left$1$ her more dissatisfied with herself than ever, by$4$ the
302:270,19'  !| comparison it necessarily produced between $SS#A$Elinor's
302:270,20'  !| conduct$0$ and her own$2$.
302:270,21'  !| She felt all the force$0$ of that$6#2$ comparison; but not as
302:270,22'  !| her sister had hoped, to$9$ urge her to$4$ exertion now; she felt
302:270,23'  !| it with all the pain$0$ of continual self-reproach, regretted
302:270,24'  !| most bitterly that$3$ she had never exerted herself before$5$;
302:270,25'  !| but it brought only the torture of penitence, without
302:270,26'  !| the hope$0$ of amendment.  Her mind$0$ was so$5#1$ much
302:270,27'  !| weakened that$3$ she still$5$ fancied present$9$ exertion impossible,
302:270,28'  !| and therefore it only dispirited her more.
302:270,29'  !| Nothing new was heard by$4$ them, for$4$ a day or two
302:270,30'  !| afterwards, of affairs in Harley-street, or Bartlett's*Buildings.
302:270,31'  !| But though so$5#1$ much of the matter was
302:270,32'  !| known to$4$ them already, that$3$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings might have
302:270,33'  !| had enough to$9$ do in spreading that$6#2$ knowledge farther,
302:271, 1'  !| without seeking after$4$ more, she had resolved from the
302:271, 2'  !| first to$9$ pay$1$ a visit$0$ of comfort$0$ and inquiry to$4$ her cousins
302:271, 3'  !| as soon as she could; and nothing but the hindrance of
302:271, 4'  !| more visitors than usual, had prevented her going to$4$
302:271, 5'  !| them within that$6#2$ time.
302:271, 6'  !| The third day succeeding their knowledge of the
302:271, 7'  !| particulars, was so$5#1$ fine, so$5#1$ beautiful a Sunday as to$9$ draw
302:271, 8'  !| many to$4$ Kensington*Gardens, though it was only the
302:271, 9'  !| second$2$ week in March.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings and $SS#A$Elinor were
302:271,10'  !| of the number; but $SS#C$Marianne, who$6#1$ knew that$3$ the
302:271,11'  !| $SS#S1$Willoughbys were again in town, and had a constant
302:271,12'  !| dread$0$ of meeting$9$ them, chose rather to$9$ stay$1$ at home,
302:271,13'  !| than venture into so$5#1$ public$2$ a place$0$.
302:271,14'  !| An intimate$2$ acquaintance of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings joined
302:271,15'  !| them soon after$3$ they entered the Gardens, and $SS#A$Elinor
302:271,16'  !| was not sorry that$3$ by$4$ her continuing with them, and
302:271,17'  !| engaging all $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's conversation, she was herself
302:271,18'  !| left$1$ to$4$ quiet$2$ reflection.  She saw nothing of the
302:271,19'  !| $SS#S1$Willoughbys, nothing of $SS#B$Edward, and for$4$ some time
302:271,20'  !| nothing of anybody who$6#1$ could by$4$ any chance$0$ whether
302:271,21'  !| grave$2$ or gay, be interesting to$4$ her.  But at last$0$ she found
302:271,22'  !| herself with some surprise$0$, accosted by$4$ $SS#P$Miss*Steele, who$6#1$,
302:271,23'  !| though looking rather shy, expressed great satisfaction
302:271,24'  !| in meeting$9$ them, and on$4$ receiving encouragement from
302:271,25'  !| the particular kindness of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, left$1$ her own$2$
302:271,26'  !| party for$4$ a short$2$ time, to$9$ join their's.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
302:271,27'  !| immediately whispered to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor.
302:271,28K  !| "Get it all out$8$ of her, my dear$2#1$.  She will$1$ tell you any*thing
302:271,29K  !| if you ask.  You see I cannot leave$1$ $SS#ZG$Mrs%*Clarke."
302:271,30'  !| It was lucky, however, for$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's curiosity and
302:271,31'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's too$5#2$, that$3$ she would tell any*thing \without\ being$1$
302:271,32'  !| asked, for$3$ nothing would otherwise have been learnt.
302:271,33P  !| "I am so$5#1$ glad to$9$ meet$1$ you;"
302:271,33'  !| said $SS#P$Miss*Steele, taking
302:271,34'  !| her familiarly by$4$ the arm$0$ ~
302:271,34P  !| "for$3$ I wanted to$9$ see you of
302:271,35P  !| all things in the world."
302:271,35'  !| And then lowering her voice,
302:271,36P  !| "I suppose $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings has heard all about$4$ it.  Is she
302:271,37P  !| angry?"
302:271,38A  !| "Not at all, I believe, with you."
302:272, 1P  !| "That$6#2$ is a good thing.  And $SS#M$Lady*Middleton, is \she\
302:272, 2P  !| angry?"
302:272, 3A  !| "I cannot suppose it possible that$3$ she should."
302:272, 4P  !| "I am monstrous glad of it.  Good gracious|  I have
302:272, 5P  !| had such a time of it|  I never saw $SS#Q$Lucy in such a rage
302:272, 6P  !| in my life.  She vowed at first she would never trim me
302:272, 7P  !| up a new bonnet, nor do any*thing else for$4$ me again, so$5#1$
302:272, 8P  !| long$9$ as she lived; but now she is quite come to$4$, and we
302:272, 9P  !| are as good friends as ever.  Look$1$, she made me this
302:272,10P  !| bow$0#1$ to$4$ my hat, and put in the feather last$2$ night.  There
302:272,11P  !| now, \you\ are going to$9$ laugh$1$ at me too$5#2$.  But why should
302:272,12P  !| not I wear pink ribbons?  I do not care$1$ if it is the
302:272,13P  !| $SS#ZJ$Doctor's favourite$2$ colour.  I am sure, for$4$ my part$0$, I
302:272,14P  !| should never have known he \did\ like$1$ it better$9$ than any
302:272,15P  !| other colour, if he had not happened to$9$ say so$5#2$.  My
302:272,16P  !| cousins have been so$5#2$ plaguing me| ~ I declare sometimes
302:272,17P  !| I do not know which$6#1$ way to$9$ look$1$ before$4$ them."
302:272,18'  !| She had wandered away to$4$ a subject$0$ on$4$ which$6#1$ $SS#A$Elinor
302:272,19'  !| had nothing to$9$ say, and therefore soon judged it expedient$2$
302:272,20'  !| to$9$ find her way back$5$ again to$4$ the first.
302:272,21P  !| "Well$7$, but $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood,"
302:272,21'  !| speaking triumphantly,
302:272,22P  !| "people may$1$ say what$6#1$ they chuse about$4$ $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars's
302:272,23P  !| declaring he would not have $SS#Q$Lucy, for$3$ it's no$2$ such a
302:272,24P  !| thing I can tell you; and it's quite a shame$0$ for$4$ such
302:272,25P  !| ill-natured reports to$9$ be spread abroad.  Whatever $SS#Q$Lucy
302:272,26P  !| might think about$4$ it herself, you know, it was no$2$ business
302:272,27P  !| of other people to$9$ set$1$ it down$5$ for$4$ certain."
302:272,28A  !| "I never heard anything of the kind$0$ hinted at before$5$,
302:272,29A  !| I assure you,"
302:272,29'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor.
302:272,30P  !| "Oh| did not you?  But it \was\ said, I know, very
302:272,31P  !| well$9$, and by$4$ more than one; for$3$ $SS#ZQ$Miss*Godby told $SS#ZZF$Miss*Sparks,
302:272,32P  !| that$3$ nobody in their senses could expect $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars
302:272,33P  !| to$9$ give up a woman like$9$ $SS#ZT1$Miss*Morton, with
302:272,34P  !| thirty thousand pounds to$4$ her fortune, for$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy*Steele
302:272,35P  !| that$6#1$ had nothing at all; and I had it from $SS#ZZF$Miss*Sparks
302:272,36P  !| myself.  And besides that$6#2$, my cousin $SS#ZW$Richard said
302:272,37P  !| himself, that$3$ when it came to$4$ the point$0$, he was afraid
302:272,38P  !| $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars would be off; and when $SS#B$Edward did not
302:273, 1P  !| come near$4$ us for$4$ three days, I could not tell what$6#1$ to$9$
302:273, 2P  !| think myself; and I believe in my heart $SS#Q$Lucy gave it
302:273, 3P  !| all up for$4$ lost; for$3$ we came away from your brother's on$4$
302:273, 4P  !| Wednesday, and we saw nothing of him not all Thursday,
302:273, 5P  !| Friday, and Saturday, and did not know what$6#1$ was
302:273, 6P  !| become with him.  Once $SS#Q$Lucy thought$1$ to$9$ write to$4$ him,
302:273, 7P  !| but then her spirit rose$1$ against that$6#2$.  However this
302:273, 8P  !| morning he came just$9$ as we came home from church;
302:273, 9P  !| and then it all came out$5$, how he had been sent for$5$
302:273,10P  !| Wednesday to$4$ Harley-street, and been talked to$4$ by$4$
302:273,11P  !| his mother and all of them, and how he had declared
302:273,12P  !| before$4$ them all that$3$ he loved nobody but $SS#Q$Lucy, and
302:273,13P  !| nobody but $SS#Q$Lucy would he have.  And how he had been
302:273,14P  !| so$5#1$ worried by$4$ what$6#1$ passed, that$3$ as soon as he had went
302:273,15P  !| away from his mother's house, he had got upon his
302:273,16P  !| horse, and rid into the country some*where or other;
302:273,17P  !| and how he had staid about$5$ at an inn all Thursday and
302:273,18P  !| Friday, on$4$ purpose to$9$ get the better$9$ of it.  And after$4$
302:273,19P  !| thinking it all over and over again, he said, it seemed to$4$
302:273,20P  !| him as if, now he had no$2$ fortune, and no$2$ nothing at all,
302:273,21P  !| it would be quite unkind to$9$ keep her on$5$ to$4$ the engagement,
302:273,22P  !| because it must be for$4$ her loss, for$3$ he had nothing
302:273,23P  !| but two thousand pounds, and no$2$ hope$0$ of any*thing
302:273,24P  !| else; and if he was to$9$ go into orders$0#2$, as he had some
302:273,25P  !| thoughts, he could get nothing but a curacy, and how
302:273,26P  !| was they to$9$ live upon that$6#2$? ~ He could not bear$1$ to$9$ think
302:273,27P  !| of her doing no$2$ better$9$, and so$3$ he begged, if she had the
302:273,28P  !| least mind$0$ for$4$ it, to$9$ put an end$0$ to$4$ the matter directly,
302:273,29P  !| and leave$1$ him to$9$ shift$1$ for$4$ himself.  I heard him say all
302:273,30P  !| this as plain as could possibly be.  And it was entirely
302:273,31P  !| for$4$ \her\ sake, and upon \her\ account$0$, that$3$ he said a word
302:273,32P  !| about$4$ being$1$ off, and not upon his own$2$.  I will$1$ take my
302:273,33P  !| oath he never dropt a syllable of being$1$ tired of her, or
302:273,34P  !| of wishing to$9$ marry $SS#ZT1$Miss*Morton, or anything like$9$ it.
302:273,35P  !| But, to$9$ be sure, $SS#Q$Lucy would not give ear to$4$ such kind$0$ of
302:273,36P  !| talking; so$3$ she told him directly (with a great deal$0#2$ about$4$
302:273,37P  !| sweet and love$0$, you know, and all that$6#2$ ~ Oh, la| one
302:273,38P  !| can't repeat such kind$0$ of things you know) ~ she told
302:274, 1P  !| him directly, she had not the least mind$0$ in the world to$9$
302:274, 2P  !| be off, for$3$ she could live with him upon a trifle$0$, and how
302:274, 3P  !| little so$5#1$ ever he might have, she should be very glad to$9$
302:274, 4P  !| have it all, you know, or something of the kind$0$.  So$3$ then
302:274, 5P  !| he was monstrous happy, and talked on$5$ some time about$4$
302:274, 6P  !| what$6#1$ they should do, and they agreed he should take
302:274, 7P  !| orders$0#2$ directly, and they must wait to$9$ be married till he
302:274, 8P  !| got a living$0$.  And just$9$ then I could not hear any more,
302:274, 9P  !| for$3$ my cousin called from below to$9$ tell me $SS#ZX$Mrs%*Richardson
302:274,10P  !| was come in her coach, and would take one of us to$4$
302:274,11P  !| Kensington*Gardens; so$3$ I was forced to$9$ go into the
302:274,12P  !| room and interrupt them, to$9$ ask $SS#Q$Lucy if she would like$1$
302:274,13P  !| to$9$ go, but she did not care$1$ to$9$ leave$1$ $SS#B$Edward; so$3$ I just$9$
302:274,14P  !| run$1$ up*stairs and put on$5$ a pair$0$ of silk stockings, and came
302:274,15P  !| off with the $SS#ZX$Richardsons."
302:274,16A  !| "I do not understand what$6#1$ you mean$1$ by$4$ interrupting
302:274,17A  !| them"
302:274,17'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor;
302:274,17A  !| "you were all in the same room
302:274,18A  !| together, were not you?"
302:274,19P  !| "No$7$, indeed, not us.  La|  $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood, do you
302:274,20P  !| think people make$1$ love$0$ when any*body else is by$5$?  Oh
302:274,21P  !| for$4$ shame$0$| ~ To$9$ be sure you must know better$9$ than that$6#2$.
302:274,22'  !| (Laughing affectedly.) ~
302:274,22P  !| No$7$, no$7$; they were shut up in
302:274,23P  !| the drawing-room together, and all I heard was only
302:274,24P  !| by$4$ listening at the door."
302:274,25A  !| "How|"
302:274,25'  !| cried $SS#A$Elinor;
302:274,25A  !| "have you been repeating
302:274,26A  !| to$4$ me what$6#1$ you only learnt yourself by$4$ listening at the
302:274,27A  !| door?  I am sorry I did not know it before$5$; for$3$ I certainly
302:274,28A  !| would not have suffered you to$9$ give me particulars
302:274,29A  !| of a conversation which$6#1$ you ought not to$9$ have known
302:274,30A  !| yourself.  How could you behave so$5#1$ unfairly by$4$ your
302:274,31A  !| sister?"
302:274,32P  !| "Oh, la| there is nothing in \that$6#2$\.  I only stood at the
302:274,33P  !| door, and heard what$6#1$ I could.  And I am sure $SS#Q$Lucy
302:274,34P  !| would have done just$9$ the same by$4$ me; for$3$ a year or two
302:274,35P  !| back$5$, when $SS#ZZC$Martha*Sharpe and I had so$5#1$ many secrets
302:274,36P  !| together, she never made any bones of hiding in a closet,
302:274,37P  !| or behind a chimney-board, on$4$ purpose to$9$ hear what$6#1$ we
302:274,38P  !| said."
302:275, 1'  !| $SS#A$Elinor tried to$9$ talk$1$ of something else; but $SS#P$Miss*Steele
302:275, 2'  !| could not be kept beyond$4$ a couple of minutes, from what$6#1$
302:275, 3'  !| was uppermost in her mind$0$.
302:275, 4P  !| "$SS#B$Edward talks of going to$4$ Oxford soon,"
302:275, 4'  !| said she,
302:275, 5P  !| "but now he is lodging at No%*@@, Pall*Mall.  What$7$ an
302:275, 6P  !| ill-natured woman his mother is, an't she?  And your
302:275, 7P  !| brother and sister were not very kind$2$|  However,
302:275, 8P  !| I shan't say anything against them to$4$ \you\; and to$9$ be
302:275, 9P  !| sure they did send us home in their own$2$ chariot, which$6#1$
302:275,10P  !| was more than I looked for$4$.  And for$4$ my part$0$, I was all
302:275,11P  !| in a fright for$4$ fear$0$ your sister should ask us for$4$ the huswifes
302:275,12P  !| she had gave us a day or two before$5$; but however,
302:275,13P  !| nothing was said about$4$ them, and I took care$0$ to$9$ keep
302:275,14P  !| mine$6$ out$8$ of sight.  $SS#B$Edward have got some business at
302:275,15P  !| Oxford, he says; so$3$ he must go there for$4$ a time; and
302:275,16P  !| after$4$ \that$6#2$\, as soon as he can light$1$ upon a Bishop, he will$1$
302:275,17P  !| be ordained.  I wonder$1$ what$6#1$ curacy he will$1$ get| ~ Good
302:275,18P  !| gracious|
302:275,18'  !| (giggling as she spoke)
302:275,18P  !| I'd lay$1#1$ my life I know
302:275,19P  !| what$6#1$ my cousins will$1$ say, when they hear of it.  They
302:275,20P  !| will$1$ tell me I should write to$4$ the $SS#ZJ$Doctor, to$9$ get $SS#B$Edward
302:275,21P  !| the curacy of his new living$0$.  I know they will$1$; but I
302:275,22P  !| am sure I would not do such a thing for$4$ all the world. ~
302:275,23P  !| ""La|"" I shall say directly, ""I wonder$1$ how you could
302:275,24P  !| think of such a thing.  \I\ write to$4$ the $SS#ZJ$Doctor, indeed|"""
302:275,25A  !| "Well$7$,"
302:275,25'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
302:275,25A  !| "it is a comfort$0$ to$9$ be prepared
302:275,26A  !| against the worst.  You have got your answer$0$ ready."
302:275,27'  !| $SS#P$Miss*Steele was going to$9$ reply$1$ on$4$ the same subject$0$,
302:275,28'  !| but the approach$0$ of her own$2$ party made another more
302:275,29'  !| necessary.
302:275,30P  !| "Oh, la| here come the $SS#ZX$Richardsons.  I had a vast
302:275,31P  !| deal$0#2$ more to$9$ say to$4$ you, but I must not stay$1$ away from
302:275,32P  !| them not any longer.  I assure you they are very genteel
302:275,33P  !| people.  He makes a monstrous deal$0#2$ of money, and
302:275,34P  !| they keep their own$2$ coach.  I have not time to$9$ speak to$4$
302:275,35P  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings about$4$ it myself, but pray tell her I am
302:275,36P  !| quite happy to$9$ hear she is not in anger$0$ against us, and
302:275,37P  !| $SS#M$Lady*Middleton the same; and if any*thing should
302:275,38P  !| happen to$9$ take you and your sister away, and $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
302:276, 1P  !| should want$1$ company, I am sure we should be
302:276, 2P  !| very glad to$9$ come and stay$1$ with her for$4$ as long$9$ a time
302:276, 3P  !| as she likes.  I suppose $SS#M$Lady*Middleton won't ask us
302:276, 4P  !| any more this bout.  Good*bye; I am sorry $SS#C$Miss*Marianne
302:276, 5P  !| was not here.  Remember me kindly to$4$ her.
302:276, 6P  !| La| if you have not got your spotted muslin on$5$| ~ I
302:276, 7P  !| wonder$1$ you was not afraid of its being$1$ torn."
302:276, 8'  !| Such was her parting concern$0$; for$3$ after$4$ this, she had
302:276, 9'  !| time only to$9$ pay$1$ her farewell compliments to$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
302:276,10'  !| before$3$ her company was claimed by$4$ $SS#ZX$Mrs%*Richardson;
302:276,11'  !| and $SS#A$Elinor was left$1$ in possession of knowledge
302:276,12'  !| which$6#1$ might feed her powers of reflection some
302:276,13'  !| time, though she had learnt very little more than what$6#1$
302:276,14'  !| had been already foreseen and foreplanned in her own$2$
302:276,15'  !| mind$0$.  $SS#B$Edward's marriage with $SS#Q$Lucy was as firmly
302:276,16'  !| determined$1$ on$5$, and the time of its taking place$0$ remained
302:276,17'  !| as absolutely uncertain, as she had concluded it would
302:276,18'  !| be; ~ every*thing depended, exactly after$4$ her expectation,
302:276,19'  !| on$4$ his getting that$6#2$ preferment, of which$6#1$, at present$0#1$,
302:276,20'  !| there seemed not the smallest chance$0$.
302:276,21'  !| As soon as they returned to$4$ the carriage, $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
302:276,22'  !| was eager for$4$ information; but as $SS#A$Elinor wished to$9$
302:276,23'  !| spread as little as possible intelligence that$6#1$ had in the
302:276,24'  !| first place$0$ been so$5#1$ unfairly obtained, she confined herself
302:276,25'  !| to$4$ the brief repetition of such simple$2$ particulars, as she
302:276,26'  !| felt assured that$3$ $SS#Q$Lucy, for$4$ the sake of her own$2$ consequence,
302:276,27'  !| would chuse to$9$ have known.  The continuance
302:276,28'  !| of their engagement, and the means$0$ that$6#1$ were to$9$ be taken
302:276,29'  !| for$4$ promoting its end$0$, was all her communication; and
302:276,30'  !| this produced from $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings the following natural$2$
302:276,31'  !| remark$0$.
302:276,32K  !| "Wait for$4$ his having a living$0$| ~ aye, we all know
302:276,33K  !| how \that$6#2$\ will$1$ end$1$; ~ they will$1$ wait a twelvemonth, and
302:276,34K  !| finding no$2$ good comes of it, will$1$ set$1$ down$5$ upon a curacy
302:276,35K  !| of fifty pounds a-year, with the interest$0$ of his two
302:276,36K  !| thousand pounds, and what$6#1$ little matter $SS#ZZG$Mr%*Steele and
302:276,37K  !| $SS#ZV$Mr%*Pratt can give her. ~ Then they will$1$ have a child
302:276,38K  !| every year| and Lord$7$ help$1$ 'em| how poor they will$1$ be|
302:277, 1K  !| ~ I must see what$6#1$ I can give them towards furnishing
302:277, 2K  !| their house.  Two maids and two men indeed| ~ as I
302:277, 3K  !| talked of t'other day. ~ No$7$, no$7$, they must get a stout
302:277, 4K  !| girl of all works$0$. ~ $SS#ZA$Betty's sister would never do for$4$
302:277, 5K  !| them \now\."
302:277, 6'  !| The next morning brought $SS#A$Elinor a letter by$4$ the
302:277, 7'  !| two-penny post from $SS#Q$Lucy herself.  It was as follows:
302:277, 8     |
302:277, 9Q  !|                            \Bartlett's*Buildings\, \March\.
302:277,10Q  !| I hope$1$ my dear$2#1$ $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood will$1$ excuse$1$ the liberty
302:277,11Q  !| I take of writing$1$ to$4$ her; but I know your friendship for$4$
302:277,12Q  !| me will$1$ make$1$ you pleased to$9$ hear such a good account$0$
302:277,13Q  !| of myself and my dear$2#1$ $SS#B$Edward, after$4$ all the troubles
302:277,14Q  !| we have went through$5$ lately, therefore will$1$ make$1$ no$2$
302:277,15Q  !| more apologies, but proceed to$9$ say that$3$, thank God|
302:277,16Q  !| though we have suffered dreadfully, we are both quite
302:277,17Q  !| well$9$ now, and as happy as we must always be in one
302:277,18Q  !| another's love$0$.  We have had great trials, and great
302:277,19Q  !| persecutions, but however, at the same time, gratefully
302:277,20Q  !| acknowledge many friends, yourself not the least among
302:277,21Q  !| them, whose$6#1$ great kindness I shall always thankfully
302:277,22Q  !| remember, as will$1$ $SS#B$Edward too$5#2$, who$6#1$ I have told of it.
302:277,23Q  !| I am sure you will$1$ be glad to$9$ hear, as likewise dear$2#1$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
302:277,24Q  !| I spent two happy hours with him yesterday
302:277,25Q  !| afternoon, he would not hear of our parting, though
302:277,26Q  !| earnestly did I, as I thought$1$ my duty required, urge him
302:277,27Q  !| to$4$ it for$4$ prudence sake, and would have parted for*ever
302:277,28Q  !| on$4$ the spot, would he consent$1$ to$4$ it; but he said it should
302:277,29Q  !| never be, he did not regard$1$ his mother's anger$0$, while$9$ he
302:277,30Q  !| could have my affections; our prospects are not very
302:277,31Q  !| bright, to$9$ be sure, but we must wait, and hope$1$ for$4$ the
302:277,32Q  !| best; he will$1$ be ordained shortly, and should it ever be
302:277,33Q  !| in your power to$9$ recommend him to$4$ any*body that$6#1$ has
302:277,34Q  !| a living$0$ to$9$ bestow, am very sure you will$1$ not forget us,
302:277,35Q  !| and dear$2#1$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings too$5#2$, trust$1$ she will$1$ speak a good
302:277,36Q  !| word for$4$ us to$4$ $SS#L$Sir*John, or $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer, or any friend that$6#1$
302:277,37Q  !| may$1$ be able to$9$ assist us. ~ Poor $SS#P$Anne was much to$9$ blame$1$
302:277,38Q  !| for$4$ what$6#1$ she did, but she did it for$4$ the best, so$3$ I say
302:278, 1Q  !| nothing; hope$1$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings won't think it too$5#1$ much
302:278, 2Q  !| trouble$0$ to$9$ give us a call$0$, should she come this way any
302:278, 3Q  !| morning, 'twould be a great kindness, and my cousins
302:278, 4Q  !| would be proud to$9$ know her. ~ My paper reminds me to$9$
302:278, 5Q  !| conclude, and begging to$9$ be most gratefully and respectfully
302:278, 6Q  !| remembered to$4$ her, and to$4$ $SS#L$Sir*John, and $SS#M$Lady*Middleton,
302:278, 7Q  !| and the dear$2#1$ children, when you chance$1$ to$9$
302:278, 8Q  !| see them, and love$0$ to$4$ $SS#C$Miss*Marianne,
302:278, 9Q  !|                                     I am, &c% &c%
302:278,10     |
302:278,11'  !| As soon as $SS#A$Elinor had finished it, she performed what$6#1$
302:278,12'  !| she concluded to$9$ be its writer's real design$0$, by$4$ placing it
302:278,13'  !| in the hands of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, who$6#1$ read it aloud with
302:278,14'  !| many comments of satisfaction and praise$0$.
302:278,15K  !| "Very well$9$ indeed| ~ how prettily she writes| ~ aye,
302:278,16K  !| that$6#2$ was quite proper to$9$ let him be off if he would.  That$6#2$
302:278,17K  !| was just$9$ like$1$ $SS#Q$Lucy. ~ Poor soul|  I wish$1$ I \could\ get him a
302:278,18K  !| living$0$ with all my heart. ~ She calls$1$ me dear$2#1$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
302:278,19K  !| you see.  She is a good-hearted girl as ever lived. ~ Very
302:278,20K  !| well$9$ upon my word.  That$6#2$ sentence is very prettily
302:278,21K  !| turned.  Yes, yes, I will$1$ go and see her, sure enough.
302:278,22K  !| How attentive she is, to$9$ think of every*body| ~ Thank
302:278,23K  !| you, my dear$2#1$, for$4$ shewing it me.  It is a pretty$2$ a letter
302:278,24K  !| as ever I saw, and does $SS#Q$Lucy's head$0$ and heart great
302:278,25K  !| credit$0$."

303:279, 1'  !| The $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods had now been rather more than
303:279, 2'  !| two months in town, and $SS#C$Marianne's impatience to$9$ be
303:279, 3'  !| gone increased every day.  She sighed for$4$ the air, the
303:279, 4'  !| liberty, the quiet$2$ of the country; and fancied that$3$ if any
303:279, 5'  !| place$0$ could give her ease$0$, Barton must do it.  $SS#A$Elinor was
303:279, 6'  !| hardly less anxious than herself for$4$ their removal, and
303:279, 7'  !| only so$5#1$ much less bent on$4$ its being$1$ effected immediately,
303:279, 8'  !| as that$3$ she was conscious of the difficulties of so$5#1$ long$9$
303:279, 9'  !| a journey, which$6#1$ $SS#C$Marianne could not be brought to$9$
303:279,10'  !| acknowledge.  She began, however, seriously to$9$ turn$1$ her
303:279,11'  !| thoughts towards its accomplishment, and had already
303:279,12'  !| mentioned their wishes$0$ to$4$ their kind$2$ hostess, who$6#1$ resisted
303:279,13'  !| them with all the eloquence of her good-will, when a plan
303:279,14'  !| was suggested, which$6#1$, though detaining them from home
303:279,15'  !| yet a few weeks longer, appeared to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor altogether
303:279,16'  !| much more eligible than any other.  The $SS#N1$Palmers were
303:279,17'  !| to$9$ remove$1$ to$4$ Cleveland about$4$ the end$0$ of March, for$4$ the
303:279,18'  !| Easter holidays; and $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, with both her
303:279,19'  !| friends, received a very warm$2$ invitation from $SS#O$Charlotte
303:279,20'  !| to$9$ go with them.  This would not, in itself, have been
303:279,21'  !| sufficient for$4$ the delicacy of $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood; ~ but it
303:279,22'  !| was inforced with so$5#1$ much real politeness by$4$ $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer
303:279,23'  !| himself, as, joined to$4$ the very great amendment of
303:279,24'  !| his manners towards them since her sister had been
303:279,25'  !| known to$9$ be unhappy, induced her to$9$ accept it with
303:279,26'  !| pleasure.
303:279,27'  !| When she told $SS#C$Marianne what$6#1$ she had done, however,
303:279,28'  !| her first reply$0$ was not very auspicious.
303:279,29C  !| "Cleveland|" ~
303:279,29'  !| she cried, with great agitation.
303:279,29C  !| "No$7$,
303:279,30C  !| I cannot go to$4$ Cleveland." ~
303:279,31A  !| "You forget,"
303:279,31'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor, gently,
303:279,31A  !| "that$3$ its situation
303:279,32A  !| is not~~ that$3$ it is not in the neighbourhood of~~"
303:279,33C  !| "But it is in Somersetshire. ~ I cannot go into Somersetshire. ~
303:280, 1C  !| There, where I looked forward$8$ to$9$ going~~
303:280, 2C  !| No$7$, $SS#A$Elinor, you cannot expect me to$9$ go there."
303:280, 3'  !| $SS#A$Elinor would not argue upon the propriety of overcoming
303:280, 4'  !| such feelings; ~ she only endeavoured to$9$ counteract
303:280, 5'  !| them by$4$ working on$4$ others; ~ and represented it,
303:280, 6'  !| therefore, as a measure$0$ which$6#1$ would fix the time of
303:280, 7'  !| her returning to$4$ that$6#2$ dear$2#1$ mother, whom$6#1$ she so$5#1$ much
303:280, 8'  !| wished to$9$ see, in a more eligible, more comfortable
303:280, 9'  !| manner, than any other plan could do, and perhaps
303:280,10'  !| without any greater delay$0$.  From Cleveland, which$6#1$ was
303:280,11'  !| within a few miles of Bristol, the distance$0$ to$4$ Barton was
303:280,12'  !| not beyond$4$ one day, though a long$9$ day's journey; and
303:280,13'  !| their mother's servant might easily come there to$9$ attend
303:280,14'  !| them down$5$; and as there could be no$2$ occasion$0$ for$4$ their
303:280,15'  !| staying above$4$ a week at Cleveland, they might now
303:280,16'  !| be at home in little more than three weeks' time.  As
303:280,17'  !| $SS#C$Marianne's affection for$4$ her mother was sincere, it must
303:280,18'  !| triumph$1$, with little difficulty, over the imaginary evil
303:280,19'  !| she had started.
303:280,20'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings was so$5#1$ far from being$1$ weary of her
303:280,21'  !| guests, that$3$ she pressed them very earnestly to$9$ return$1$
303:280,22'  !| with her again from Cleveland.  $SS#A$Elinor was grateful for$4$
303:280,23'  !| the attention, but it could not alter their design$0$; and
303:280,24'  !| their mother's concurrence being$1$ readily gained, every*thing
303:280,25'  !| relative to$4$ their return$0$ was arranged as far as it
303:280,26'  !| could be; ~ and $SS#C$Marianne found some relief in drawing
303:280,27'  !| up a statement of the hours, that$6#1$ were yet to$9$ divide her
303:280,28'  !| from Barton.
303:280,29K  !| "Ah| $SS#H$Colonel, I do not know what$6#1$ you and I shall
303:280,30K  !| do without the $SS#A1$Miss*Dashwoods;" ~
303:280,30'  !| was $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's
303:280,31'  !| address$0$ to$4$ him when he first called on$4$ her, after$4$ their
303:280,32'  !| leaving her was settled$1$ ~
303:280,32K  !| "for$3$ they are quite resolved
303:280,33K  !| upon going home from the $SS#N1$Palmers; ~ and how forlorn
303:280,34K  !| we shall be, when I come back$5$| ~ Lord$7$| we shall sit and
303:280,35K  !| gape at one another as dull as two cats."
303:280,36'  !| Perhaps $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings was in hopes$0$, by$4$ this vigorous
303:280,37'  !| sketch of their future ennui, to$9$ provoke him to$9$ make$1$
303:280,38'  !| that$6#2$ offer$0$, which$6#1$ might give himself an escape$0$ from it; ~
303:281, 1'  !| and if so$5#2$, she had soon afterwards good reason$0$ to$9$ think
303:281, 2'  !| her object$0$ gained; for$3$, on$4$ $SS#A$Elinor's moving to$4$ the window
303:281, 3'  !| to$9$ take more expeditiously the dimensions of a print,
303:281, 4'  !| which$6#1$ she was going to$9$ copy$1$ for$4$ her friend, he followed
303:281, 5'  !| her to$4$ it with a look$0$ of particular meaning$0$, and conversed
303:281, 6'  !| with her there for$4$ several minutes.  The effect$0$ of his
303:281, 7'  !| discourse on$4$ the lady too$5#2$, could not escape$1$ her observation,
303:281, 8'  !| for$3$ though she was too$5#1$ honourable to$9$ listen, and
303:281, 9'  !| had even$5$ changed her seat, on$4$ purpose that$3$ she might
303:281,10'  !| \not\ hear, to$4$ one close$9$ by$4$ the piano*forte= on$4$ which$6#1$
303:281,11'  !| $SS#C$Marianne was playing, she could not keep herself from
303:281,12'  !| seeing that$3$ $SS#A$Elinor changed colour, attended with agitation,
303:281,13'  !| and was too$5#1$ intent on$4$ what$6#1$ he said, to$9$ pursue her
303:281,14'  !| employment.  Still$5$ farther in confirmation of her hopes$0$,
303:281,15'  !| in the interval of $SS#C$Marianne's turning$1$ from one lesson to$4$
303:281,16'  !| another, some words of the $SS#H$Colonel's inevitably reached
303:281,17'  !| her ear, in which$6#1$ he seemed to$9$ be apologizing for$4$ the
303:281,18'  !| badness of his house.
303:281,18@k   | This set$1$ the matter beyond$4$ a doubt$0$.
303:281,19'  !| She wondered indeed at his thinking it necessary to$9$ do
303:281,20'  !| so$5#2$; ~ but supposed it to$9$ be the proper etiquette.  What$6#1$
303:281,21'  !| $SS#A$Elinor said in reply$0$ she could not distinguish, but judged
303:281,22'  !| from the motion of her lips that$3$ she did not think \that$6#2$\
303:281,23'  !| any material$2$ objection; ~ and $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings commended
303:281,24'  !| her in her heart for$4$ being$1$ so$5#1$ honest.  They then talked
303:281,25'  !| on$5$ for$4$ a few minutes longer without her catching a
303:281,26'  !| syllable, when another lucky stop$0$ in $SS#C$Marianne's performance
303:281,27'  !| brought her these words in the $SS#H$Colonel's calm$2$
303:281,28'  !| voice,
303:281,29H  !| "I am afraid it cannot take place$0$ very soon."
303:281,30'  !| Astonished and shocked at so$5#1$ unlover-like a speech,
303:281,31'  !| she was almost ready to$9$ cry$1$ out$5$,
303:281,31K  !| "Lord$7$| what$6#2$ should
303:281,32K  !| hinder it?" ~
303:281,32'  !| but checking her desire$0$, confined herself
303:281,33'  !| to$4$ this silent ejaculation.
303:281,34K  !| "This is very strange| ~ sure he need$1$ not wait to$9$ be
303:281,35K  !| older." ~
303:281,36'  !| This delay$0$ on$4$ the $SS#H$Colonel's side$0$, however, did not seem
303:281,37'  !| to$9$ offend or mortify his fair companion in the least, for$3$
303:281,38'  !| on$4$ their breaking up the conference soon afterwards,
303:282, 1'  !| and moving different ways, $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings very plainly
303:282, 2'  !| heard $SS#A$Elinor say, and with a voice which$6#1$ shewed her to$9$
303:282, 3'  !| feel what$6#1$ she said,
303:282, 4A  !| "I shall always think myself very much obliged to$4$
303:282, 5A  !| you."
303:282, 6'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings was delighted with her gratitude, and
303:282, 7'  !| only wondered, that$3$ after$4$ hearing such a sentence, the
303:282, 8'  !| $SS#H$Colonel should be able to$9$ take leave$0$ of them, as he
303:282, 9'  !| immediately did, with the utmost sang-froid, and go
303:282,10'  !| away without making her any reply$0$| ~ She had not
303:282,11'  !| thought$1$ her old friend could have made so$5#1$ indifferent a
303:282,12'  !| suitor.
303:282,13'  !| What$6#1$ had really passed between them was to$4$ this
303:282,14'  !| effect$0$.
303:282,15H  !| "I have heard,"
303:282,15'  !| said he, with great compassion,
303:282,15H  !| "of
303:282,16H  !| the injustice your friend $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars has suffered from
303:282,17H  !| his family; for$3$ if I understand the matter right$2#1$, he has
303:282,18H  !| been entirely cast$1$ off by$4$ them for$4$ persevering in his
303:282,19H  !| engagement with a very deserving young woman ~
303:282,20H  !| Have I been rightly informed? ~ Is it so$5#2$?" ~
303:282,21'  !| $SS#A$Elinor told him that$3$ it was.
303:282,22H  !| "The cruelty, the impolitic cruelty," ~
303:282,22'  !| he replied, with
303:282,23'  !| great feeling$0$ ~
303:282,23H  !| "of dividing, or attempting to$9$ divide,
303:282,24H  !| two young people long$9$ attached to$4$ each other, is terrible
303:282,25H  !| ~ $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars does not know what$6#1$ she may$1$ be doing ~
303:282,26H  !| what$6#1$ she may$1$ drive$1$ her son to$4$.  I have seen $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars
303:282,27H  !| two or three times in Harley-street, and am much pleased
303:282,28H  !| with him.  He is not a young man with whom$6#1$ one can
303:282,29H  !| be intimately acquainted in a short$2$ time, but I have
303:282,30H  !| seen enough of him to$9$ wish$1$ him well$9$ for$4$ his own$2$ sake,
303:282,31H  !| and as a friend of yours, I wish$1$ it still$5$ more.  I understand
303:282,32H  !| that$3$ he intends to$9$ take orders$0#2$.  Will$1$ you be so$5#1$
303:282,33H  !| good as to$9$ tell him that$3$ the living$0$ of Delaford, now just$9$
303:282,34H  !| vacant, as I am informed by$4$ this day's post, is his, if he
303:282,35H  !| think it worth his acceptance ~ but \that$6#2$\, perhaps, so$5#1$
303:282,36H  !| unfortunately circumstanced as he is now, it may$1$ be
303:282,37H  !| nonsense to$9$ appear to$9$ doubt$1$; I only wish$1$ it were more
303:282,38H  !| valuable. ~ It is a rectory, but a small one; the late
303:283, 1H  !| incumbent, I believe, did not make$1$ more than 200\l%\ per*annum,
303:283, 2H  !| and though it is certainly capable of improvement,
303:283, 3H  !| I fear$1$, not to$4$ such an amount as to$9$ afford him
303:283, 4H  !| a very comfortable income.  Such as it is, however, my
303:283, 5H  !| pleasure in presenting him to$4$ it, will$1$ be very great.
303:283, 6H  !| Pray assure him of it."
303:283, 7'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's astonishment at this commission could hardly
303:283, 8'  !| have been greater, had the $SS#H$Colonel been really making
303:283, 9'  !| her an offer$0$ of his hand$0$.  The preferment, which$6#1$ only two
303:283,10'  !| days before$5$ she had considered as hopeless for$4$ $SS#B$Edward,
303:283,11'  !| was already provided$1$ to$9$ enable him to$9$ marry; ~
303:283,11@a   | and
303:283,12@a   | \she\, of all people in the world, as fixed on$5$ to$9$ bestow
303:283,13@a   | it| ~
303:283,13'  !| Her emotion was such as $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings had attributed
303:283,14'  !| to$4$ a very different cause; ~ but whatever minor
303:283,15'  !| feelings less pure, less pleasing, might have a share$0$ in
303:283,16'  !| that$6#2$ emotion, her esteem$0$ for$4$ the general$2$ benevolence,
303:283,17'  !| and her gratitude for$4$ the particular friendship, which$6#1$
303:283,18'  !| together prompted $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon to$4$ this act$0$, were
303:283,19'  !| strongly felt, and warmly expressed.  She thanked him
303:283,20'  !| for$4$ it with all her heart, spoke of $SS#B$Edward's principles
303:283,21'  !| and disposition with that$6#2$ praise$0$ which$6#1$ she knew them
303:283,22'  !| to$9$ deserve; and promised to$9$ undertake the commission
303:283,23'  !| with pleasure, if it were really his wish$0$ to$9$ put off so$5#1$
303:283,24'  !| agreeable an office to$4$ another.  But at the same time,
303:283,25'  !| she could not help$1$ thinking that$3$ no*one could so$5#1$ well$9$
303:283,26'  !| perform it as himself.  It was an office in short$0$, from
303:283,27'  !| which$6#1$, unwilling to$9$ give $SS#B$Edward the pain$0$ of receiving
303:283,28'  !| an obligation from \her\, she would have been very glad
303:283,29'  !| to$9$ be spared herself; ~ but $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, on$4$ motives
303:283,30'  !| of equal$2$ delicacy, declining it likewise, still$5$ seemed so$5#1$
303:283,31'  !| desirous of its being$1$ given through$4$ her means$0$, that$3$ she
303:283,32'  !| would not on$4$ any account$0$ make$1$ farther opposition.
303:283,33'  !| $SS#B$Edward, she believed, was still$5$ in town, and fortunately
303:283,34'  !| she had heard his address$0$ from $SS#P$Miss*Steele.  She could
303:283,35'  !| undertake therefore to$9$ inform him of it, in the course$0$ of
303:283,36'  !| the day.  After$3$ this had been settled$1$, $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
303:283,37'  !| began to$9$ talk$1$ of his own$2$ advantage in securing so$5#1$
303:283,38'  !| respectable and agreeable a neighbour, and \then\ it was
303:284, 1'  !| that$6#1$ he mentioned with regret$0$, that$3$ the house was small
303:284, 2'  !| and indifferent; ~ an evil which$6#1$ $SS#A$Elinor, as $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
303:284, 3'  !| had supposed her to$9$ do, made very light$9$ of, at least as
303:284, 4'  !| far as regarded its size.
303:284, 5A  !| "The smallness of the house,"
303:284, 5'  !| said she,
303:284, 5A  !| "I cannot
303:284, 6A  !| imagine any inconvenience to$4$ them, for$3$ it will$1$ be in
303:284, 7A  !| proportion to$4$ their family and income."
303:284, 8'  !| By$4$ which$6#1$ the $SS#H$Colonel was surprised to$9$ find that$3$ \she\
303:284, 9'  !| was considering $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars's marriage as the certain
303:284,10'  !| consequence of the presentation; for$3$ he did not suppose
303:284,11'  !| it possible that$3$ Delaford living$0$ could supply$1$ such an
303:284,12'  !| income, as any*body in his style of life would venture to$9$
303:284,13'  !| settle on$4$ ~ and he said so$5#2$.
303:284,14H  !| "This little rectory \can\ do no$2$ more than make$1$ $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars
303:284,15H  !| comfortable as a bachelor; it cannot enable him
303:284,16H  !| to$9$ marry.  I am sorry to$9$ say that$3$ my patronage ends$1$
303:284,17H  !| with this; and my interest$0$ is hardly more extensive.
303:284,18H  !| If, however, by$4$ any unforeseen chance$0$ it should be in
303:284,19H  !| my power to$9$ serve him farther, I must think very
303:284,20H  !| differently of him from what$6#1$ I now do, if I am not as
303:284,21H  !| ready to$9$ be useful to$4$ him then, as I sincerely wish$1$ I
303:284,22H  !| could be at present$0#1$.  What$6#1$ I am now doing indeed,
303:284,23H  !| seems nothing at all, since it can advance$1$ him so$5#1$ little
303:284,24H  !| towards what$6#1$ must be his principal$0$, his only object$0$ of
303:284,25H  !| happiness.  His marriage must still$5$ be a distant good; ~
303:284,26H  !| at least, I am afraid it cannot take place$0$ very soon. ~"
303:284,27'  !| Such was the sentence which$6#1$, when misunderstood,
303:284,28'  !| so$5#1$ justly offended the delicate feelings of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings;
303:284,29'  !| but after$4$ this narration of what$6#1$ really passed between
303:284,30'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon and $SS#A$Elinor, while$9$ they stood at the
303:284,31'  !| window, the gratitude expressed by$4$ the latter on$4$ their
303:284,32'  !| parting, may$1$ perhaps appear in general$0$, not less
303:284,33'  !| reasonably excited, nor less properly worded than if it
303:284,34'  !| had arisen from an offer$0$ of marriage.
304:285, 1K  !| "Well$7$, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood,"
304:285, 1'  !| said $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, sagaciously
304:285, 2'  !| smiling, as soon as the gentleman had withdrawn,
304:285, 3K  !| "I do not ask you what$6#1$ the $SS#H$Colonel has been saying
304:285, 4K  !| to$4$ you; for$3$ though, upon my honour$0$, I \tried\ to$9$ keep out$8$
304:285, 5K  !| of hearing, I could not help$1$ catching enough to$9$ understand
304:285, 6K  !| his business.  And I assure you I never was better$9$
304:285, 7K  !| pleased in my life, and I wish$1$ you joy of it with all my
304:285, 8K  !| heart."
304:285, 9A  !| "Thank you, ma'am,"
304:285, 9'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor.
304:285, 9A  !| "It \is\ a matter
304:285,10A  !| of great joy to$4$ me; and I feel the goodness of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
304:285,11A  !| most sensibly.  There are not many men who$6#1$
304:285,12A  !| would act$1$ as he has done.  Few people who$6#1$ have so$5#1$ compassionate
304:285,13A  !| an heart|  I never was more astonished in my
304:285,14A  !| life."
304:285,15K  !| "Lord$7$| my dear$2#1$, you are very modest|  I an't the
304:285,16K  !| least astonished at it in the world, for$3$ I have often
304:285,17K  !| thought$1$ of late, there was nothing more likely to$9$
304:285,18K  !| happen."
304:285,19A  !| "You judged from your knowledge of the $SS#H$Colonel's
304:285,20A  !| general$2$ benevolence; but at least you could not foresee
304:285,21A  !| that$3$ the opportunity would so$5#1$ very soon occur."
304:285,22K  !| "Opportunity|"
304:285,22'  !| repeated $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings ~
304:285,22K  !| "Oh| as
304:285,23K  !| to$4$ that$6#2$, when a man has once made up his mind$0$ to$4$
304:285,24K  !| such a thing, somehow or other he will$1$ soon find an
304:285,25K  !| opportunity.  Well$7$, my dear$2#1$, I wish$1$ you joy of it again
304:285,26K  !| and again; and if ever there was a happy couple in the
304:285,27K  !| world, I think I shall soon know where to$9$ look$1$ for$4$
304:285,28K  !| them."
304:285,29A  !| "You mean$1$ to$9$ go to$4$ Delaford after$4$ them I suppose,"
304:285,30'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor, with a faint$2$ smile$0$.
304:285,31K  !| "Aye, my dear$2#1$, that$6#2$ I do, indeed.  And as to$4$ the
304:285,32K  !| house being$1$ a bad one, I do not know what$6#1$ the $SS#H$Colonel
304:285,33K  !| would be at, for$3$ it is a good a one as ever I saw."
304:286, 1A  !| "He spoke of its being$1$ out$8$ of repair."
304:286, 2K  !| "Well$7$, and whose$6#2$ fault is that$6#2$?  why don't he
304:286, 3K  !| repair it? ~ who$6#2$ should do it but himself?"
304:286, 4'  !| They were interrupted by$4$ the servant's coming in
304:286, 5'  !| to$9$ announce the carriage being$1$ at the door; and $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
304:286, 6'  !| immediately preparing to$9$ go, said ~
304:286, 7K  !| "Well$7$, my dear$2#1$, I must be gone before$3$ I have had
304:286, 8K  !| half my talk$0$ out$5$.  But, however, we may$1$ have it all
304:286, 9K  !| over in the evening, for$3$ we shall be quite alone.  I do
304:286,10K  !| not ask you to$9$ go with me, for$3$ I dare$1#2$ say your mind$0$ is
304:286,11K  !| too$5#1$ full of the matter to$9$ care$1$ for$4$ company; and besides,
304:286,12K  !| you must long$1$ to$9$ tell your sister all about$4$ it."
304:286,13'  !| $SS#C$Marianne had left$1$ the room before$3$ the conversation
304:286,14'  !| began.
304:286,15A  !| "Certainly, ma'am, I shall tell $SS#C$Marianne of it; but
304:286,16A  !| I shall not mention$1$ it at present$0#1$ to$4$ any*body else."
304:286,17K  !| "Oh| very well$9$,"
304:286,17'  !| said $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings rather disappointed.
304:286,18K  !| "Then you would not have me tell it $SS#Q$Lucy,
304:286,19K  !| for$3$ I think of going as far as Holborn to-day."
304:286,20A  !| "No$7$, ma'am, not even$5$ $SS#Q$Lucy if you please.  One day's
304:286,21A  !| delay$0$ will$1$ not be very material$2$; and till I have written
304:286,22A  !| to$4$ $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars, I think it ought not to$9$ be mentioned to$4$
304:286,23A  !| any*body else.  I shall do \that$6#2$\ directly.  It is of importance
304:286,24A  !| that$6#2$ no$2$ time should be lost with him, for$3$ he will$1$
304:286,25A  !| of course$8$ have much to$9$ do relative to$4$ his ordination."
304:286,26'  !| This speech at first puzzled $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings exceedingly.
304:286,27'  !| Why $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars was to$9$ be written to$4$ about$4$ it in such
304:286,28'  !| a hurry$0$, she could not immediately comprehend.  A few
304:286,29'  !| moments' reflection, however, produced a very happy
304:286,30'  !| idea, and she exclaimed; ~
304:286,31K  !| "Oh ho| ~ I understand you.  $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars is to$9$ be
304:286,32K  !| the man.  Well$7$, so$5#1$ much the better$9$ for$4$ him.  Aye, to$9$ be
304:286,33K  !| sure, he must be ordained in readiness; and I am very
304:286,34K  !| glad to$9$ find things are so$5#1$ forward$8$ between you.  But, my
304:286,35K  !| dear$2#1$, is not this rather out$8$ of character?  Should not
304:286,36K  !| the $SS#H$Colonel write himself? ~ sure, he is the proper
304:286,37K  !| person."
304:286,38'  !| $SS#A$Elinor did not quite understand the beginning$0$ of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's
304:287, 1'  !| speech; neither did she think it worth
304:287, 2'  !| inquiring into; and therefore only replied to$4$ its conclusion.
304:287, 3     |
304:287, 4A  !| "$SS#H$Colonel*Brandon is so$5#1$ delicate a man, that$3$ he rather
304:287, 5A  !| wished any*one to$9$ announce his intentions to$4$ $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars
304:287, 6A  !| than himself."
304:287, 7K  !| "And so$3$ \you\ are forced to$9$ do it.  Well$7$, \that$6#2$\ is an odd
304:287, 8K  !| kind$0$ of delicacy|  However, I will$1$ not disturb you
304:287, 8'  !| (seeing
304:287, 9'  !| her preparing to$9$ write.)
304:287, 9K  !| You know your own$2$ concerns$0$
304:287,10K  !| best.  So$3$ good*bye, my dear$2#1$.  I have not heard of any*thing
304:287,11K  !| to$9$ please me so$5#1$ well$9$ since $SS#O$Charlotte was brought
304:287,12K  !| to$4$ bed."
304:287,13'  !| And away she went; but returning again in a moment,
304:287,14K  !| "I have just$9$ been thinking of $SS#ZA$Betty's sister, my dear$2#1$.
304:287,15K  !| I should be very glad to$9$ get her so$5#1$ good a mistress.  But
304:287,16K  !| whether she would do for$4$ a lady's maid, I am sure I can't
304:287,17K  !| tell.  She is an excellent housemaid, and works$1$ very
304:287,18K  !| well$9$ at her needle.  However, you will$1$ think of all that$6#2$ at
304:287,19K  !| your leisure."
304:287,20A  !| "Certainly, ma'am,"
304:287,20'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor, not hearing
304:287,21'  !| much of what$6#1$ she said, and more anxious to$9$ be alone,
304:287,22'  !| than to$9$ be mistress of the subject$0$.
304:287,23@a   | How she should begin ~ how she should express$1$ herself
304:287,24@a   | in her note$0$ to$4$ $SS#B$Edward, was now all her concern$0$.  The
304:287,25@a   | particular circumstances between them made a difficulty
304:287,26@a   | of that$6#2$ which$6#1$ to$4$ any other person would have been the
304:287,27@a   | easiest thing in the world;
304:287,27'  !| but she equally feared to$9$ say
304:287,28'  !| too$5#1$ much or too$5#1$ little, and sat deliberating over her
304:287,29'  !| paper, with the pen in her hand$0$, till broken in on$5$ by$4$ the
304:287,30'  !| entrance of $SS#B$Edward himself.
304:287,31'  !| He had met $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings at the door in her way to$4$
304:287,32'  !| the carriage, as he came to$9$ leave$1$ his farewell card; and
304:287,33'  !| she, after$4$ apologising for$4$ not returning herself, had
304:287,34'  !| obliged him to$9$ enter, by$4$ saying that$3$ $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood was
304:287,35'  !| above$5$, and wanted to$9$ speak with him on$4$ very particular
304:287,36'  !| business.
304:287,37'  !| $SS#A$Elinor had just$9$ been congratulating herself, in the
304:287,38'  !| midst of her perplexity, that$3$
304:287,38@a   | however difficult it might
304:288, 1@a   | be to$9$ express$1$ herself properly by$4$ letter, it was at least
304:288, 2@a   | preferable to$4$ giving the information by$4$ word of mouth,
304:288, 3'  !| when her visitor entered, to$9$ force$1$ her upon this greatest
304:288, 4'  !| exertion of all.  Her astonishment and confusion were
304:288, 5'  !| very great on$4$ his so$5#1$ sudden$2$ appearance.  She had not
304:288, 6'  !| seen him before$5$ since his engagement became public$2$,
304:288, 7'  !| and therefore not since his knowing her to$9$ be acquainted
304:288, 8'  !| with it; which$6#1$, with the consciousness of what$6#1$ she had
304:288, 9'  !| been thinking of, and what$6#1$ she had to$9$ tell him, made her
304:288,10'  !| feel particularly uncomfortable for$4$ some minutes.  He
304:288,11'  !| too$5#2$ was much distressed, and they sat down$5$ together
304:288,12'  !| in a most promising state$0$ of embarrassment. ~ Whether
304:288,13'  !| he had asked her pardon$0$ for$4$ his intrusion on$4$ first coming
304:288,14'  !| into the room, he could not recollect; but determining
304:288,15'  !| to$9$ be on$4$ the safe side$0$, he made his apology in form$0$ as
304:288,16'  !| soon as he could say any*thing, after$4$ taking a chair.
304:288,17B  !| "$SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings told me,"
304:288,17'  !| said he,
304:288,17B  !| "that$3$ you wished
304:288,18B  !| to$9$ speak to$4$ me, at least I understood her so$5#2$ ~ or I
304:288,19B  !| certainly should not have intruded on$4$ you in such
304:288,20B  !| a manner; though at the same time, I should have been
304:288,21B  !| extremely sorry to$9$ leave$1$ London without seeing you and
304:288,22B  !| your sister; especially as it will$1$ most likely be some
304:288,23B  !| time ~ it is not probable that$3$ I should soon have the
304:288,24B  !| pleasure of meeting$9$ you again.  I go to$4$ Oxford to-morrow."
304:288,25     |
304:288,26A  !| "You would not have gone, however,"
304:288,26'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
304:288,27'  !| recovering herself, and determined$2$ to$9$ get over what$6#1$ she
304:288,28'  !| so$5#1$ much dreaded as soon as possible,
304:288,28A  !| "without receiving
304:288,29A  !| our good wishes$0$, even$5$ if we had not been able to$9$ give
304:288,30A  !| them in person.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings was quite right$2#1$ in what$6#1$
304:288,31A  !| she said.  I have something of consequence to$9$ inform you
304:288,32A  !| of, which$6#1$ I was on$4$ the point$0$ of communicating by$4$ paper.
304:288,33A  !| I am charged with a most agreeable office,
304:288,33'  !| (breathing
304:288,34'  !| rather faster than usual as she spoke.)
304:288,34A  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon,
304:288,35A  !| who$6#1$ was here only ten minutes ago, has desired me to$9$
304:288,36A  !| say that$3$, understanding$1$ you mean$1$ to$9$ take orders$0#2$, he
304:288,37A  !| has great pleasure in offering you the living$0$ of Delaford,
304:288,38A  !| now just$9$ vacant, and only wishes$1$ it were more valuable.
304:289, 1A  !| Allow me to$9$ congratulate you on$4$ having so$5#1$ respectable
304:289, 2A  !| and well-judging a friend, and to$9$ join in his wish$0$ that$3$
304:289, 3A  !| the living$0$ ~ it is about$4$ two hundred a-year ~ were much
304:289, 4A  !| more considerable, and such as might better$9$ enable you
304:289, 5A  !| to$9$ ~ as might be more than a temporary accommodation
304:289, 6A  !| to$4$ yourself ~ such, in short$0$, as might establish all your
304:289, 7A  !| views of happiness."
304:289, 8'  !| What$6#1$ $SS#B$Edward felt, as he could not say it himself, it
304:289, 9'  !| cannot be expected$1$ that$3$ any*one else should say for$4$ him.
304:289,10'  !| He \looked\ all the astonishment which$6#1$ such unexpected,
304:289,11'  !| such unthought-of information could not fail of exciting;
304:289,12'  !| but he said only these two words,
304:289,13B  !| "$SS#H$Colonel*Brandon|"
304:289,14A  !| "Yes,"
304:289,14'  !| continued $SS#A$Elinor, gathering more resolution,
304:289,15'  !| as some of the worst was over;
304:289,15A  !| "$SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
304:289,16A  !| means$1$ it as a testimony of his concern$0$ for$4$ what$6#1$ has lately
304:289,17A  !| passed ~ for$4$ the cruel situation in which$6#1$ the unjustifiable
304:289,18A  !| conduct$0$ of your family has placed you ~ a concern$0$ which$6#1$
304:289,19A  !| I am sure $SS#C$Marianne, myself, and all your friends must
304:289,20A  !| share$1$; and likewise as a proof of his high esteem$0$ for$4$
304:289,21A  !| your general$2$ character, and his particular approbation
304:289,22A  !| of your behaviour on$4$ the present$9$ occasion$0$."
304:289,23B  !| "$SS#H$Colonel*Brandon give \me\ a living$0$| ~ Can it be
304:289,24B  !| possible?"
304:289,25A  !| "The unkindness of your own$2$ relations has made you
304:289,26A  !| astonished to$9$ find friendship any*where."
304:289,27B  !| "No$7$,"
304:289,27'  !| replied he, with sudden$2$ consciousness,
304:289,27B  !| "not
304:289,28B  !| to$9$ find it in \you\; for$3$ I cannot be ignorant that$3$ to$4$ you,
304:289,29B  !| to$4$ your goodness I owe it all ~ I feel it ~ I would express$1$
304:289,30B  !| it if I could ~ but, as you well$9$ know, I am no$2$ orator."
304:289,31A  !| "You are very much mistaken.  I do assure you that$3$
304:289,32A  !| you owe it entirely, at least almost entirely, to$4$ your own$2$
304:289,33A  !| merit$0$, and $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's discernment of it.  I have
304:289,34A  !| had no$2$ hand$0$ in it.  I did not even$5$ know, till I understood
304:289,35A  !| his design$0$, that$3$ the living$0$ was vacant; nor had
304:289,36A  !| it ever occurred to$4$ me that$3$ he might have had such a
304:289,37A  !| living$0$ in his gift.  As a friend of mine$6$, of my family, he
304:289,38A  !| may$1$ perhaps ~ indeed I know he \has\, still$5$ greater pleasure
304:290, 1A  !| in bestowing it; but, upon my word, you owe nothing
304:290, 2A  !| to$4$ my solicitation."
304:290, 3'  !| Truth obliged her to$9$ acknowledge some small share$0$
304:290, 4'  !| in the action, but she was at the same time so$5#1$ unwilling
304:290, 5'  !| to$9$ appear as the benefactress of $SS#B$Edward, that$3$ she
304:290, 6'  !| acknowledged it with hesitation; which$6#1$ probably contributed
304:290, 7'  !| to$9$ fix that$6#2$ suspicion in his mind$0$ which$6#1$ had
304:290, 8'  !| recently entered it.  For$4$ a short$2$ time he sat deep in
304:290, 9'  !| thought$0$, after$3$ $SS#A$Elinor had ceased to$9$ speak; ~ at last$0$, and
304:290,10'  !| as if it were rather an effort, he said,
304:290,11B  !| "$SS#H$Colonel*Brandon seems a man of great worth and
304:290,12B  !| respectability.  I have always heard him spoken of as
304:290,13B  !| such, and your brother I know esteems him highly.
304:290,14B  !| He is undoubtedly a sensible$2#2$ man, and in his manners
304:290,15B  !| perfectly the gentleman."
304:290,16A  !| "Indeed,"
304:290,16'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor,
304:290,16A  !| "I believe that$3$ you will$1$
304:290,17A  !| find him, on$4$ farther acquaintance, all that$6#1$ you have heard
304:290,18A  !| him to$9$ be; and as you will$1$ be such very near$9$ neighbours,
304:290,19A  !| (for$3$ I understand the parsonage is almost close$9$ to$4$ the
304:290,20A  !| mansion-house,) it is particularly important that$3$ he
304:290,21A  !| \should\ be all this."
304:290,22'  !| $SS#B$Edward made no$2$ answer$0$; but when she had turned
304:290,23'  !| away her head$0$, gave her a look$0$ so$5#1$ serious$2$, so$5#1$ earnest, so$5#1$
304:290,24'  !| uncheerful, as seemed to$9$ say, that$3$ he might hereafter
304:290,25'  !| wish$1$ the distance$0$ between the parsonage and the mansion-house
304:290,26'  !| much greater.
304:290,27B  !| "$SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, I think, lodges in St%*James's-street,"
304:290,28'  !| said he, soon afterwards, rising from his chair.
304:290,29'  !| $SS#A$Elinor told him the number of the house.
304:290,30B  !| "I must hurry$1$ away then, to$9$ give him those thanks
304:290,31B  !| which$6#1$ you will$1$ not allow me to$9$ give \you\; to$9$ assure him
304:290,32B  !| that$3$ he has made me a very ~ an exceedingly happy man."
304:290,33'  !| $SS#A$Elinor did not offer$1$ to$9$ detain him; and they parted,
304:290,34'  !| with a very earnest assurance on$4$ \her\ side$0$ of her unceasing
304:290,35'  !| good wishes$0$ for$4$ his happiness in every change$0$ of situation
304:290,36'  !| that$6#1$ might befal him; on$4$ \his\, with rather an attempt$0$
304:290,37'  !| to$9$ return$1$ the same good*will, than the power of expressing
304:290,38'  !| it.
304:291, 1A  !| "When I see him again,"
304:291, 1'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor to$4$ herself, as the
304:291, 2'  !| door shut him out$5$,
304:291, 2A  !| "I shall see him the husband of $SS#Q$Lucy."
304:291, 3'  !| And with this pleasing anticipation, she sat down$5$ to$9$
304:291, 4'  !| re-consider the past$0$, recal$0$ the words and endeavour$1$ to$9$
304:291, 5'  !| comprehend all the feelings of $SS#B$Edward; and, of course$8$,
304:291, 6'  !| to$9$ reflect on$4$ her own$2$ with discontent.
304:291, 7'  !| When $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings came home, though she returned
304:291, 8'  !| from seeing people whom$6#1$ she had never seen before$5$, and
304:291, 9'  !| of whom$6#1$ therefore she must have a great deal$0#2$ to$9$ say,
304:291,10'  !| her mind$0$ was so$5#1$ much more occupied by$4$ the important
304:291,11'  !| secret$0$ in her possession, than by$4$ anything else, that$3$ she
304:291,12'  !| reverted to$4$ it again as soon as $SS#A$Elinor appeared.
304:291,13K  !| "Well$7$, my dear$2#1$,"
304:291,13'  !| she cried,
304:291,13K  !| "I sent you up the young
304:291,14K  !| man.  Did not I do right$2#1$? ~ And I suppose you had no$2$
304:291,15K  !| great difficulty ~ You did not find him very unwilling to$9$
304:291,16K  !| accept your proposal?"
304:291,17A  !| "No$7$, ma'am; \that$6#2$\ was not very likely."
304:291,18K  !| "Well$7$, and how soon will$1$ he be ready? ~ For$3$ it seems
304:291,19K  !| all to$9$ depend upon that$6#2$."
304:291,20A  !| "Really,"
304:291,20'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
304:291,20A  !| "I know so$5#1$ little of these kind$0$
304:291,21A  !| of forms, that$3$ I can hardly even$5$ conjecture$1$ as to$4$ the
304:291,22A  !| time, or the preparation necessary; but I suppose two
304:291,23A  !| or three months will$1$ complete$1$ his ordination."
304:291,24K  !| "Two or three months|"
304:291,24'  !| cried $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings;
304:291,25K  !| "Lord$7$| my dear$2#1$, how calmly you talk$1$ of it; and can
304:291,26K  !| the $SS#H$Colonel wait two or three months|  Lord$7$ bless me| ~
304:291,27K  !| I am sure it would put \me\ quite out$8$ of patience| ~ And
304:291,28K  !| though one would be very glad to$9$ do a kindness by$4$ poor
304:291,29K  !| $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars, I do think it is not worth*while to$9$ wait two
304:291,30K  !| or three months for$4$ him.  Sure, somebody else might
304:291,31K  !| be found that$6#1$ would do as well$9$; somebody that$6#1$ is in
304:291,32K  !| orders$0#2$ already."
304:291,33A  !| "My dear$2#1$ ma'am,"
304:291,33'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
304:291,33A  !| "what$6#2$ can you be
304:291,34A  !| thinking of? ~ Why, $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's only object$0$ is to$9$
304:291,35A  !| be of use$0$ to$4$ $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars."
304:291,36K  !| "Lord$7$ bless you, my dear$2#1$| ~ Sure you do not mean$1$
304:291,37K  !| to$9$ persuade me that$3$ the $SS#H$Colonel only marries you for$4$
304:291,38K  !| the sake of giving ten guineas to$4$ $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars|"
304:292, 1'  !| The deception could not continue after$4$ this; and
304:292, 2'  !| an explanation immediately took place$0$, by$4$ which$6#1$ both
304:292, 3'  !| gained considerable amusement for$4$ the moment, without
304:292, 4'  !| any material$2$ loss of happiness to$4$ either, for$3$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
304:292, 5'  !| only exchanged one form$0$ of delight$0$ for$4$ another, and still$5$
304:292, 6'  !| without forfeiting her expectation of the first.
304:292, 7K  !| "Aye, aye, the parsonage is but a small one,"
304:292, 7'  !| said
304:292, 8'  !| she, after$3$ the first ebullition of surprise$0$ and satisfaction
304:292, 9'  !| was over,
304:292, 9K  !| "and very likely \may$1$\ be out$8$ of repair; but
304:292,10K  !| to$9$ hear a man apologising, as I thought$1$, for$4$ a house that$6#1$
304:292,11K  !| to$4$ my knowledge has five sitting*rooms on$4$ the ground-floor,
304:292,12K  !| and I think the housekeeper told me, could make$1$
304:292,13K  !| up fifteen beds| ~ and to$4$ you too$5#2$, that$6#1$ had been used$1#2$ to$9$
304:292,14K  !| live in Barton*cottage| ~ It seemed quite ridiculous.
304:292,15K  !| But, my dear$2#1$, we must touch$1$ up the $SS#H$Colonel to$9$ do something
304:292,16K  !| to$4$ the parsonage, and make$1$ it comfortable for$4$
304:292,17K  !| them, before$3$ $SS#Q$Lucy goes to$4$ it."
304:292,18A  !| "But $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon does not seem to$9$ have any
304:292,19A  !| idea of the living's being$1$ enough to$9$ allow them to$9$ marry."
304:292,20K  !| "The $SS#H$Colonel is a ninny, my dear$2#1$; because he has two
304:292,21K  !| thousand a-year himself, he thinks that$3$ nobody else can
304:292,22K  !| marry on$4$ less.  Take my word for$4$ it, that$3$, if I am alive,
304:292,23K  !| I shall be paying a visit$0$ at Delaford*Parsonage before$4$
304:292,24K  !| Michaelmas; and I am sure I sha'nt go if $SS#Q$Lucy an't
304:292,25K  !| there."
304:292,26'  !| $SS#A$Elinor was quite of her opinion, as to$4$ the probability
304:292,27'  !| of their not waiting for$4$ any*thing more.
305:293, 1'  !| $SS#B$Edward, having carried his thanks to$4$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon,
305:293, 2'  !| proceeded with his happiness to$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy; and such was the
305:293, 3'  !| excess of it by$4$ the time he reached Bartlett's*Buildings,
305:293, 4'  !| that$3$ she was able to$9$ assure $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, who$6#1$ called on$4$
305:293, 5'  !| her again the next day with her congratulations, that$3$
305:293, 6@q   | she had never seen him in such spirits before$5$ in her
305:293, 7@q   | life.
305:293, 8'  !| Her own$2$ happiness, and her own$2$ spirits, were at least
305:293, 9'  !| very certain; and she joined $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings most
305:293,10'  !| heartily in her expectation of their being$1$ all comfortably
305:293,11'  !| together in Delaford*Parsonage before$4$ Michaelmas.  So$5#1$
305:293,12'  !| far was she, at the same time, from any backwardness
305:293,13'  !| to$9$ give $SS#A$Elinor that$6#2$ credit$0$ which$6#1$ $SS#B$Edward \would\ give
305:293,14'  !| her, that$3$ she spoke of her friendship for$4$ them both
305:293,15'  !| with the most grateful warmth, was ready to$9$ own$1$ all
305:293,16'  !| their obligation to$4$ her, and openly declared that$3$
305:293,16@q   | no$2$
305:293,17@q   | exertion for$4$ their good on$4$ $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood's part$0$, either
305:293,18@q   | present$9$ or future, would ever surprise$1$ her, for$3$ she believed
305:293,19@q   | her capable of doing anything in the world for$4$ those she
305:293,20@q   | really valued.
305:293,20'  !| As for$4$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, she was not only
305:293,21'  !| ready to$9$ worship him as a saint, but was moreover truly
305:293,22'  !| anxious that$3$ he should be treated as one in all worldly
305:293,23'  !| concerns$0$; anxious that$3$ his tythes should be raised to$4$ the
305:293,24'  !| utmost; and secretly resolved to$9$ avail herself, at Delaford,
305:293,25'  !| as far as she possibly could, of his servants, his
305:293,26'  !| carriage, his cows, and his poultry.
305:293,27'  !| It was now above$4$ a week since $SS#F$John*Dashwood had
305:293,28'  !| called in Berkeley-street, and as since that$6#2$ time no$2$ notice$0$
305:293,29'  !| had been taken by$4$ them of his wife's indisposition, beyond$4$
305:293,30'  !| one verbal inquiry, $SS#A$Elinor began to$9$ feel it necessary to$9$
305:293,31'  !| pay$1$ her a visit$0$. ~ This was an obligation, however, which$6#1$
305:293,32'  !| not only opposed her own$2$ inclination, but which$6#1$ had not
305:293,33'  !| the assistance of any encouragement from her companions.
305:294, 1'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, not contented with absolutely
305:294, 2'  !| refusing to$9$ go herself, was very urgent to$9$ prevent her
305:294, 3'  !| sister's going at all; and $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, though her
305:294, 4'  !| carriage was always at $SS#A$Elinor's service, so$5#1$ very much
305:294, 5'  !| disliked $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood, that$3$ not even$5$ her curiosity
305:294, 6'  !| to$9$ see how she looked after$4$ the late discovery, nor her
305:294, 7'  !| strong desire$0$ to$9$ affront her by$4$ taking $SS#B$Edward's part$0$,
305:294, 8'  !| could overcome her unwillingness to$9$ be in her company
305:294, 9'  !| again.  The consequence was, that$3$ $SS#A$Elinor set$1$ out$5$ by$4$
305:294,10'  !| herself to$9$ pay$1$ a visit$0$, for$4$ which$6#1$ no*one could really have
305:294,11'  !| less inclination, and to$9$ run$1$ the risk$0$ of a te~te-a`-te~te with
305:294,12'  !| a woman, whom$6#1$ neither of the others had so$5#1$ much reason$0$
305:294,13'  !| to$9$ dislike$1$.
305:294,14'  !| $SS#G$Mrs%*Dashwood was denied; but before$3$ the carriage
305:294,15'  !| could turn$1$ from the house, her husband accidentally
305:294,16'  !| came out$5$.  He expressed great pleasure in meeting$9$
305:294,17'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, told her that$3$ he had been just$9$ going to$9$ call$1$ in
305:294,18'  !| Berkeley-street, and assuring her that$3$ $SS#G$Fanny would
305:294,19'  !| be very glad to$9$ see her, invited her to$9$ come in.
305:294,20'  !| They walked up*stairs into the drawing-room. ~ Nobody
305:294,21'  !| was there.
305:294,22F  !| "$SS#G$Fanny is in her own$2$ room, I suppose,"
305:294,22'  !| said he; ~
305:294,23F  !| "I will$1$ go to$4$ her presently, for$3$ I am sure she will$1$ not have
305:294,24F  !| the least objection in the world to$4$ seeing \you\. ~ Very
305:294,25F  !| far from it indeed.  \Now\ especially there cannot be ~
305:294,26F  !| but however, you and $SS#C$Marianne were always great
305:294,27F  !| favourites. ~ Why would not $SS#C$Marianne come?" ~
305:294,28'  !| $SS#A$Elinor made what$6#1$ excuse$0$ she could for$4$ her.
305:294,29F  !| "I am not sorry to$9$ see you alone,"
305:294,29'  !| he replied,
305:294,30F  !| "for$3$ I have a good deal$0#2$ to$9$ say to$4$ you.  This living$0$
305:294,31F  !| of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's ~ can it be true? ~ has he really
305:294,32F  !| given it to$4$ $SS#B$Edward? ~ I heard it yesterday by$4$ chance$0$,
305:294,33F  !| and was coming to$4$ you on$4$ purpose to$9$ inquire farther
305:294,34F  !| about$4$ it."
305:294,35A  !| "It is perfectly true. ~ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon has given
305:294,36A  !| the living$0$ of Delaford to$4$ $SS#B$Edward."
305:294,37F  !| "Really| ~ Well$7$, this is very astonishing| ~ no$2$ relationship| ~
305:294,38F  !| no$2$ connection between then| ~ and now that$3$
305:295, 1F  !| livings fetch such a price| ~ what$6#2$ was the value$0$ of
305:295, 2F  !| this?"
305:295, 3A  !| "About$4$ two hundred a-year."
305:295, 4F  !| "Very well$9$ ~ and for$4$ the next presentation to$4$ a living$0$
305:295, 5F  !| of that$6#2$ value$0$ ~ supposing the late incumbent to$9$ have been
305:295, 6F  !| old and sickly, and likely to$9$ vacate it soon ~ he might
305:295, 7F  !| have got I dare$1#2$ say ~ fourteen hundred pounds.  And
305:295, 8F  !| how came he not to$9$ have settled$1$ that$6#2$ matter before$4$ this
305:295, 9F  !| person's death? ~ \Now\ indeed it would be too$5#1$ late to$9$
305:295,10F  !| sell it, but a man of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's sense| ~ I wonder$1$
305:295,11F  !| he should be so$5#1$ improvident in a point$0$ of such common$2$,
305:295,12F  !| such natural$2$, concern$0$| ~ Well$7$, I am convinced that$3$
305:295,13F  !| there is a vast deal$0#2$ of inconsistency in almost every
305:295,14F  !| human character.  I suppose, however ~ on$4$ recollection
305:295,15F  !| ~ that$3$ the case may$1$ probably be \this\.  $SS#B$Edward is only
305:295,16F  !| to$9$ hold$1$ the living$0$ till the person to$4$ whom$6#1$ the $SS#H$Colonel
305:295,17F  !| has really sold the presentation, is old enough to$9$ take
305:295,18F  !| it. ~ Aye, aye, that$6#2$ is the fact, depend upon it."
305:295,19'  !| $SS#A$Elinor contradicted it, however, very positively; and
305:295,20'  !| by$4$ relating that$3$ she had herself been employed in conveying
305:295,21'  !| the offer$0$ from $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon to$4$ $SS#B$Edward, and
305:295,22'  !| therefore must understand the terms on$4$ which$6#1$ it was
305:295,23'  !| given, obliged him to$9$ submit to$4$ her authority.
305:295,24F  !| "It is truly astonishing|" ~
305:295,24'  !| he cried, after$4$ hearing
305:295,25'  !| what$6#1$ she said ~
305:295,25F  !| "what$6#2$ could be the $SS#H$Colonel's motive?"
305:295,26A  !| "A very simple$2$ one ~ to$9$ be of use$0$ to$4$ $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars."
305:295,27F  !| "Well$7$, well$7$; whatever $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon may$1$ be,
305:295,28F  !| $SS#B$Edward is a very lucky man| ~ You will$1$ not mention$1$ the
305:295,29F  !| matter to$4$ $SS#G$Fanny, however, for$3$ though I have broke it
305:295,30F  !| to$4$ her, and she bears it vastly well$9$, ~ she will$1$ not like$1$ to$9$
305:295,31F  !| hear it much talked of."
305:295,32'  !| $SS#A$Elinor had some difficulty here to$9$ refrain from observing,
305:295,33'  !| that$3$ she thought$1$ $SS#G$Fanny might have borne
305:295,34'  !| with composure, an acquisition of wealth to$4$ her brother,
305:295,35'  !| by$4$ which$6#1$ neither she nor her child could be possibly
305:295,36'  !| impoverished.
305:295,37F  !| "$SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars,"
305:295,37'  !| added he, lowering his voice to$4$ the
305:295,38'  !| tone becoming$2$ so$5#1$ important a subject$0$,
305:295,38F  !| "knows nothing
305:296, 1F  !| about$4$ it at present$0#1$, and I believe it will$1$ be best to$9$ keep
305:296, 2F  !| it entirely concealed from her as long$9$ as may$1$ be. ~ When
305:296, 3F  !| the marriage takes place$0$, I fear$1$ she must hear of it all."
305:296, 4A  !| "But why should such precaution be used$1#1$? ~ Though
305:296, 5A  !| it is not to$9$ be supposed that$3$ $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars can have the
305:296, 6A  !| smallest satisfaction in knowing that$3$ her son has money
305:296, 7A  !| enough to$9$ live upon, ~ for$3$ \that$6#2$\ must be quite out$8$ of the
305:296, 8A  !| question$0$; yet why, after$4$ her late behaviour, is she
305:296, 9A  !| supposed to$9$ feel at all? ~ she has done with her son, she
305:296,10A  !| has cast$1$ him off for*ever, and has made all those over
305:296,11A  !| whom$6#1$ she had any influence$0$, cast$1$ him off likewise.
305:296,12A  !| Surely, after$4$ doing so$5#2$, she cannot be imagined liable to$4$
305:296,13A  !| any impression of sorrow or of joy on$4$ his account$0$ ~
305:296,14A  !| she cannot be interested in any*thing that$6#1$ befalls him. ~
305:296,15A  !| She would not be so$5#1$ weak as to$9$ throw$1$ away the comfort$0$
305:296,16A  !| of a child, and yet retain the anxiety of a parent|"
305:296,17F  !| "Ah|  $SS#A$Elinor,"
305:296,17'  !| said $SS#F$John,
305:296,17F  !| "your reasoning is very
305:296,18F  !| good, but it is founded on$4$ ignorance of human nature.
305:296,19F  !| When $SS#B$Edward's unhappy match$0$ takes place$0$, depend
305:296,20F  !| upon it his mother will$1$ feel as much as if she had never
305:296,21F  !| discarded him; and therefore every circumstance that$6#1$
305:296,22F  !| may$1$ accelerate that$6#2$ dreadful event, must be concealed
305:296,23F  !| from her as much as possible.  $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars can never
305:296,24F  !| forget that$3$ $SS#B$Edward is her son."
305:296,25A  !| "You surprise$1$ me; I should think it must nearly
305:296,26A  !| have escaped her memory by$4$ \this\ time."
305:296,27F  !| "You wrong$1$ her exceedingly.  $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars is one
305:296,28F  !| of the most affectionate mothers in the world."
305:296,29'  !| $SS#A$Elinor was silent.
305:296,30F  !| "We think \now\" ~
305:296,30'  !| said $SS#F$Mr%*Dashwood, after$4$ a short$2$
305:296,31'  !| pause$0$,
305:296,31F  !| "of \$SS#J$Robert's\ marrying $SS#ZT1$Miss*Morton."
305:296,32'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, smiling at the grave$2$ and decisive importance
305:296,33'  !| of her brother's tone, calmly replied,
305:296,34A  !| "The lady, I suppose, has no$2$ choice$0$ in the affair."
305:296,35F  !| "Choice$0$| ~ how do you mean$1$?" ~
305:296,36A  !| "I only mean$1$, that$3$ I suppose from your manner of
305:296,37A  !| speaking, it must be the same to$4$ $SS#ZT1$Miss*Morton whether
305:296,38A  !| she marry $SS#B$Edward or $SS#J$Robert."
305:297, 1F  !| "Certainly, there can be no$2$ difference; for$3$ $SS#J$Robert
305:297, 2F  !| will$1$ now to$4$ all intents and purposes be considered as the
305:297, 3F  !| eldest son; ~ and as to$4$ any*thing else, they are both
305:297, 4F  !| very agreeable young men, I do not know that$3$ one is
305:297, 5F  !| superior$2$ to$4$ the other."
305:297, 6'  !| $SS#A$Elinor said no$2$ more, and $SS#F$John was also for$4$ a short$2$
305:297, 7'  !| time silent. ~ His reflections ended thus.
305:297, 8F  !| "Of \one$0$\ thing, my dear$2#1$ sister,"
305:297, 8'  !| kindly taking her hand$0$,
305:297, 9'  !| and speaking in an awful whisper$0$ ~
305:297, 9F  !| "I may$1$ assure you; ~
305:297,10F  !| and I \will$1$\ do it, because I know it must gratify you.
305:297,11F  !| I have good reason$0$ to$9$ think ~ indeed I have it from the
305:297,12F  !| best authority, or I should not repeat it, for$3$ otherwise it
305:297,13F  !| would be very wrong$9$ to$9$ say any*thing about$4$ it ~ but
305:297,14F  !| I have it from the very best authority ~ not that$3$ I ever
305:297,15F  !| precisely heard $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars say it herself ~ but her
305:297,16F  !| daughter \did\, and I have it from her ~ That$3$ in short$0$,
305:297,17F  !| whatever objections there might be against a certain ~
305:297,18F  !| a certain connection ~ you understand me ~ it would
305:297,19F  !| have been far preferable to$4$ her, it would not have given
305:297,20F  !| her half the vexation that$6#1$ \this\ does.  I was exceedingly
305:297,21F  !| pleased to$9$ hear that$3$ $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars considered it in that$6#2$
305:297,22F  !| light$0$ ~ a very gratifying circumstance you know to$4$ us
305:297,23F  !| all.
305:297,23@i   | ""It would have been beyond$4$ comparison,""
305:297,23F  !| she said,
305:297,24@i   | ""the least evil of the two, and she would be glad to$9$
305:297,25@i   | compound \now\ for$4$ nothing worse.""
305:297,25F  !| But however, all
305:297,26F  !| that$6#2$ is quite out$8$ of the question$0$ ~ not to$9$ be thought$1$ of
305:297,27F  !| or mentioned ~ as to$4$ any attachment you know ~ it
305:297,28F  !| never could be ~ all that$6#2$ is gone by$5$.  But I thought$1$ I
305:297,29F  !| would just$9$ tell you of this, because I knew how much
305:297,30F  !| it must please you.  Not that$3$ you have any reason$0$ to$9$
305:297,31F  !| regret$1$, my dear$2#1$ $SS#A$Elinor.  There is no$2$ doubt$0$ of your doing
305:297,32F  !| exceedingly well$9$ ~ quite as well$9$, or better$9$, perhaps, all
305:297,33F  !| things considered.  Has $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon been with you
305:297,34F  !| lately?"
305:297,35'  !| $SS#A$Elinor had heard enough, if not to$9$ gratify her vanity,
305:297,36'  !| and raise her self-importance, to$9$ agitate her nerves and
305:297,37'  !| fill her mind$0$; ~ and she was therefore glad to$9$ be spared
305:297,38'  !| from the necessity of saying much in reply$0$ herself, and
305:298, 1'  !| from the danger of hearing any*thing more from her
305:298, 2'  !| brother, by$4$ the entrance of $SS#J$Mr%*Robert*Ferrars.  After$4$
305:298, 3'  !| a few moments' chat$0$, $SS#F$John*Dashwood, recollecting that$3$
305:298, 4'  !| $SS#G$Fanny was yet uninformed of his sister's being$1$ there,
305:298, 5'  !| quitted the room in quest of her; and $SS#A$Elinor was left$1$
305:298, 6'  !| to$9$ improve her acquaintance with $SS#J$Robert, who$6#1$, by$4$ the
305:298, 7'  !| gay unconcern, the happy self-complacency of his
305:298, 8'  !| manner while$9$ enjoying so$5#1$ unfair a division of his mother's
305:298, 9'  !| love$0$ and liberality, to$4$ the prejudice of his banished
305:298,10'  !| brother, earned only by$4$ his own$2$ dissipated course$0$ of
305:298,11'  !| life, and that$6#2$ brother's integrity, was confirming her
305:298,12'  !| most unfavourable opinion of his head$0$ and heart.
305:298,13'  !| They had scarcely been two minutes by$4$ themselves,
305:298,14'  !| before$3$ he began to$9$ speak of $SS#B$Edward; for$3$ he too$5#2$ had
305:298,15'  !| heard of the living$0$, and was very inquisitive on$4$ the
305:298,16'  !| subject$0$.  $SS#A$Elinor repeated the particulars of it, as she
305:298,17'  !| had given them to$4$ $SS#F$John; and their effect$0$ on$4$ $SS#J$Robert
305:298,18'  !| though very different, was not less striking than it had
305:298,19'  !| been on$4$ \him\.  He laughed most immoderately.  The
305:298,20'  !| idea of $SS#B$Edward's being$1$ a clergyman, and living$9$ in a small
305:298,21'  !| parsonage-house, diverted him beyond$4$ measure$0$; ~ and
305:298,22'  !| when to$4$ that$6#2$ was added the fanciful imagery of $SS#B$Edward
305:298,23'  !| reading prayers in a white surplice, and publishing the
305:298,24'  !| banns of marriage between $SS#X$John*Smith and $SS#X$Mary*Brown,
305:298,25'  !| he could conceive nothing more ridiculous.
305:298,26'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, while$9$ she waited in silence$0$, and immovable
305:298,27'  !| gravity, the conclusion of such folly, could not restrain
305:298,28'  !| her eyes from being$1$ fixed on$4$ him with a look$0$ that$6#1$ spoke
305:298,29'  !| all the contempt it excited.  It was a look$0$, however,
305:298,30'  !| very well$9$ bestowed, for$3$ it relieved her own$2$ feelings, and
305:298,31'  !| gave no$2$ intelligence of him.  He was recalled from wit$0#1$
305:298,32'  !| to$4$ wisdom, not by$4$ any reproof of her's, but by$4$ his own$2$
305:298,33'  !| sensibility.
305:298,34J  !| "We may$1$ treat$1$ it as a joke,"
305:298,34'  !| said he at last$0$, recovering
305:298,35'  !| from the affected laugh$0$ which$6#1$ had considerably lengthened
305:298,36'  !| out$5$ the genuine gaiety of the moment ~
305:298,36J  !| "but upon
305:298,37J  !| my soul, it is a most serious$2$ business.  Poor $SS#B$Edward| he
305:298,38J  !| is ruined for*ever.  I am extremely sorry for$4$ it ~ for$3$ I
305:299, 1J  !| know him to$9$ be a very good-hearted creature; as well-meaning
305:299, 2J  !| a fellow perhaps, as any in the world.  You
305:299, 3J  !| must not judge$1$ of him, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood, from \your\
305:299, 4J  !| slight$2$ acquaintance. ~ Poor $SS#B$Edward| ~~ His manners are
305:299, 5J  !| certainly not the happiest in nature. ~ But we are not all
305:299, 6J  !| born$1#1$, you know, with the same powers ~ the same address$0$. ~
305:299, 7J  !| Poor fellow| ~ to$9$ see him in a circle of strangers|
305:299, 8J  !| ~ to$9$ be sure it was pitiable enough| ~ but, upon my
305:299, 9J  !| soul, I believe he has as good a heart as any in the
305:299,10J  !| kingdom; and I declare and protest to$4$ you I never
305:299,11J  !| was so$5#1$ shocked in my life, as when it all burst$1$ forth.  I
305:299,12J  !| could not believe it. ~ My mother was the first person
305:299,13J  !| who$6#1$ told me of it, and I, feeling$1$ myself called on$5$ to$9$ act$1$
305:299,14J  !| with resolution, immediately said to$4$ her, ""My dear$2#1$
305:299,15J  !| madam, I do not know what$6#1$ you may$1$ intend to$9$ do on$4$
305:299,16J  !| the occasion$0$, but as for$4$ myself, I must say, that$3$ if
305:299,17J  !| $SS#B$Edward does marry this young woman, \I\ never will$1$ see
305:299,18J  !| him again.""  That$6#2$ was what$6#1$ I said immediately, ~ I was
305:299,19J  !| most uncommonly shocked indeed| ~ Poor $SS#B$Edward| ~
305:299,20J  !| he has done for$4$ himself completely ~ shut himself out$5$
305:299,21J  !| for*ever from all decent society| ~ but, as I directly
305:299,22J  !| said to$4$ my mother, I am not in the least surprised at it;
305:299,23J  !| from his style of education it was always to$9$ be expected$1$.
305:299,24J  !| My poor mother was half frantic."
305:299,25A  !| "Have you ever seen the lady?"
305:299,26J  !| "Yes; once, while$9$ she was staying in this house,
305:299,27J  !| I happened to$9$ drop$1$ in for$4$ ten minutes; and I saw quite
305:299,28J  !| enough of her.  The merest awkward country girl,
305:299,29J  !| without style, or elegance, and almost without beauty. ~
305:299,30J  !| I remember her perfectly.  Just$9$ the kind$0$ of girl I should
305:299,31J  !| suppose likely to$9$ captivate poor $SS#B$Edward.  I offered
305:299,32J  !| immediately, as soon as my mother related the affair
305:299,33J  !| to$4$ me, to$9$ talk$1$ to$4$ him myself, and dissuade him from the
305:299,34J  !| match$0$; but it was too$5#1$ late \then\, I found, to$9$ do any*thing,
305:299,35J  !| for$3$ unluckily, I was not in the way at first, and knew
305:299,36J  !| nothing of it till after$3$ the breach had taken place$0$, when
305:299,37J  !| it was not for$4$ me, you know, to$9$ interfere.  But had I
305:299,38J  !| been informed of it a few hours earlier ~ I think it is
305:300, 1J  !| most probable ~ that$3$ something might have been hit
305:300, 2J  !| on$5$.  I certainly should have represented it to$4$ $SS#B$Edward
305:300, 3J  !| in a very strong light$0$.  ""My dear$2#1$ fellow,"" I should have
305:300, 4J  !| said, ""consider what$6#1$ you are doing.  You are making
305:300, 5J  !| a most disgraceful connection, and such a one as your
305:300, 6J  !| family are unanimous in disapproving.""  I cannot help$1$
305:300, 7J  !| thinking, in short$0$, that$3$ means$0$ might have been found.
305:300, 8J  !| But now it is all too$5#1$ late.  He must be starved, you
305:300, 9J  !| know; ~ that$6#2$ is certain; absolutely starved."
305:300,10'  !| He had just$9$ settled$1$ this point$0$ with great composure,
305:300,11'  !| when the entrance of $SS#G$Mrs%*John*Dashwood put an end$0$
305:300,12'  !| to$4$ the subject$0$.  But though \she\ never spoke of it out$8$ of
305:300,13'  !| her own$2$ family, $SS#A$Elinor could see its influence$0$ on$4$ her
305:300,14'  !| mind$0$, in the something like$9$ confusion of countenance
305:300,15'  !| with which$6#1$ she entered, and an attempt$0$ at cordiality in
305:300,16'  !| her behaviour to$4$ herself.  She even$5$ proceeded so$5#1$ far as
305:300,17'  !| to$9$ be concerned to$9$ find that$3$ $SS#A$Elinor and her sister were so$5#1$
305:300,18'  !| soon to$9$ leave$1$ town, as she had hoped to$9$ see more of
305:300,19'  !| them; ~ an exertion in which$6#1$ her husband, who$6#1$ attended
305:300,20'  !| her into the room, and hung enamoured over her accents,
305:300,21'  !| seemed to$9$ distinguish every*thing that$6#1$ was most affectionate
305:300,22'  !| and graceful.
306:301, 1'  !| One other short$2$ call$0$ in Harley-street, in which$6#1$ $SS#A$Elinor
306:301, 2'  !| received her brother's congratulations on$4$ their travelling
306:301, 3'  !| so$5#1$ far towards Barton without any expense, and on$4$
306:301, 4'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's being$1$ to$9$ follow them to$4$ Cleveland in
306:301, 5'  !| a day or two, completed the intercourse of the brother
306:301, 6'  !| and sisters in town; ~ and a faint$2$ invitation from $SS#G$Fanny,
306:301, 7'  !| to$9$ come to$4$ Norland whenever it should happen to$9$ be in
306:301, 8'  !| their way, which$6#1$ of all things was the most unlikely to$9$
306:301, 9'  !| occur, with a more warm$2$, though less public$2$, assurance,
306:301,10'  !| from $SS#F$John to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor, of the promptitude with which$6#1$ he
306:301,11'  !| should come to$9$ see her at Delaford, was all that$6#1$ foretold
306:301,12'  !| any meeting$0$ in the country.
306:301,13'  !| It amused her to$9$ observe that$3$ all her friends seemed
306:301,14'  !| determined$2$ to$9$ send her to$4$ Delaford; ~ a place$0$, in which$6#1$,
306:301,15'  !| of all others, she would now least chuse to$9$ visit$1$, or wish$1$
306:301,16'  !| to$9$ reside; for$3$ not only was it considered as her future
306:301,17'  !| home by$4$ her brother and $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, but even$5$ $SS#Q$Lucy,
306:301,18'  !| when they parted, gave her a pressing invitation to$9$ visit$1$
306:301,19'  !| her there.
306:301,20'  !| Very early in April, and tolerably early in the day,
306:301,21'  !| the two parties from Hanover-square and Berkeley-street
306:301,22'  !| set$1$ out$5$ from their respective homes, to$9$ meet$1$, by$4$ appointment,
306:301,23'  !| on$4$ the road.  For$4$ the convenience of $SS#O$Charlotte
306:301,24'  !| and her child, they were to$9$ be more than two days on$4$
306:301,25'  !| their journey, and $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer, travelling more expeditiously
306:301,26'  !| with $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, was to$9$ join them at
306:301,27'  !| Cleveland soon after$4$ their arrival.
306:301,28'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, few as had been her hours of comfort$0$ in
306:301,29'  !| London, and eager as she had long$9$ been to$9$ quit it, could
306:301,30'  !| not, when it came to$4$ the point$0$, bid adieu to$4$ the house
306:301,31'  !| in which$6#1$ she had for$4$ the last$2$ time enjoyed those hopes$0$,
306:301,32'  !| and that$6#2$ confidence, in $SS#S$Willoughby, which$6#1$ were now
306:301,33'  !| extinguished for*ever, without great pain$0$.  Nor could she
306:302, 1'  !| leave$1$ the place$0$ in which$6#1$ $SS#S$Willoughby remained, busy in
306:302, 2'  !| new engagements, and new schemes, in which$6#1$ \she\ could
306:302, 3'  !| have no$2$ share$0$, without shedding many tears.
306:302, 4'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's satisfaction at the moment of removal, was
306:302, 5'  !| more positive.  She had no$2$ such object$0$ for$4$ her lingering
306:302, 6'  !| thoughts to$9$ fix on$4$, she left$1$ no$2$ creature behind, from
306:302, 7'  !| whom$6#1$ it would give her a moment's regret$0$ to$9$ be divided
306:302, 8'  !| for*ever, she was pleased to$9$ be free herself from the
306:302, 9'  !| persecution of $SS#Q$Lucy's friendship, she was grateful for$4$
306:302,10'  !| bringing her sister away unseen by$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby since
306:302,11'  !| his marriage, and she looked forward$8$ with hope$0$ to$4$ what$6#1$
306:302,12'  !| a few months of tranquillity at Barton might do towards
306:302,13'  !| restoring $SS#C$Marianne's peace of mind$0$, and confirming her
306:302,14'  !| own$2$.
306:302,15'  !| Their journey was safely performed.  The second$2$ day
306:302,16'  !| brought them into the cherished, or the prohibited,
306:302,17'  !| county of Somerset, for$3$ as such was it dwelt on$5$ by$4$ turns$0$
306:302,18'  !| in $SS#C$Marianne's imagination; and in the forenoon of the
306:302,19'  !| third they drove up to$4$ Cleveland.
306:302,20'  !| Cleveland was a spacious, modern-built house, situated
306:302,21'  !| on$4$ a sloping lawn.  It had no$2$ park, but the pleasure-grounds
306:302,22'  !| were tolerably extensive; and like$9$ every other
306:302,23'  !| place$0$ of the same degree of importance, it had its open$2$
306:302,24'  !| shrubbery, and closer wood walk$0$, a road of smooth$2$ gravel
306:302,25'  !| winding round$4$ a plantation, led to$4$ the front$0$, the lawn
306:302,26'  !| was dotted over with timber, the house itself was under
306:302,27'  !| the guardianship of the fir, the mountain-ash, and the
306:302,28'  !| acacia, and a thick screen of them altogether, interspersed
306:302,29'  !| with tall Lombardy poplars, shut out$5$ the offices.
306:302,30'  !| $SS#C$Marianne entered the house with an heart swelling
306:302,31'  !| with emotion from the consciousness of being$1$ only eighty
306:302,32'  !| miles from Barton, and not thirty from Combe*Magna;
306:302,33'  !| and before$3$ she had been five minutes within its walls,
306:302,34'  !| while$9$ the others were busily helping $SS#O$Charlotte shew$1$ her
306:302,35'  !| child to$4$ the housekeeper, she quitted it again, stealing
306:302,36'  !| away through$4$ the winding shrubberies, now just$9$
306:302,37'  !| beginning$1$ to$9$ be in beauty, to$9$ gain$1$ a distant eminence;
306:302,38'  !| where, from its Grecian temple, her eye, wandering over
306:303, 1'  !| a wide tract of country to$4$ the south-east, could fondly
306:303, 2'  !| rest$1$ on$4$ the farthest ridge of hills in the horizon, and
306:303, 3'  !| fancy$1$ that$3$ from their summits Combe*Magna might be
306:303, 4'  !| seen.
306:303, 5'  !| In such moments of precious, of invaluable misery,
306:303, 6'  !| she rejoiced in tears of agony to$9$ be at Cleveland; and as
306:303, 7'  !| she returned by$4$ a different circuit to$4$ the house, feeling$1$
306:303, 8'  !| all the happy privilege of country liberty, of wandering
306:303, 9'  !| from place$0$ to$4$ place$0$ in free and luxurious solitude, she
306:303,10'  !| resolved to$9$ spend almost every hour of every day while$9$
306:303,11'  !| she remained with the $SS#N1$Palmers, in the indulgence of
306:303,12'  !| such solitary rambles.
306:303,13'  !| She returned just$9$ in time to$9$ join the others as they
306:303,14'  !| quitted the house, on$4$ an excursion through$4$ its more
306:303,15'  !| immediate premises; and the rest$0#1$ of the morning was
306:303,16'  !| easily whiled away, in lounging round$4$ the kitchen garden,
306:303,17'  !| examining the bloom upon its walls, and listening to$4$
306:303,18'  !| the gardener's lamentations upon blights, ~ in dawdling
306:303,19'  !| through$4$ the green-house, where the loss of her favourite$2$
306:303,20'  !| plants, unwarily exposed, and nipped by$4$ the lingering
306:303,21'  !| frost, raised the laughter of $SS#O$Charlotte, ~ and in visiting
306:303,22'  !| her poultry-yard, where, in the disappointed hopes$0$ of
306:303,23'  !| her dairy-maid, by$4$ hens forsaking their nests, or being$1$
306:303,24'  !| stolen by$4$ a fox, or in the rapid decease of a promising
306:303,25'  !| young brood, she found fresh sources of merriment.
306:303,26'  !| The morning was fine and dry$2$, and $SS#C$Marianne, in her
306:303,27'  !| plan of employment abroad, had not calculated for$4$ any
306:303,28'  !| change$0$ of weather during their stay$0$ at Cleveland.  With
306:303,29'  !| great surprise$0$ therefore, did she find herself prevented by$4$
306:303,30'  !| a settled$2$ rain$0$ from going out$5$ again after$4$ dinner.  She
306:303,31'  !| had depended on$4$ a twilight walk$0$ to$4$ the Grecian temple,
306:303,32'  !| and perhaps all over the grounds, and an evening merely
306:303,33'  !| cold$2$ or damp$2$ would not have deterred her from it; but
306:303,34'  !| an heavy and settled$2$ rain$0$ even$5$ \she\ could not fancy$1$ dry$2$
306:303,35'  !| or pleasant weather for$4$ walking.
306:303,36'  !| Their party was small, and the hours passed quietly
306:303,37'  !| away.  $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer had her child, and $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
306:303,38'  !| her carpet-work; they talked of the friends they had
306:304, 1'  !| left$1$ behind, arranged $SS#M$Lady*Middleton's engagements,
306:304, 2'  !| and wondered whether $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer and $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
306:304, 3'  !| would get farther than Reading that$6#2$ night.  $SS#A$Elinor,
306:304, 4'  !| however little concerned in it, joined in their discourse,
306:304, 5'  !| and $SS#C$Marianne, who$6#1$ had the knack of finding her way
306:304, 6'  !| in every house to$4$ the library, however it might be
306:304, 7'  !| avoided by$4$ the family in general$0$, soon procured herself
306:304, 8'  !| a book.
306:304, 9'  !| Nothing was wanting on$4$ $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer's side$0$ that$6#1$ constant
306:304,10'  !| and friendly good-humour could do, to$9$ make$1$ them
306:304,11'  !| feel themselves welcome$2$.  The openness and heartiness
306:304,12'  !| of her manner, more than atoned for$4$ that$6#2$ want$0$ of
306:304,13'  !| recollection and elegance, which$6#1$ made her often deficient
306:304,14'  !| in the forms of politeness; her kindness, recommended
306:304,15'  !| by$4$ so$5#1$ pretty$2$ a face$0$, was engaging; her folly, though
306:304,16'  !| evident, was not disgusting, because it was not conceited;
306:304,17'  !| and $SS#A$Elinor could have forgiven every*thing but
306:304,18'  !| her laugh$0$.
306:304,19'  !| The two gentlemen arrived the next day to$4$ a very late
306:304,20'  !| dinner, affording a pleasant enlargement of the party,
306:304,21'  !| and a very welcome$2$ variety to$4$ their conversation, which$6#1$
306:304,22'  !| a long$9$ morning of the same continued rain$0$ had reduced
306:304,23'  !| very low.
306:304,24'  !| $SS#A$Elinor had seen so$5#1$ little of $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer, and in that$6#2$
306:304,25'  !| little had seen so$5#1$ much variety in his address$0$ to$4$ her sister
306:304,26'  !| and herself, that$3$ she knew not what$6#1$ to$9$ expect to$9$ find
306:304,27'  !| him in his own$2$ family.  She found him, however, perfectly
306:304,28'  !| the gentleman in his behaviour to$4$ all his visitors,
306:304,29'  !| and only occasionally rude to$4$ his wife and her mother;
306:304,30'  !| she found him very capable of being$1$ a pleasant companion,
306:304,31'  !| and only prevented from being$1$ so$5#2$ always, by$4$
306:304,32'  !| too$5#1$ great an aptitude to$9$ fancy$1$ himself as much superior$2$
306:304,33'  !| to$4$ people in general$0$, as he must feel himself to$9$ be to$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
306:304,34'  !| and $SS#O$Charlotte.  For$4$ the rest$0#1$ of his character
306:304,35'  !| and habits, they were marked, as far as $SS#A$Elinor could
306:304,36'  !| perceive, with no$2$ traits at all unusual in his sex and
306:304,37'  !| time of life.  He was nice in his eating, uncertain in his
306:304,38'  !| hours; fond of his child, though affecting to$9$ slight$1$ it;
306:305, 1'  !| and idled away the mornings at billiards, which$6#1$ ought
306:305, 2'  !| to$9$ have been devoted to$4$ business.  She liked him,
306:305, 3'  !| however, upon the whole$0$ much better$9$ than she had
306:305, 4'  !| expected$1$, and in her heart was not sorry that$3$ she could
306:305, 5'  !| like$1$ him no$2$ more; ~ not sorry to$9$ be driven by$4$ the
306:305, 6'  !| observation of his Epicurism, his selfishness, and his
306:305, 7'  !| conceit, to$9$ rest$1$ with complacency on$4$ the remembrance
306:305, 8'  !| of $SS#B$Edward's generous temper, simple$2$ taste, and diffident
306:305, 9'  !| feelings.
306:305,10'  !| Of $SS#B$Edward, or at least of some of his concerns$0$, she
306:305,11'  !| now received intelligence from $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, who$6#1$
306:305,12'  !| had been into Dorsetshire lately; and who$6#1$, treating
306:305,13'  !| her at once as the disinterested friend of $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars, and
306:305,14'  !| the kind$2$ confidante of himself, talked to$4$ her a great deal$0#2$
306:305,15'  !| of the Parsonage at Delaford, described its deficiencies,
306:305,16'  !| and told her what$6#1$ he meant to$9$ do himself towards
306:305,17'  !| removing them. ~ His behaviour to$4$ her in this, as well$9$
306:305,18'  !| as in every other particular, his open$2$ pleasure in meeting$9$
306:305,19'  !| her after$4$ an absence of only ten days, his readiness to$9$
306:305,20'  !| converse with her, and his deference for$4$ her opinion,
306:305,21'  !| might very well$9$ justify $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's persuasion of his
306:305,22'  !| attachment, and would have been enough, perhaps,
306:305,23'  !| had not $SS#A$Elinor still$5$, as from the first, believed $SS#C$Marianne
306:305,24'  !| his real favourite$0$, to$9$ make$1$ her suspect it herself.  But
306:305,25'  !| as it was, such a notion had scarcely ever entered her
306:305,26'  !| head$0$, except by$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's suggestion; and she
306:305,27'  !| could not help$1$ believing herself the nicest observer of
306:305,28'  !| the two; ~ she watched his eyes, while$9$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
306:305,29'  !| thought$1$ only of his behaviour; ~ and while$9$ his looks$0$ of
306:305,30'  !| anxious solicitude on$4$ $SS#C$Marianne's feeling$1$, in her head$0$
306:305,31'  !| and throat, the beginning$0$ of an heavy cold$0$, because
306:305,32'  !| unexpressed by$4$ words, entirely escaped the latter lady's
306:305,33'  !| observation; ~ \she\ could discover in them the quick$2$
306:305,34'  !| feelings, and needless alarm$0$ of a lover.
306:305,35'  !| Two delightful twilight walks$0$ on$4$ the third and fourth
306:305,36'  !| evenings of her being$1$ there, not merely on$4$ the dry$2$ gravel
306:305,37'  !| of the shrubbery, but all over the grounds, and especially
306:305,38'  !| in the most distant parts of them, where there was something
306:306, 1'  !| more of wildness than in the rest$0#1$, where the
306:306, 2'  !| trees were the oldest, and the grass was the longest and
306:306, 3'  !| wettest, had ~ assisted by$4$ the still$5$ greater imprudence
306:306, 4'  !| of sitting$1$ in her wet$2$ shoes and stockings ~ given $SS#C$Marianne
306:306, 5'  !| a cold$0$ so$5#1$ violent, as, though for$4$ a day or two trifled with
306:306, 6'  !| or denied, would force$1$ itself by$4$ increasing ailments, on$4$
306:306, 7'  !| the concern$0$ of every*body, and the notice$0$ of herself.
306:306, 8'  !| Prescriptions poured in from all quarters, and as usual,
306:306, 9'  !| were all declined.  Though heavy and feverish, with
306:306,10'  !| a pain$0$ in her limbs, a cough, and a sore throat, a good
306:306,11'  !| night's rest$0#2$ was to$9$ cure$1$ her entirely; and it was with
306:306,12'  !| difficulty that$3$ $SS#A$Elinor prevailed on$4$ her, when she went
306:306,13'  !| to$4$ bed, to$9$ try one or two of the simplest of the remedies.
307:307, 1'  !| $SS#C$Marianne got up the next morning at her usual time;
307:307, 2'  !| to$4$ every inquiry replied that$3$ she was better$9$, and tried to$9$
307:307, 3'  !| prove herself so$5#2$, by$4$ engaging in her accustomary employments.
307:307, 4'  !| But a day spent in sitting$1$ shivering over the
307:307, 5'  !| fire$0$ with a book in her hand$0$, which$6#1$ she was unable to$9$
307:307, 6'  !| read, or in lying, weary and languid, on$4$ a sofa, did not
307:307, 7'  !| speak much in favour$0$ of her amendment; and when,
307:307, 8'  !| at last$0$, she went early to$4$ bed, more and more indisposed,
307:307, 9'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon was only astonished at her sister's
307:307,10'  !| composure, who$6#1$, though attending and nursing her the
307:307,11'  !| whole$2$ day, against $SS#C$Marianne's inclination, and forcing
307:307,12'  !| proper medicines on$4$ her at night, trusted, like$9$ $SS#C$Marianne,
307:307,13'  !| to$4$ the certainty and efficacy of sleep$0$, and felt no$2$ real
307:307,14'  !| alarm$0$.
307:307,15'  !| A very restless and feverish night, however, disappointed
307:307,16'  !| the expectation of both; and when $SS#C$Marianne,
307:307,17'  !| after$4$ persisting in rising, confessed herself unable to$9$ sit
307:307,18'  !| up, and returned voluntarily to$4$ her bed, $SS#A$Elinor was very
307:307,19'  !| ready to$9$ adopt $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's advice, of sending for$4$
307:307,20'  !| the $SS#N1$Palmers' apothecary.
307:307,21'  !| He came, examined his patient, and though encouraging
307:307,22'  !| $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood to$9$ expect that$3$ a very few days
307:307,23'  !| would restore her sister to$4$ health, yet, by$4$ pronouncing
307:307,24'  !| her disorder to$9$ have a putrid tendency, and allowing the
307:307,25'  !| word
307:307,25U  !| "infection"
307:307,25'  !| to$9$ pass$1$ his lips, gave instant$2$ alarm$0$
307:307,26'  !| to$4$ $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer on$4$ her baby's account$0$.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
307:307,27'  !| who$6#1$ had been inclined from the first to$9$ think $SS#C$Marianne's
307:307,28'  !| complaint more serious$2$ than $SS#A$Elinor, now looked very
307:307,29'  !| grave$2$ on$4$ $SS#U$Mr%*Harris's report$0$, and confirming $SS#O$Charlotte's
307:307,30'  !| fears and caution$0$, urged the necessity of her immediate
307:307,31'  !| removal with her infant; and $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer, though
307:307,32'  !| treating their apprehensions as idle, found the anxiety
307:307,33'  !| and importunity of his wife too$5#1$ great to$9$ be withstood.
307:308, 1'  !| Her departure therefore was fixed on$5$; and, within an
307:308, 2'  !| hour after$4$ $SS#U$Mr%*Harris's arrival, she set$1$ off, with her
307:308, 3'  !| little boy and his nurse$0$, for$4$ the house of a near$9$ relation
307:308, 4'  !| of $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer's, who$6#1$ lived a few miles on$4$ the other side$0$
307:308, 5'  !| of Bath$0#1$; whither her husband promised, at her earnest
307:308, 6'  !| entreaty, to$9$ join her in a day or two; and whither she
307:308, 7'  !| was almost equally urgent with her mother to$9$ accompany
307:308, 8'  !| her.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, however, with a kindness of
307:308, 9'  !| heart which$6#1$ made $SS#A$Elinor really love$1$ her, declared her
307:308,10'  !| resolution of not stirring from Cleveland as long$9$ as
307:308,11'  !| $SS#C$Marianne remained ill, and of endeavouring, by$4$ her own$2$
307:308,12'  !| attentive care$0$, to$9$ supply$1$ to$4$ her the place$0$ of the mother
307:308,13'  !| she had taken her from; and $SS#A$Elinor found her on$4$ every
307:308,14'  !| occasion$0$ a most willing and active helpmate, desirous
307:308,15'  !| to$9$ share$1$ in all her fatigues$0$, and often by$4$ her better$9$
307:308,16'  !| experience$0$ in nursing, of material$2$ use$0$.
307:308,17'  !| Poor $SS#C$Marianne, languid and low from the nature of
307:308:18'  !| her malady, and feeling$1$ herself universally ill, could no$2$
307:308,19'  !| longer hope$1$ that$3$ to-morrow would find her recovered;
307:308,20'  !| and the idea of what$6#1$ to-morrow would have produced,
307:308,21'  !| but for$4$ this unlucky illness, made every ailment more
307:308,22'  !| severe; for$3$ on$4$ that$6#2$ day they were to$9$ have begun their
307:308,23'  !| journey home; and, attended the whole$2$ way by$4$ a servant
307:308,24'  !| of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, were to$9$ have taken their mother
307:308,25'  !| by$4$ surprise$0$ on$4$ the following forenoon.  The little that$6#1$
307:308,26'  !| she said, was all in lamentation of this inevitable delay$0$;
307:308,27'  !| though $SS#A$Elinor tried to$9$ raise her spirits, and make$1$ her
307:308,28'  !| believe, as she \then\ really believed herself, that$3$ it would
307:308,29'  !| be a very short$2$ one.
307:308,30'  !| The next day produced little or no$2$ alteration in the
307:308,31'  !| state$0$ of the patient; she certainly was not better$9$, and
307:308,32'  !| except that$3$ there was no$2$ amendment, did not appear
307:308,33'  !| worse.  Their party was now farther reduced; for$3$
307:308,34'  !| $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer, though very unwilling to$9$ go, as well$9$ from
307:308,35'  !| real humanity and good-nature, as from a dislike$0$ of
307:308,36'  !| appearing to$9$ be frightened away by$4$ his wife, was persuaded
307:308,37'  !| at last$0$ by$4$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon to$9$ perform his promise$0$
307:308,38'  !| of following her; and while$9$ he was preparing to$9$ go,
307:309, 1'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon himself, with a much greater exertion,
307:309, 2'  !| began to$9$ talk$1$ of going likewise. ~ Here, however, the
307:309, 3'  !| kindness of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings interposed most acceptably;
307:309, 4'  !| for$3$
307:309, 4@k   | to$9$ send the $SS#H$Colonel away while$9$ his love$0$ was in so$5#1$
307:309, 5@k   | much uneasiness on$4$ her sister's account$0$, would be to$9$
307:309, 6@k   | deprive them both,
307:309, 6'  !| she thought$1$,
307:309, 6@k   | of every comfort$0$;
307:309, 6'  !| and
307:309, 7'  !| therefore telling him at once that$3$
307:309, 7@k   | his stay$0$ at Cleveland
307:309, 8@k   | was necessary to$4$ herself, that$3$ she should want$1$ him to$9$
307:309, 9@k   | play$1$ at piquet of an evening, while$9$ $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood was
307:309,10@k   | above$5$ with her sister,
307:309,10'  !| &c% she urged him so$5#1$ strongly
307:309,11'  !| to$9$ remain, that$3$ he, who$6#1$ was gratifying the first wish$0$
307:309,12'  !| of his own$2$ heart by$4$ a compliance, could not long$9$ even$5$
307:309,13'  !| affect to$9$ demur; especially as $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's entreaty
307:309,14'  !| was warmly seconded by$4$ $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer, who$6#1$ seemed to$9$ feel
307:309,15'  !| a relief to$4$ himself, in leaving behind him a person so$5#1$ well$9$
307:309,16'  !| able to$9$ assist or advise $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood in any emergence.
307:309,17'  !| $SS#C$Marianne was of course$8$ kept in ignorance of all these
307:309,18'  !| arrangements.  She knew not that$3$ she had been the
307:309,19'  !| means$0$ of sending the owners of Cleveland away, in
307:309,20'  !| about$4$ seven days from the time of their arrival.  It gave
307:309,21'  !| her no$2$ surprise$0$ that$3$ she saw nothing of $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer;
307:309,22'  !| and as it gave her likewise no$2$ concern$0$, she never mentioned
307:309,23'  !| her name$0$.
307:309,24'  !| Two days passed away from the time of $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer's
307:309,25'  !| departure, and her situation continued, with little variation,
307:309,26'  !| the same.  $SS#U$Mr%*Harris, who$6#1$ attended her every day,
307:309,27'  !| still$5$ talked boldly of a speedy recovery, and $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood
307:309,28'  !| was equally sanguine; but the expectation of
307:309,29'  !| the others was by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ so$5#1$ cheerful.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
307:309,30'  !| had determined$1$ very early in the seisure that$3$ $SS#C$Marianne
307:309,31'  !| would never get over it, and $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, who$6#1$ was
307:309,32'  !| chiefly of use$0$ in listening to$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's forebodings,
307:309,33'  !| was not in a state$0$ of mind$0$ to$9$ resist their influence$0$.  He
307:309,34'  !| tried to$9$ reason$1$ himself out$8$ of fears, which$6#1$ the different
307:309,35'  !| judgment of the apothecary seemed to$9$ render absurd;
307:309,36'  !| but the many hours of each day in which$6#1$ he was left$1$
307:309,37'  !| entirely alone, were but too$5#1$ favourable for$4$ the admission
307:309,38'  !| of every melancholy$2$ idea, and he could not expel from
307:310, 1'  !| his mind$0$ the persuasion that$6#1$ he should see $SS#C$Marianne no$2$
307:310, 2'  !| more.
307:310, 3'  !| On$4$ the morning of the third day however, the gloomy
307:310, 4'  !| anticipations of both were almost done away; for$3$ when
307:310, 5'  !| $SS#U$Mr%*Harris arrived, he declared his patient materially
307:310, 6'  !| better$9$.  Her pulse was much stronger, and every symptom
307:310, 7'  !| more favourable than on$4$ the preceding visit$0$.
307:310, 8'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, confirmed in every pleasant hope$0$, was all cheerfulness;
307:310, 9'  !| rejoicing that$3$ in her letters to$4$ her mother, she
307:310,10'  !| had pursued her own$2$ judgment rather than her friend's,
307:310,11'  !| in making very light$9$ of the indisposition which$6#1$ delayed
307:310,12'  !| them at Cleveland; and almost fixing on$4$ the time when
307:310,13'  !| $SS#C$Marianne would be able to$9$ travel.
307:310,14'  !| But the day did not close$1$ so$5#1$ auspiciously as it began. ~
307:310,15'  !| Towards the evening, $SS#C$Marianne became ill again,
307:310,16'  !| growing more heavy, restless, and uncomfortable than
307:310,17'  !| before$5$.  Her sister, however, still$5$ sanguine, was willing
307:310,18'  !| to$9$ attribute the change$0$ to$4$ nothing more than the fatigue$0$
307:310,19'  !| of having sat up to$9$ have her bed made; and carefully
307:310,20'  !| administering the cordials prescribed, saw her with
307:310,21'  !| satisfaction sink at last$0$ into a slumber$0$, from which$6#1$ she
307:310,22'  !| expected$1$ the most beneficial effects.  Her sleep$0$, though
307:310,23'  !| not so$5#1$ quiet$2$ as $SS#A$Elinor wished to$9$ see it, lasted a considerable
307:310,24'  !| time; and anxious to$9$ observe the result$0$ of it
307:310,25'  !| herself, she resolved to$9$ sit with her during the whole$0$ of
307:310,26'  !| it.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, knowing nothing of any change$0$ in
307:310,27'  !| the patient, went unusually early to$4$ bed; her maid, who$6#1$
307:310,28'  !| was one of the principal$2$ nurses, was recreating herself
307:310,29'  !| in the housekeeper's room, and $SS#A$Elinor remained alone
307:310,30'  !| with $SS#C$Marianne.
307:310,31'  !| The repose of the latter became more and more disturbed;
307:310,32'  !| and her sister, who$6#1$ watched with unremitting
307:310,33'  !| attention her continual change$0$ of posture, and heard
307:310,34'  !| the frequent but inarticulate sounds$0$ of complaint which$6#1$
307:310,35'  !| passed her lips, was almost wishing to$9$ rouse her from
307:310,36'  !| so$5#1$ painful a slumber$0$, when $SS#C$Marianne, suddenly awakened
307:310,37'  !| by$4$ some accidental noise in the house, started
307:310,38'  !| hastily up, and with feverish wildness, cried out$5$ ~
307:311, 1C  !| "Is mama coming? ~"
307:311, 2A  !| "Not yet,"
307:311, 2'  !| replied the other, concealing her terror,
307:311, 3'  !| and assisting $SS#C$Marianne to$9$ lie$1$ down$5$ again,
307:311, 3A  !| "but she will$1$
307:311, 4A  !| be here, I hope$1$, before$3$ it is long$9$.  It is a great way, you
307:311, 5A  !| know, from hence to$4$ Barton."
307:311, 6C  !| "But she must not go round$9$ by$4$ London,"
307:311, 6'  !| cried
307:311, 7'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, in the same hurried manner,
307:311, 7C  !| "I shall never
307:311, 8C  !| see her, if she goes by$4$ London."
307:311, 9'  !| $SS#A$Elinor perceived with alarm$0$ that$3$ she was not quite
307:311,10'  !| herself, and while$9$ attempting to$9$ sooth her, eagerly felt
307:311,11'  !| her pulse.  It was lower$2$ and quicker than ever| and
307:311,12'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, still$5$ talking wildly of mama, her alarm$0$ increased
307:311,13'  !| so$5#1$ rapidly, as to$9$ determine her on$4$ sending
307:311,14'  !| instantly for$4$ $SS#U$Mr%*Harris, and dispatching a messenger
307:311,15'  !| to$4$ Barton for$4$ her mother.  To$9$ consult with $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
307:311,16'  !| on$4$ the best means$0$ of effecting the latter, was
307:311,17'  !| a thought$0$ which$6#1$ immediately followed the resolution of
307:311,18'  !| its performance; and as soon as she had rung up the
307:311,19'  !| maid to$9$ take her place$0$ by$4$ her sister, she hastened down$5$
307:311,20'  !| to$4$ the drawing-room, where she knew he was generally
307:311,21'  !| to$9$ be found at a much later hour than the present$0#1$.
307:311,22'  !| It was no$2$ time for$4$ hesitation.  Her fears and her
307:311,23'  !| difficulties were immediately before$4$ him.  Her fears, he
307:311,24'  !| had no$2$ courage, no$2$ confidence to$9$ attempt$1$ the removal
307:311,25'  !| of; ~ he listened to$4$ them in silent despondence; ~ but
307:311,26'  !| her difficulties were instantly obviated, for$3$ with a readiness
307:311,27'  !| that$6#1$ seemed to$9$ speak the occasion$0$, and the service
307:311,28'  !| pre-arranged in his mind$0$, he offered himself as the
307:311,29'  !| messenger who$6#1$ should fetch $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood.  $SS#A$Elinor
307:311,30'  !| made no$2$ resistance that$6#1$ was not easily overcome.  She
307:311,31'  !| thanked him with brief, though fervent gratitude, and
307:311,32'  !| while$9$ he went to$9$ hurry$1$ off his servant with a message
307:311,33'  !| to$4$ $SS#U$Mr%*Harris, and an order$0$ for$4$ post-horses directly, she
307:311,34'  !| wrote a few lines to$4$ her mother.
307:311,35'  !| The comfort$0$ of such a friend at that$6#2$ moment as
307:311,36'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon ~ of such a companion for$4$ her mother, ~
307:311,37'  !| how gratefully was it felt| ~a companion whose$6#1$ judgment
307:311,38'  !| would guide$1$, whose$6#1$ attendance must relieve, and
307:312, 1'  !| whose$6#1$ friendship might sooth her| ~ as far as the shock$0$
307:312, 2'  !| of such a summons \could\ be lessened to$4$ her, his presence,
307:312, 3'  !| his manners, his assistance, would lessen it.
307:312, 4'  !| \He\, meanwhile, whatever he might feel, acted with
307:312, 5'  !| all the firmness of a collected mind$0$, made every necessary
307:312, 6'  !| arrangement with the utmost dispatch, and calculated
307:312, 7'  !| with exactness the time in which$6#1$ she might look$1$ for$4$ his
307:312, 8'  !| return$0$.  Not a moment was lost in delay$0$ of any kind$0$.
307:312, 9'  !| The horses arrived, even$5$ before$3$ they were expected$1$,
307:312,10'  !| and $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon only pressing her hand$0$ with a
307:312,11'  !| look$0$ of solemnity, and a few words spoken too$5#1$ low
307:312,12'  !| to$9$ reach$1$ her ear, hurried into the carriage.  It
307:312,13'  !| was then about$4$ twelve o'clock, and she returned to$4$
307:312,14'  !| her sister's apartment to$9$ wait for$4$ the arrival of the
307:312,15'  !| apothecary, and to$9$ watch$1$ by$4$ her the rest$0#1$ of the night.
307:312,16'  !| It was a night of almost equal$2$ suffering to$4$ both.  Hour
307:312,17'  !| after$4$ hour passed away in sleepless pain$0$ and delirium on$4$
307:312,18'  !| $SS#C$Marianne's side$0$, and in the most cruel anxiety on$4$ $SS#A$Elinor's,
307:312,19'  !| before$3$ $SS#U$Mr%*Harris appeared.  Her apprehensions once
307:312,20'  !| raised, paid by$4$ their excess for$4$ all her former security;
307:312,21'  !| and the servant who$6#1$ sat up with her, for$3$ she would not
307:312,22'  !| allow $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings to$9$ be called, only tortured her more,
307:312,23'  !| by$4$ hints of what$6#1$ her mistress had always thought$1$.
307:312,24'  !| $SS#C$Marianne's ideas were still$5$, at intervals, fixed incoherently
307:312,25'  !| on$4$ her mother, and whenever she mentioned
307:312,26'  !| her name$0$, it gave a pang to$4$ the heart of poor $SS#A$Elinor,
307:312,27'  !| who$6#1$, reproaching herself for$4$ having trifled with so$5#1$ many
307:312,28'  !| days of illness, and wretched for$4$ some immediate relief,
307:312,29'  !| fancied that$3$ all relief might soon be in vain, that$3$ every*thing
307:312,30'  !| had been delayed too$5#1$ long$9$, and pictured to$4$ herself
307:312,31'  !| her suffering mother arriving too$5#1$ late to$9$ see this darling
307:312,32'  !| child, or to$9$ see her rational.
307:312,33'  !| She was on$4$ the point$0$ of sending again for$4$ $SS#U$Mr%*Harris,
307:312,34'  !| or if \he\ could not come, for$4$ some other advice, when the
307:312,35'  !| former ~ but not till after$4$ five o'clock ~ arrived.  His
307:312,36'  !| opinion, however, made some little amends for$4$ his delay$0$,
307:312,37'  !| for$3$ though acknowledging a very unexpected and unpleasant
307:312,38'  !| alteration in his patient, he would not allow
307:313, 1'  !| the danger to$9$ be material$2$, and talked of the relief which$6#1$
307:313, 2'  !| a fresh mode of treatment must procure, with a confidence
307:313, 3'  !| which$6#1$, in a lesser degree, was communicated to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor.
307:313, 4'  !| He promised to$9$ call$1$ again in the course$0$ of three or four
307:313, 5'  !| hours, and left$1$ both the patient and her anxious attendant
307:313, 6'  !| more composed than he had found them.
307:313, 7'  !| With strong concern$0$, and with many reproaches for$4$
307:313, 8'  !| not being$1$ called to$4$ their aid, did $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings hear in
307:313, 9'  !| the morning of what$6#1$ had passed.  Her former apprehensions,
307:313,10'  !| now with greater reason$0$ restored, left$1$ her no$2$
307:313,11'  !| doubt$0$ of the event; and though trying$1$ to$9$ speak comfort$0$
307:313,12'  !| to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor, her conviction of her sister's danger would
307:313,13'  !| not allow her to$9$ offer$1$ the comfort$0$ of hope$0$.  Her heart
307:313,14'  !| was really grieved.  The rapid decay, the early death
307:313,15'  !| of a girl so$5#1$ young, so$5#1$ lovely as $SS#C$Marianne, must have
307:313,16'  !| struck a less interested person with concern$0$.  On$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's
307:313,17'  !| compassion she had other claims.  She had
307:313,18'  !| been for$4$ three months her companion, was still$5$ under
307:313,19'  !| her care$0$, and she was known to$9$ have been greatly injured,
307:313,20'  !| and long$9$ unhappy.  The distress$0$ of her sister too$5#2$, particularly
307:313,21'  !| a favourite$0$, was before$4$ her; ~ and as for$4$ their
307:313,22'  !| mother, when $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings considered that$3$ $SS#C$Marianne
307:313,23'  !| might probably be to$4$ \her\ what$6#1$ $SS#O$Charlotte was to$4$ herself,
307:313,24'  !| her sympathy in \her\ sufferings was very sincere.
307:313,25'  !| $SS#U$Mr%*Harris was punctual in his second$2$ visit$0$; ~ but
307:313,26'  !| he came to$9$ be disappointed in his hopes$0$ of what$6#1$ the last$0$
307:313,27'  !| would produce.  His medicines had failed; ~ the fever
307:313,28'  !| was unabated; and $SS#C$Marianne only more quiet$2$ ~ not
307:313,29'  !| more herself ~ remained in an heavy stupor.  $SS#A$Elinor,
307:313,30'  !| catching all, and more than all, his fears in a moment,
307:313,31'  !| proposed to$9$ call$1$ in farther advice.  But he judged it
307:313,32'  !| unnecessary; he had still$5$ something more to$9$ try, some
307:313,33'  !| fresh application, of whose$6#1$ success he was almost as
307:313,34'  !| confident as the last$0$, and his visit$0$ concluded with
307:313,35'  !| encouraging assurances which$6#1$ reached the ear, but
307:313,36'  !| cold$0$ not enter the heart, of $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood.  She was
307:313,37'  !| calm$2$, except when she thought$1$ of her mother, but she
307:313,38'  !| was almost hopeless; and in this state$0$ she continued
307:314, 1'  !| till noon, scarcely stirring from her sister's bed, her
307:314, 2'  !| thoughts wandering from one image of grief, one suffering
307:314, 3'  !| friend to$4$ another, and her spirits oppressed to$4$ the
307:314, 4'  !| utmost by$4$ the conversation of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, who$6#1$
307:314, 5'  !| scrupled not to$9$ attribute the severity and danger of
307:314, 6'  !| this attack$0$, to$4$ the many weeks of previous indisposition
307:314, 7'  !| which$6#1$ $SS#C$Marianne's disappointment had brought on$5$.
307:314, 8'  !| $SS#A$Elinor felt all the reasonableness of the idea, and it gave
307:314, 9'  !| fresh misery to$9$ her reflections.
307:314,10'  !| About$4$ noon, however, she began ~ but with a caution$0$
307:314,11'  !| ~ a dread$0$ of disappointment, which$6#1$ for$4$ some time kept
307:314,12'  !| her silent, even$5$ to$4$ her friend ~ to$9$ fancy$1$, to$9$ hope$1$ she could
307:314,13'  !| perceive a slight$2$ amendment in her sister's pulse; ~
307:314,14'  !| she waited, watched, and examined it again and again; ~
307:314,15'  !| and at last$0$, with an agitation more difficult to$9$ bury under
307:314,16'  !| exterior calmness, than all her foregoing distress$0$, ventured
307:314,17'  !| to$9$ communicate her hopes$0$.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, though
307:314,18'  !| forced, on$4$ examination, to$9$ acknowledge a temporary
307:314,19'  !| revival, tried to$9$ keep her young friend from indulging
307:314,20'  !| a thought$0$ of its continuance; ~ and $SS#A$Elinor, conning over
307:314,21'  !| every injunction of distrust$0$, told herself likewise not
307:314,22'  !| to$9$ hope$1$.  But it was too$5#1$ late.  Hope$0$ had already
307:314,23'  !| entered; and feeling$1$ all its anxious flutter, she bent over
307:314,24'  !| her sister to$9$ watch$1$ ~ she hardly knew for$4$ what$6#1$.  Half
307:314,25'  !| an hour passed away, and the favourable symptom yet
307:314,26'  !| blessed her.  Others even$5$ arose to$9$ confirm it.  Her
307:314,27'  !| breath, her skin, her lips, all flattered $SS#A$Elinor with signs of
307:314,28'  !| amendment, and $SS#C$Marianne fixed her eyes on$4$ her with
307:314,29'  !| a rational, though languid, gaze.  Anxiety and hope$0$ now
307:314,30'  !| oppressed her in equal$2$ degrees, and left$1$ her no$2$ moment of
307:314,31'  !| tranquillity till the arrival of $SS#U$Mr%*Harris at four o'clock;
307:314,32'  !| ~ when his assurances, his felicitations on$4$ a recovery
307:314,33'  !| in her sister even$5$ surpassing his expectation, gave her
307:314,34'  !| confidence, comfort$0$, and tears of joy.
307:314,35'  !| $SS#C$Marianne was in every respect$0$ materially better$9$, and
307:314,36'  !| he declared her entirely out$8$ of danger.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings,
307:314,37'  !| perhaps satisfied$2$ with the partial justification of her
307:314,38'  !| forebodings which$6#1$ had been found in their late alarm$0$,
307:315, 1'  !| allowed herself to$9$ trust$1$ in his judgment, and admitted
307:315, 2'  !| with unfeigned joy, and soon with unequivocal cheerfulness,
307:315, 3'  !| the probability of an entire recovery.
307:315, 4'  !| $SS#A$Elinor could not be cheerful.  Her joy was of a different
307:315, 5'  !| kind$0$, and led to$4$ anything rather than to$4$ gaiety.  $SS#C$Marianne
307:315, 6'  !| restored to$9$ life, health, friends, and to$4$ her doating
307:315, 7'  !| mother, was an idea to$9$ fill her heart with sensations of
307:315, 8'  !| exquisite comfort$0$, and expand it in fervent gratitude; ~
307:315, 9'  !| but it led to$4$ no$2$ outward demonstrations of joy, no$2$ words,
307:315,10'  !| no$2$ smiles.  All within $SS#A$Elinor's breast was satisfaction,
307:315,11'  !| silent and strong.
307:315,12'  !| She continued by$4$ the side$0$ of her sister with little
307:315,13'  !| intermission the whole$2$ afternoon, calming every fear$0$,
307:315,14'  !| satisfying every inquiry of her enfeebled spirits, supplying
307:315,15'  !| every succour, and watching almost every look$0$ and
307:315,16'  !| every breath.  The possibility of a relapse would of
307:315,17'  !| course$8$, in some moments, occur to$9$ remind her of what$6#1$
307:315,18'  !| anxiety was ~ but when she saw, on$4$ her frequent and
307:315,19'  !| minute$2$ examination, that$3$ every symptom of recovery
307:315,20'  !| continued, and saw $SS#C$Marianne at six o'clock sink into a
307:315,21'  !| quiet$2$, steady, and to$4$ all appearance comfortable, sleep$0$,
307:315,22'  !| she silenced every doubt$0$.
307:315,23'  !| The time was now drawing on$5$, when $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
307:315,24'  !| might be expected$1$ back$5$.  At ten o'clock, she trusted,
307:315,25'  !| or at least not much later, her mother would be relieved
307:315,26'  !| from the dreadful suspense in which$6#1$ she must now be
307:315,27'  !| travelling towards them.
307:315,27@a   | The $SS#H$Colonel too$5#2$| ~ perhaps
307:315,28@a   | scarcely less an object$0$ of pity$0$| ~ Oh| ~ how slow was
307:315,29@a   | the progress of time which$6#1$ yet kept them in ignorance|
307:315,30'  !| At seven o'clock, leaving $SS#C$Marianne still$5$ sweetly asleep,
307:315,31'  !| she joined $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings in the drawing-room to$4$ tea.
307:315,32'  !| Of breakfast$0$ she had been kept by$4$ her fears, and of
307:315,33'  !| dinner by$4$ their sudden$2$ reverse, from eating much; ~
307:315,34'  !| and the present$9$ refreshment, therefore, with such
307:315,35'  !| feelings of content as she brought to$4$ it, was particularly
307:315,36'  !| welcome$2$.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings would have persuaded her at
307:315,37'  !| its conclusion to$9$ take some rest$0#2$ before$4$ her mother's
307:315,38'  !| arrival, and allow \her\ to$9$ take her place$0$ by$4$ $SS#C$Marianne;
307:316, 1'  !| but $SS#A$Elinor had no$2$ sense of fatigue$0$, no$2$ capability of sleep$0$
307:316, 2'  !| at that$6#2$ moment about$4$ her, and she was not to$9$ be kept
307:316, 3'  !| away from her sister an unnecessary instant$0$.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
307:316, 4'  !| therefore attending her up*stairs into the sick*chamber,
307:316, 5'  !| to$9$ satisfy herself that$3$ all continued right$2#1$, left$1$ her there
307:316, 6'  !| again to$4$ her charge$0$ and her thoughts, and retired to$4$
307:316, 7'  !| her own$2$ room to$9$ write letters and sleep$1$.
307:316, 8'  !| The night was cold$2$ and stormy.  The wind roared
307:316, 9'  !| round$4$ the house, and the rain$0$ beat against the windows;
307:316,10'  !| but $SS#A$Elinor, all happiness within, regarded it not.  $SS#C$Marianne
307:316,11'  !| slept through$4$ every blast, and the travellers ~ they had a
307:316,12'  !| rich reward$0$ in store, for$4$ every present$9$ inconvenience.
307:316,13'  !| The clock struck eight.  Had it been ten, $SS#A$Elinor would
307:316,14'  !| have been convinced that$3$ at that$6#2$ moment she heard
307:316,15'  !| a carriage driving up to$4$ the house; and so$5#1$ strong was
307:316,16'  !| the persuasion that$3$ she \did\, in spite$8$ of the \almost\ impossibility
307:316,17'  !| of their being$1$ already come, that$3$ she moved into
307:316,18'  !| the adjoining dressing-closet and opened a window-shutter,
307:316,19'  !| to$9$ be satisfied$2$ of the truth.  She instantly saw
307:316,20'  !| that$3$ her ears had not deceived her.  The flaring lamps
307:316,21'  !| of a carriage were immediately in view$0$.  By$4$ their uncertain
307:316,22'  !| light$0$ she thought$1$ she could discern it to$9$ be drawn
307:316,23'  !| by$4$ four horses; and this, while$9$ it told the excess of her
307:316,24'  !| poor mother's alarm$0$, gave some explanation to$4$ such
307:316,25'  !| unexpected rapidity.
307:316,26'  !| Never in her life had $SS#A$Elinor found it so$5#1$ difficult to$9$ be
307:316,27'  !| calm$2$, as at that$6#2$ moment.  The knowledge of what$6#1$ her
307:316,28'  !| mother must be feeling$1$ as the carriage stopt at the
307:316,29'  !| door, ~ of her doubt$0$ ~ her dread$0$ ~ perhaps her despair$0$| ~
307:316,30'  !| and of what$6#1$ \she\ had to$9$ tell| ~ with such knowledge it
307:316,31'  !| was impossible to$9$ be calm$2$.  All that$6#1$ remained to$9$ be done,
307:316,32'  !| was to$9$ be speedy; and therefore staying only till she
307:316,33'  !| could leave$1$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's maid with her sister, she
307:316,34'  !| hurried down*stairs.
307:316,35'  !| The bustle$0$ in the vestibule, as she passed along$4$ an
307:316,36'  !| inner lobby, assured her that$3$ they were already in the
307:316,37'  !| house.  She rushed forwards towards the drawing-room,
307:316,38'  !| ~ she entered it, ~ and saw only $SS#S$Willoughby.

308:317, 1'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, starting back$5$ with a look$0$ of horror at the
308:317, 2'  !| sight of him, obeyed the first impulse of her heart in
308:317, 3'  !| turning$1$ instantly to$9$ quit the room, and her hand$0$ was
308:317, 4'  !| already on$4$ the lock$0$, when its action was suspended by$4$
308:317, 5'  !| his hastily advancing, and saying, in a voice rather of
308:317, 6'  !| command$0$ than supplication,
308:317, 7S  !| "$SS#A$Miss*Dashwood, for$4$ half an hour ~ for$4$ ten minutes ~
308:317, 8S  !| I entreat you to$9$ stay$1$."
308:317, 9A  !| "No$7$, sir,"
308:317, 9'  !| she replied with firmness,
308:317, 9A  !| "I shall \not\ stay$1$.
308:317,10A  !| Your business cannot be with \me\.  The servants, I
308:317,11A  !| suppose, forgot to$9$ tell you that$3$ $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer was not in
308:317,12A  !| the house."
308:317,13S  !| "Had they told me,"
308:317,13'  !| he cried with vehemence,
308:317,13S  !| "that$3$
308:317,14S  !| $SS#N$Mr%*Palmer and all his relations were at the devil, it
308:317,15S  !| would not have turned me from the door.  My business
308:317,16S  !| is with you, and only you."
308:317,17A  !| "With me|" ~ in the utmost amazement ~ "well$7$,
308:317,18A  !| sir ~ be quick$2$ ~ and if you can ~ less violent."
308:317,19S  !| "Sit down$5$, and I will$1$ be both."
308:317,20'  !| She hesitated; she knew not what$6#1$ to$9$ do.  The
308:317,21'  !| possibility of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's arriving and finding
308:317,22'  !| him there, came across$4$ her.  But she had promised to$9$
308:317,23'  !| hear him, and her curiosity no$2$ less than her honour$0$ was
308:317,24'  !| engaged.  After$4$ a moment's recollection, therefore,
308:317,25'  !| concluding that$3$ prudence required dispatch, and that$3$
308:317,26'  !| her acquiescence would best promote it, she walked
308:317,27'  !| silently towards the table, and sat down$5$.  He took the
308:317,28'  !| opposite chair, and for$4$ half a minute$0$ not a word was
308:317,29'  !| said by$4$ either.
308:317,30A  !| "Pray be quick$2$, sir" ~
308:317,30'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor impatiently ~
308:317,31A  !| "I have no$2$ time to$9$ spare$1$."
308:317,32'  !| He was sitting$1$ in an attitude of deep meditation, and
308:317,33'  !| seemed not to$9$ hear her.
308:318, 1S  !| "Your sister,"
308:318, 1'  !| said he, with abruptness, a moment
308:318, 2'  !| afterwards ~
308:318, 2S  !| "is out$8$ of danger.  I heard it from the
308:318, 3S  !| servant.  God be praised| ~ But is it true? ~ is it really
308:318, 4S  !| true?"
308:318, 5'  !| $SS#A$Elinor would not speak.  He repeated the inquiry
308:318, 6'  !| with yet greater eagerness.
308:318, 7S  !| "For$4$ God's sake tell me, is she out$8$ of danger, or is
308:318, 8S  !| she not?"
308:318, 9A  !| "We hope$1$ she is."
308:318,10'  !| He rose$1$ up, and walked across$4$ the room.
308:318,11S  !| "Had I known as much half an hour ago ~ But since
308:318,12S  !| I \am\ here" ~
308:318,12'  !| speaking with a forced vivacity as he
308:318,13'  !| returned to$4$ his seat ~
308:318,13S  !| "what$6#2$ does it signify? ~ For$4$ once,
308:318,14S  !| $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood ~ it will$1$ be the last$2$ time, perhaps ~ let
308:318,15S  !| us be cheerful together. ~ I am in a fine mood for$4$ gaiety.
308:318,16S  !| ~ Tell me honestly" ~
308:318,16'  !| a deeper glow overspreading his
308:318,17'  !| cheeks ~
308:318,17S  !| "do you think me most a knave or a fool?"
308:318,18'  !| $SS#A$Elinor looked at him with greater astonishment than
308:318,19'  !| ever.  She began to$9$ think that$3$ he must be in liquor; ~
308:318,20'  !| the strangeness of such a visit$0$, and of such manners,
308:318,21'  !| seemed no$2$ otherwise intelligible; and with this impression
308:318,22'  !| she immediately rose$1$, saying,
308:318,23A  !| "$SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby, I advise you at present$0#1$ to$9$ return$1$
308:318,24A  !| to$4$ Combe. ~ I am not at leisure to$9$ remain with you
308:318,25A  !| longer. ~ Whatever your business may$1$ be with me, it
308:318,26A  !| will$1$ be better$9$ recollected and explained to-morrow."
308:318,27S  !| "I understand you,"
308:318,27'  !| he replied, with an expressive
308:318,28'  !| smile$0$, and a voice perfectly calm$2$,
308:318,28S  !| "yes, I am very
308:318,29S  !| drunk. ~ A pint of porter with my cold$2$ beef at Marlborough
308:318,30S  !| was enough to$9$ over-set me."
308:318,31A  !| "At Marlborough|" ~
308:318,31'  !| cried $SS#A$Elinor, more and more at
308:318,32'  !| a loss to$9$ understand what$6#1$ he would be at.
308:318,33S  !| "Yes ~ I left$1$ London this morning at eight o'clock,
308:318,34S  !| and the only ten minutes I have spent out$8$ of my chaise
308:318,35S  !| since that$6#2$ time, procured me a nuncheon at Marlborough."
308:318,36'  !| The steadiness of his manner, and the intelligence
308:318,37'  !| of his eye as he spoke, convincing $SS#A$Elinor, that$3$ whatever
308:318,38'  !| other unpardonable folly might bring him to$4$ Cleveland,
308:319, 1'  !| he was not brought there by$4$ intoxication, she said, after$4$
308:319, 2'  !| a moment's recollection,
308:319, 3A  !| "$SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby, you \ought\ to$9$ feel, and I certainly
308:319, 4A  !| \do\ ~ that$3$ after$4$ what$6#1$ has passed ~ your coming here in
308:319, 5A  !| this manner, and forcing yourself upon my notice$0$,
308:319, 6A  !| requires a very particular excuse$0$. ~ What$6#2$ is it, that$6#1$ you
308:319, 7A  !| mean$1$ by$4$ it?" ~
308:319, 8S  !| "I mean$1$" ~
308:319, 8'  !| said he, with serious$2$ energy ~
308:319, 8S  !| "if I can,
308:319, 9S  !| to$9$ make$1$ you hate me one degree less than you do \now\.
308:319,10S  !| I mean$1$ to$9$ offer$1$ some kind$0$ of explanation, some kind$0$ of
308:319,11S  !| apology, for$4$ the past$0$; to$9$ open$1$ my whole$2$ heart to$4$ you,
308:319,12S  !| and by$4$ convincing you, that$3$ though I have been always
308:319,13S  !| a blockhead, I have not been always a rascal, to$9$ obtain
308:319,14S  !| something like$9$ forgiveness from $SS#C$Ma ~ from your sister."
308:319,15A  !| "Is this the real reason$0$ of your coming?"
308:319,16S  !| "Upon my soul it is," ~
308:319,16'  !| was his answer$0$, with a warmth
308:319,17'  !| which$6#1$ brought all the former $SS#S$Willoughby to$9$ her remembrance,
308:319,18'  !| and in spite$8$ of herself made her think him
308:319,19'  !| sincere.
308:319,20A  !| "If that$6#2$ is all, you may$1$ be satisfied$2$ already, ~ for$3$
308:319,21A  !| $SS#C$Marianne \does\ ~ she has \long$9$\ forgiven you."
308:319,22S  !| "Has she|" ~
308:319,22'  !| he cried, in the same eager tone. ~
308:319,23S  !| "Then she has forgiven me before$3$ she ought to$9$ have
308:319,24S  !| done it.  But she shall forgive me again, and on$4$ more
308:319,25S  !| reasonable grounds. ~ \Now\ will$1$ you listen to$4$ me?"
308:319,26'  !| $SS#A$Elinor bowed her assent.
308:319,27S  !| "I do not know,"
308:319,27'  !| said he, after$4$ a pause$0$ of expectation
308:319,28'  !| on$4$ her side$0$, and thoughtfulness on$4$ his own$2$, ~
308:319,28S  !| "how
308:319,29S  !| \you\ may$1$ have accounted for$4$ my behaviour to$4$ your
308:319,30S  !| sister, or what$6#1$ diabolical motive you may$1$ have imputed
308:319,31S  !| to$4$ me. ~ Perhaps you will$1$ hardly think the better$9$ of me,
308:319,32S  !| ~ it is worth the trial however, and you shall hear
308:319,33S  !| every*thing.  When I first became intimate$2$ in your
308:319,34S  !| family, I had no$2$ other intention, no$2$ other view$0$ in the
308:319,35S  !| acquaintance than to$9$ pass$1$ my time pleasantly while$9$ I
308:319,36S  !| was obliged to$9$ remain in Devonshire, more pleasantly
308:319,37S  !| than I had ever done before$5$.  Your sister's lovely person
308:319,38S  !| and interesting manners could not but please me; and her
308:320, 1S  !| behaviour to$4$ me almost from the first, was of a kind$0$ ~~
308:320, 2S  !| It is astonishing, when I reflect on$4$ what$6#1$ it was, and what$6#1$
308:320, 3S  !| \she\ was, that$3$ my heart should have been so$5#1$ insensible| ~
308:320, 4S  !| But at first I must confess, my vanity only was elevated
308:320, 5S  !| by$4$ it.  Careless of her happiness, thinking only of my own$2$
308:320, 6S  !| amusement, giving way to$4$ feelings which$6#1$ I had always
308:320, 7S  !| been too$5#1$ much in the habit of indulging, I endeavoured,
308:320, 8S  !| by$4$ every means$0$ in my power, to$9$ make$1$ myself pleasing to$4$
308:320, 9S  !| her, without any design$0$ of returning her affection."
308:320,10'  !| $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood at this point$0$, turning$1$ her eyes on$4$ him
308:320,11'  !| with the most angry contempt, stopped him, by$4$ saying,
308:320,12A  !| "It is hardly worth*while, $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby, for$4$ you
308:320,13A  !| to$9$ relate, or for$4$ me to$9$ listen any longer.  Such a beginning$0$
308:320,14A  !| as this cannot be followed by$4$ any*thing. ~~ Do not
308:320,15A  !| let me be pained by$4$ hearing any*thing more on$4$ the
308:320,16A  !| subject$0$."
308:320,17S  !| "I insist on$4$ your hearing the whole$0$ of it,"
308:320,17'  !| he replied.
308:320,18S  !| "My fortune was never large, and I had always been
308:320,19S  !| expensive, always in the habit of associating with people
308:320,20S  !| of better$9$ income than myself.  Every year since my
308:320,21S  !| coming of age, or even$5$ before$5$, I believe, had added to$4$ my
308:320,22S  !| debts; and though the death of my old cousin, $SS#ZZE$Mrs%*Smith,
308:320,23S  !| was to$9$ set$1$ me free; yet that$6#2$ event being$1$ uncertain,
308:320,24S  !| and possibly far distant, it had been for$4$ some time my
308:320,25S  !| intention to$9$ re-establish my circumstances by$4$ marrying
308:320,26S  !| a woman of fortune.  To$9$ attach myself to$4$ your sister,
308:320,27S  !| therefore, was not a thing to$9$ be thought$1$ of; ~ and with
308:320,28S  !| a meanness, selfishness, cruelty ~ which$6#1$ no$2$ indignant,
308:320,29S  !| no$2$ contemptuous look$0$, even$5$ of yours, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood,
308:320,30S  !| can ever reprobate too$5#1$ much ~ I was acting in this
308:320,31S  !| manner, trying$1$ to$9$ engage her regard$0$, without a thought$0$
308:320,32S  !| of returning it. ~ But one thing may$1$ be said for$4$ me,
308:320,33S  !| even$5$ in that$6#2$ horrid state$0$ of selfish vanity, I did not
308:320,34S  !| know the extent of the injury I meditated, because I
308:320,35S  !| did not \then\ know what$6#1$ it was to$9$ love$1$.  But have I ever
308:320,36S  !| known it? ~ Well$9$ may$1$ it be doubted; for$3$, had I really
308:320,37S  !| loved, could I have sacrificed my feelings to$4$ vanity,
308:320,38S  !| to$4$ avarice? ~ or, what$6#1$ is more, could I have sacrificed
308:321, 1S  !| her's? ~~ But I have done it.  To$9$ avoid a comparative
308:321, 2S  !| poverty, which$6#1$ her affection and her society would
308:321, 3S  !| have deprived of all its horrors, I have, by$4$ raising
308:321, 4S  !| myself to$4$ affluence, lost every*thing that$6#1$ could make$1$ it
308:321, 5S  !| a blessing."
308:321, 6A  !| "You did then,"
308:321, 6'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor, a little softened,
308:321, 6A  !| "believe
308:321, 7A  !| yourself at one time attached to$4$ her."
308:321, 8S  !| "To$9$ have resisted such attractions, to$9$ have withstood
308:321, 9S  !| such tenderness| ~ Is there a man on$4$ earth who$6#1$ could
308:321,10S  !| have done it| ~ Yes, I found myself, by$4$ insensible
308:321,11S  !| degrees, sincerely fond of her; and the happiest hours
308:321,12S  !| of my life were what$6#1$ I spent with her, when I felt my
308:321,13S  !| intentions were strictly honourable, and my feelings
308:321,14S  !| blameless.  Even$5$ \then\, however, when fully determined$2$
308:321,15S  !| on$4$ paying my addresses to$4$ her, I allowed myself most
308:321,16S  !| improperly to$9$ put off, from day to$4$ day, the moment of
308:321,17S  !| doing it, from an unwillingness to$9$ enter into an engagement
308:321,18S  !| while$9$ my circumstances were so$5#1$ greatly embarrassed.
308:321,19S  !| I will$1$ not reason$1$ here ~ nor will$1$ I stop$1$ for$4$ \you\ to$9$ expatiate
308:321,20S  !| on$4$ the absurdity, and the worse than absurdity, of
308:321,21S  !| scrupling to$9$ engage my faith where my honour$0$ was
308:321,22S  !| already bound.  The event has proved, that$3$ I was
308:321,23S  !| a cunning fool, providing with great circumspection for$4$
308:321,24S  !| a possible opportunity of making myself contemptible
308:321,25S  !| and wretched for*ever.  At last$0$, however, my resolution
308:321,26S  !| was taken, and I had determined$1$, as soon as I could
308:321,27S  !| engage her alone, to$9$ justify the attentions I had so$5#1$
308:321,28S  !| invariably paid her, and openly assure her of an affection
308:321,29S  !| which$6#1$ I had already taken such pains to$9$ display$1$.  But
308:321,30S  !| in the interim ~ in the interim of the very few hours
308:321,31S  !| that$6#1$ were to$9$ pass$1$, before$3$ I could have an opportunity
308:321,32S  !| of speaking with her in private$0$ ~ a circumstance occurred
308:321,33S  !| ~ an unlucky circumstance, to$9$ ruin$1$ all my resolution, and
308:321,34S  !| with it all my comfort$0$.  A discovery took place$0$," ~
308:321,34'  !| here
308:321,35'  !| he hesitated and looked down$5$. ~
308:321,35S  !| "$SS#ZZE$Mrs%*Smith had somehow
308:321,36S  !| or other been informed, I imagine by$4$ some distant
308:321,37S  !| relation, whose$6#1$ interest$0$ it was to$9$ deprive me of her favour$0$,
308:321,38S  !| of an affair, a connection ~ but I need$1$ not explain myself
308:322, 1S  !| farther,"
308:322, 1'  !| he added, looking at her with an heightened
308:322, 2'  !| colour and an inquiring eye, ~
308:322, 2S  !| "your particular intimacy
308:322, 3S  !| ~ you have probably heard the whole$2$ story long$9$ ago."
308:322, 4A  !| "I have,"
308:322, 4'  !| returned $SS#A$Elinor, colouring likewise, and
308:322, 5'  !| hardening her heart anew against any compassion for$4$
308:322, 6'  !| him,
308:322, 6A  !| "I have heard it all.  And how you will$1$ explain
308:322, 7A  !| away any part$0$ of your guilt in that$6#2$ dreadful business,
308:322, 8A  !| I confess is beyond$4$ my comprehension."
308:322, 9S  !| "Remember,"
308:322, 9'  !| cried $SS#S$Willoughby,
308:322, 9S  !| "from whom$6#1$ you
308:322,10S  !| received the account$0$.  Could it be an impartial one?
308:322,11S  !| I acknowledge that$3$ her situation and her character
308:322,12S  !| ought to$9$ have been respected by$4$ me.  I do not mean$1$ to$9$
308:322,13S  !| justify myself, but at the same time cannot leave$1$ you
308:322,14S  !| to$9$ suppose that$3$ I have nothing to$9$ urge ~ that$3$ because
308:322,15S  !| she was injured she was irreproachable, and because
308:322,16S  !| \I\ was a libertine, \she\ must be a saint.  If the violence
308:322,17S  !| of her passions, the weakness of her understanding$0$ ~
308:322,18S  !| I do not mean$1$, however, to$9$ defend myself.  Her affection
308:322,19S  !| for$4$ me deserved better$9$ treatment, and I often, with
308:322,20S  !| great self-reproach, recal$0$ the tenderness which$6#1$, for$4$ a very
308:322,21S  !| short$2$ time, had the power of creating any return$0$.  I
308:322,22S  !| wish$1$ ~ I heartily wish$1$ it had never been.  But I have
308:322,23S  !| injured more than herself; and I have injured one,
308:322,24S  !| whose$6#1$ affection for$4$ me ~ (may$1$ I say it?) was scarcely
308:322,25S  !| less warm$2$ than her's; and whose$6#1$ mind$0$ ~ Oh| how
308:322,26S  !| infinitely superior$2$|" ~
308:322,27A  !| "Your indifference, however, towards that$6#2$ unfortunate
308:322,28A  !| girl ~ I must say it, unpleasant to$4$ me as the discussion
308:322,29A  !| of such a subject$0$ may$1$ well$9$ be ~ your indifference
308:322,30A  !| is no$2$ apology for$4$ your cruel neglect$0$ of her.  Do not
308:322,31A  !| think yourself excused by$4$ any weakness, any natural$2$
308:322,32A  !| defect of understanding$0$ on$4$ her side$0$, in the wanton
308:322,33A  !| cruelty so$5#1$ evident on$4$ yours.  You must have known,
308:322,34A  !| that$3$ while$9$ you were enjoying yourself in Devonshire,
308:322,35A  !| pursuing fresh schemes, always gay, always happy, she
308:322,36A  !| was reduced to$4$ the extremest indigence."
308:322,37S  !| "But, upon my soul, I did \not\ know it,"
308:322,37'  !| he warmly
308:322,38'  !| replied;
308:322,38S  !| "I did not recollect that$3$ I had omitted to$9$ give
308:323, 1S  !| her my direction; and common$2$ sense might have told
308:323, 2S  !| her how to$9$ find it out$5$."
308:323, 3A  !| "Well$7$, sir, and what$6#2$ said $SS#ZZE$Mrs%*Smith?"
308:323, 4S  !| "She taxed me with the offence at once, and my
308:323, 5S  !| confusion may$1$ be guessed.  The purity of her life, the
308:323, 6S  !| formality of her notions, her ignorance of the world ~
308:323, 7S  !| every*thing was against me.  The matter itself I could
308:323, 8S  !| not deny, and vain was every endeavour$0$ to$9$ soften it.
308:323, 9S  !| She was previously disposed, I believe, to$9$ doubt$1$ the
308:323,10S  !| morality of my conduct$0$ in general$0$, and was moreover
308:323,11S  !| discontented with the very little attention, the very
308:323,12S  !| little portion of my time that$6#1$ I had bestowed on$4$ her,
308:323,13S  !| in my present$9$ visit$0$.  In short$0$, it ended in a total breach.
308:323,14S  !| By$4$ one measure$0$ I might have saved myself.  In the
308:323,15S  !| height of her morality, good woman| she offered to$9$
308:323,16S  !| forgive the past$0$, if I would marry $SS#ZC$Eliza.  That$6#2$ could not
308:323,17S  !| be ~ and I was formally dismissed from her favour$0$ and
308:323,18S  !| her house.  The night following this affair ~ I was to$9$ go
308:323,19S  !| the next morning ~ was spent by$4$ me in deliberating on$4$
308:323,20S  !| what$6#1$ my future conduct$0$ should be.  The struggle$0$ was
308:323,21S  !| great ~ but it ended too$5#1$ soon.  My affection for$4$ $SS#C$Marianne,
308:323,22S  !| my thorough conviction of her attachment to$4$ me ~ it
308:323,23S  !| was all insufficient to$9$ outweigh that$6#2$ dread$0$ of poverty,
308:323,24S  !| or get the better$9$ of those false ideas of the necessity
308:323,25S  !| of riches, which$6#1$ I was naturally inclined to$9$ feel, and
308:323,26S  !| expensive society had increased.  I had reason$0$ to$9$ believe
308:323,27S  !| myself secure$2$ of my present$9$ wife, if I chose to$9$ address$1$
308:323,28S  !| her, and I persuaded myself to$9$ think that$3$ nothing else
308:323,29S  !| in common$2$ prudence remained for$4$ me to$9$ do.  An heavy
308:323,30S  !| scene however awaited me, before$3$ I could leave$1$ Devonshire;
308:323,31S  !| ~ I was engaged to$9$ dine with you on$4$ that$6#2$ very
308:323,32S  !| day; some apology was therefore necessary for$4$ my
308:323,33S  !| breaking the engagement.  But whether I should write
308:323,34S  !| this apology, or deliver it in person, was a point$0$ of long$9$
308:323,35S  !| debate.  To$9$ see $SS#C$Marianne, I felt would be dreadful, and
308:323,36S  !| I even$5$ doubted whether I could see her again, and keep
308:323,37S  !| to$4$ my resolution.  In that$6#2$ point$0$, however, I undervalued
308:323,38S  !| my own$2$ magnanimity, as the event declared; for$3$ I went,
308:324, 1S  !| I saw her, and saw her miserable, and left$1$ her miserable
308:324, 2S  !| ~ and left$1$ her hoping never to$9$ see her again."
308:324, 3A  !| "Why did you call$1$, $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby?"
308:324, 3'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
308:324, 4'  !| reproachfully;
308:324, 4A  !| "a note$0$ would have answered every
308:324, 5A  !| purpose. ~ Why was it necessary to$9$ call$1$?"
308:324, 6S  !| "It was necessary to$4$ my own$2$ pride.  I could not bear$1$
308:324, 7S  !| to$9$ leave$1$ the country in a manner that$6#1$ might lead$1$ you,
308:324, 8S  !| or the rest$0#1$ of the neighbourhood, to$9$ suspect any part$0$
308:324, 9S  !| of what$6#1$ had really passed between $SS#ZZE$Mrs%*Smith and
308:324,10S  !| myself ~ and I resolved therefore on$4$ calling at the cottage,
308:324,11S  !| in my way to$4$ Honiton.  The sight of your dear$2#1$ sister,
308:324,12S  !| however, was really dreadful; and to$9$ heighten the
308:324,13S  !| matter, I found her alone.  You were all gone I do not
308:324,14S  !| know where.  I had left$1$ her only the evening before$5$, so$5#1$
308:324,15S  !| fully, so$5#1$ firmly resolved within myself on$4$ doing right$2#1$|
308:324,16S  !| A few hours were to$9$ have engaged her to$4$ me for*ever;
308:324,17S  !| and I remember how happy, how gay were my spirits,
308:324,18S  !| as I walked from the cottage to$4$ Allenham, satisfied$2$ with
308:324,19S  !| myself, delighted with every*body|  But in this, our last$2$
308:324,20S  !| interview of friendship, I approached her with a sense
308:324,21S  !| of guilt that$6#1$ almost took from me the power of dissembling.
308:324,22S  !| Her sorrow, her disappointment, her deep regret$0$,
308:324,23S  !| when I told her that$3$ I was obliged to$9$ leave$1$ Devonshire
308:324,24S  !| so$5#1$ immediately ~ I never shall forget it ~ united too$5#2$ with
308:324,25S  !| such reliance, such confidence in me| ~ Oh, God| ~ what$7$
308:324,26S  !| an hard-hearted rascal I was|"
308:324,27'  !| They were both silent for$4$ a few moments.  $SS#A$Elinor
308:324,28'  !| first spoke.
308:324,29A  !| "Did you tell her that$3$ you should soon return$1$?"
308:324,30S  !| "I do not know what$6#1$ I told her,"
308:324,30'  !| he replied, impatiently;
308:324,31S  !| "less than was due$2$ to$4$ the past$0$, beyond$4$ a
308:324,32S  !| doubt$0$, and in all likelihood much more than was justified
308:324,33S  !| by$4$ the future.  I cannot think of it. ~ It won't do. ~ Then
308:324,34S  !| came your dear$2#1$ mother to$9$ torture me farther, with all
308:324,35S  !| her kindness and confidence.  Thank Heaven| it \did\
308:324,36S  !| torture me.  I was miserable.  $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood, you
308:324,37S  !| cannot have an idea of the comfort$0$ it gives me to$9$ look$1$
308:324,38S  !| back$5$ on$4$ my own$2$ misery.  I owe such a grudge to$4$ myself
308:325, 1S  !| for$4$ the stupid, rascally folly of my own$2$ heart, that$3$ all
308:325, 2S  !| my past$9$ sufferings under it are only triumph$0$ and exultation
308:325, 3S  !| to$4$ me now.  Well$7$, I went, left$1$ all that$6#1$ I loved, and
308:325, 4S  !| went to$4$ those to$4$ whom$6#1$, at best, I was only indifferent.
308:325, 5S  !| My journey to$4$ town ~ travelling with my own$2$ horses,
308:325, 6S  !| and therefore so$5#1$ tediously ~ no$2$ creature to$9$ speak to$4$ ~ my
308:325, 7S  !| own$2$ reflections so$5#1$ cheerful ~ when I looked forward$8$ everything
308:325, 8S  !| so$5#1$ inviting| ~ when I looked back$5$ at Barton, the
308:325, 9S  !| picture$0$ so$5#1$ soothing| ~ oh| it was a blessed journey|"
308:325,10'  !| He stopt.
308:325,11A  !| "Well$7$, sir,"
308:325,11'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor, who$6#1$, though pitying him,
308:325,12'  !| grew impatient for$4$ his departure,
308:325,12A  !| "and this is all?"
308:325,13S  !| "All| ~ no$7$, ~ have you forgot what$6#1$ passed in town?
308:325,14S  !| ~ That$6#2$ infamous letter ~ Did she shew$1$ it you?"
308:325,15A  !| "Yes, I saw every note$0$ that$6#1$ passed."
308:325,16S  !| "When the first of her's reached me, (as it immediately
308:325,17S  !| did, for$3$ I was in town the whole$2$ time,) what$6#1$ I felt is ~
308:325,18S  !| in the common$2$ phrase, not to$9$ be expressed; in a more
308:325,19S  !| simple$2$ one ~ perhaps too$5#1$ simple$2$ to$9$ raise any emotion ~
308:325,20S  !| my feelings were very, very painful. ~ Every line, every
308:325,21S  !| word was ~ in the hackneyed metaphor which$6#1$ their dear$2#1$
308:325,22S  !| writer, were she here, would forbid ~ a dagger to$4$ my
308:325,23S  !| heart.  To$9$ know that$3$ $SS#C$Marianne was in town was ~ in
308:325,24S  !| the same language ~ a thunderbolt. ~ Thunderbolts and
308:325,25S  !| daggers| ~ what$7$ a reproof would she have given
308:325,26S  !| me| ~ her taste, her opinions ~ I believe they are better$9$
308:325,27S  !| known to$4$ me than my own$2$, ~ and I am sure they are
308:325,28S  !| dearer."
308:325,29'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's heart, which$6#1$ had undergone many changes$0$
308:325,30'  !| in the course$0$ of this extraordinary conversation, was
308:325,31'  !| now softened again; ~ yet she felt it her duty to$9$ check$1$
308:325,32'  !| such ideas in her companion as the last$0$.
308:325,33A  !| "This is not right$2#1$, $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby. ~ Remember that$3$
308:325,34A  !| you are married.  Relate only what$6#1$ in your conscience
308:325,35A  !| you think necessary for$4$ me to$9$ hear."
308:325,36S  !| "$SS#C$Marianne's note$0$, by$4$ assuring me that$3$ I was still$5$ as
308:325,37S  !| dear$2#1$ to$4$ her as in former days, that$3$ in spite$8$ of the many,
308:325,38S  !| many weeks we had been separated, she was as constant
308:326, 1S  !| in her own$2$ feelings, and as full of faith in the constancy
308:326, 2S  !| of mine$6$ as ever, awakened all my remorse.  I say
308:326, 3S  !| awakened, because time and London, business and
308:326, 4S  !| dissipation, had in some measure$0$ quieted it, and I had
308:326, 5S  !| been growing a fine hardened villain, fancying myself
308:326, 6S  !| indifferent to$4$ her, and chusing to$9$ fancy$1$ that$3$ she too$5#2$
308:326, 7S  !| must have become indifferent to$4$ me; talking to$4$ myself
308:326, 8S  !| of our past$9$ attachment as a mere idle, trifling, business,
308:326, 9S  !| shrugging up my shoulders in proof of its being$1$ so$5#2$, and
308:326,10S  !| silencing every reproach$0$, overcoming every scruple$0$, by$4$
308:326,11S  !| secretly saying now and then, ""I shall be heartily glad
308:326,12S  !| to$9$ hear she is well$9$ married."" ~ But this note$0$ made me
308:326,13S  !| know myself better$9$.  I felt that$3$ she was infinitely dearer
308:326,14S  !| to$4$ me than any other woman in the world, and that$3$ I was
308:326,15S  !| using her infamously.  But everything was then just$9$
308:326,16S  !| settled$1$ between $SS#ZR$Miss*Grey and me.  To$9$ retreat$1$ was impossible.
308:326,17S  !| All that$6#1$ I had to$9$ do, was to$9$ avoid you both.
308:326,18S  !| I sent no$2$ answer$0$ to$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, intending by$4$ that$6#2$ means$0$
308:326,19S  !| to$9$ preserve myself from her farther notice$0$; and for$4$
308:326,20S  !| some time I was even$5$ determined$2$ not to$9$ call$1$ in Berkeley-street;
308:326,21S  !| ~ but at last$0$, judging it wiser to$9$ affect the air of
308:326,22S  !| a cool$2$, common$2$ acquaintance than anything else, I
308:326,23S  !| watched you all safely out$8$ of the house one morning, and
308:326,24S  !| left$1$ my name$0$."
308:326,25A  !| "Watched us out$8$ of the house|"
308:326,26S  !| "Even$5$ so$5#2$.  You would be surprised to$9$ hear how often
308:326,27S  !| I watched you, how often I was on$4$ the point$0$ of falling
308:326,28S  !| in with you.  I have entered many a shop to$9$ avoid your
308:326,29S  !| sight, as the carriage drove by$5$.  Lodging as I did in
308:326,30S  !| Bond-street, there was hardly a day in which$6#1$ I did not
308:326,31S  !| catch$1$ a glimpse of one or other of you; and nothing
308:326,32S  !| but the most constant watchfulness on$4$ my side$0$, a most
308:326,33S  !| invariably prevailing desire$0$ to$9$ keep out$8$ of your sight,
308:326,34S  !| could have separated us so$5#1$ long$9$.  I avoided the $SS#L1$Middletons
308:326,35S  !| as much as possible, as well$9$ as everybody else who$6#1$
308:326,36S  !| was likely to$9$ prove an acquaintance in common$0$.  Not
308:326,37S  !| aware of their being$1$ in town, however, I blundered on$5$
308:326,38S  !| $SS#L$Sir*John, I believe, the first day of his coming, and the
308:327, 1S  !| day after$3$ I had called at $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's.  He asked me to$4$
308:327, 2S  !| a party, a dance$0$ at his house in the evening. ~ Had he
308:327, 3S  !| \not\ told me as an inducement that$3$ you and your sister
308:327, 4S  !| were to$9$ be there, I should have felt it too$5#1$ certain a thing,
308:327, 5S  !| to$9$ trust$1$ myself near$4$ him.  The next morning brought
308:327, 6S  !| another short$2$ note$0$ from $SS#C$Marianne ~ still$5$ affectionate,
308:327, 7S  !| open$2$, artless, confiding ~ everything that$6#1$ could make$1$
308:327, 8S  !| \my\ conduct$0$ most hateful.  I could not answer$1$ it.  I tried
308:327, 9S  !| ~ but could not frame a sentence.  But I thought$1$ of her,
308:327,10S  !| I believe, every moment of the day.  If you \can\ pity$1$ me,
308:327,11S  !| $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood, pity$1$ my situation as it was \then\.  With
308:327,12S  !| my head$0$ and heart full of your sister, I was forced to$9$ play$1$
308:327,13S  !| the happy lover to$4$ another woman| ~ Those three or
308:327,14S  !| four weeks were worse than all.  Well$7$, at last$0$, as I need$1$
308:327,15S  !| not tell you, you were forced on$4$ me; and what$7$ a sweet
308:327,16S  !| figure I cut$9$| ~ what$7$ an evening of agony it was| ~
308:327,17S  !| $SS#C$Marianne, beautiful as an angel on$4$ one side$0$, calling me
308:327,18S  !| $SS#S$Willoughby in such a tone| ~ Oh| God| ~ holding out$5$
308:327,19S  !| her hand$0$ to$4$ me, asking me for$4$ an explanation with those
308:327,20S  !| bewitching eyes fixed in such speaking solicitude on$4$ my
308:327,21S  !| face$0$| ~ and $SS#ZR$Sophia, jealous as the devil on$4$ the other
308:327,22S  !| hand$0$, looking all that$6#1$ was ~ Well$7$, it does not signify;
308:327,23S  !| it is over now.  ~ Such an evening| ~ I ran away from
308:327,24S  !| you all as soon as I could; but not before$3$ I had seen
308:327,25S  !| $SS#C$Marianne's sweet face$0$ as white as death. ~ \That$6#2$\ was the
308:327,26S  !| last$2$, last$2$ look$0$ I ever had of her; ~ the last$2$ manner in
308:327,27S  !| which$6#1$ she appeared to$4$ me.  It was a horrid sight| ~
308:327,28S  !| Yet when I thought$1$ of her to-day as really dying, it was
308:327,29S  !| a kind$0$ of comfort$0$ to$4$ me to$9$ imagine that$3$ I knew exactly
308:327,30S  !| how she would appear to$4$ those, who$6#1$ saw her last$2$ in this
308:327,31S  !| world.  She was before$4$ me, constantly before$4$ me, as
308:327,32S  !| I travelled, in the same look$0$ and hue."
308:327,33'  !| A short$2$ pause$0$ of mutual thoughtfulness succeeded.
308:327,34'  !| $SS#S$Willoughby first rousing himself, broke it thus:
308:327,35S  !| "Well$7$, let me make$1$ haste and be gone.  Your sister
308:327,36S  !| is certainly better$9$, certainly out$8$ of danger?"
308:327,37A  !| "We are assured of it."
308:327,38S  !| "Your poor mother too$5#2$| ~ doting on$4$ $SS#C$Marianne."
308:328, 1A  !| "But the letter, $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby, your own$2$ letter;
308:328, 2A  !| have you anything to$9$ say about$4$ that$6#2$?"
308:328, 3S  !| "Yes, yes, \that$6#2$\ in particular.  Your sister wrote to$4$
308:328, 4S  !| me again, you know, the very next morning.  You saw
308:328, 5S  !| what$6#1$ she said.  I was breakfasting at the $SS#ZM$Ellisons, ~ and
308:328, 6S  !| her letter, with some others, was brought to$4$ me there
308:328, 7S  !| from my lodgings.  It happened to$9$ catch$1$ $SS#ZR$Sophia's eye
308:328, 8S  !| before$3$ it caught mine$6$ ~ and its size, the elegance of the
308:328, 9S  !| paper, the hand-writing altogether, immediately gave
308:328,10S  !| her a suspicion.  Some vague report$0$ had reached her
308:328,11S  !| before$5$ of my attachment to$4$ some young lady in Devonshire,
308:328,12S  !| and what$6#1$ had passed within her observation the
308:328,13S  !| preceding evening had marked who$6#1$ the young lady
308:328,14S  !| was, and made her more jealous than ever.  Affecting
308:328,15S  !| that$6#2$ air of playfulness, therefore, which$6#1$ is delightful in
308:328,16S  !| a woman one loves, she opened the letter directly, and
308:328,17S  !| read its contents.  She was well$9$ paid for$4$ her impudence.
308:328,18S  !| She read what$6#1$ made her wretched.  Her wretchedness
308:328,19S  !| I could have borne, but her passion ~ her malice ~ At
308:328,20S  !| all events it must be appeased.  And in short$0$ ~ what$6#2$ do
308:328,21S  !| you think of my wife's style of letter-writing? ~ delicate
308:328,22S  !| ~ tender$2$ ~ truly feminine ~ was it not?"
308:328,23A  !| "Your wife| ~ The letter was in your own$2$ hand-writing."
308:328,24     |
308:328,25S  !| "Yes, but I had only the credit$0$ of servilely copying such
308:328,26S  !| sentences as I was ashamed to$9$ put my name$0$ to$4$.  The
308:328,27S  !| original was all her own$2$ ~ her own$2$ happy thoughts and
308:328,28S  !| gentle diction.  But what$6#2$ could I do? ~ we were engaged,
308:328,29S  !| every*thing in preparation, the day almost fixed ~ But I
308:328,30S  !| am talking like$9$ a fool.  Preparation| ~ day| ~ In honest
308:328,31S  !| words, her money was necessary to$4$ me, and in a situation
308:328,32S  !| like$9$ mine$6$, any*thing was to$9$ be done to$9$ prevent a rupture.
308:328,33S  !| And after$4$ all, what$6#2$ did it signify to$4$ my character in the
308:328,34S  !| opinion of $SS#C$Marianne and her friends, in what$6#1$ language
308:328,35S  !| my answer$0$ was couched? ~ It must have been only to$4$ one
308:328,36S  !| end$0$.  My business was to$9$ declare myself a scoundrel, and
308:328,37S  !| whether I did it with a bow$0#1$ or a bluster was of little
308:328,38S  !| importance. ~ ""I am ruined for*ever in their opinion ~
308:329, 1S  !| said I to$4$ myself ~ I am shut out$5$ for*ever from their
308:329, 2S  !| society, they already think me an unprincipled fellow,
308:329, 3S  !| this letter will$1$ only make$1$ them think me a blackguard
308:329, 4S  !| one."" Such were my reasonings, as, in a sort of desperate
308:329, 5S  !| carelessness, I copied my wife's words, and parted with
308:329, 6S  !| the last$2$ relics of $SS#C$Marianne.  Her three notes ~ unluckily
308:329, 7S  !| they were all in my pocket-book, or I should have denied
308:329, 8S  !| their existence, and hoarded them for*ever ~ I was forced
308:329, 9S  !| to$9$ put them up, and could not even$5$ kiss$1$ them.  And
308:329,10S  !| the lock$0$ of hair ~ that$6#2$ too$5#2$ I had always carried about$4$
308:329,11S  !| me in the same pocket-book, which$6#1$ was now searched
308:329,12S  !| by$4$ Madam with the most ingratiating virulence, ~ the
308:329,13S  !| dear$2#1$ lock$0$ ~ all, every memento was torn from me."
308:329,14A  !| "You are very wrong$9$, $SS#S$Mr%*Willoughby, very blameable,"
308:329,15'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor, while$9$ her voice, in spite$8$ of herself,
308:329,16'  !| betrayed her compassionate emotion;
308:329,16A  !| "you ought not
308:329,17A  !| to$9$ speak in this way, either of $SS#ZR$Mrs%*Willoughby or my
308:329,18A  !| sister.  You have made your own$2$ choice$0$.  It was not
308:329,19A  !| forced on$4$ you.  Your wife has a claim$0$ to$4$ your politeness,
308:329,20A  !| to$4$ your respect$0$, at least.  She must be attached to$4$ you,
308:329,21A  !| or she would not have married you.  To$9$ treat$1$ her with
308:329,22A  !| unkindness, to$9$ speak of her slightingly is no$2$ atonement
308:329,23A  !| to$4$ $SS#C$Marianne ~ nor can I suppose it a relief to$4$ your own$2$
308:329,24A  !| conscience."
308:329,25S  !| "Do not talk$1$ to$4$ me of my wife,"
308:329,25'  !| said he with an
308:329,26'  !| heavy sigh$0$. ~
308:329,26S  !| "She does not deserve your compassion. ~
308:329,27S  !| She knew I had no$2$ regard$0$ for$4$ her when we married. ~
308:329,28S  !| Well$7$, married we were, and came down$5$ to$4$ Combe*Magna
308:329,29S  !| to$9$ be happy, and afterwards returned to$4$ town
308:329,30S  !| to$9$ be gay. ~ And now do you pity$1$ me, $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood?
308:329,31S  !| ~ or have I said all this to$4$ no$2$ purpose? ~ Am I ~
308:329,32S  !| be it only one degree ~ am I less guilty in your
308:329,33S  !| opinion than I was before$5$? ~ My intentions were not
308:329,34S  !| always wrong$9$.  Have I explained away any part$0$ of my
308:329,35S  !| guilt?"
308:329,36A  !| "Yes, you have certainly removed something ~ a little.
308:329,37A  !| ~ You have proved yourself, on$4$ the whole$0$, less faulty
308:329,38A  !| than I had believed you.  You have proved your heart
308:330, 1A  !| less wicked, much less wicked.  But I hardly know ~
308:330, 2A  !| the misery that$6#1$ you have inflicted ~ I hardly know what$6#1$
308:330, 3A  !| could have made it worse."
308:330, 4S  !| "Will$1$ you repeat to$4$ your sister when she is recovered,
308:330, 5S  !| what$6#1$ I have been telling you? ~ Let me be a little
308:330, 6S  !| lightened too$5#2$ in her opinion as well$9$ as in yours.  You
308:330, 7S  !| tell me that$3$ she has forgiven me already.  Let me be
308:330, 8S  !| able to$9$ fancy$1$ that$3$ a better$9$ knowledge of my heart, and
308:330, 9S  !| of my present$9$ feelings, will$1$ draw from her a more spontaneous,
308:330,10S  !| more natural$2$, more gentle, less dignified, forgiveness.
308:330,11S  !| Tell her of my misery and my penitence ~ tell her
308:330,12S  !| that$3$ my heart was never inconstant to$4$ her, and if you
308:330,13S  !| will$1$, that$3$ at this moment she is dearer to$4$ me than ever."
308:330,14A  !| "I will$1$ tell her all that$6#1$ is necessary to$4$ what$6#1$ may$1$
308:330,15A  !| comparatively be called, your justification.  But you
308:330,16A  !| have not explained to$4$ me the particular reason$0$ of your
308:330,17A  !| coming now, nor how you heard of her illness."
308:330,18S  !| "Last$2$ night, in Drury-lane lobby, I ran against $SS#L$Sir*John*Middleton,
308:330,19S  !| and when he saw who$6#1$ I was ~ for$4$ the
308:330,20S  !| first time these two months ~ he spoke to$4$ me. ~ That$3$ he
308:330,21S  !| had cut$9$ me ever since my marriage, I had seen without
308:330,22S  !| surprise$0$ or resentment.  Now, however, his good-natured,
308:330,23S  !| honest, stupid soul, full of indignation against
308:330,24S  !| me, and concern$0$ for$4$ your sister, could not resist the
308:330,25S  !| temptation of telling me what$6#1$ he knew ought to$9$ ~ though
308:330,26S  !| probably he did not think it \would\ ~ vex me horridly. ~
308:330,27S  !| As bluntly as he could speak it, therefore, he told me that$3$
308:330,28S  !| $SS#C$Marianne*Dashwood was dying of a putrid fever at Cleveland ~
308:330,29S  !| a letter that$6#2$ morning received from $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
308:330,30S  !| declared her danger most imminent ~ the $SS#N1$Palmers all
308:330,31S  !| gone off in a fright, &c% ~ I was too$5#1$ much shocked to$9$
308:330,32S  !| be able to$9$ pass$1$ myself off as insensible even$5$ to$4$ the
308:330,33S  !| undiscerning $SS#L$Sir*John.  His heart was softened in seeing
308:330,34S  !| mine$6$ suffer; and so$5#1$ much of his ill-will was done away,
308:330,35S  !| that$3$ when we parted, he almost shook me by$4$ the hand$0$
308:330,36S  !| while$9$ he reminded me of an old promise$0$ about$4$ a pointer
308:330,37S  !| puppy.  What$6#1$ I felt on$4$ hearing that$3$ your sister was
308:330,38S  !| dying ~ and dying too$5#2$, believing me the greatest villain
308:331, 1S  !| upon earth, scorning, hating me in her latest moments ~
308:331, 2S  !| for$3$ how could I tell what$6#1$ horrid projects might not have
308:331, 3S  !| been imputed?  \One$0$\ person I was sure would represent
308:331, 4S  !| me as capable of anything ~ what$6#1$ I felt was dreadful| ~
308:331, 5S  !| My resolution was soon made, and at eight o'clock
308:331, 6S  !| this morning I was in my carriage.  Now you know
308:331, 7S  !| all."
308:331, 8'  !| $SS#A$Elinor made no$2$ answer$0$.  Her thoughts were silently
308:331, 9'  !| fixed on$4$
308:331, 9@a   | the irreparable injury which$6#1$ too$5#1$ early an independence
308:331,10@a   | and its consequent habits of idleness, dissipation,
308:331,11@a   | and luxury, had made in the mind$0$, the character,
308:331,12@a   | the happiness, of a man who$6#1$, to$4$ every advantage of
308:331,13@a   | person and talents, united a disposition naturally open$2$
308:331,14@a   | and honest, and a feeling$2$, affectionate temper.  The
308:331,15@a   | world had made him extravagant and vain ~ Extravagance
308:331,16@a   | and vanity had made him cold-hearted and selfish.
308:331,17@a   | Vanity, while$9$ seeking its own$2$ guilty triumph$0$ at the
308:331,18@a   | expense of another, had involved him in a real attachment,
308:331,19@a   | which$6#1$ extravagance, or at least its offspring, necessity,
308:331,20@a   | had required to$9$ be sacrificed.  Each faulty propensity
308:331,21@a   | in leading him to$4$ evil, had led him likewise to$4$ punishment.
308:331,22@a   | The attachment, from which$6#1$ against honour$0$,
308:331,23@a   | against feeling$0$, against every better$9$ interest$0$ he had
308:331,24@a   | outwardly torn himself, now, when no$2$ longer allowable,
308:331,25@a   | governed every thought$0$; and the connection, for$4$ the sake
308:331,26@a   | of which$6#1$ he had, with little scruple$0$, left$1$ her sister to$4$ misery,
308:331,27@a   | was likely to$9$ prove a source of unhappiness to$4$ himself of a
308:331,28@a   | far more incurable nature.
308:331,28'  !| From a reverie of this kind$0$ she
308:331,29'  !| was recalled at the end$0$ of some minutes by$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby,
308:331,30'  !| who$6#1$, rousing himself from a reverie at least equally
308:331,31'  !| painful, started up in preparation for$4$ going, and said,
308:331,32S  !| "There is no$2$ use$0$ in staying here; I must be off."
308:331,33A  !| "Are you going back$5$ to$4$ town?"
308:331,34S  !| "No$7$ ~ to$4$ Combe*Magna.  I have business there;
308:331,35S  !| from thence to$4$ town in a day or two.  Good*bye."
308:331,36'  !| He held out$5$ his hand$0$.  She could not refuse to$9$ give
308:331,37'  !| him her's; ~ he pressed it with affection.
308:331,38S  !| "And you \do\ think something better$9$ of me than you
308:332, 1S  !| did?" ~
308:332, 1'  !| said he, letting it fall$1$, and leaning against the
308:332, 2'  !| mantle-piece as if forgetting he was to$9$ go.
308:332, 3'  !| $SS#A$Elinor assured him that$3$ she did; ~ that$3$ she forgave,
308:332, 4'  !| pitied, wished him well$9$ ~ was even$5$ interested in his
308:332, 5'  !| happiness ~ and added some gentle counsel$0$ as to$4$ the
308:332, 6'  !| behaviour most likely to$9$ promote it.  His answer$0$ was
308:332, 7'  !| not very encouraging.
308:332, 8S  !| "As to$4$ that$6#2$,"
308:332, 8'  !| said he,
308:332, 8S  !| "I must rub through$4$ the world
308:332, 9S  !| as well$9$ as I can.  Domestic$2$ happiness is out$8$ of the
308:332,10S  !| question$0$.  If, however, I am allowed to$9$ think that$3$ you
308:332,11S  !| and yours feel an interest$0$ in my fate and actions, it may$1$
308:332,12S  !| be the means$0$ ~ it may$1$ put me on$4$ my guard$0$ ~ at least, it
308:332,13S  !| will$1$ be something to$9$ live for$4$.  $SS#C$Marianne to$9$ be sure is
308:332,14S  !| lost to$4$ me for*ever.  Were I even$5$ by$4$ any blessed chance$0$
308:332,15S  !| at liberty again" ~~
308:332,16'  !| $SS#A$Elinor stopped him with a reproof.
308:332,17S  !| "Well$7$" ~
308:332,17'  !| he replied ~
308:332,17S  !| "once more good*bye.  I shall
308:332,18S  !| now go away and live in dread$0$ of one event."
308:332,19A  !| "What$6#2$ do you mean$1$?"
308:332,20S  !| "Your sister's marriage."
308:332,21A  !| "You are very wrong$9$.  She can never be more lost to$4$
308:332,22A  !| you than she is now."
308:332,23S  !| "But she will$1$ be gained by$4$ some*one else.  And if that$6#2$
308:332,24S  !| some*one should be the very he whom$6#1$, of all others,
308:332,25S  !| I could least bear$1$ ~~ But I will$1$ not stay$1$ to$9$ rob myself
308:332,26S  !| of all your compassionate good-will, by$4$ shewing that$3$
308:332,27S  !| where I have most injured I can least forgive.  Good*bye, ~
308:332,28S  !| God bless you|"
308:332,29'  !| And with these words, he almost ran out$8$ of the room.
309:333, 1'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, for$4$ some time after$3$ he left$1$ her, for$4$ some time
309:333, 2'  !| even$5$ after$3$ the sound$0$ of his carriage had died away,
309:333, 3'  !| remained too$5#1$ much oppressed by$4$ a croud of ideas, widely
309:333, 4'  !| differing in themselves, but of which$6#1$ sadness was the
309:333, 5'  !| general$2$ result$0$, to$9$ think even$5$ of her sister.
309:333, 6'  !| $SS#S$Willoughby, he, whom$6#1$ only half an hour ago she had
309:333, 7'  !| abhorred as the most worthless of men, $SS#S$Willoughby, in
309:333, 8'  !| spite$8$ of all his faults, excited a degree of commiseration
309:333, 9'  !| for$4$ the sufferings produced by$4$ them, which$6#1$ made her
309:333,10'  !| think of him as now separated for*ever from her family
309:333,11'  !| with a tenderness, a regret$0$, rather in proportion, as she
309:333,12'  !| soon acknowledged within herself ~ to$4$ his wishes$0$ than
309:333,13'  !| to$4$ his merits.  She felt that$3$ his influence$0$ over her mind$0$
309:333,14'  !| was heightened by$4$ circumstances which$6#1$ ought not in
309:333,15'  !| reason$0$ to$9$ have weight; by$4$ that$6#2$ person of uncommon
309:333,16'  !| attraction, that$6#2$ open$2$, affectionate, and lively manner
309:333,17'  !| which$6#1$ it was no$2$ merit$0$ to$9$ possess; and by$4$ that$6#2$ still$5$
309:333,18'  !| ardent love$0$ for$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, which$6#1$ it was not even$5$ innocent
309:333,19'  !| to$9$ indulge.  But she felt that$6#2$ it was so$5#2$, long$9$, long$9$ before$3$
309:333,20'  !| she could feel his influence$0$ less.
309:333,21'  !| When at last$0$ she returned to$4$ the unconscious $SS#C$Marianne,
309:333,22'  !| she found her just$9$ awaking, refreshed by$4$ so$5#1$ long$9$ and
309:333,23'  !| sweet a sleep$0$ to$4$ the extent of her hopes$0$.  $SS#A$Elinor's heart
309:333,24'  !| was full.  The past$0$, the present$0#1$, the future, $SS#S$Willoughby's
309:333,25'  !| visit$0$, $SS#C$Marianne's safety, and her mother's expected$2$
309:333,26'  !| arrival, threw her altogether into an agitation of spirits
309:333,27'  !| which$6#1$ kept off every indication of fatigue$0$, and made her
309:333,28'  !| only fearful of betraying herself to$4$ her sister.  Short$2$ was
309:333,29'  !| the time, however, in which$6#1$ that$6#2$ fear$0$ could affect her,
309:333,30'  !| for$4$ within half an hour after$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby's leaving the
309:333,31'  !| house, she was again called down*stairs by$4$ the sound$0$
309:333,32'  !| of another carriage. ~ Eager to$9$ save$1$ her mother from
309:333,33'  !| every unnecessary moment's horrible suspense, she ran
309:334, 1'  !| immediately into the hall, and reached the outward door
309:334, 2'  !| just$9$ in time to$9$ receive and support$1$ her as she entered it.
309:334, 3'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, whose$6#1$ terror as they drew near$4$ the
309:334, 4'  !| house had produced almost the conviction of $SS#C$Marianne's
309:334, 5'  !| being$1$ no$2$ more, had no$2$ voice to$9$ inquire after$4$ her, no$2$
309:334, 6'  !| voice even$5$ for$4$ $SS#A$Elinor; but \she\, waiting neither for$4$ salutation
309:334, 7'  !| nor inquiry, instantly gave the joyful relief; ~ and her
309:334, 8'  !| mother, catching it with all her usual warmth, was in a
309:334, 9'  !| moment as much overcome by$4$ her happiness, as she had
309:334,10'  !| been before$5$ by$4$ her fears.  She was supported into the
309:334,11'  !| drawing-room between her daughter and her friend; ~
309:334,12'  !| and there, shedding tears of joy, though still$5$ unable to$9$
309:334,13'  !| speak, embraced $SS#A$Elinor again and again, turning$1$ from
309:334,14'  !| her at intervals to$9$ press$1$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's hand$0$, with
309:334,15'  !| a look$0$ which$6#1$ spoke at once her gratitude, and her conviction
309:334,16'  !| of his sharing with herself in the bliss of the
309:334,17'  !| moment.  He shared it, however, in a silence$0$ even$5$ greater
309:334,18'  !| than her own$2$.
309:334,19'  !| As soon as $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood had recovered herself, to$9$
309:334,20'  !| see $SS#C$Marianne was her first desire$0$; and in two minutes
309:334,21'  !| she was with her beloved child, rendered dearer to$4$ her
309:334,22'  !| than ever by$4$ absence, unhappiness, and danger.  $SS#A$Elinor's
309:334,23'  !| delight$0$, as she saw what$6#1$ each felt in the meeting$0$, was
309:334,24'  !| only checked by$4$ an apprehension of its robbing $SS#C$Marianne
309:334,25'  !| of farther sleep$0$; ~ but $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood could be calm$2$,
309:334,26'  !| could be even$5$ prudent, when the life of a child was at
309:334,27'  !| stake$0$, and $SS#C$Marianne, satisfied$2$ in knowing her mother
309:334,28'  !| was near$4$ her, and conscious of being$1$ too$5#1$ weak for$4$ conversation,
309:334,29'  !| submitted readily to$4$ the silence$0$ and quiet$0$
309:334,30'  !| prescribed by$4$ every nurse$0$ around$4$ her.  $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood
309:334,31'  !| \would\ sit up with her all night, and $SS#A$Elinor, in compliance
309:334,32'  !| with her mother's entreaty, went to$4$ bed.  But the rest$0#2$,
309:334,33'  !| which$6#1$ one night entirely sleepless, and many hours of
309:334,34'  !| the most wearing anxiety seemed to$9$ make$1$ requisite,
309:334,35'  !| was kept off by$4$ irritation of spirits.  $SS#S$Willoughby,
309:334,35@a   | "poor
309:334,36@a   | $SS#S$Willoughby,"
309:334,36'  !| as she now allowed herself to$9$ call$1$ him,
309:334,37'  !| was constantly in her thoughts; she would not but
309:334,38'  !| have heard his vindication for$4$ the world, and now blamed,
309:335, 1'  !| now acquitted herself for$4$ having judged him so$5#1$ harshly
309:335, 2'  !| before$5$.  But her promise$0$ of relating it to$4$ her sister was
309:335, 3'  !| invariably painful.  She dreaded the performance of it,
309:335, 4'  !| dreaded what$6#1$ its effect$0$ on$4$ $SS#C$Marianne might be; doubted
309:335, 5'  !| whether after$4$ such an explanation she could ever be
309:335, 6'  !| happy with another; and for$4$ a moment wished $SS#S$Willoughby
309:335, 7'  !| a widower.  Then, remembering $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon,
309:335, 8'  !| reproved herself, felt that$3$ to$4$ \his\ sufferings and \his\
309:335, 9'  !| constancy far more than to$4$ his rival's, the reward$0$ of
309:335,10'  !| her sister was due$2$, and wished any*thing rather than
309:335,11'  !| $SS#ZR$Mrs%*Willoughby's death.
309:335,12'  !| The shock$0$ of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's errand at Barton had
309:335,13'  !| been much softened to$4$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood by$4$ her own$2$
309:335,14'  !| previous alarm$0$; for$3$ so$5#1$ great was her uneasiness about$4$
309:335,15'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, that$3$ she had already determined$1$ to$9$ set$1$ out$5$
309:335,16'  !| for$4$ Cleveland on$4$ that$6#2$ very day, without waiting for$4$ any
309:335,17'  !| farther intelligence, and had so$5#1$ far settled$1$ her journey
309:335,18'  !| before$4$ his arrival, that$3$ the $SS#ZE$Careys were then expected$1$
309:335,19'  !| every moment to$9$ fetch $SS#E$Margaret away, as her mother
309:335,20'  !| was unwilling to$9$ take her where there might be infection.
309:335,21'  !| $SS#C$Marianne continued to$9$ mend every day, and the
309:335,22'  !| brilliant cheerfulness of $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood's looks$0$ and
309:335,23'  !| spirits proved her to$9$ be, as she repeatedly declared herself,
309:335,24@d   | one of the happiest women in the world.
309:335,24'  !| $SS#A$Elinor
309:335,25'  !| could not hear the declaration, nor witness$1$ its proofs
309:335,26'  !| without sometimes wondering whether her mother
309:335,27'  !| ever recollected $SS#B$Edward.  But $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, trusting
309:335,28'  !| to$4$ the temperate account$0$ of her own$2$ disappointment
309:335,29'  !| which$6#1$ $SS#A$Elinor had sent her, was led away by$4$ the exuberance
309:335,30'  !| of her joy to$4$ think only of what$6#1$ would increase$1$
309:335,31'  !| it.  $SS#C$Marianne was restored to$9$ her from a danger in
309:335,32'  !| which$6#1$, as she now began to$9$ feel, her own$2$ mistaken
309:335,33'  !| judgment in encouraging the unfortunate attachment
309:335,34'  !| to$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby, had contributed to$9$ place$1$ her; ~ and
309:335,35'  !| in her recovery she had yet another source of joy unthought
309:335,36'  !| of by$4$ $SS#A$Elinor.  It was thus imparted to$4$ her, as
309:335,37'  !| soon as any opportunity of private$2$ conference between
309:335,38'  !| them occurred.
309:336, 1D  !| "At last$0$ we are alone.  My $SS#A$Elinor, you do not yet
309:336, 2D  !| know all my happiness.  $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon loves $SS#C$Marianne.
309:336, 3D  !| He has told me so$5#2$ himself."
309:336, 4'  !| Her daughter, feeling$1$ by$4$ turns$0$ both pleased and
309:336, 5'  !| pained, surprised and not surprised, was all silent
309:336, 6'  !| attention.
309:336, 7D  !| "You are never like$9$ me, dear$2#1$ $SS#A$Elinor, or I should
309:336, 8D  !| wonder$1$ at your composure now.  Had I sat down$5$ to$9$
309:336, 9D  !| wish$1$ for$4$ any possible good to$4$ my family, I should have
309:336,10D  !| fixed on$4$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's marrying one of you as the
309:336,11D  !| object$0$ most desirable.  And I believe $SS#C$Marianne will$1$ be
309:336,12D  !| the most happy with him of the two."
309:336,13'  !| $SS#A$Elinor was half inclined to$9$ ask her reason$0$ for$4$ thinking
309:336,14'  !| so$5#2$, because satisfied$2$ that$3$ none founded on$4$ an impartial
309:336,15'  !| consideration of their age, characters, or feelings, could
309:336,16'  !| be given; ~ but her mother must always be carried away
309:336,17'  !| by$4$ her imagination on$4$ any interesting subject$0$, and
309:336,18'  !| therefore instead of an inquiry, she passed it off with
309:336,19'  !| a smile$0$.
309:336,20D  !| "He opened his whole$2$ heart to$4$ me yesterday as we
309:336,21D  !| travelled.  It came out$5$ quite unawares, quite undesignedly.
309:336,22D  !| I, you may$1$ well$9$ believe, could talk$1$ of nothing
309:336,23D  !| but my child; ~ he could not conceal his distress$0$; I saw
309:336,24D  !| that$3$ it equalled my own$2$, and he perhaps, thinking that$3$
309:336,25D  !| mere friendship, as the world now goes, would not justify
309:336,26D  !| so$5#1$ warm$2$ a sympathy ~ or rather not thinking at all, I
309:336,27D  !| suppose ~ giving way to$4$ irresistible feelings, made me
309:336,28D  !| acquainted with his earnest, tender$2$, constant, affection
309:336,29D  !| for$4$ $SS#C$Marianne.  He has loved her, my $SS#A$Elinor, ever since
309:336,30D  !| the first moment of  seeing her."
309:336,31'  !| Here, however, $SS#A$Elinor perceived, ~ not the language,
309:336,32'  !| not the professions of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, but the natural$2$
309:336,33'  !| embellishments of her mother's active fancy$0$, which$6#1$
309:336,34'  !| fashioned every*thing delightful to$4$ her, as it chose.
309:336,35D  !| "His regard$0$ for$4$ her, infinitely surpassing anything
309:336,36D  !| that$6#1$ $SS#S$Willoughby ever felt or feigned, as much more
309:336,37D  !| warm$2$, as more sincere or constant ~ which*ever we are
309:336,38D  !| to$9$ call$1$ it ~ has subsisted through$4$ all the knowledge of
309:337, 1D  !| dear$2#1$ $SS#C$Marianne's unhappy prepossession for$4$ that$6#2$ worthless
309:337, 2D  !| young man| ~ and without selfishness ~ without
309:337, 3D  !| encouraging a hope$0$| ~ could he have seen her unhappy
309:337, 4D  !| with another ~ Such a noble mind$0$| ~ such openness,
309:337, 5D  !| such sincerity| ~ no*one can be deceived in \him\."
309:337, 6A  !| "$SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's character,"
309:337, 6'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
309:337, 6A  !| "as an
309:337, 7A  !| excellent man, is well$9$ established."
309:337, 8D  !| "I know it is" ~
309:337, 8'  !| replied her mother seriously,
309:337, 8D  !| "or after$4$
309:337, 9D  !| such a warning, \I\ should be the last$0$ to$9$ encourage such
309:337,10D  !| affection, or even$5$ to$9$ be pleased by$4$ it.  But his coming
309:337,11D  !| for$4$ me as he did, with such active, such ready friendship,
309:337,12D  !| is enough to$9$ prove him one of the worthiest of men."
309:337,13A  !| "His character, however,"
309:337,13'  !| answered $SS#A$Elinor,
309:337,13A  !| "does
309:337,14A  !| not rest$1$ on$4$ \one$0$\ act$0$ of kindness, to$4$ which$6#1$ his affection for$4$
309:337,15A  !| $SS#C$Marianne, were humanity out$8$ of the case, would have
309:337,16A  !| prompted him.  To$4$ $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, to$4$ the $SS#L1$Middletons,
309:337,17A  !| he has been long$9$ and intimately known; they equally
309:337,18A  !| love$1$ and respect$1$ him; and even$5$ my own$2$ knowledge of
309:337,19A  !| him, though lately acquired, is very considerable; and
309:337,20A  !| so$5#1$ highly do \I\ value$1$ and esteem$1$ him, that$3$ if $SS#C$Marianne
309:337,21A  !| can be happy with him, I shall be as ready as yourself
309:337,22A  !| to$9$ think our connection the greatest blessing to$4$ us in the
309:337,23A  !| world.  What$6#2$ answer$0$ did you give him? ~ Did you allow
309:337,24A  !| him to$9$ hope$1$?"
309:337,25D  !| "Oh| my love$0$, I could not then talk$1$ of hope$0$ to$4$ him
309:337,26D  !| or to$4$ myself.  $SS#C$Marianne might at that$6#2$ moment be dying.
309:337,27D  !| But he did not ask for$4$ hope$0$ or encouragement.  His
309:337,28D  !| was an involuntary confidence, an irrepressible effusion
309:337,29D  !| to$4$ a soothing friend ~ not an application to$4$ a parent.
309:337,30D  !| Yet after$4$ a time I \did\ say, for$3$ at first I was quite overcome
309:337,31D  !| ~ that$3$ if she lived, as I trusted she might, my
309:337,32D  !| greatest happiness would lie$1$ in promoting their marriage;
309:337,33D  !| and since our arrival, since our delightful security I have
309:337,34D  !| repeated it to$4$ him more fully, have given him every
309:337,35D  !| encouragement in my power.  Time, a very little time,
309:337,36D  !| I tell him, will$1$ do everything; ~ $SS#C$Marianne's heart is not
309:337,37D  !| to$9$ be wasted for*ever on$4$ such a man as $SS#S$Willoughby. ~
309:337,38D  !| His own$2$ merits must soon secure$1$ it."
309:338, 1A  !| "To$9$ judge$1$ from the $SS#H$Colonel's spirits, however, you
309:338, 2A  !| have not yet made him equally sanguine."
309:338, 3D  !| "No$7$. ~ He thinks $SS#C$Marianne's affection too$5#1$ deeply
309:338, 4D  !| rooted for$4$ any change$0$ in it under a great length of time,
309:338, 5D  !| and even$5$ supposing her heart again free, is too$5#1$ diffident
309:338, 6D  !| of himself to$9$ believe, that$3$ with such a difference of age
309:338, 7D  !| and disposition, he could ever attach her.  There, however,
309:338, 8D  !| he is quite mistaken.  His age is only so$5#1$ much
309:338, 9D  !| beyond$4$ her's, as to$9$ be an advantage, as to$9$ make$1$ his
309:338,10D  !| character and principles fixed; ~ and his disposition,
309:338,11D  !| I am well$9$ convinced, is exactly the very one to$9$ make$1$
309:338,12D  !| your sister happy.  And his person, his manners too$5#2$,
309:338,13D  !| are all in his favour$0$.  My partiality does not blind$1$ me;
309:338,14D  !| he certainly is not so$5#1$ handsome as $SS#S$Willoughby ~ but at
309:338,15D  !| the same time, there is something much more pleasing
309:338,16D  !| in his countenance. ~ There was always a something, ~
309:338,17D  !| if you remember, ~ in $SS#S$Willoughby's eyes at times, which$6#1$
309:338,18D  !| I did not like$1$."
309:338,19'  !| $SS#A$Elinor could \not\ remember it; ~ but her mother,
309:338,20'  !| without waiting for$4$ her assent, continued,
309:338,21D  !| "And his manners, the $SS#H$Colonel's manners are not only
309:338,22D  !| more pleasing to$4$ me than $SS#S$Willoughby's ever were, but
309:338,23D  !| they are of a kind$0$ I well$9$ know to$9$ be more solidly attaching
309:338,24D  !| to$4$ $SS#C$Marianne.  Their gentleness, their genuine
309:338,25D  !| attention to$4$ other people, and their manly unstudied
309:338,26D  !| simplicity is much more accordant with her real disposition,
309:338,27D  !| than the liveliness ~ often artificial, and often ill-timed
309:338,28D  !| of the other.  I am very sure myself, that$3$ had
309:338,29D  !| $SS#S$Willoughby turned out$5$ as really amiable, as he has
309:338,30D  !| proved himself the contrary$0$, $SS#C$Marianne would yet never
309:338,31D  !| have been so$5#1$ happy with \him\, as she will$1$ be with $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon."
309:338,32     |
309:338,33'  !| She paused. ~ Her daughter could not quite agree
309:338,34'  !| with her, but her dissent was not heard, and therefore
309:338,35'  !| gave no$2$ offence.
309:338,36D  !| "At Delaford, she will$1$ be within an easy distance$0$ of
309:338,37D  !| me,"
309:338,37'  !| added $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood,
309:338,37D  !| "even$5$ if I remain at
309:338,38D  !| Barton; and in all probability, ~ for$3$ I hear it is a large
309:339, 1D  !| village, ~ indeed there certainly \must\ be some small
309:339, 2D  !| house or cottage close$9$ by$5$, that$3$ would suit$1$ us quite as
309:339, 3D  !| well$9$ as our present$9$ situation."
309:339, 4'  !| Poor $SS#A$Elinor|
309:339, 4@a   | ~ here was a new scheme$0$ for$4$ getting
309:339, 5@a   | her to$4$ Delaford| ~
309:339, 5'  !| but her spirit was stubborn.
309:339, 6A  !| "His fortune too$5#2$| ~ for$3$ at my time of life you know,
309:339, 7A  !| everybody cares$1$ about$4$ \that$6#2$\; ~ and though I neither
309:339, 8A  !| know, nor desire$1$ to$9$ know, what$6#1$ it really is, I am sure it
309:339, 9A  !| must be a good one."
309:339,10'  !| Here they were interrupted by$4$ the entrance of a third
309:339,11'  !| person, and $SS#A$Elinor withdrew to$9$ think it all over in private$0$,
309:339,12'  !| to$9$ wish$1$ success to$4$ her friend, and yet in wishing it, to$9$ feel
309:339,13'  !| a pang for$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby.
310:340, 1'  !| $SS#C$Marianne's illness, though weakening in its kind$0$,
310:340, 2'  !| had not been long$9$ enough to$9$ make$1$ her recovery slow;
310:340, 3'  !| and with youth, natural$2$ strength, and her mother's
310:340, 4'  !| presence in aid, it proceeded so$5#1$ smoothly as to$9$ enable her
310:340, 5'  !| to$9$ remove$1$, within four days after$4$ the arrival of the latter,
310:340, 6'  !| into $SS#O$Mrs%*Palmer's dressing-room.  When there, at her
310:340, 7'  !| own$2$ particular request$0$, for$3$ she was impatient to$9$ pour
310:340, 8'  !| forth her thanks to$4$ him for$4$ fetching her mother, $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
310:340, 9'  !| was invited to$9$ visit$1$ her.
310:340,10'  !| His emotion in entering the room, in seeing her
310:340,11'  !| altered looks$0$,and in receiving the pale hand$0$ which$6#1$ she
310:340,12'  !| immediately held out$5$ to$4$ him, was such, as, in $SS#A$Elinor's
310:340,13'  !| conjecture$0$,
310:340,13@a   | must arise from something more than his
310:340,14@a   | affection for$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, or the consciousness of its being$1$
310:340,15@a   | known to$4$ others;
310:340,15'  !| and she soon discovered in his melancholy$2$
310:340,16'  !| eye and varying complexion as he looked at her
310:340,17'  !| sister,
310:340,17@a   | the probable recurrence of many past$9$ scenes of
310:340,18@a   | misery to$4$ his mind$0$, brought back$5$ by$4$ that$6#2$ resemblance
310:340,19@a   | between $SS#C$Marianne and $SS#ZB$Eliza already acknowledged, and
310:340,20@a   | now strengthened by$4$ the hollow eye, the sickly skin,
310:340,21@a   | the posture of reclining weakness, and the warm$2$ acknowledgment
310:340,22@a   | of peculiar obligation.
310:340,23'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, not less watchful of what$6#1$ passed than
310:340,24'  !| her daughter, but with a mind$0$ very differently influenced,
310:340,25'  !| and therefore watching to$4$ very different effect$0$, saw
310:340,26'  !| nothing in the $SS#H$Colonel's behaviour but what$6#1$ arose from
310:340,27'  !| the most simple$2$ and self-evident sensations, while$9$ in
310:340,28'  !| the actions and words of $SS#C$Marianne she persuaded herself
310:340,29'  !| to$9$ think that$3$ something more than gratitude already
310:340,30'  !| dawned.
310:340,31'  !| At the end$0$ of another day or two, $SS#C$Marianne growing
310:340,32'  !| visibly stronger every twelve hours, $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood,
310:340,33'  !| urged equally by$4$ her own$2$ and her daughter's wishes$0$,
310:341, 1'  !| began to$9$ talk$1$ of removing to$4$ Barton.  On$4$ \her\ measures
310:341, 2'  !| depended those of her two friends; $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings could
310:341, 3'  !| not quit Cleveland during the $SS#D1$Dashwoods' stay$0$, and
310:341, 4'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon was soon brought, by$4$ their united
310:341, 5'  !| request$0$, to$9$ consider his own$2$ abode there as equally
310:341, 6'  !| determinate, if not equally indispensable.  At his and
310:341, 7'  !| $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's united request$0$ in return$0$, $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood
310:341, 8'  !| was prevailed on$5$ to$9$ accept the use$0$ of his carriage
310:341, 9'  !| on$4$ her journey back$5$, for$4$ the better$9$ accommodation of
310:341,10'  !| her sick child; and the $SS#H$Colonel, at the joint invitation of
310:341,11'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood and $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, whose$6#1$ active good-nature
310:341,12'  !| made her friendly and hospitable for$4$ other
310:341,13'  !| people as well$9$ as herself, engaged with pleasure to$9$ redeem
310:341,14'  !| it by$4$ a visit$0$ at the cottage, in the course$0$ of a few
310:341,15'  !| weeks.
310:341,16'  !| The day of separation and departure arrived; and
310:341,17'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, after$4$ taking so$5#1$ particular and lengthened a
310:341,18'  !| leave$0$ of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, one so$5#1$ earnestly grateful, so$5#1$ full
310:341,19'  !| of respect$0$ and kind$2$ wishes$0$ as seemed due$2$ to$4$ her own$2$
310:341,20'  !| heart from a secret$2$ acknowledgment of past$9$ inattention,
310:341,21'  !| and bidding $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon farewel with the cordiality
310:341,22'  !| of a friend, was carefully assisted by$4$ him into the carriage,
310:341,23'  !| of which$6#1$ he seemed anxious that$3$ she should engross at
310:341,24'  !| least half.  $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood and $SS#A$Elinor then followed,
310:341,25'  !| and the others were left$1$ by$4$ themselves, to$9$ talk$1$ of the
310:341,26'  !| travellers, and feel their own$2$ dulness, till $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings
310:341,27'  !| was summoned to$4$ her chaise to$9$ take comfort$0$ in the gossip
310:341,28'  !| of her maid for$4$ the loss of her two young companions;
310:341,29'  !| and $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon immediately afterwards took his
310:341,30'  !| solitary way to$4$ Delaford.
310:341,31'  !| The $SS#D1$Dashwoods were two days on$4$ the road, and
310:341,32'  !| $SS#C$Marianne bore$1#1$ her journey on$4$ both, without essential
310:341,33'  !| fatigue$0$.  Every*thing that$6#1$ the most zealous affection,
310:341,34'  !| the most solicitous care$0$ could do to$9$ render her comfortable,
310:341,35'  !| was the office of each watchful companion, and each
310:341,36'  !| found their reward$0$ in her bodily ease$0$, and her calmness
310:341,37'  !| of spirits.  To$4$ $SS#A$Elinor, the observation of the latter was
310:341,38'  !| particularly grateful.  She, who$6#1$ had seen her week after$4$
310:342, 1'  !| week so$5#1$ constantly suffering, oppressed by$4$ anguish of
310:342, 2'  !| heart which$6#1$ she had neither courage to$9$ speak of, nor
310:342, 3'  !| fortitude to$9$ conceal, now saw with a joy, which$6#1$ no$2$ other
310:342, 4'  !| could equally share$1$, an apparent composure of mind$0$,
310:342, 5'  !| which$6#1$, in being$1$ the result$0$ as she trusted of serious$2$ reflection,
310:342, 6'  !| must eventually lead$1$ her to$4$ contentment and
310:342, 7'  !| cheerfulness.
310:342, 8'  !| As they approached Barton, indeed, and entered on$4$
310:342, 9'  !| scenes, of which$6#1$ every field and every tree brought some
310:342,10'  !| peculiar, some painful recollection, she grew silent and
310:342,11'  !| thoughtful, and turning$1$ away her face$0$ from their notice$0$,
310:342,12'  !| sat earnestly gazing through$4$ the window.  But here,
310:342,13'  !| $SS#A$Elinor could neither wonder$1$ nor blame$1$; and when she
310:342,14'  !| saw, as she assisted $SS#C$Marianne from the carriage, that$3$
310:342,15'  !| she had been crying, she saw only an emotion too$5#1$
310:342,16'  !| natural$2$ in itself to$9$ raise anything less tender$2$ than pity$0$,
310:342,17'  !| and in its unobtrusiveness entitled to$4$ praise$0$.  In the
310:342,18'  !| whole$0$ of her subsequent manner, she traced the direction
310:342,19'  !| of a mind$0$ awakened to$4$ reasonable exertion; for$3$ no$2$
310:342,20'  !| sooner had they entered their common$2$ sitting-room,
310:342,21'  !| than $SS#C$Marianne turned her eyes around$4$ it with a look$0$ of
310:342,22'  !| resolute firmness, as if determined$2$ at once to$9$ accustom
310:342,23'  !| herself to$4$ the sight of every object$0$ with which$6#1$ the
310:342,24'  !| remembrance of $SS#S$Willoughby could be connected. ~ She
310:342,25'  !| said little, but every sentence aimed at cheerfulness, and
310:342,26'  !| though a sigh$0$ sometimes escaped her, it never passed
310:342,27'  !| away without the atonement of a smile$0$.  After$4$ dinner
310:342,28'  !| she would try her piano-forte=.  She went to$4$ it; but the
310:342,29'  !| music on$4$ which$6#1$ her eye first rested was an opera, procured
310:342,30'  !| for$4$ her by$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby, containing some of their
310:342,31'  !| favourite$2$ duets, and bearing on$4$ its outward leaf her
310:342,32'  !| own$2$ name$0$ in his hand*writing. ~ That$6#2$ would not do. ~
310:342,33'  !| She shook her head$0$, put the music aside, and after$4$
310:342,34'  !| running over the keys for$4$ a minute$0$ complained of
310:342,35'  !| feebleness in her fingers, and closed the instrument
310:342,36'  !| again; declaring however with firmness as she did so$5#2$,
310:342,37'  !| that$3$ she should in future practise much.
310:342,38'  !| The next morning produced no$2$ abatement in these
310:343, 1'  !| happy symptoms.  On$4$ the contrary$0$, with a mind$0$ and
310:343, 2'  !| body alike strengthened by$4$ rest$0#2$, she looked and spoke
310:343, 3'  !| with more genuine spirit, anticipating the pleasure of
310:343, 4'  !| $SS#E$Margaret's return$0$, and talking of the dear$2#1$ family party
310:343, 5'  !| which$6#1$ would then be restored, of their mutual pursuits
310:343, 6'  !| and cheerful society as the only happiness worth a wish$0$.
310:343, 7C  !| "When the weather is settled$1$, and I have recovered
310:343, 8C  !| my strength,"
310:343, 8'  !| said she,
310:343, 8C  !| "we will$1$ take long$9$ walks$0$ together
310:343, 9C  !| every day.  We will$1$ walk$1$ to$4$ the farm at the edge
310:343,10C  !| of the down$0$, and see how the children go on$5$; we will$1$
310:343,11C  !| walk$1$ to$4$ $SS#L$Sir*John's new plantations at Barton-Cross, and
310:343,12C  !| the Abbeyland; and we will$1$ often go to$4$ the old ruins of
310:343,13C  !| the Priory, and try to$9$ trace its foundations as far as we
310:343,14C  !| are told they once reached.  I know we shall be happy.
310:343,15C  !| I know the summer will$1$ pass$1$ happily away.  I mean$1$
310:343,16C  !| never to$9$ be later in rising than six, and from that$6#2$ time
310:343,17C  !| till dinner I shall divide every moment between music and
310:343,18C  !| reading.  I have formed my plan, and am determined$2$
310:343,19C  !| to$9$ enter on$4$ a course$0$ of serious$2$ study$0$.  Our own$2$ library
310:343,20C  !| is too$5#1$ well$9$ known to$4$ me, to$9$ be resorted to$4$ for$4$ anything
310:343,21C  !| beyond$4$ mere amusement.  But there are many works$0$
310:343,22C  !| well$9$ worth reading, at the Park; and there are others of
310:343,23C  !| more modern production which$6#1$ I know I can borrow
310:343,24C  !| of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon.  By$4$ reading only six hours a-day,
310:343,25C  !| I shall gain$1$ in the course$0$ of a twelvemonth a great deal$0#2$
310:343,26C  !| of instruction which$6#1$ I now feel myself to$9$ want$1$."
310:343,27'  !| $SS#A$Elinor honoured her for$4$ a plan which$6#1$ originated so$5#1$
310:343,28'  !| nobly as this; though smiling to$9$ see the same eager
310:343,29'  !| fancy$0$ which$6#1$ had been leading her to$4$ the extreme$0$ of
310:343,30'  !| languid indolence and selfish repining, now at work$0$
310:343,31'  !| in introducing excess into a scheme$0$ of such rational
310:343,32'  !| employment and virtuous self-controul.  Her smile$0$
310:343,33'  !| however changed to$4$ a sigh$0$ when she remembered,
310:343,34'  !| that$3$ her promise$0$ to$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby was yet unfulfilled,
310:343,35'  !| and feared she had that$6#2$ to$9$ communicate which$6#1$ might
310:343,36'  !| again unsettle the mind$0$ of $SS#C$Marianne, and ruin$1$ at least
310:343,37'  !| for$4$ a time this fair prospect of busy tranquillity.  Willing
310:343,38'  !| therefore to$9$ delay$0$ the evil hour, she resolved to$9$ wait till
310:344, 1'  !| her sister's health were more secure$2$, before$3$ she appointed
310:344, 2'  !| it.  But the resolution was made only to$9$ be broken.
310:344, 3'  !| $SS#C$Marianne had been two or three days at home, before$3$
310:344, 4'  !| the weather was fine enough for$4$ an invalid like$9$ herself
310:344, 5'  !| to$9$ venture out$5$.  But at last$0$ a soft, genial morning
310:344, 6'  !| appeared; such as might tempt the daughter's wishes$0$
310:344, 7'  !| and the mother's confidence; and $SS#C$Marianne, leaning
310:344, 8'  !| on$4$ $SS#A$Elinor's arm$0$, was authorised to$9$ walk$1$ as long$9$ as she
310:344, 9'  !| could without fatigue$0$, in the lane before$4$ the house.
310:344,10'  !| The sisters set$1$ out$5$ at a pace$0$, slow as the feebleness
310:344,11'  !| of $SS#C$Marianne in an exercise$0$ hitherto untried since her
310:344,12'  !| illness required; ~ and they had advanced only so$5#1$ far
310:344,13'  !| beyond$4$ the house as to$9$ admit a full view$0$ of the hill,
310:344,14'  !| the important hill behind, when pausing with her eyes
310:344,15'  !| turned towards it, $SS#C$Marianne calmly said,
310:344,16C  !| "There, exactly there" ~
310:344,16'  !| pointing with one hand$0$,
310:344,17C  !| "on$4$ that$6#2$ projecting mound, ~ there I fell; and there I
310:344,18C  !| first saw $SS#S$Willoughby."
310:344,19'  !| Her voice sunk with the word, but presently reviving
310:344,20'  !| she added,
310:344,21C  !| "I am thankful to$9$ find that$3$ I can look$1$ with so$5#1$ little
310:344,22C  !| pain$0$ on$4$ the spot| ~ shall we ever talk$1$ on$4$ that$6#2$ subject$0$,
310:344,23C  !| $SS#A$Elinor?" ~
310:344,23'  !| hesitatingly it was said. ~
310:344,23C  !| "Or will$1$ it be
310:344,24C  !| wrong$9$? ~ I \can\ talk$1$ of it now, I hope$1$, as I ought to$9$ do." ~
310:344,25'  !| $SS#A$Elinor tenderly invited her to$9$ be open$2$.
310:344,26C  !| "As for$4$ regret$0$,"
310:344,26'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne,
310:344,26C  !| "I have done with
310:344,27C  !| that$6#2$, as far as \he\ is concerned.  I do not mean$1$ to$9$ talk$1$ to$4$
310:344,28C  !| you of what$6#1$ my feelings have been for$4$ him, but what$6#1$
310:344,29C  !| they are \now\. ~ At present$0#1$, if I could be satisfied$2$ on$4$ one
310:344,30C  !| point$0$, if I could be allowed to$9$ think that$3$ he was not
310:344,31C  !| \always\ acting a part$0$, not \always\ deceiving me; ~ but
310:344,32C  !| above$4$ all, if I could be assured that$3$ he never was so$5#1$ \very\
310:344,33C  !| wicked as my fears have sometimes fancied him, since
310:344,34C  !| the story of that$6#2$ unfortunate girl" ~
310:344,35'  !| She stopt. ~ $SS#A$Elinor joyfully treasured her words as she
310:344,36'  !| answered.
310:344,37A  !| "If you could be assured of that$6#2$, you think you should
310:344,38A  !| be easy."
310:345, 1C  !| "Yes.  My peace of mind$0$ is doubly involved in it; ~
310:345, 2C  !| for$3$ not only is it horrible to$9$ suspect a person, who$6#1$ has
310:345, 3C  !| been what$6#1$ \he\ has been to$4$ \me\, of such designs, ~ but what$6#2$
310:345, 4C  !| must it make$1$ me appear to$4$ myself? ~ What$6#2$ in a situation
310:345, 5C  !| like$9$ mine$6$, but a most shamefully unguarded affection
310:345, 6C  !| could expose me to$4$" ~
310:345, 7A  !| "How then,"
310:345, 7'  !| asked her sister,
310:345, 7A  !| "would you account$1$
310:345, 8A  !| for$4$ his behaviour?"
310:345, 9C  !| "I would suppose him, ~ Oh| how gladly would I
310:345,10C  !| suppose him, only fickle, very, very fickle."
310:345,11'  !| $SS#A$Elinor said no$2$ more.  She was debating within herself
310:345,12'  !| on$4$ the eligibility of beginning$1$ her story directly, or postponing
310:345,13'  !| it till $SS#C$Marianne were in stronger health; ~ and
310:345,14'  !| they crept on$5$ for$4$ a few minutes in silence$0$.
310:345,15C  !| "I am not wishing him too$5#1$ much good,"
310:345,15'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne
310:345,16'  !| at last$0$ with a sigh$0$,
310:345,16C  !| "when I wish$1$ his secret$2$ reflections
310:345,17C  !| may$1$ be no$2$ more unpleasant than my own$2$.  He will$1$
310:345,18C  !| suffer enough in them."
310:345,19A  !| "Do you compare your conduct$0$ with his?"
310:345,20C  !| "No$7$.  I compare it with what$6#1$ it ought to$9$ have been;
310:345,21C  !| I compare it with yours."
310:345,22A  !| "Our situations have borne little resemblance."
310:345,23C  !| "They have borne more than our conduct$0$. ~ Do not,
310:345,24C  !| my dearest $SS#A$Elinor, let your kindness defend what$6#1$ I know
310:345,25C  !| your judgment must censure$1$.  My illness has made me
310:345,26C  !| think ~ It has given me leisure and calmness for$4$ serious$2$
310:345,27C  !| recollection.  Long$9$ before$3$ I was enough recovered to$9$
310:345,28C  !| talk$1$, I was perfectly able to$9$ reflect.  I considered the
310:345,29C  !| past$0$; I saw in my own$2$ behaviour since the beginning$0$
310:345,30C  !| of our acquaintance with him last$2$ autumn, nothing
310:345,31C  !| but a series of imprudence towards myself, and want$0$
310:345,32C  !| of kindness to$4$ others.  I saw that$3$ my own$2$ feelings had
310:345,33C  !| prepared my sufferings, and that$3$ my want$0$ of fortitude
310:345,34C  !| under them had almost led me to$4$ the grave$0$.  My illness,
310:345,35C  !| I well$9$ knew, had been entirely brought on$5$ by$4$ myself,
310:345,36C  !| by$4$ such negligence of my own$2$ health, as I had felt even$5$
310:345,37C  !| at the time to$9$ be wrong$9$.  Had I died, ~ it would have
310:345,38C  !| been self-destruction.  I did not know my danger till
310:346, 1C  !| the danger was removed; but with such feelings as
310:346, 2C  !| these reflections gave me, I wonder$1$ at my recovery, ~
310:346, 3C  !| wonder$1$ that$3$ the very eagerness of my desire$0$ to$9$ live, to$9$
310:346, 4C  !| have time for$4$ atonement to$4$ my God, and to$4$ you all, did
310:346, 5C  !| not kill me at once.  Had I died, ~ in what$6#1$ peculiar
310:346, 6C  !| misery should I have left$1$ you, my nurse$0$, my friend, my
310:346, 7C  !| sister| ~ You, who$6#1$ had seen all the fretful selfishness
310:346, 8C  !| of my latter days; who$6#1$ had known all the murmurings
310:346, 9C  !| of my heart| ~ How should I have lived in \your\ remembrance|
310:346,10C  !| ~ My mother too$5#2$|  How could you have consoled
310:346,11C  !| her| ~ I cannot express$1$ my own$2$ abhorrence of myself.
310:346,12C  !| Whenever I looked towards the past$0$, I saw some duty
310:346,13C  !| neglected, or some failing indulged.  Every*body seemed
310:346,14C  !| injured by$4$ me.  The kindness, the unceasing kindness
310:346,15C  !| of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, I had repaid with ungrateful contempt.
310:346,16C  !| To$4$ the $SS#L1$Middletons, the $SS#N1$Palmers, the $SS#P1$Steeles, to$4$ every
310:346,17C  !| common$2$ acquaintance even$5$, I had been insolent and
310:346,18C  !| unjust; with an heart hardened against their merits,
310:346,19C  !| and a temper irritated by$4$ their very attention. ~ To$4$
310:346,20C  !| $SS#F$John, to$4$ $SS#G$Fanny, ~ yes, even$5$ to$4$ them, little as they
310:346,21C  !| deserve, I had given less than their due$0$.  But you, ~
310:346,22C  !| you above$4$ all, above$4$ my mother, had been wronged by$4$
310:346,23C  !| me.  I, and only I, knew your heart and its sorrows;
310:346,24C  !| yet, to$4$ what$6#1$ did it influence$1$ me? ~ not to$4$ any compassion
310:346,25C  !| that$6#1$ could benefit you or myself. ~ Your example was
310:346,26C  !| before$4$ me:  but to$4$ what$6#1$ avail? ~ Was I more considerate
310:346,27C  !| of you and your comfort$0$?  Did I imitate your
310:346,28C  !| forbearance, or lessen your restraints, by$4$ taking any
310:346,29C  !| part$0$ in those offices of general$2$ complaisance or particular
310:346,30C  !| gratitude which$6#1$ you had hitherto been left$1$ to$9$ discharge
310:346,31C  !| alone? ~ No$7$; ~ not less when I knew you to$9$ be unhappy,
310:346,32C  !| than when I had believed you at ease$0$, did I turn$1$ away
310:346,33C  !| from every exertion of duty or friendship; scarcely
310:346,34C  !| allowing sorrow to$9$ exist but with me, regretting only
310:346,35C  !| \that$6#2$\ heart which$6#1$ had deserted and wronged me, and
310:346,36C  !| leaving you, for$4$ whom$6#1$ I professed an unbounded affection,
310:346,37C  !| to$9$ be miserable for$4$ my sake."
310:346,38'  !| Here ceased the rapid flow$0$ of her self-reproving spirit;
310:347, 1'  !| and $SS#A$Elinor, impatient to$9$ sooth, though too$5#1$ honest to$9$
310:347, 2'  !| flatter, gave her instantly that$6#2$ praise$0$ and support$0$ which$6#1$
310:347, 3'  !| her frankness and her contrition so$5#1$ well$9$ deserved.
310:347, 4'  !| $SS#C$Marianne pressed her hand$0$ and replied,
310:347, 5C  !| "You are very good. ~ The future must be my proof.
310:347, 6C  !| I have laid down$5$ my plan, and if I am capable of
310:347, 7C  !| adhering to$4$ it ~ my feelings shall be governed and my
310:347, 8C  !| temper improved.  They shall no$2$ longer worry others,
310:347, 9C  !| nor torture myself.  I shall now live solely for$4$ my family.
310:347,10C  !| You, my mother, and $SS#E$Margaret, must henceforth be all
310:347,11C  !| the world to$4$ me; you will$1$ share$1$ my affections entirely
310:347,12C  !| between you.  From you, from my home, I shall never
310:347,13C  !| again have the smallest incitement to$9$ move$1$; and if
310:347,14C  !| I do mix in other society it will$1$ be only to$9$ shew$1$ that$3$ my
310:347,15C  !| spirit is humbled, my heart amended, and that$3$ I can
310:347,16C  !| practise the civilities, the lesser duties of life, with
310:347,17C  !| gentleness, and forbearance.  As for$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby ~ to$9$
310:347,18C  !| say that$3$ I shall soon or that$3$ I shall ever forget him,
310:347,19C  !| would be idle.  His remembrance can be overcome by$4$
310:347,20C  !| no$2$ change$0$ of circumstances or opinions.  But it shall
310:347,21C  !| be regulated, it shall be checked by$4$ religion, by$4$ reason$0$,
310:347,22C  !| by$4$ constant employment."
310:347,23'  !| She paused ~ and added in a lower$2$ voice,
310:347,23C  !| "If I could
310:347,24C  !| but know \his\ heart, everything would become easy."
310:347,25'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, who$6#1$ had now been for$4$ some time reflecting
310:347,26'  !| on$4$ the propriety or impropriety of speedily hazarding
310:347,27'  !| her narration, without feeling$1$ at all nearer decision than
310:347,28'  !| at first, heard this; and perceiving that$3$ as reflection did
310:347,29'  !| nothing, resolution must do all, soon found herself
310:347,30'  !| leading to$4$ the fact.
310:347,31'  !| She managed the recital, as she hoped, with address$0$;
310:347,32'  !| prepared her anxious listener with caution$0$; related
310:347,33'  !| simply and honestly the chief points on$4$ which$6#1$ $SS#S$Willoughby
310:347,34'  !| grounded his apology; did justice to$4$ his repentance,
310:347,35'  !| and softened only his protestations of present$9$ regard$0$.
310:347,36'  !| $SS#C$Marianne said not a word. ~ She trembled, her eyes were
310:347,37'  !| fixed on$4$ the ground, and her lips became whiter than
310:347,38'  !| even$5$ sickness had left$1$ them.  A thousand inquiries sprung
310:348, 1'  !| up from her heart, but she dared not urge one.  She
310:348, 2'  !| caught every syllable with panting eagerness; her hand$0$,
310:348, 3'  !| unknowingly to$4$ herself, closely pressed her sister's, and
310:348, 4'  !| tears covered her cheeks.
310:348, 5'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, dreading her being$1$ tired, led her towards home;
310:348, 6'  !| and till they reached the door of the cottage, easily
310:348, 7'  !| conjecturing what$6#1$ her curiosity must be though no$2$
310:348, 8'  !| question$0$ was suffered to$9$ speak it, talked of nothing but
310:348, 9'  !| $SS#S$Willoughby, and their conversation together; and
310:348,10'  !| was carefully minute$2$ in every particular of speech and
310:348,11'  !| look$0$, where minuteness could be safely indulged.  As
310:348,12'  !| soon as they entered the house, $SS#C$Marianne with a kiss$0$
310:348,13'  !| of gratitude and these two words just$9$ articulate$2$ through$4$
310:348,14'  !| her tears,
310:348,14C  !| "Tell mama,"
310:348,14'  !| withdrew from her sister and
310:348,15'  !| walked slowly up*stairs.  $SS#A$Elinor would not attempt$1$
310:348,16'  !| to$9$ disturb a solitude so$5#1$ reasonable as what$6#1$ she now
310:348,17'  !| sought; and with a mind$0$ anxiously pre-arranging its
310:348,18'  !| result$0$, and a resolution of reviving the subject$0$ again,
310:348,19'  !| should $SS#C$Marianne fail to$9$ do it, she turned into the parlour
310:348,20'  !| to$9$ fulfil her parting injunction.
311:349, 1'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood did not hear unmoved the vindication
311:349, 2'  !| of her former favourite$0$.
311:349, 2@d   | She rejoiced in his being$1$
311:349, 3@d   | cleared from some part$0$ of his imputed guilt; ~ she was
311:349, 4@d   | sorry for$4$ him; ~ she wished him happy.  But the feelings
311:349, 5@d   | of the past$0$ could not be recalled. ~ Nothing could restore
311:349, 6@d   | him with a faith unbroken ~ a character unblemished,
311:349, 7@d   | to$4$ $SS#C$Marianne.  Nothing could do away the knowledge
311:349, 8@d   | of what$6#1$ the latter had suffered through$4$ his means$0$, nor
311:349, 9@d   | remove$1$ the guilt of his conduct$0$ towards $SS#ZC$Eliza.  Nothing
311:349,10@d   | could replace him, therefore, in her former esteem$0$, nor
311:349,11@d   | injure the interests$0$ of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon.
311:349,12'  !| Had $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, like$9$ her daughter, heard
311:349,13'  !| $SS#S$Willoughby's story from himself ~ had she witnessed his
311:349,14'  !| distress$0$, and been under the influence$0$ of his countenance
311:349,15'  !| and his manner, it is probable that$3$ her compassion
311:349,16'  !| would have been greater.  But it was neither in $SS#A$Elinor's
311:349,17'  !| power, nor in her wish$0$, to$9$ rouse such feelings in another,
311:349,18'  !| by$4$ her retailed explanation, as had at first been called
311:349,19'  !| forth in herself.  Reflection had given calmness to$4$ her
311:349,20'  !| judgment, and sobered her own$2$ opinion of $SS#S$Willoughby's
311:349,21'  !| deserts; ~ she wished, therefore, to$9$ declare only the
311:349,22'  !| simple$2$ truth, and lay$1#1$ open$2$ such facts as were really due$2$
311:349,23'  !| to$4$ his character, without any embellishment of tenderness
311:349,24'  !| to$9$ lead$1$ the fancy$0$ astray.
311:349,25'  !| In the evening, when they were all three together,
311:349,26'  !| $SS#C$Marianne began voluntarily to$9$ speak of him again; ~
311:349,27'  !| but that$3$ it was not without an effort, the restless, unquiet
311:349,28'  !| thoughtfulness in which$6#1$ she had been for$4$ some time
311:349,29'  !| previously sitting$1$ ~ her rising colour, as she spoke ~ and
311:349,30'  !| her unsteady voice, plainly shewed.
311:349,31C  !| "I wish$1$ to$9$ assure you both,"
311:349,31'  !| said she,
311:349,31C  !| "that$3$ I see
311:349,32C  !| every*thing ~ as you can desire$1$ me to$9$ do."
311:349,33'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood would have interrupted her instantly
311:350, 1'  !| with soothing tenderness, had not $SS#A$Elinor, who$6#1$ really
311:350, 2'  !| wished to$9$ hear her sister's unbiassed opinion, by$4$ an
311:350, 3'  !| eager sign, engaged her silence$0$.  $SS#C$Marianne slowly continued ~
311:350, 4     |
311:350, 5C  !| "It is a great relief to$4$ me ~ what$6#1$ $SS#A$Elinor told me this
311:350, 6C  !| morning ~ I have now heard exactly what$6#1$ I wished to$9$
311:350, 7C  !| hear." ~
311:350, 7'  !| For$4$ some moments her voice was lost; but
311:350, 8'  !| recovering herself, she added, and with greater calmness
311:350, 9'  !| than before$5$ ~
311:350, 9C  !| "I am now perfectly satisfied$2$, I wish$1$ for$4$
311:350,10C  !| no$2$ change$0$.  I never could have been happy with him,
311:350,11C  !| after$4$ knowing, as sooner or later I must have known,
311:350,12C  !| all this. ~ I should have had no$2$ confidence, no$2$ esteem$0$.
311:350,13C  !| Nothing could have done it away to$4$ my feelings."
311:350,14D  !| "I know it ~ I know it,"
311:350,14'  !| cried her mother.
311:350,14D  !|"Happy
311:350,15D  !| with a man of libertine practices| ~ With one who$6#1$ had
311:350,16D  !| so$5#1$ injured the peace of the dearest of our friends, and
311:350,17D  !| the best of men| ~ No$7$ ~ my $SS#C$Marianne has not a heart to$9$
311:350,18D  !| be made happy with such a man| ~ Her conscience, her
311:350,19D  !| sensitive conscience, would have felt all that$6#1$ the conscience
311:350,20D  !| of her husband ought to$9$ have felt."
311:350,21'  !| $SS#C$Marianne sighed, and repeated ~
311:350,21C  !| "I wish$1$ for$4$ no$2$
311:350,22C  !| change$0$."
311:350,23A  !| "You consider the matter,"
311:350,23'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
311:350,23A  !| "exactly as
311:350,24A  !| a good mind$0$ and a sound$9$ understanding$0$ must consider
311:350,25A  !| it; and I dare$1#2$ say, you perceive, as well$9$ as myself, not
311:350,26A  !| only in this, but in many other circumstances, reason$0$
311:350,27A  !| enough to$9$ be convinced that$3$ your marriage must have
311:350,28A  !| involved you in many certain troubles and disappointments,
311:350,29A  !| in which$6#1$ you would have been poorly supported
311:350,30A  !| by$4$ an affection, on$4$ his side$0$, much less certain.  Had you
311:350,31A  !| married, you must have been always poor.  His expensiveness
311:350,32A  !| is acknowledged even$5$ by$4$ himself, and his whole$2$
311:350,33A  !| conduct$0$ declares that$3$ self-denial is a word hardly
311:350,34A  !| understood by$4$ him.  His demands$0$ and your inexperience
311:350,35A  !| together on$4$ a small, very small income, must have
311:350,36A  !| brought on$5$ distresses which$6#1$ would not be the \less\
311:350,37A  !| grievous to$4$ you, from having been entirely unknown
311:350,38A  !| and unthought of before$5$.  \Your\ sense of honour$0$ and
311:351, 1A  !| honesty would have led you, I know, when aware of
311:351, 2A  !| your situation, to$9$ attempt$1$ all the economy that$6#1$ would
311:351, 3A  !| appear to$4$ you possible; and perhaps, as long$9$ as your
311:351, 4A  !| frugality retrenched only on$4$ your own$2$ comfort$0$, you
311:351, 5A  !| might have been suffered to$9$ practise it, but beyond$4$ that$6#2$
311:351, 6A  !| ~ and how little could the utmost of your single management
311:351, 7A  !| do to$9$ stop$1$ the ruin$0$ which$6#1$ had begun before$4$ your
311:351, 8A  !| marriage? ~ Beyond$4$ \that$6#2$\, had you endeavoured, however
311:351, 9A  !| reasonably, to$9$ abridge \his\ enjoyments, is it not to$9$
311:351,10A  !| be feared, that$3$ instead of prevailing on$4$ feelings so$5#1$ selfish
311:351,11A  !| to$9$ consent$1$ to$4$ it, you would have lessened your own$2$
311:351,12A  !| influence$0$ on$4$ his heart, and made him regret$1$ the connection
311:351,13A  !| which$6#1$ had involved him in such difficulties?"
311:351,14'  !| $SS#B$Marianne's lips quivered, and she repeated the word
311:351,15C  !| "Selfish?"
311:351,15'  !| in a tone that$6#1$ implied ~
311:351,15@c   | "do you really
311:351,16@c   | think him selfish?"
311:351,17A  !| "The whole$0$ of his behaviour,"
311:351,17'  !| replied $SS#A$Elinor,
311:351,17A  !| "from
311:351,18A  !| the beginning$0$ to$4$ the end$0$ of the affair, has been grounded
311:351,19A  !| on$4$ selfishness.  It was selfishness which$6#1$ first made him
311:351,20A  !| sport$1$ with your affections; which$6#1$ afterwards, when his
311:351,21A  !| own$2$ were engaged, made him delay$1$ the confession of it,
311:351,22A  !| and which$6#1$ finally carried him from Barton.  His own$2$
311:351,23A  !| enjoyment, or his own$2$ ease$0$, was, in every particular,
311:351,24A  !| his ruling principle."
311:351,25C  !| "It is very true.  \My\ happiness never was his object$0$."
311:351,26A  !| "At present$0#1$,"
311:351,26'  !| continued $SS#A$Elinor,
311:351,26A  !| "he regrets what$6#1$ he
311:351,27A  !| has done.  And why does he regret$1$ it? ~ Because he finds
311:351,28A  !| it has not answered towards himself.  It has not made
311:351,29A  !| him happy.  His circumstances are now unembarrassed
311:351,30A  !| ~ he suffers from no$2$ evil of that$6#2$ kind$0$; and he thinks
311:351,31A  !| only that$3$ he has married a woman of a less amiable
311:351,32A  !| temper than yourself.  But does it thence follow that$3$
311:351,33A  !| had he married you, he would have been happy? ~ The
311:351,34A  !| inconveniencies would have been different.  He would
311:351,35A  !| then have suffered under the pecuniary distresses which$6#1$,
311:351,36A  !| because they are removed, he now reckons as nothing.
311:351,37A  !| He would have had a wife of whose$6#1$ temper he could
311:351,38A  !| make$1$ no$2$ complaint, but he would have been always
311:352, 1A  !| necessitous ~ always poor; and probably would soon
311:352, 2A  !| have learnt to$9$ rank$1$ the innumerable comforts of a clear$2$
311:352, 3A  !| estate and good income as of far more importance, even$5$
311:352, 4A  !| to$4$ domestic$2$ happiness, than the mere temper of a wife."
311:352, 5C  !| "I have not a doubt$0$ of it,"
311:352, 5'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne;
311:352, 5C  !| "and
311:352, 6C  !| I have nothing to$9$ regret$1$ ~ nothing but my own$2$ folly."
311:352, 7D  !| "Rather say your mother's imprudence, my child,"
311:352, 8'  !| said $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood;
311:352, 8D  !| "\she\ must be answerable."
311:352, 9'  !| $SS#C$Marianne would not let her proceed; ~ and $SS#A$Elinor,
311:352,10'  !| satisfied$2$ that$3$ each felt their own$2$ error, wished to$9$ avoid
311:352,11'  !| any survey of the past$0$ that$6#1$ might weaken her sister's
311:352,12'  !| spirits; she therefore, pursuing the first subject$0$,
311:352,13'  !| immediately continued,
311:352,14A  !| "\One$0$\ observation may$1$, I think, be fairly drawn from
311:352,15A  !| the whole$0$ of the story ~ that$3$ all $SS#S$Willoughby's difficulties
311:352,16A  !| have arisen from the first offence against virtue, in his
311:352,17A  !| behaviour to$4$ $SS#ZC$Eliza*Williams.  That$6#2$ crime has been the
311:352,18A  !| origin of every lesser one, and of all his present$9$ discontents."
311:352,19     |
311:352,20'  !| $SS#C$Marianne assented most feelingly to$4$ the remark$0$; and
311:352,21'  !| her mother was led by$4$ it to$4$ an enumeration of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's
311:352,22'  !| injuries and merits, warm$2$ as friendship and
311:352,23'  !| design$0$ could unitedly dictate$1$.  Her daughter did not
311:352,24'  !| look$1$, however, as if much of it were heard by$4$ her.
311:352,25'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, according to$4$ her expectation, saw on$4$ the two
311:352,26'  !| or three following days, that$3$ $SS#C$Marianne did not continue
311:352,27'  !| to$9$ gain$1$ strength as she had done; but while$9$ her resolution
311:352,28'  !| was unsubdued, and she still$5$ tried to$9$ appear cheerful
311:352,29'  !| and easy, her sister could safely trust$1$ to$4$ the effect$0$ of
311:352,30'  !| time upon her health.
311:352,31'  !| $SS#E$Margaret returned, and the family were again all
311:352,32'  !| restored to$4$ each other, again quietly settled$1$ at the
311:352,33'  !| cottage, and if not pursuing their usual studies with quite
311:352,34'  !| so$5#1$ much vigour as when they first came to$4$ Barton, at
311:352,35'  !| least planning a vigorous prosecution of them in future.
311:352,36'  !| $SS#A$Elinor grew impatient for$4$ some tidings of $SS#B$Edward.
311:352,37'  !| She had heard nothing of him since her leaving London,
311:352,38'  !| nothing new of his plans, nothing certain even$5$ of his
311:353, 1'  !| present$9$ abode.  Some letters had passed between her
311:353, 2'  !| and her brother, in consequence of $SS#C$Marianne's illness;
311:353, 3'  !| and in the first of $SS#F$John's, there had been this sentence:
311:353, 4F  !| ~ "We know nothing of our unfortunate $SS#B$Edward, and
311:353, 5F  !| can make$1$ no$2$ inquiries on$4$ so$5#1$ prohibited a subject$0$, but
311:353, 6F  !| conclude him to$9$ be still$5$ at Oxford;"
311:353, 6'  !| which$6#1$ was all the
311:353, 7'  !| intelligence of $SS#B$Edward afforded her by$4$ the correspondence,
311:353, 8'  !| for$3$ his name$0$ was not even$5$ mentioned in any of
311:353, 9'  !| the succeeding letters.  She was not doomed, however,
311:353,10'  !| to$9$ be long$9$ in ignorance of his measures.
311:353,11'  !| Their man-servant had been sent one morning to$4$
311:353,12'  !| Exeter on$4$ business; and when, as he waited at table,
311:353,13'  !| he had satisfied$1$ the inquiries of his mistress as to$4$ the
311:353,14'  !| event of his errand, this was his voluntary communication ~
311:353,15     |
311:353,16R  !| "I suppose you know ma'am, that$3$ $SS#J$Mr%*Ferrars is
311:353,17R  !| married."
311:353,18'  !| $SS#C$Marianne gave a violent start$0$, fixed her eyes upon
311:353,19'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, saw her turning$1$ pale, and fell back$5$ in her
311:353,20'  !| chair in hysterics.  $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, whose$6#1$ eyes, as she
311:353,21'  !| answered the servant's inquiry, had intuitively taken
311:353,22'  !| the same direction, was shocked to$9$ perceive by$4$ $SS#A$Elinor's
311:353,23'  !| countenance how much she really suffered, and in a
311:353,24'  !| moment afterwards, alike distressed by$4$ $SS#C$Marianne's
311:353,25'  !| situation, knew not on$4$ which$6#2$ child to$9$ bestow her
311:353,26'  !| principal$2$ attention.
311:353,27'  !| The servant, who$6#1$ saw only that$3$ $SS#C$Miss*Marianne was
311:353,28'  !| taken ill, had sense enough to$9$ call$1$ one of the maids, who$6#1$,
311:353,29'  !| with $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood's assistance, supported her into
311:353,30'  !| the other room.  By$4$ that$6#2$ time, $SS#C$Marianne was rather
311:353,31'  !| better$9$, and her mother leaving her to$4$ the care$0$ of $SS#E$Margaret
311:353,32'  !| and the maid, returned to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor, who$6#1$, though still$5$ much
311:353,33'  !| disordered, had so$5#1$ far recovered the use$0$ of her reason$0$
311:353,34'  !| and voice as to$9$ be just$9$ beginning$1$ an inquiry of $SS#R$Thomas,
311:353,35'  !| as to$4$ the source of his intelligence.  $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood
311:353,36'  !| immediately took all that$6#2$ trouble$0$ on$4$ herself; and
311:353,37'  !| $SS#A$Elinor had the benefit of the information without the
311:353,38'  !| exertion of seeking it.
311:354, 1D  !| "Who$6#2$ told you that$3$ $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars was married,
311:354, 2D  !| $SS#R$Thomas?"
311:354, 3R  !| "I see $SS#J$Mr%*Ferrars myself, ma'am, this morning in
311:354, 4R  !| Exeter, and his lady too$5#2$, $SS#Q$Miss*Steele as was.  They was
311:354, 5R  !| stopping in a chaise at the door of the New*London*Inn,
311:354, 6R  !| as I went there with a message from $SS#ZZA$Sally at the Park
311:354, 7R  !| to$4$ her brother, who$6#1$ is one of the post-boys.  I happened
311:354, 8R  !| to$9$ look$1$ up as I went by$4$ the chaise, and so$3$ I see directly
311:354, 9R  !| it was the youngest $SS#Q$Miss*Steele; so$3$ I took off my hat, and
311:354,10R  !| she knew me and called to$4$ me, and inquired after$4$ you,
311:354,11R  !| ma'am, and the young ladies, especially $SS#C$Miss*Marianne,
311:354,12R  !| and bid me I should give her compliments and $SS#J$Mr%*Ferrars's,
311:354,13R  !| their best compliments and service, and how
311:354,14R  !| sorry they was they had not time to$9$ come on$5$ and see you,
311:354,15R  !| but they was in a great hurry$0$ to$9$ go forwards, for$3$ they
311:354,16R  !| was going further down$5$ for$4$ a little while$0$, but howsever,
311:354,17R  !| when they come back$5$, they'd make$1$ sure to$9$ come and
311:354,18R  !| see you."
311:354,19D  !| "But did she tell you she was married, $SS#R$Thomas?"
311:354,20R  !| "Yes, ma'am.  She smiled, and said how she had
311:354,21R  !| changed her name$0$ since she was in these parts.  She was
311:354,22R  !| always a very affable and free-spoken young lady, and
311:354,23R  !| very civil behaved.  So$3$, I made free to$9$ wish$1$ her joy."
311:354,24D  !| "Was $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars in the carriage with her?"
311:354,25R  !| "Yes, ma'am, I just$9$ see him leaning back$5$ in it, but
311:354,26R  !| he did not look$1$ up; ~ he never was a gentleman much
311:354,27R  !| for$4$ talking."
311:354,28'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's heart could easily account$1$ for$4$ his not putting
311:354,29'  !| himself forward$8$; and $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood probably found
311:354,30'  !| the same explanation.
311:354,31D  !| "Was there no*one else in the carriage?"
311:354,32R  !| "No$7$, ma'am, only they two."
311:354,33D  !| "Do you know where they came from?"
311:354,34R  !| "They come straight from town, as $SS#Q$Miss*Lucy ~ $SS#Q$Mrs%*Ferrars
311:354,35R  !| told me."
311:354,36D  !| "And are going farther westward?"
311:354,37R  !| "Yes, ma'am ~ but not to$9$ bide long$9$.  They will$1$ soon
311:354,38R  !| be back$5$ again, and then they'd be sure and call$1$ here."
311:355, 1'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood now looked at her daughter; but
311:355, 2'  !| $SS#A$Elinor knew better$9$ than to$9$ expect them.  She recognised
311:355, 3'  !| the whole$0$ of $SS#Q$Lucy in the message, and was very confident
311:355, 4'  !| that$3$ $SS#B$Edward would never come near$4$ them.  She observed,
311:355, 5'  !| in a low voice, to$4$ her mother, that$3$ they were probably
311:355, 6'  !| going down$5$ to$4$ $SS#ZV$Mr%*Pratt's, near$4$ Plymouth.
311:355, 7'  !| $SS#R$Thomas's intelligence seemed over.  $SS#A$Elinor looked as
311:355, 8'  !| if she wished to$9$ hear more.
311:355, 9D  !| "Did you see them off, before$3$ you came away?"
311:355,10R  !| "No$7$, ma'am ~ the horses was just$9$ coming out$5$, but
311:355,11R  !| I could not bide any longer; I was afraid of being$1$ late."
311:355,12D  !| "Did $SS#Q$Mrs%*Ferrars look$1$ well$9$?"
311:355,13R  !| "Yes, ma'am, she said how she was very well$9$; and
311:355,14R  !| to$4$ my mind$0$ she was always a very handsome young
311:355,15R  !| lady ~ and she seemed vastly contented."
311:355,16'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood could think of no$2$ other question$0$, and
311:355,17'  !| $SS#R$Thomas and the table-cloth, now alike needless, were
311:355,18'  !| soon afterwards dismissed.  $SS#C$Marianne had already
311:355,19'  !| sent to$9$ say that$3$ she should eat nothing more.  $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood's
311:355,20'  !| and $SS#A$Elinor's appetites were equally lost,
311:355,21'  !| and $SS#E$Margaret might think herself very well$9$ off, that$3$
311:355,22'  !| with so$5#1$ much uneasiness as both her sisters had lately
311:355,23'  !| experienced, so$5#1$ much reason$0$ as they had often had to$9$
311:355,24'  !| be careless of their meals, she had never been obliged
311:355,25'  !| to$9$ go without her dinner before$5$.
311:355,26'  !| When the dessert and the wine were arranged, and
311:355,27'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood and $SS#A$Elinor were left$1$ by$4$ themselves,
311:355,28'  !| they remained long$9$ together in a similarity of thoughtfulness
311:355,29'  !| and silence$0$.  $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood feared to$9$ hazard$1$
311:355,30'  !| any remark$0$, and ventured not to$9$ offer$1$ consolation.
311:355,31'  !| She now found that$3$ she had erred in relying on$4$ $SS#A$Elinor's
311:355,32'  !| representation of herself; and justly concluded that$3$
311:355,33'  !| every*thing had been expressly softened at the time,
311:355,34'  !| to$9$ spare$1$ her from an increase$0$ of unhappiness, suffering
311:355,35'  !| as she then had suffered for$4$ $SS#C$Marianne.  She found that$3$
311:355,36'  !| she had been misled by$4$ the careful, the considerate
311:355,37'  !| attention of her daughter, to$9$ think the attachment,
311:355,38'  !| which$6#1$ once she had so$5#1$ well$9$ understood, much slighter
311:356, 1'  !| in reality, than she had been wont to$9$ believe, or than it
311:356, 2'  !| was now proved to$9$ be.  She feared that$3$ under this
311:356, 3'  !| persuasion she had been unjust, inattentive, nay, almost
311:356, 4'  !| unkind, to$4$ her $SS#A$Elinor; ~ that$3$ $SS#C$Marianne's affliction,
311:356, 5'  !| because more acknowledged, more immediately before$4$
311:356, 6'  !| her, had too$5#1$ much engrossed her tenderness, and led her
311:356, 7'  !| away to$9$ forget that$3$ in $SS#A$Elinor she might have a daughter
311:356, 8'  !| suffering almost as much, certainly with less self-provocation,
311:356, 9'  !| and greater fortitude.
312:357, 1'  !| $SS#A$Elinor now found the difference between the expectation
312:357, 2'  !| of an unpleasant event, however certain the mind$0$
312:357, 3'  !| may$1$ be told to$9$ consider it, and certainty itself.  She
312:357, 4'  !| now found, that$3$ in spite$8$ of herself,
312:357, 4@a   | she had always
312:357, 5@a   | admitted a hope$0$, while$9$ $SS#B$Edward remained single, that$3$
312:357, 6@a   | something would occur to$9$ prevent his marrying $SS#Q$Lucy;
312:357, 7@a   | that$3$ some resolution of his own$2$, some mediation of
312:357, 8@a   | friends, or some more eligible opportunity of establishment
312:357, 9@a   | for$4$ the lady, would arise to$9$ assist the happiness
312:357,10@a   | of all.
312:357,10'  !| But he was now married, and she condemned her
312:357,11'  !| heart for$4$ the lurking flattery, which$6#1$ so$5#1$ much heightened
312:357,12'  !| the pain$0$ of the intelligence.
312:357,13'  !| That$3$ he should be married so$5#1$ soon, before$3$ (as she
312:357,14'  !| imagined) he could be in orders$0#2$, and consequently before$3$
312:357,15'  !| he could be in possession of the living$0$, surprised her
312:357,16'  !| a little at first.  But she soon saw how likely it was that$3$
312:357,17'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy, in her self-provident care$0$, in her haste to$9$ secure$1$
312:357,18'  !| him, should overlook every*thing but the risk$0$ of delay$0$.
312:357,19@a   | They were married, married in town, and now hastening
312:357,20@a   | down$5$ to$4$ her uncle's.  What$6#2$ had $SS#B$Edward felt on$4$ being$1$
312:357,21@a   | within four miles of Barton, on$4$ seeing her mother's
312:357,22@a   | servant, on$4$ hearing $SS#Q$Lucy's message|
312:357,23@a   | They would soon,
312:357,23'  !| she supposed,
312:357,23@a   | be settled$1$ at Delaford.
312:357,24@a   | ~ Delaford, ~ that$6#2$ place$0$ in which$6#1$ so$5#1$ much conspired to$9$
312:357,25@a   | give her an interest$0$; which$6#1$ she wished to$9$ be acquainted
312:357,26@a   | with, and yet desired to$9$ avoid.  She saw them in an instant$0$
312:357,27@a   | in their parsonage-house; saw in $SS#Q$Lucy, the active,
312:357,28@a   | contriving manager, uniting at once a desire$0$ of smart
312:357,29@a   | appearance, with the utmost frugality, and ashamed
312:357,30@a   | to$9$ be suspected of half her economical practices; ~
312:357,31@a   | pursuing her own$2$ interest$0$ in every thought$0$, courting
312:357,32@a   | the favour$0$ of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, of $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, and
312:357,33@a   | of every wealthy friend.
312:357,33'  !| In $SS#B$Edward ~ she knew not
312:358, 1'  !| what$6#1$ she saw, nor what$6#1$ she wished to$9$ see; ~ happy or
312:358, 2'  !| unhappy, ~ nothing pleased her; she turned away her
312:358, 3'  !| head$0$ from every sketch of him.
312:358, 4'  !| $SS#A$Elinor flattered herself that$3$ some one of their connections
312:358, 5'  !| in London would write to$4$ them to$9$ announce the
312:358, 6'  !| event, and give farther particulars, ~ but day after$4$ day
312:358, 7'  !| passed off, and brought no$2$ letter, no$2$ tidings.  Though
312:358, 8'  !| uncertain that$3$ any*one were to$9$ blame$1$, she found fault
312:358, 9'  !| with every absent friend.  They were all thoughtless or
312:358,10'  !| indolent.
312:358,11A  !| "When do you write to$4$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, ma'am?"
312:358,12'  !| was an inquiry which$6#1$ sprung from the impatience of
312:358,13'  !| her mind$0$ to$9$ have something going on$5$.
312:358,14D  !| "I wrote to$4$ him, my love$0$, last$2$ week, and rather
312:358,15D  !| expect to$9$ see, than to$9$ hear from him again.  I earnestly
312:358,16D  !| pressed his coming to$4$ us, and should not be surprised to$9$
312:358,17D  !| see him walk$1$ in to-day or to-morrow, or any day."
312:358,18'  !| This was gaining something, something to$9$ look$1$ forward$8$
312:358,19'  !| to$4$.  $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon \must\ have some information to$9$ give.
312:358,20'  !| Scarcely had she so$5#2$ determined$1$ it, when the figure
312:358,21'  !| of a man on$4$ horseback drew her eyes to$4$ the window.  He
312:358,22'  !| stopt at their gate.
312:358,22@a   | It was a gentleman, it was $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
312:358,23@a   | himself.  Now she should hear more; and she
312:358,24@a   | trembled in expectation of it.  But ~ it was \not\ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
312:358,25@a   | ~ neither his air ~ nor his height.  Were it
312:358,26@a   | possible, she should say it must be $SS#B$Edward.  She
312:358,27@a   | looked again.  He had just$9$ dismounted; ~ she could
312:358,28@a   | not be mistaken; ~ it \was\ $SS#B$Edward.  She moved away
312:358,29@a   | and sat down$5$.
312:358,29A  !| "He comes from $SS#ZV$Mr%*Pratt's purposely
312:358,30A  !| to$9$ see us.  I \will$1$\ be calm$2$; I \will$1$\ be mistress of myself."
312:358,31'  !| In a moment she perceived that$3$ the others were
312:358,32'  !| likewise aware of the mistake$0$.  She saw her mother and
312:358,33'  !| $SS#C$Marianne change$1$ colour; saw them look$1$ at herself, and
312:358,34'  !| whisper$1$ a few sentences to$4$ each other.  She would have
312:358,35'  !| given the world to$9$ be able to$9$ speak ~ and to$9$ make$1$ them
312:358,36'  !| understand that$3$ she hoped no$2$ coolness, no$2$ slight$0$, would
312:358,37'  !| appear in their behaviour to$4$ him; ~ but she had no$2$ utterance,
312:358,38'  !| and was obliged to$9$ leave$1$ all to$4$ their own$2$ discretion.
312:359, 1'  !| Not a syllable passed aloud.  They all waited in silence$0$
312:359, 2'  !| for$4$ the appearance of their visitor.  His footsteps were
312:359, 3'  !| heard along$4$ the gravel path; in a moment he was in
312:359, 4'  !| the passage; and in another, he was before$4$ them.
312:359, 5'  !| His countenance, as he entered the room, was not
312:359, 6'  !| too$5#1$ happy, even$5$ for$4$ $SS#A$Elinor.  His complexion was white
312:359, 7'  !| with agitation, and he looked as if fearful of his reception,
312:359, 8'  !| and conscious that$3$ he merited no$2$ kind$2$ one.  $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood,
312:359, 9'  !| however, conforming, as she trusted, to$4$ the
312:359,10'  !| wishes$0$ of that$6#2$ daughter, by$4$ whom$6#1$ she then meant in
312:359,11'  !| the warmth of her heart to$9$ be guided in everything,
312:359,12'  !| met him with a look$0$ of forced complacency, gave him
312:359,13'  !| her hand$0$, and wished him joy.
312:359,14'  !| He coloured, and stammered out$5$ an unintelligible
312:359,15'  !| reply$0$.  $SS#A$Elinor's lips had moved with her mother's, and
312:359,16'  !| when the moment of action was over, she wished that$3$
312:359,17'  !| she had shaken hands with him too$5#2$.  But it was then too$5#1$
312:359,18'  !| late, and with a countenance meaning$1$ to$9$ be open$2$, she
312:359,19'  !| sat down$5$ again and talked of the weather.
312:359,20'  !| $SS#C$Marianne had retreated as much as possible out$8$ of
312:359,21'  !| sight, to$9$ conceal her distress$0$; and $SS#E$Margaret, understanding$1$
312:359,22'  !| some part$0$, but not the whole$0$, of the case,
312:359,23'  !| thought$1$ it incumbent on$4$ her to$9$ be dignified, and therefore
312:359,24'  !| took a seat as far from him as she could, and
312:359,25'  !| maintained a strict silence$0$.
312:359,26'  !| When $SS#A$Elinor had ceased to$9$ rejoice in the dryness of
312:359,27'  !| the season, a very awful pause$0$ took place$0$.  It was put
312:359,28'  !| an end$0$ to$4$ by$4$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, who$6#1$ felt obliged
312:359,28@d   | to$9$ hope$1$
312:359,29@d   | that$3$ he had left$1$ $SS#Q$Mrs%*Ferrars very well$9$.
312:359,29'  !| In an hurried
312:359,30'  !| manner, he replied in the affirmative.
312:359,31'  !| Another pause$0$.
312:359,32'  !| $SS#A$Elinor, resolving to$9$ exert herself, though fearing the
312:359,33'  !| sound$0$ of her own$2$ voice, now said,
312:359,34A  !| "Is $SS#Q$Mrs%*Ferrars at Longstaple?"
312:359,35B  !| "At Longstaple|"
312:359,35'  !| he replied, with an air of surprise$0$ ~
312:359,36B  !| "No$7$, my mother is in town."
312:359,37A  !| "I meant,"
312:359,37'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor, taking up some work$0$ from
312:359,38'  !| the table,
312:359,38A  !| "to$9$ inquire after$4$ $SS#Q$Mrs%*\Edward\*Ferrars."
312:360, 1'  !| She dared not look$1$ up; ~ but her mother and $SS#C$Marianne
312:360, 2'  !| both turned their eyes on$4$ him.  He coloured, seemed
312:360, 3'  !| perplexed, looked doubtingly, and after$4$ some hesitation,
312:360, 4'  !| said,
312:360, 5B  !| "Perhaps you mean$1$ ~ my brother ~ you mean$1$ $SS#Q$Mrs%
312:360, 6B  !| ~ $SS#Q$Mrs%*\Robert\*Ferrars."
312:360, 7X  !| "$SS#Q$Mrs%*Robert*Ferrars|" ~
312:360, 7'  !| was repeated by$4$ $SS#C$Marianne
312:360, 8'  !| and her mother, in an accent of the utmost amazement;
312:360, 9'  !| ~ and though $SS#A$Elinor could not speak, even$5$ \her\ eyes
312:360,10'  !| were fixed on$4$ him with the same impatient wonder$0$.  He
312:360,11'  !| rose$1$ from his seat and walked to$4$ the window, apparently
312:360,12'  !| from not knowing what$6#1$ to$9$ do; took up a pair$0$ of scissars
312:360,13'  !| that$6#1$ lay$1#2$ there, and while$9$ spoiling both them and their
312:360,14'  !| sheath by$4$ cutting the latter to$4$ pieces as he spoke, said,
312:360,15'  !| in an hurried voice,
312:360,16B  !| "Perhaps you do not know ~ you may$1$ not have
312:360,17B  !| heard that$3$ my brother is lately married to$4$ ~ to$4$ the
312:360,18B  !| youngest ~ to$4$ $SS#Q$Miss*Lucy*Steele."
312:360,19'  !| His words were echoed with unspeakable astonishment
312:360,20'  !| by$4$ all but $SS#A$Elinor, who$6#1$ sat with her head$0$ leaning
312:360,21'  !| over her work$0$, in a state$0$ of such agitation as made her
312:360,22'  !| hardly know where she was.
312:360,23B  !| "Yes,"
312:360,23'  !| said he,
312:360,23B  !| "they were married last$2$ week, and
312:360,24B  !| are now at Dawlish."
312:360,25'  !| $SS#A$Elinor could sit it no$2$ longer.  She almost ran out$8$ of
312:360,26'  !| the room, and as soon as the door was closed, burst$1$ into
312:360,27'  !| tears of joy, which$6#1$ at first she thought$1$ would never cease.
312:360,28'  !| $SS#B$Edward, who$6#1$ had till then looked any*where, rather
312:360,29'  !| than at her, saw her hurry$1$ away, and perhaps saw ~
312:360,30'  !| or even$5$ heard, her emotion; for$3$ immediately afterwards
312:360,31'  !| he fell into a reverie, which$6#1$ no$2$ remarks, no$2$ inquiries,
312:360,32'  !| no$2$ affectionate address$0$ of $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood could penetrate,
312:360,33'  !| and at last$0$, without saying a word, quitted the room,
312:360,34'  !| and walked out$5$ towards the village ~~ leaving the others
312:360,35'  !| in the greatest astonishment and perplexity on$4$ a change$0$
312:360,36'  !| in his situation, so$5#1$ wonderful and so$5#1$ sudden$2$; ~ a perplexity
312:360,37'  !| which$6#1$ they had no$2$ means$0$ of lessening but by$4$
312:360,38'  !| their own$2$ conjectures$0$.
313:361, 1'  !| Unaccountable, however, as the circumstances of
313:361, 2'  !| his release$0$ might appear to$4$ the whole$2$ family, it was
313:361, 3'  !| certain that$3$ $SS#B$Edward was free:  and to$4$ what$6#1$ purpose
313:361, 4'  !| that$6#2$ freedom would be employed was easily pre-determined
313:361, 5'  !| by$4$ all; ~ for$3$ after$4$ experiencing the blessings of
313:361, 6'  !| \one$0$\ imprudent engagement, contracted without his
313:361, 7'  !| mother's consent$0$, as he had already done for$4$ more than
313:361, 8'  !| four years, nothing less could be expected$1$ of him in the
313:361, 9'  !| failure of \that$6#2$\, than the immediate contraction of another.
313:361,10'  !| His errand at Barton, in fact, was a simple$2$ one.  It
313:361,11'  !| was only to$9$ ask $SS#A$Elinor to$9$ marry him; ~ and considering
313:361,12'  !| that$3$ he was not altogether inexperienced in such a
313:361,13'  !| question$0$, it might be strange that$3$ he should feel so$5#1$
313:361,14'  !| uncomfortable in the present$9$ case as he really did, so$5#1$
313:361,15'  !| much in need$0$ of encouragement and fresh air.
313:361,16'  !| How soon he had walked himself into the proper
313:361,17'  !| resolution, however, how soon an opportunity of exercising
313:361,18'  !| it occurred, in what$6#1$ manner he expressed himself,
313:361,19'  !| and how he was received, need$1$ not be particularly told.
313:361,20'  !| This only need$1$ be said; ~ that$3$ when they all sat down$5$
313:361,21'  !| to$4$ table at four o'clock, about$4$ three hours after$4$ his arrival,
313:361,22'  !| he had secured his lady, engaged her mother's consent$0$,
313:361,23'  !| and was not only in the rapturous profession$0#1$ of the lover,
313:361,24'  !| but in the reality of reason$0$ and truth, one of the happiest
313:361,25'  !| of men.  His situation indeed was more than commonly
313:361,26'  !| joyful.  He had more than the ordinary triumph$0$ of
313:361,27'  !| accepted love$0$ to$9$ swell his heart, and raise his spirits.
313:361,28'  !| He was released without any reproach$0$ to$4$ himself, from
313:361,29'  !| an entanglement which$6#1$ had long$9$ formed his misery,
313:361,30'  !| from a woman whom$6#1$ he had long$9$ ceased to$9$ love$1$; ~ and
313:361,31'  !| elevated at once to$4$ that$6#2$ security with another, which$6#1$
313:361,32'  !| he must have thought$1$ of almost with despair$0$, as soon as
313:361,33'  !| he had learnt to$9$ consider it with desire$0$.  He was brought,
313:361,34'  !| not from doubt$0$ or suspense, but from misery to$4$ happiness;
313:362, 1'  !| ~ and the change$0$ was openly spoken in such
313:362, 2'  !| a genuine, flowing, grateful cheerfulness, as his friends
313:362, 3'  !| had never witnessed in him before$5$.
313:362, 4'  !| His heart was now open$2$ to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor, all its weaknesses,
313:362, 5'  !| all its errors confessed, and his first boyish attachment
313:362, 6'  !| to$4$ $SS#Q$Lucy treated with all the philosophic dignity of
313:362, 7'  !| twenty-four.
313:362, 8B  !| "It was a foolish, idle inclination on$4$ my side$0$,"
313:362, 8'  !| said
313:362, 9'  !| he,
313:362, 9B  !| "the consequence of ignorance of the world ~ and
313:362,10B  !| want$0$ of employment.  Had my mother given me some
313:362,11B  !| active profession$0#2$ when I was removed at eighteen from
313:362,12B  !| the care$0$ of $SS#ZV$Mr%*Pratt, I think ~ nay, I am sure, it would
313:362,13B  !| never have happened; for$3$ though I left$1$ Longstaple
313:362,14B  !| with what$6#1$ I thought$1$, at the time, a most unconquerable
313:362,15B  !| preference for$4$ his niece, yet had I then had any pursuit,
313:362,16B  !| any object$0$ to$9$ engage my time and keep me at a distance$0$
313:362,17B  !| from her for$4$ a few months, I should very soon have
313:362,18B  !| outgrown the fancied attachment, especially by$4$ mixing
313:362,19B  !| more with the world, as in such a case I must have done.
313:362,20B  !| But instead of having anything to$9$ do, instead of having
313:362,21B  !| any profession$0#2$ chosen for$4$ me, or being$1$ allowed to$9$ chuse
313:362,22B  !| any myself, I returned home to$9$ be completely idle;
313:362,23B  !| and for$4$ the first twelvemonth afterwards, I had not
313:362,24B  !| even$5$ the nominal employment, which$6#1$ belonging to$4$
313:362,25B  !| the university would have given me, for$3$ I was not
313:362,26B  !| entered at Oxford till I was nineteen.  I had therefore
313:362,27B  !| nothing in the world to$9$ do, but to$9$ fancy$1$ myself in love$0$;
313:362,28B  !| and as my mother did not make$1$ my home in every
313:362,29B  !| respect$0$ comfortable, as I had no$2$ friend, no$2$ companion
313:362,30B  !| in my brother, and disliked new acquaintance, it was
313:362,31B  !| not unnatural for$4$ me to$9$ be very often at Longstaple,
313:362,32B  !| where I always felt myself at home, and was always sure
313:362,33B  !| of a welcome$0$; and accordingly I spent the greatest part$0$
313:362,34B  !| of my time there from eighteen to$4$ nineteen:  $SS#Q$Lucy
313:362,35B  !| appeared everything that$6#1$ was amiable and obliging.
313:362,36B  !| She was pretty$2$ too$5#2$ ~ at least I thought$1$ so$5#2$ \then\, and I had
313:362,37B  !| seen so$5#1$ little of other women, that$3$ I could make$1$ no$2$
313:362,38B  !| comparisons, and see no$2$ defects.  Considering everything,
313:362,39B  !| therefore, I hope$1$, foolish as our engagement was, foolish as
313:363, 1B  !| it has since in every way been proved, it was not at the
313:363, 2B  !| time an unnatural, or an inexcusable piece of folly."
313:363, 3'  !| The change$0$ which$6#1$ a few hours had wrought in the
313:363, 4'  !| minds and the happiness of the $SS#D1$Dashwoods, was such ~
313:363, 5'  !| so$5#1$ great ~ as promised them all, the satisfaction of a
313:363, 6'  !| sleepless night.  $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, too$5#1$ happy to$9$ be comfortable,
313:363, 7'  !| knew not how to$9$ love$1$ $SS#B$Edward, nor praise$1$ $SS#A$Elinor
313:363, 8'  !| enough, how to$9$ be enough thankful for$4$ his release$0$
313:363, 9'  !| without wounding his delicacy, nor how at once to$9$ give
313:363,10'  !| them leisure for$4$ unrestrained conversation together, and
313:363,11'  !| yet enjoy, as she wished, the sight and society of both.
313:363,12'  !| $SS#C$Marianne could speak \her\ happiness only by$4$ tears.
313:363,13'  !| Comparisons would occur ~ regrets would arise; ~ and
313:363,14'  !| her joy, though sincere as her love$0$ for$4$ her sister, was of
313:363,15'  !| a kind$0$ to$9$ give her neither spirits nor language.
313:363,16'  !| But $SS#A$Elinor ~ How are \her\ feelings to$9$ be described? ~
313:363,17'  !| From the moment of learning that$3$ $SS#Q$Lucy was married
313:363,18'  !| to$4$ another, that$3$ $SS#B$Edward was free, to$4$ the moment of his
313:363,19'  !| justifying the hopes$0$ which$6#1$ had so$5#1$ instantly followed,
313:363,20'  !| she was everything by$4$ turns$0$ but tranquil.  But when
313:363,21'  !| the second$2$ moment had passed, when she found every
313:363,22'  !| doubt$0$, every solicitude removed, compared her situation
313:363,23'  !| with what$6#1$ so$5#1$ lately it had been, ~ saw him honourably
313:363,24'  !| released from his former engagement, saw him instantly
313:363,25'  !| profiting by$4$ the release$0$, to$9$ address$1$ herself and declare
313:363,26'  !| an affection as tender$2$, as constant as she had ever supposed
313:363,27'  !| it to$9$ be, ~ she was oppressed, she was overcome
313:363,28'  !| by$4$ her own$2$ felicity; ~ and happily disposed as is the
313:363,29'  !| human mind$0$ to$9$ be easily familiarized with any change$0$
313:363,30'  !| for$4$ the better$9$, it required several hours to$9$ give sedateness
313:363,31'  !| to$4$ her spirits, or any degree of tranquillity to$4$ her heart.
313:363,32'  !| $SS#B$Edward was now fixed at the cottage at least for$4$ a
313:363,33'  !| week; ~ for$3$ whatever other claims might be made on$4$
313:363,34'  !| him, it was impossible that$3$ less than a week should be
313:363,35'  !| given up to$4$ the enjoyment of $SS#A$Elinor's company, or suffice
313:363,36'  !| to$9$ say half that$6#1$ was to$9$ be said of the past$0$, the present$0#1$,
313:363,37'  !| and the future; ~ for$3$ though a very few hours spent
313:363,38'  !| in the hard labour of incessant talking will$1$ dispatch
313:363,39'  !| more subjects than can really be in common$0$ between
313:364, 1'  !| any two rational creatures, yet with lovers it is different.
313:364, 2'  !| Between \them\ no$2$ subject$0$ is finished, no$2$ communication is
313:364, 3'  !| even$5$ made, till it has been made at least twenty times over.
313:364, 4'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy's marriage, the unceasing and reasonable wonder$0$
313:364, 5'  !| among them all, formed of course$8$ one of the earliest
313:364, 6'  !| discussions of the lovers; ~ and $SS#A$Elinor's particular knowledge
313:364, 7'  !| of each party made it appear to$4$ her in every view$0$,
313:364, 8'  !| as one of the most extraordinary and unaccountable
313:364, 9'  !| circumstances she had ever heard.  How they could be
313:364,10'  !| thrown together, and by$4$ what$6#1$ attraction $SS#J$Robert could
313:364,11'  !| be drawn on$5$ to$9$ marry a girl, of whose$6#1$ beauty she had
313:364,12'  !| herself heard him speak without any admiration, ~ a girl
313:364,13'  !| too$5#2$ already engaged to$4$ his brother, and on$4$ whose$6#1$ account$0$
313:364,14'  !| that$6#2$ brother had been thrown off by$4$ his family ~ it was
313:364,15'  !| beyond$4$ her comprehension to$9$ make$1$ out$5$.  To$4$ her own$2$
313:364,16'  !| heart it was a delightful affair, to$4$ her imagination it was
313:364,17'  !| even$5$ a ridiculous one, but to$4$ her reason$0$, her judgment,
313:364,18'  !| it was completely a puzzle$0$.
313:364,19'  !| $SS#B$Edward could only attempt$1$ an explanation by$4$ supposing,
313:364,20'  !| that$3$ perhaps at first accidentally meeting$9$, the
313:364,21'  !| vanity of the one had been so$5#1$ worked on$5$ by$4$ the flattery
313:364,22'  !| of the other, as to$9$ lead$1$ by$4$ degrees to$4$ all the rest$0#1$.  $SS#A$Elinor
313:364,23'  !| remembered what$6#1$ $SS#J$Robert had told her in Harley-street,
313:364,24'  !| of his opinion of what$6#1$ his own$2$ mediation in his brother's
313:364,25'  !| affairs might have done, if applied to$4$ in time.  She
313:364,26'  !| repeated it to$4$ $SS#B$Edward.
313:364,27B  !| "\That$6#2$\ was exactly like$9$ $SS#J$Robert," ~
313:364,27'  !| was his immediate
313:364,28'  !| observation. ~
313:364,28B  !| "And \that$6#2$\,"
313:364,28'  !| he presently added,
313:364,28B  !| "might
313:364,29B  !| perhaps be in \his\ head$0$ when the acquaintance between
313:364,30B  !| them first began.  And $SS#Q$Lucy perhaps at first might think
313:364,31B  !| only of procuring his good offices in my favour$0$.  Other
313:364,32B  !| designs might afterwards arise."
313:364,33'  !| How long$9$ it had been carrying on$5$ between them,
313:364,34'  !| however, he was equally at a loss with herself to$9$ make$1$
313:364,35'  !| out$5$; for$3$ at Oxford, where he had remained by$4$ choice$0$
313:364,36'  !| ever since his quitting London, he had had no$2$ means$0$
313:364,37'  !| of hearing of her but from herself, and her letters to$4$
313:364,38'  !| the very last$0$ were neither less frequent, nor less affectionate
313:364,39'  !| than usual.  Not the smallest suspicion, therefore,
313:365, 1'  !| had ever occurred to$9$ prepare him for$4$ what$6#1$ followed; ~
313:365, 2'  !| and when at last$0$ it burst$1$ on$4$ him in a letter from $SS#Q$Lucy
313:365, 3'  !| herself, he had been for$4$ some time, he believed, half
313:365, 4'  !| stupified between the wonder$0$, the horror, and the joy of
313:365, 5'  !| such a deliverance.  He put the letter into $SS#A$Elinor's hands.
313:365, 6Q  !| "Dear$2#1$ Sir,
313:365, 7Q  !| Being$1$ very sure I have long$9$ lost your affections,
313:365, 8Q  !| I have thought$1$ myself at liberty to$9$ bestow my own$2$ on$4$
313:365, 9Q  !| another, and have no$2$ doubt$0$ of being$1$ as happy with him
313:365,10Q  !| as I once used$1#2$ to$9$ think I might be with you; but I scorn
313:365,11Q  !| to$9$ accept a hand$0$ while$9$ the heart was another's.  Sincerely
313:365,12Q  !| wish$1$ you happy in your choice$0$, and it shall not be my fault
313:365,13Q  !| if we are not always good friends, as our near$9$ relationship
313:365,14Q  !| now makes proper.  I can safely say I owe you no$2$ ill-will,
313:365,15Q  !| and am sure you will$1$ be too$5#1$ generous to$9$ do us any ill
313:365,16Q  !| offices.  Your brother has gained my affections entirely,
313:365,17Q  !| and as we could not live without one another, we are
313:365,18Q  !| just$9$ returned from the altar, and are now on$4$ our way to$4$
313:365,19Q  !| Dawlish for$4$ a few weeks, which$6#1$ place$0$ your dear$2#1$ brother
313:365,20Q  !| has great curiosity to$9$ see, but thought$1$ I would first
313:365,21Q  !| trouble$1$ you with these few lines, and shall always remain,
313:365,22Q  !|       Your sincere well-wisher, friend, and sister,
313:365,23Q  !|                                      $SS#Q$LUCY*FERRARS.
313:365,24Q  !| I have burnt all your letters, and will$1$ return$1$ your
313:365,25Q  !| picture$0$ the first opportunity.  Please to$9$ destroy my
313:365,26Q  !| scrawls ~ but the ring$0$ with my hair you are very welcome$2$
313:365,27Q  !| to$9$ keep."
313:365,28     |
313:365,29'  !| $SS#A$Elinor read and returned it without any comment.
313:365,30B  !| "I will$1$ not ask your opinion of it as a composition,"
313:365,31'  !| said $SS#B$Edward. ~
313:365,31B  !| "For$4$ worlds would not I have had
313:365,32B  !| a letter of her's seen by$4$ \you\ in former days. ~ In a sister
313:365,33B  !| it is bad enough, but in a wife| ~ how I have blushed
313:365,34B  !| over the pages of her writing$0$| ~ and I believe I may$1$
313:365,35B  !| say that$3$ since the first half year of our foolish ~ business
313:365,36B  !| ~ this is the only letter I ever received from her, of which$6#1$
313:365,37B  !| the substance made me any amends for$4$ the defect of the
313:365,38B  !| style."
313:366, 1A  !| "However it may$1$ have come about$5$,"
313:366, 1'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
313:366, 2'  !| after$4$ a pause$0$ ~
313:366, 2A  !| "they are certainly married.  And your
313:366, 3A  !| mother has brought on$4$ herself a most appropriate
313:366, 4A  !| punishment.  The independence she settled$1$ on$4$ $SS#J$Robert,
313:366, 5A  !| through$4$ resentment against you, has put it in his power
313:366, 6A  !| to$9$ make$1$ his own$2$ choice$0$; and she has actually been
313:366, 7A  !| bribing one son with a thousand a-year, to$9$ do the very
313:366, 8A  !| deed which$6#1$ she disinherited the other for$4$ intending to$9$
313:366, 9A  !| do.  She will$1$ hardly be less hurt, I suppose, by$4$ $SS#J$Robert's
313:366,10A  !| marrying $SS#Q$Lucy, than she would have been by$4$ your
313:366,11A  !| marrying her."
313:366,12B  !| "She will$1$ be more hurt by$4$ it, for$3$ $SS#J$Robert always was
313:366,13B  !| her favourite$0$. ~ She will$1$ be more hurt by$4$ it, and on$4$ the
313:366,14B  !| same principle will$1$ forgive him much sooner."
313:366,15'  !| In what$6#1$ state$0$ the affair stood at present$0#1$ between
313:366,16'  !| them, $SS#B$Edward knew not, for$3$ no$2$ communication with any
313:366,17'  !| of his family had yet been attempted by$4$ him.  He had
313:366,18'  !| quitted Oxford within four*and*twenty hours after$3$
313:366,19'  !| $SS#Q$Lucy's letter arrived, and with only one object$0$ before$4$
313:366,20'  !| him, the nearest road to$4$ Barton, had had no$2$ leisure to$9$
313:366,21'  !| form$1$ any scheme$0$ of conduct$0$, with which$6#1$ that$6#2$ road did not
313:366,22'  !| hold$1$ the most intimate$2$ connection.  He could do nothing
313:366,23'  !| till he were assured of his fate with $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood; and
313:366,24'  !| by$4$ his rapidity in seeking \that$6#2$\ fate, it is to$9$ be supposed,
313:366,25'  !| in spite$8$ of the jealousy with which$6#1$ he had once thought$1$
313:366,26'  !| of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, in spite$8$ of the modesty with which$6#1$
313:366,27'  !| he rated his own$2$ deserts, and the politeness with which$6#1$
313:366,28'  !| he talked of his doubts$0$, he did not, upon the whole$0$,
313:366,29'  !| expect a very cruel reception.  It was his business, however,
313:366,30'  !| to$9$ say that$3$ he \did\, and he said it very prettily.
313:366,31'  !| What$6#1$ he might say on$4$ the subject$0$ a twelvemonth after$5$,
313:366,32'  !| must be referred to$4$ the imagination of husbands and
313:366,33'  !| wives.
313:366,34'  !| That$3$ $SS#Q$Lucy had certainly meant to$9$ deceive, to$9$ go off
313:366,35'  !| with a flourish of malice against him in her message
313:366,36'  !| by$4$ $SS#R$Thomas, was perfectly clear$2$ to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor; and $SS#B$Edward
313:366,37'  !| himself, now thoroughly enlightened on$4$ her character,
313:366,38'  !| had no$2$ scruple$0$ in believing her capable of the utmost
313:366,39'  !| meanness of wanton ill-nature.  Though his eyes had
313:367, 1'  !| been long$9$ opened, even$5$ before$3$ his acquaintance with
313:367, 2'  !| $SS#A$Elinor began, to$4$ her ignorance and a want$0$ of liberality
313:367, 3'  !| in some of her opinions ~ they had been equally imputed,
313:367, 4'  !| by$4$ him, to$4$ her want$0$ of education; and till her last$2$ letter
313:367, 5'  !| reached him, he had always believed her to$9$ be a well-disposed,
313:367, 6'  !| good-hearted girl, and thoroughly attached
313:367, 7'  !| to$4$ himself.  Nothing but such a persuasion could have
313:367, 8'  !| prevented his putting an end$0$ to$4$ an engagement, which$6#1$,
313:367, 9'  !| long$9$ before$3$ the discovery of it laid him open$2$ to$4$ his
313:367,10'  !| mother's anger$0$, had been a continual source of disquiet
313:367,11'  !| and regret$0$ to$4$ him.
313:367,12B  !| "I thought$1$ it my duty,"
313:367,12'  !| said he,
313:367,12B  !| "independent of
313:367,13B  !| my feelings, to$9$ give her the option of continuing the
313:367,14B  !| engagement or not, when I was renounced by$4$ my mother,
313:367,15B  !| and stood to$4$ all appearance without a friend in the
313:367,16B  !| world to$9$ assist me.  In such a situation as that$6#2$, where
313:367,17B  !| there seemed nothing to$9$ tempt the avarice or the vanity
313:367,18B  !| of any living$9$ creature, how could I suppose, when she
313:367,19B  !| so$5#1$ earnestly, so$5#1$ warmly insisted on$4$ sharing my fate,
313:367,20B  !| whatever it might be, that$3$ any*thing but the most
313:367,21B  !| disinterested affection was her inducement?  And
313:367,22B  !| even$5$ now, I cannot comprehend on$4$ what$6#1$ motive she
313:367,23B  !| acted, or what$6#1$ fancied advantage it could be to$4$ her, to$9$
313:367,24B  !| be fettered to$4$ a man for$4$ whom$6#1$ she had not the smallest
313:367,25B  !| regard$0$, and who$6#1$ had only two thousand pounds in the
313:367,26B  !| world.  She could not foresee that$3$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
313:367,27B  !| would give me a living$0$."
313:367,28A  !| "No$7$, but she might suppose that$3$ something would
313:367,29A  !| occur in your favour$0$; that$3$ your own$2$ family might in time
313:367,30A  !| relent.  And at any rate$0$, she lost nothing by$4$ continuing
313:367,31A  !| the engagement, for$3$ she has proved that$3$ it fettered
313:367,32A  !| neither her inclination nor her actions.  The connection
313:367,33A  !| was certainly a respectable one, and probably gained
313:367,34A  !| her consideration among her friends; and, if nothing
313:367,35A  !| more advantageous occurred, it would be better$9$ for$4$ her
313:367,36A  !| to$9$ marry \you\ than be single."
313:367,37'  !| $SS#B$Edward was of course$8$ immediately convinced that$3$
313:367,38'  !| nothing could have been more natural$2$ than $SS#Q$Lucy's conduct$0$,
313:367,39'  !| nor more self-evident than the motive of it.
313:368, 1'  !| $SS#A$Elinor scolded him, harshly as ladies always scold the
313:368, 2'  !| imprudence which$6#1$ compliments themselves, for$4$ having
313:368, 3'  !| spent so$5#1$ much time with them at Norland, when he
313:368, 4'  !| must have felt his own$2$ inconstancy.
313:368, 5A  !| "Your behaviour was certainly very wrong$9$,"
313:368, 5'  !| said she,
313:368, 6A  !| "because ~ to$9$ say nothing of my own$2$ conviction, our
313:368, 7A  !| relations were all led away by$4$ it to$9$ fancy$1$ and expect
313:368, 8A  !| \what$6#1$\, as you were \then\ situated, could never be."
313:368, 9'  !| He could only plead an ignorance of his own$2$ heart,
313:368,10'  !| and a mistaken confidence in the force$0$ of his engagement.
313:368,11B  !| "I was simple$2$ enough to$9$ think, that$3$ because my \faith\
313:368,12B  !| was plighted to$4$ another, there could be no$2$ danger in
313:368,13B  !| my being$1$ with you; and that$3$ the consciousness of my
313:368,14B  !| engagement was to$9$ keep my heart as safe and sacred as
313:368,15B  !| my honour$0$.  I felt that$3$ I admired you, but I told myself
313:368,16B  !| it was only friendship; and till I began to$9$ make$1$ comparisons
313:368,17B  !| between yourself and $SS#Q$Lucy, I did not know how
313:368,18B  !| far I was got.  After$4$ that$6#2$, I suppose, I \was\ wrong$9$ in
313:368,19B  !| remaining so$5#1$ much in Sussex, and the arguments with
313:368,20B  !| which$6#1$ I reconciled myself to$4$ the expediency of it, were
313:368,21B  !| no$2$ better$9$ than these: ~ The danger is my own$2$; I am
313:368,22B  !| doing no$2$ injury to$4$ anybody but myself."
313:368,23'  !| $SS#A$Elinor smiled, and shook her head$0$.
313:368,24'  !| $SS#B$Edward heard with pleasure of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's
313:368,25'  !| being$1$ expected$1$ at the Cottage, as he really wished not
313:368,26'  !| only to$9$ be better$9$ acquainted with him, but to$9$ have
313:368,27'  !| an opportunity of convincing him that$3$ he no$2$ longer
313:368,28'  !| resented his giving him the living$0$ of Delaford ~
313:368,28B  !| "Which$6#1$,
313:368,29B  !| at present$0#1$,"
313:368,29'  !| said he,
313:368,29B  !| "after$4$ thanks so$5#1$ ungraciously
313:368,30B  !| delivered as mine$6$ were on$4$ the occasion$0$, he must think
313:368,31B  !| I have never forgiven him for$4$ offering."
313:368,32'  !| \Now\ he felt astonished himself that$3$ he had never yet
313:368,33'  !| been to$4$ the place$0$.  But so$5#1$ little interest$0$ had he taken
313:368,34'  !| in the matter, that$3$ he owed all his knowledge of the
313:368,35'  !| house, garden, and glebe, extent of the parish, condition$0$
313:368,36'  !| of the land, and rate$0$ of the tythes, to$4$ $SS#A$Elinor herself,
313:368,37'  !| who$6#1$ had heard so$5#1$ much of it from $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon,
313:368,38'  !| and heard it with so$5#1$ much attention, as to$9$ be entirely
313:368,39'  !| mistress of the subject$0$.
313:369, 1'  !| One question$0$ after$4$ this only remained undecided,
313:369, 2'  !| between them, one difficulty only was to$9$ be overcome.
313:369, 3'  !| They were brought together by$4$ mutual affection, with
313:369, 4'  !| the warmest approbation of their real friends, their
313:369, 5'  !| intimate$2$ knowledge of each other seemed to$9$ make$1$ their
313:369, 6'  !| happiness certain ~ and they only wanted something
313:369, 7'  !| to$9$ live upon.  $SS#B$Edward had two thousand pounds, and
313:369, 8'  !| $SS#A$Elinor one, which$6#1$, with Delaford living$0$, was all that$6#1$ they
313:369, 9'  !| could call$1$ their own$2$; for$3$ it was impossible that$3$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood
313:369,10'  !| should advance$1$ anything, and they were
313:369,11'  !| neither of them quite enough in love$0$ to$9$ think that$3$ three
313:369,12'  !| hundred and fifty pounds a-year would supply$1$ them
313:369,13'  !| with the comforts of life.
313:369,14'  !| $SS#B$Edward was not entirely without hopes$0$ of some
313:369,15'  !| favourable change$0$ in his mother towards him; and on$4$
313:369,16'  !| \that$6#2$\ he rested for$4$ the residue of their income.  But $SS#A$Elinor
313:369,17'  !| had no$2$ such dependance; for$3$ since $SS#B$Edward would still$5$
313:369,18'  !| be unable to$9$ marry $SS#ZT1$Miss*Morton, and his chusing herself
313:369,19'  !| had been spoken of in $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars's flattering language
313:369,20'  !| as only a lesser evil than his chusing $SS#Q$Lucy*Steele, she
313:369,21'  !| feared that$3$ $SS#J$Robert's offence would serve no$2$ other
313:369,22'  !| purpose than to$9$ enrich $SS#G$Fanny.
313:369,23'  !| About$4$ four days after$4$ $SS#B$Edward's arrival, $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
313:369,24'  !| appeared, to$9$ complete$1$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood's satisfaction,
313:369,25'  !| and to$9$ give her the dignity of having, for$4$ the
313:369,26'  !| first time since her living$9$ at Barton, more company with
313:369,27'  !| her than her house would hold$1$.  $SS#B$Edward was allowed
313:369,28'  !| to$9$ retain the privilege of first comer, and $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
313:369,29'  !| therefore walked every night to$4$ his old quarters at the
313:369,30'  !| Park; from whence he usually returned in the morning,
313:369,31'  !| early enough to$9$ interrupt the lovers' first te~te-a`-te~te
313:369,32'  !| before$4$ breakfast$0$.
313:369,33'  !| A three weeks' residence at Delaford, where, in his
313:369,34'  !| evening hours at least, he had little to$9$ do but to$9$ calculate
313:369,35'  !| the disproportion between thirty-six and seventeen,
313:369,36'  !| brought him to$4$ Barton in a temper of mind$0$ which$6#1$
313:369,37'  !| needed all the improvement in $SS#C$Marianne's looks$0$, all
313:369,38'  !| the kindness of her welcome$0$, and all the encouragement
313:369,39'  !| of her mother's language, to$9$ make$1$ it cheerful.
313:370, 1'  !| Among such friends, however, and such flattery, he did
313:370, 2'  !| revive.  No$2$ rumour of $SS#Q$Lucy's marriage had yet reached
313:370, 3'  !| him; ~ he knew nothing of what$6#1$ had passed; and the
313:370, 4'  !| first hours of his visit$0$ were consequently spent in hearing
313:370, 5'  !| and in wondering.  Every*thing was explained to$4$ him
313:370, 6'  !| by$4$ $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood, and he found fresh reason$0$ to$9$ rejoice
313:370, 7'  !| in what$6#1$ he had done for$4$ $SS#B$Mr%*Ferrars, since eventually it
313:370, 8'  !| promoted the interest$0$ of $SS#A$Elinor.
313:370, 9'  !| It would be needless to$9$ say, that$3$ the gentlemen
313:370,10'  !| advanced in the good opinion of each other, as they
313:370,11'  !| advanced in each other's acquaintance, for$3$ it could not
313:370,12'  !| be otherwise.  Their resemblance in good principles and
313:370,13'  !| good sense, in disposition and manner of thinking, would
313:370,14'  !| probably have been sufficient to$9$ unite them in friendship,
313:370,15'  !| without any other attraction; but their being$1$ in love$0$
313:370,16'  !| with two sisters, and two sisters fond of each other,
313:370,17'  !| made that$6#2$ mutual regard$0$ inevitable and immediate,
313:370,18'  !| which$6#1$ might otherwise have waited the effect$0$ of time
313:370,19'  !| and judgment.
313:370,20'  !| The letters from town, which$6#1$ a few days before$5$ would
313:370,21'  !| have made every nerve in $SS#A$Elinor's body thrill with transport,
313:370,22'  !| not arrived to$9$ be read with less emotion than
313:370,23'  !| mirth.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings wrote to$9$ tell the wonderful tale,
313:370,24'  !| to$9$ vent her honest indignation against the jilting girl,
313:370,25'  !| and pour forth her compassion towards poor $SS#B$Mr%*Edward,
313:370,26'  !| who$6#1$, she was sure, had quite doted upon the worthless
313:370,27'  !| hussey, and was now, by$4$ all accounts, almost broken-hearted,
313:370,28'  !| at Oxford. ~
313:370,28K  !| "I do think,"
313:370,28'  !| she continued,
313:370,29K  !| "nothing was ever carried on$5$ so$5#1$ sly; for$3$ it was but two
313:370,30K  !| days before$3$ $SS#Q$Lucy called and sat a couple of hours with
313:370,31K  !| me.  Not a soul suspected anything of the matter, not
313:370,32K  !| even$5$ $SS#P$Nancy, who$6#1$, poor soul| came crying to$4$ me the day
313:370,33K  !| after$5$, in a great fright for$4$ fear$0$ of $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars, as well$9$
313:370,34K  !| as not knowing how to$9$ get to$4$ Plymouth; for$3$ $SS#Q$Lucy it
313:370,35K  !| seems borrowed all her money before$3$ she went off to$9$
313:370,36K  !| be married, on$4$ purpose we suppose to$9$ make$1$ a shew$0$ with,
313:370,37K  !| and poor $SS#P$Nancy had not seven shillings in the world; ~
313:370,38K  !| so$3$ I was very glad to$9$ give her five guineas to$9$ take her
313:370,39K  !| down$5$ to$4$ Exeter, where she thinks of staying three or
313:371, 1K  !| four weeks with $SS#ZD$Mrs%*Burgess, in hopes$0$, as I tell her, to$9$
313:371, 2K  !| fall$1$ in with the $SS#ZJ$Doctor again.  And I must say that$3$
313:371, 3K  !| $SS#Q$Lucy's crossness not to$9$ take her along$5$ with them in the
313:371, 4K  !| chaise is worse than all.  Poor $SS#B$Mr%*Edward|  I cannot
313:371, 5K  !| get him out$8$ of my head$0$, but you must send for$4$ him to$4$
313:371, 6K  !| Barton, and $SS#C$Miss*Marianne must try to$9$ comfort$1$ him."
313:371, 7'  !| $SS#F$Mr%*Dashwood's strains were more solemn.
313:371, 7@f   | $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars
313:371, 8@f   | was the most unfortunate of women ~ poor
313:371, 9@f   | $SS#G$Fanny had suffered agonies of sensibility ~ and he
313:371,10@f   | considered the existence of each, under such a blow,
313:371,11@f   | with grateful wonder$0$.  $SS#J$Robert's offence was unpardonable,
313:371,12@f   | but $SS#Q$Lucy's was infinitely worse.  Neither of them
313:371,13@f   | was ever again to$9$ be mentioned to$4$ $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars; and
313:371,14@f   | even$5$, if she might hereafter be induced to$9$ forgive her
313:371,15@f   | son, his wife should never be acknowledged as her
313:371,16@f   | daughter, nor be permitted to$9$ appear in her presence.
313:371,17'  !| The secrecy with which$6#1$ every*thing had been carried on$5$
313:371,18'  !| between them, was rationally treated as enormously
313:371,19'  !| heightening the crime, because, had any suspicion of it
313:371,20'  !| occurred to$4$ the others, proper measures would have
313:371,21'  !| been taken to$9$ prevent the marriage; and he called on$4$
313:371,22'  !| $SS#A$Elinor to$9$ join with him in regretting that$3$ $SS#Q$Lucy's engagement
313:371,23'  !| with $SS#B$Edward had not rather been fulfilled, than
313:371,24'  !| that$3$ she should thus be the means$0$ of spreading misery
313:371,25'  !| farther in the family. ~ He thus continued:
313:371,26F  !| "$SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars has never yet mentioned $SS#B$Edward's
313:371,27F  !| name$0$, which$6#1$ does not surprise$1$ us; but to$4$ our great
313:371,28F  !| astonishment, not a line has been received from him
313:371,29F  !| on$4$ the occasion$0$.  Perhaps, however, he is kept silent
313:371,30F  !| by$4$ his fear$0$ of offending, and I shall, therefore, give him
313:371,31F  !| a hint$0$, by$4$ a line to$4$ Oxford, that$3$ his sister and I both
313:371,32F  !| think a letter of proper submission from him, addressed
313:371,33F  !| perhaps to$4$ $SS#G$Fanny, and by$4$ her shewn to$4$ her mother,
313:371,34F  !| might not be taken amiss; for$3$ we all know the tenderness
313:371,35F  !| of $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars's heart, and that$3$ she wishes$1$ for$4$
313:371,36F  !| nothing so$5#1$ much as to$9$ be on$4$ good terms with her children."
313:371,38'  !| This paragraph was of some importance to$4$ the
313:371,39'  !| prospects and conduct$0$ of $SS#B$Edward.  It determined$1$ him
313:372, 1'  !| to$9$ attempt$1$ a reconciliation, though not exactly in the
313:372, 2'  !| manner pointed$1$ out$5$ by$4$ their brother and sister.
313:372, 3B  !| "A letter of proper submission|"
313:372, 3'  !| repeated he;
313:372, 4B  !| "would they have me beg my mother's pardon$0$ for$4$
313:372, 5B  !| $SS#J$Robert's ingratitude to$4$ \her\, and breach of honour$0$ to$4$
313:372, 6B  !| \me\? ~ I can make$1$ no$2$ submission ~ I am grown neither
313:372, 7B  !| humble$2$ nor penitent by$4$ what$6#1$ has passed. ~ I am grown
313:372, 8B  !| very happy, but that$6#2$ would not interest$1$. ~ I know of no$2$
313:372, 9B  !| submission that$6#1$ \is\ proper for$4$ me to$9$ make$1$."
313:372,10A  !| "You may$1$ certainly ask to$9$ be forgiven,"
313:372,10'  !| said $SS#A$Elinor,
313:372,11A  !| "because you have offended; ~ and I should think you
313:372,12A  !| might \now\ venture so$5#1$ far as to$9$ profess some concern$0$ for$4$
313:372,13A  !| having ever formed the engagement which$6#1$ drew on$4$ you
313:372,14A  !| your mother's anger$0$."
313:372,15'  !| He agreed that$3$ he might.
313:372,16A  !| "And when she has forgiven you, perhaps a little
313:372,17A  !| humility may$1$ be convenient while$9$ acknowledging
313:372,18A  !| a second$2$ engagement, almost as imprudent in \her\ eyes,
313:372,19A  !| as the first."
313:372,20'  !| He had nothing to$9$ urge against it, but still$5$ resisted
313:372,21'  !| the idea of a letter of proper submission; and therefore,
313:372,22'  !| to$9$ make$1$ it easier to$4$ him, as he declared a much greater
313:372,23'  !| willingness to$9$ make$1$ mean$2$ concessions by$4$ word of mouth
313:372,24'  !| than on$4$ paper, it was resolved that$3$, instead of writing$1$
313:372,25'  !| to$4$ $SS#G$Fanny, he should go to$4$ London, and personally
313:372,26'  !| intreat her good offices in his favour$0$. ~
313:372,26C  !| "And if they
313:372,27C  !| really \do\ interest$1$ themselves,"
313:372,27'  !| said $SS#C$Marianne, in her new
313:372,28'  !| character of candour,
313:372,28C  !| "in bringing about$5$ a reconciliation,
313:372,29C  !| I shall think that$3$ even$5$ $SS#F$John and $SS#G$Fanny are not entirely
313:372,30C  !| without merit$0$."
313:372,31'  !| After$4$ a visit$0$ on$4$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon's side$0$ of only three
313:372,32'  !| or four days, the two gentlemen quitted Barton together.
313:372,33'  !| ~ They were to$9$ go immediately to$4$ Delaford, that$3$ $SS#B$Edward
313:372,34'  !| might have some personal knowledge of his future home,
313:372,35'  !| and assist his patron and friend in deciding on$4$ what$6#1$
313:372,36'  !| improvements were needed to$4$ it; and from thence,
313:372,37'  !| after$4$ staying there a couple of nights, he was to$9$ proceed
313:372,38'  !| on$4$ his journey to$4$ town.
314:373, 1'  !| After$4$ a proper resistance on$4$ the part$0$ of $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars,
314:373, 2'  !| just$9$ so$5#1$ violent and so$5#1$ steady as to$9$ preserve her from
314:373, 3'  !| that$6#2$ reproach$0$ which$6#1$ she always seemed fearful of
314:373, 4'  !| incurring, the reproach$0$ of being$1$ too$5#1$ amiable, $SS#B$Edward
314:373, 5'  !| was admitted to$4$ her presence, and pronounced to$9$ be
314:373, 6'  !| again her son.
314:373, 7'  !| Her family had of late been exceedingly fluctuating.
314:373, 8'  !| For$4$ many years of her life she had had two sons; but
314:373, 9'  !| the crime and annihilation of $SS#B$Edward a few weeks ago,
314:373,10'  !| had robbed her of one; the similar annihilation of
314:373,11'  !| $SS#J$Robert had left$1$ her for$4$ a fortnight without any; and
314:373,12'  !| now, by$4$ the resuscitation of $SS#B$Edward, she had one again.
314:373,13'  !| In spite$8$ of his being$1$ allowed once more to$9$ live, however,
314:373,14'  !| he did not feel the continuance of his existence secure$2$,
314:373,15'  !| till he had revealed his present$9$ engagement; for$3$ the
314:373,16'  !| publication of that$6#2$ circumstance, he feared, might give
314:373,17'  !| a sudden$2$ turn$0$ to$4$ his constitution, and carry him off as
314:373,18'  !| rapidly as before$5$.  With apprehensive caution$0$ therefore
314:373,19'  !| it was revealed, and he was listened to$4$ with unexpected
314:373,20'  !| calmness.  $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars at first reasonably endeavoured
314:373,21'  !| to$9$ dissuade him from marrying $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood, by$4$
314:373,22'  !| every argument in her power; ~ told him, that$3$
314:373,22@i   | in $SS#ZT1$Miss*Morton
314:373,23@i   | he would have a woman of higher rank$0$ and
314:373,24@i   | larger fortune; ~
314:373,24'  !| and enforced the assertion, by$4$ observing
314:373,25'  !| that$3$
314:373,25@i   | $SS#ZT1$Miss*Morton was the daughter of a nobleman
314:373,26@i   | with thirty thousand pounds, while$9$ $SS#A$Miss*Dashwood
314:373,27@i   | was only the daughter of a private$2$ gentleman, with no$2$
314:373,28@i   | more than \three\;
314:373,28'  !| but when she found that$3$, though
314:373,29'  !| perfectly admitting the truth of her representation, he
314:373,30'  !| was by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ inclined to$9$ be guided by$4$ it, she judged
314:373,31'  !| it wisest, from the experience$0$ of the past$0$, to$9$ submit ~
314:373,32'  !| and therefore, after$4$ such an ungracious delay$0$ as she owed
314:373,33'  !| to$4$ her own$2$ dignity, and as served to$9$ prevent every
314:374, 1'  !| suspicion of good-will, she issued her decree of consent$0$
314:374, 2'  !| to$4$ the marriage of $SS#B$Edward and $SS#A$Elinor.
314:374, 3'  !| What$6#1$ she would engage to$9$ do towards augmenting
314:374, 4'  !| their income, was next to$9$ be considered; and here it
314:374, 5'  !| plainly appeared, that$3$ though $SS#B$Edward was now her only
314:374, 6'  !| son, he was by$4$ no$2$ means$0$ her eldest; for$3$ while$9$ $SS#J$Robert
314:374, 7'  !| was inevitably endowed with a thousand pounds a-year,
314:374, 8'  !| not the smallest objection was made against $SS#B$Edward's
314:374, 9'  !| taking orders$0#2$ for$4$ the sake of two hundred and fifty at
314:374,10'  !| the utmost; nor was anything promised either for$4$ the
314:374,11'  !| present$0#1$ or in future, beyond$4$ the ten thousand pounds,
314:374,12'  !| which$6#1$ had been given with $SS#G$Fanny.
314:374,13'  !| It was as much, however, as was desired, and more
314:374,14'  !| than was expected$1$ by$4$ $SS#B$Edward and $SS#A$Elinor; and $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars
314:374,15'  !| herself, by$4$ her shuffling excuses, seemed the only
314:374,16'  !| person surprised at her not giving more.
314:374,17'  !| With an income quite sufficient to$4$ their wants$0$ thus
314:374,18'  !| secured to$4$ them, they had nothing to$9$ wait for$4$ after$3$
314:374,19'  !| $SS#B$Edward was in possession of the living$0$, but the readiness
314:374,20'  !| of the house, to$4$ which$6#1$ $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon, with an eager
314:374,21'  !| desire$0$ for$4$ the accommodation of $SS#A$Elinor, was making
314:374,22'  !| considerable improvements; and after$4$ waiting some
314:374,23'  !| time for$4$ their completion, after$4$ experiencing, as usual,
314:374,24'  !| a thousand disappointments and delays, from the unaccountable
314:374,25'  !| dilatoriness of the workmen, $SS#A$Elinor, as usual,
314:374,26'  !| broke through$4$ the first positive resolution of not marrying
314:374,27'  !| till every*thing was ready, and the ceremony took
314:374,28'  !| place$0$ in Barton*church early in the autumn.
314:374,29'  !| The first month after$4$ their marriage was spent with
314:374,30'  !| their friend at the Mansion-house, from whence they could
314:374,31'  !| superintend the progress of the Parsonage, and direct$1$
314:374,32'  !| every*thing as they liked on$4$ the spot; ~ could chuse papers,
314:374,33'  !| project shrubberies, and invent a sweep.  $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings's
314:374,34'  !| prophecies, though rather jumbled together, were chiefly
314:374,35'  !| fulfilled; for$3$ she was able to$9$ visit$1$ $SS#B$Edward and his wife in
314:374,36'  !| their Parsonage by$4$ Michaelmas, and she found in $SS#A$Elinor
314:374,37'  !| and her husband, as she really believed, one of the happiest
314:374,38'  !| couple in the world.  They had in fact nothing to$9$ wish$1$
314:375, 1'  !| for$4$, but the marriage of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon and $SS#C$Marianne,
314:375, 2'  !| and rather better$9$ pasturage for$4$ their cows.
314:375, 3'  !| They were visited on$4$ their first settling by$4$ almost all
314:375, 4'  !| their relations and friends.  $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars came to$9$ inspect
314:375, 5'  !| the happiness which$6#1$ she was almost ashamed of
314:375, 6'  !| having authorised; and even$5$ the $SS#F1$Dashwoods were at
314:375, 7'  !| the expense of a journey from Sussex to$9$ do them honour$0$.
314:375, 8F  !| "I will$1$ not say that$3$ I am disappointed, my dear$2#1$
314:375, 9F  !| sister,"
314:375, 9'  !| said $SS#F$John, as they were walking together one
314:375,10'  !| morning before$4$ the gates of Delaford*House,
314:375,10F  !| "\that$6#2$\ would
314:375,11F  !| be saying too$5#1$ much, for$3$ certainly you have been one of
314:375,12F  !| the most fortunate young women in the world, as it is.
314:375,13F  !| But, I confess, it would give me great pleasure to$9$ call$1$
314:375,14F  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon brother.  His property here, his place$0$,
314:375,15F  !| his house, every*thing in such respectable and excellent
314:375,16F  !| condition$0$| ~ and his woods| ~ I have not seen such
314:375,17F  !| timber any*where in Dorsetshire, as there is now standing$1$
314:375,18F  !| in Delaford*Hanger| ~ And though, perhaps, $SS#C$Marianne
314:375,19F  !| may$1$ not seem exactly the person to$9$ attract him ~ yet I
314:375,20F  !| think it would altogether be adviseable for$4$ you to$9$ have
314:375,21F  !| them now frequently staying with you, for$3$ as $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
314:375,22F  !| seems a great deal$0#2$ at home, nobody can tell
314:375,23F  !| what$6#1$ may$1$ happen ~ for$3$, when people are much thrown
314:375,24F  !| together, and see little of anybody else ~ and it will$1$
314:375,25F  !| always be in your power to$9$ set$1$ her off to$4$ advantage,
314:375,26F  !| and so$5#2$ forth; ~ in short$0$, you may$1$ as well$9$ give her a
314:375,27F  !| chance$0$ ~ You understand me." ~
314:375,28'  !| But though $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars \did\ come to$9$ see them, and
314:375,29'  !| always treated them with the make-believe of decent
314:375,30'  !| affection, they were never insulted by$4$ her real favour$0$
314:375,31'  !| and preference.  \That$6#2$\ was due$2$ to$4$ the folly of $SS#J$Robert, and
314:375,32'  !| the cunning of his wife; and it was earned by$4$ them
314:375,33'  !| before$3$ many months had passed away.  The selfish
314:375,34'  !| sagacity of the latter, which$6#1$ had at first drawn $SS#J$Robert
314:375,35'  !| into the scrape, was the principal$0$ instrument of his
314:375,36'  !| deliverance from it; for$3$ her respectful humility, assiduous
314:375,37'  !| attentions, and endless flatteries, as soon as the
314:375,38'  !| smallest opening was given for$4$ their exercise$0$, reconciled
314:376, 1'  !| $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars to$4$ his choice$0$, and re-established him completely
314:376, 2'  !| in her favour$0$.
314:376, 3'  !| The whole$0$ of $SS#Q$Lucy's behaviour in the affair, and the
314:376, 4'  !| prosperity which$6#1$ crowned it, therefore, may$1$ be held forth
314:376, 5'  !| as a most encouraging instance$0$ of what$6#1$ an earnest, an
314:376, 6'  !| unceasing attention to$4$ self-interest, however its progress
314:376, 7'  !| may$1$ be apparently obstructed, will$1$ do in securing every
314:376, 8'  !| advantage of fortune, with no$2$ other sacrifice$0$ than that$6#2$
314:376, 9'  !| of time and conscience.  When $SS#J$Robert first sought her
314:376,10'  !| acquaintance, and privately visited her in Bartlett's*Buildings,
314:376,11'  !| it was only with the view$0$ imputed to$4$ him by$4$
314:376,12'  !| his brother.  He merely meant to$9$ persuade her to$9$ give
314:376,13'  !| up the engagement; and as there could be nothing to$9$
314:376,14'  !| overcome but the affection of both, he naturally expected$1$
314:376,15'  !| that$3$ one or two interviews would settle the matter.  In
314:376,16'  !| that$6#2$ point$0$, however, and that$6#2$ only, he erred; ~ for$3$
314:376,17'  !| though $SS#Q$Lucy soon gave him hopes$0$ that$3$ his eloquence
314:376,18'  !| would convince her in \time\, another visit$0$, another
314:376,19'  !| conversation, was always wanted to$9$ produce this conviction.
314:376,20'  !| Some doubts$0$ always lingered in her mind$0$ when
314:376,21'  !| they parted, which$6#1$ could only be removed by$4$ another
314:376,22'  !| half hour's discourse with himself.  His attendance was
314:376,23'  !| by$4$ this means$0$ secured, and the rest$0#1$ followed in course$0$.
314:376,24'  !| Instead of talking of $SS#B$Edward, they came gradually to$9$ talk$1$
314:376,25'  !| only of $SS#J$Robert, ~ a subject$0$ on$4$ which$6#1$ he had always more
314:376,26'  !| to$9$ say than on$4$ any other, and in which$6#1$ she soon betrayed
314:376,27'  !| an interest$0$ even$5$ equal$2$ to$4$ his own$2$; and in short$0$, it
314:376,28'  !| became speedily evident to$4$ both, that$3$ he had entirely
314:376,29'  !| supplanted his brother.  He was proud of his conquest,
314:376,30'  !| proud of tricking $SS#B$Edward, and very proud of marrying
314:376,31'  !| privately without his mother's consent$0$.  What$6#1$ immediately
314:376,32'  !| followed is known.  They passed some months in
314:376,33'  !| great happiness at Dawlish; for$3$ she had many relations
314:376,34'  !| and old acquaintance to$9$ cut$9$ ~ and he drew several
314:376,35'  !| plans for$4$ magnificent cottages; ~ and from thence
314:376,36'  !| returning to$4$ town, procured the forgiveness of $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars,
314:376,37'  !| by$4$ the simple$2$ expedient$0$ of asking it, which$6#1$,
314:376,38'  !| at $SS#Q$Lucy's instigation, was adopted.  The forgiveness at
314:377, 1'  !| first, indeed, as was reasonable, comprehended only
314:377, 2'  !| $SS#J$Robert; and $SS#Q$Lucy, who$6#1$ had owed his mother no$2$ duty,
314:377, 3'  !| and therefore could have transgressed none, still$5$ remained
314:377, 4'  !| some weeks longer unpardoned.  But perseverance
314:377, 5'  !| in humility of conduct$0$ and messages, in self-condemnation
314:377, 6'  !| for$4$ $SS#J$Robert's offence, and gratitude for$4$ the unkindness
314:377, 7'  !| she was treated with, procured her in time the haughty
314:377, 8'  !| notice$0$ which$6#1$ overcame her by$4$ its graciousness, and led
314:377, 9'  !| soon afterwards, by$4$ rapid degrees, to$4$ the highest state$0$
314:377,10'  !| of affection and influence$0$.  $SS#Q$Lucy became as necessary
314:377,11'  !| to$4$ $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars, as either $SS#J$Robert or $SS#G$Fanny; and while$9$
314:377,12'  !| $SS#B$Edward was never cordially forgiven for$4$ having once
314:377,13'  !| intended to$9$ marry her, and $SS#A$Elinor, though superior$2$ to$4$
314:377,14'  !| her in fortune and birth$0#1$, was spoken of as an intruder,
314:377,15'  !| \she\ was in every*thing considered, and always openly
314:377,16'  !| acknowledged, to$9$ be a favourite$2$ child.  They settled$1$ in
314:377,17'  !| town, received very liberal assistance from $SS#I$Mrs%*Ferrars,
314:377,18'  !| were on$4$ the best terms imaginable with the $SS#F1$Dashwoods;
314:377,19'  !| and setting aside the jealousies and ill-will continually
314:377,20'  !| subsisting between $SS#G$Fanny and $SS#Q$Lucy, in which$6#1$ their
314:377,21'  !| husbands of course$8$ took a part$0$, as well$9$ as the frequent
314:377,22'  !| domestic$2$ disagreements between $SS#J$Robert and $SS#Q$Lucy
314:377,23'  !| themselves, nothing could exceed the harmony in which$6#1$
314:377,24'  !| they all lived together.
314:377,25'  !| What$6#1$ $SS#B$Edward had done to$9$ forfeit the right$0$ of eldest
314:377,26'  !| son, might have puzzled many people to$9$ find out$5$; and
314:377,27'  !| what$6#1$ $SS#J$Robert had done to$9$ succeed to$4$ it, might have
314:377,28'  !| puzzled them still$5$ more.  It was an arrangement, however,
314:377,29'  !| justified in its effects, if not in its cause; for$3$
314:377,30'  !| nothing ever appeared in $SS#J$Robert's style of living$9$ or of
314:377,31'  !| talking, to$9$ give a suspicion of his regretting the extent
314:377,32'  !| of his income, as either leaving his brother too$5#1$ little,
314:377,33'  !| or bringing himself too$5#1$ much; ~ and if $SS#B$Edward might
314:377,34'  !| be judged from the ready discharge of his duties in every
314:377,35'  !| particular, from an increasing attachment to$4$ his wife
314:377,36'  !| and his home, and from the regular cheefulness of his
314:377,37'  !| spirits, he might be supposed no$2$ less contented with his
314:377,38'  !| lot, no$2$ less free from every wish$0$ of an exchange$0$.
314:378, 1'  !| $SS#A$Elinor's marriage divided her as little from her
314:378, 2'  !| family as could well$9$ be contrived, without rendering
314:378, 3'  !| the cottage at Barton entirely useless, for$3$ her mother
314:378, 4'  !| and sisters spent much more than half their time with her.
314:378, 5'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood was acting on$4$ motives of policy as well$9$
314:378, 6'  !| as pleasure in the frequency of her visits at Delaford;
314:378, 7'  !| for$3$ her wish$0$ of bringing $SS#C$Marianne and $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon
314:378, 8'  !| together was hardly less earnest, though rather more
314:378, 9'  !| liberal than what$6#1$ $SS#F$John had expressed.  It was now her
314:378,10'  !| darling object$0$.  Precious as was the company of her
314:378,11'  !| daughter to$4$ her, she desired nothing so$5#1$ much as to$9$ give
314:378,12'  !| up its constant enjoyment to$4$ her valued friend; and to$9$
314:378,13'  !| see $SS#C$Marianne settled$1$ at the mansion-house was equally
314:378,14'  !| the wish$0$ of $SS#B$Edward and $SS#A$Elinor.  They each felt his
314:378,15'  !| sorrows, and their own$2$ obligations, and $SS#C$Marianne, by$4$
314:378,16'  !| general$2$ consent$0$, was to$9$ be the reward$0$ of all.
314:378,17'  !| With such a confederacy against her ~ with a knowledge
314:378,18'  !| so$5#1$ intimate$2$ of his goodness ~ with a conviction of
314:378,19'  !| his fond attachment to$4$ herself, which$6#1$ at last$0$, though
314:378,20'  !| long$9$ after$3$ it was observable to$4$ everybody else ~ burst$1$ on$4$
314:378,21'  !| her ~ what$6#2$ could she do?
314:378,22'  !| $SS#C$Marianne*Dashwood was born$1#1$ to$4$ an extraordinary
314:378,23'  !| fate.  She was born$1#1$ to$9$ discover the falsehood of her
314:378,24'  !| own$2$ opinions, and to$9$ counteract, by$4$ her conduct$0$,
314:378,25'  !| her most favourite$2$ maxims.  She was born$1#1$ to$9$ overcome
314:378,26'  !| an affection formed so$5#1$ late in life as at seventeen, and
314:378,27'  !| with no$2$ sentiment superior$2$ to$4$ strong esteem$0$ and lively
314:378,28'  !| friendship, voluntarily to$9$ give her hand$0$ to$4$ another| ~
314:378,29'  !| and \that$6#2$\ other, a man who$6#1$ had suffered no$2$ less than
314:378,30'  !| herself under the event of a former attachment, whom$6#1$,
314:378,31'  !| two years before$5$, she had considered too$5#1$ old to$9$ be
314:378,32'  !| married, ~ and who$6#1$ still$5$ sought the constitutional safeguard
314:378,33'  !| of a flannel waistcoat|
314:378,34'  !| But so$5#2$ it was.  Instead of falling a sacrifice$0$ to$4$ an
314:378,35'  !| irresistible passion, as once she had fondly flattered
314:378,36'  !| herself with expecting, ~ instead of remaining even$5$ for*ever
314:378,37'  !| with her mother, and finding her only pleasures in
314:378,38'  !| retirement and study$0$, as afterwards in her more calm$2$
314:379, 1'  !| and sober judgment she had determined$1$ on$5$, ~ she found
314:379, 2'  !| herself at nineteen, submitting to$4$ new attachments,
314:379, 3'  !| entering on$4$ new duties, placed in a new home, a wife,
314:379, 4'  !| the mistress of a family, and the patroness of a village.
314:379, 5'  !| $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon was now as happy, as all those who$6#1$
314:379, 6'  !| best loved him, believed he deserved to$9$ be; ~ in $SS#C$Marianne
314:379, 7'  !| he was consoled for$4$ every past$9$ affliction; ~ her regard$0$
314:379, 8'  !| and her society restored his mind$0$ to$4$ animation, and his
314:379, 9'  !| spirits to$4$ cheerfulness; and that$3$ $SS#C$Marianne found her
314:379,10'  !| own$2$ happiness in forming his, was equally the persuasion
314:379,11'  !| and delight$0$ of each observing friend.  $SS#C$Marianne
314:379,12'  !| could never love$1$ by$4$ halves; and her whole$2$ heart became,
314:379,13'  !| in time, as much devoted to$4$ her husband, as it had once
314:379,14'  !| been to$4$ $SS#S$Willoughby.
314:379,15'  !| $SS#S$Willoughby could not hear of her marriage without
314:379,16'  !| a pang; and his punishment was soon afterwards
314:379,17'  !| complete$2$ in the voluntary forgiveness of $SS#ZZE$Mrs%*Smith,
314:379,18'  !| who$6#1$, by$4$ stating his marriage with a woman of character,
314:379,19'  !| as the source of her clemency, gave him reason$0$ for$4$
314:379,20'  !| believing that$3$ had be behaved with honour$0$ towards
314:379,21'  !| $SS#C$Marianne, he might at once have been happy and rich.
314:379,22'  !| That$3$ his repentance of misconduct, which$6#1$ thus brought
314:379,23'  !| it own$2$ punishment, was sincere, need$1$ not be doubted;
314:379,24'  !| ~ nor that$3$ he long$9$ thought$1$ of $SS#H$Colonel*Brandon with
314:379,25'  !| envy$0$, and of $SS#C$Marianne with regret$0$.  But that$3$ he was
314:379,26'  !| for*ever inconsolable, that$3$ he fled from society, or
314:379,27'  !| contracted an habitual gloom of temper, or died of
314:379,28'  !| a broken heart, must not be depended on$5$ ~ for$3$ he did
314:379,29'  !| neither.  He lived to$9$ exert, and frequently to$9$ enjoy
314:379,30'  !| himself.  His wife was not always out$8$ of humour, nor
314:379,31'  !| his home always uncomfortable; and in his breed of
314:379,32'  !| horses and dogs, and in sporting of every kind$0$, he found
314:379,33'  !| no$2$ inconsiderable degree of domestic$2$ felicity.
314:379,34'  !| For$4$ $SS#C$Marianne, however ~ in spite$8$ of his incivility in
314:379,35'  !| surviving her loss ~ he always retained that$6#2$ decided$2$
314:379,36'  !| regard$0$ which$6#1$ interested him in everything that$6#1$ befell her,
314:379,37'  !| and made her his secret$2$ standard of perfection in woman;
314:379,38'  !| ~ and many a rising beauty would be slighted by$4$ him
314:380, 1'  !| in after-days as bearing no$2$ comparison with $SS#C$Mrs%*Brandon.
314:380, 2     |
314:380, 3'  !| $SS#D$Mrs%*Dashwood was prudent enough to$9$ remain at the
314:380, 4'  !| cottage, without attempting a removal to$4$ Delaford;
314:380, 5'  !| and fortunately for$4$ $SS#L$Sir*John and $SS#K$Mrs%*Jennings, when
314:380, 6'  !| $SS#C$Marianne was taken from them, $SS#E$Margaret had reached
314:380, 7'  !| an age highly suitable for$4$ dancing$0$, and not very ineligible
314:380, 8'  !| for$4$ being$1$ supposed to$9$ have a lover.
314:380, 9'  !| Between Barton and Delaford, there was that$6#2$ constant
314:380,10'  !| communication which$6#1$ strong family affection
314:380,11'  !| would naturally dicate; ~ and among the merits and
314:380,12'  !| the happiness of $SS#A$Elinor and $SS#C$Marianne, let it not be
314:380,13'  !| ranked as the least considerable, that$3$ though sisters,
314:380,14'  !| and living$9$ almost within sight of each other, they could
314:380,15'  !| live without disagreement between themselves, or producing
314:380,16'  !| coolness between their husbands.