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without an effort�察�the restless�察�unquiet thoughtfulness in which she
had been for some time previously sitting!her rising colour�察 �as
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she spoke�察�and her unsteady voice�察�plainly shewed。
^I wish to assure you both�察院�said she�察 �that I see every thing!as
you can desire me to do。 ̄
Mrs。 Dashwood would have interrupted her instantly with
soothing tenderness�察�had not Elinor�察�who really wished to hear her
sister¨s unbiased opinion�察 �by an eager sign�察 �engaged her silence。
Marianne slowly continued!
^It is a great relief to me!what Elinor told me this morning!I
have now heard exactly what I wished to hear。 ̄!For some
moments her voice was lost�察 �but recovering herself�察 �she added�察�
and with greater calmness than before!^I am now perfectly
satisfied�察�I wish for no change。 I never could have been happy with
him�察 �after knowing�察 �as sooner or later I must have known�察 �all
this。!I should have had no confidence�察�no esteem。 Nothing could
have done it away to my feelings。 ̄
^I know it!I know it�察院�cried her mother。 ^Happy with a man of
libertine practices� �With one who so injured the peace of the
dearest of our friends�察 �and the best of men� �No!my Marianne
has not a heart to be made happy with such a man� �Her
conscience�察 �her sensitive conscience�察 �would have felt all that the
conscience of her husband ought to have felt。 ̄
Marianne sighed�察�and repeated�察 �I wish for no change。 ̄
^You consider the matter�察院�said Elinor�察 �exactly as a good mind
and a sound understanding must consider it�察 �and I dare say you
perceive�察 �as well as myself�察 �not only in this�察 �but in many other
circumstances�察�reason enough to be convinced that your marriage
must have involved you in many certain troubles and
disappointments�察�in which you would have been poorly supported
by an affection�察�on his side�察�much less certain。 Had you married�察�
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you must have been always poor。 His expensiveness is
acknowledged even by himself�察 �and his whole conduct declares
that self´denial is a word hardly understood by him。 His demands
and your inexperience together�察 �on a small�察 �very small income�察�
must have brought on distresses which would not be the less
grievous to you�察 �from having been entirely unknown and
unthought of before。 Your sense of honour and honesty would
have led you�察�I know�察�when aware of your situation�察�to attempt all
the economy that would appear to you possible�察 �and perhaps�察 �as
long as your frugality retrenched only on your own comfort�察 �you
might have been suffered to practise it�察�but beyond that!and how
little could the utmost of your single management do to stop the
ruin which had begun before your marriage�拭�Beyond that�察 �had
you endeavoured�察�however reasonably�察�to abridge his enjoyments�察�
is it not to be feared�察 �that instead of prevailing on feelings so
selfish to consent to it�察 �you would have lessened your own
influence on his heart�察�and made him regret the connection which
had involved him in such difficulties�拭院�
Marianne¨s lips quivered�察�and she repeated the word ^Selfish�拭院�
in a tone that implied!^do you really think him selfish�拭院�
^The whole of his behaviour�察院 �replied Elinor�察 �from the
beginning to the end of the affair�察 �has been grounded on
selfishness。 It was selfishness which first made him sport with
your affections�察 �which afterwards�察 �when his own were engaged�察�
made him delay the confession of it�察�and which finally carried him
from Barton。 His own enjoyment�察 �or his own ease�察 �was�察 �in every
particular�察�his ruling principle。 ̄
^It is very true。 My happiness never was his object。 ̄
^At present�察院�continued Elinor�察 �he regrets what he has done。
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And why does he regret it�拭�Because he finds it has not answered
towards himself。 It has not made him happy。 His circumstances
are now unembarrassed!he suffers from no evil of that kind�察�and
he thinks only that he has married a woman of a less amiable
temper than yourself。 But does it follow that had he married you�察�
he would have been happy�拭�The inconveniences would have
been different。 He would then have suffered under the pecuniary
distresses which�察 �because they are removed�察 �he now reckons as
nothing。 He would have had a wife of whose temper he could
make no complaint�察�but he would have been always necessitous!
always poor�察 �and probably would soon have learned to rank the
innumerable comforts of a clear estate and good income as of far
more importance�察 �even to domestic happiness�察 �than the mere
temper of a wife。 ̄
^I have not a doubt of it�察院�said Marianne�察 �and I have nothing to
regret!nothing but my own folly。 ̄
^Rather say your mother¨s imprudence�察 �my child�察院 �said Mrs。
Dashwood�察 �she must be answerable。 ̄
Marianne would not let her proceed�察�and Elinor�察�satisfied that
each felt their own error�察 �wished to avoid any survey of the past
that might weaken her sister¨s spirits�察�she�察�therefore�察�pursuing the
first subject�察�immediately continued�察�
^One observation may�察�I think�察�be fairly drawn from the whole
of the story!that all Willoughby¨s difficulties have arisen from the
first offence against virtue�察�in his behaviour to Eliza Williams。 That
crime has been the origin of every lesser one�察�and of all his present
discontents。 ̄
Marianne assented most feelingly to the remark�察 �and her
mother was led by it to an enumeration of Colonel Brandon¨s
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injuries and merits�察�warm as friendship and design could unitedly
dictate。 Her daughter did not look�察�however�察�as if much of it were
heard by her。
Elinor�察 �according to her expectation�察 �saw on the two or three
following days�察�that Marianne did not continue to gain strength as
she had done�察 �but while her resolution was unsubdued�察 �and she
still tried to appear cheerful and easy�察�her sister could safely trust
to the effect of time upon her health。
Margaret returned�察 �and the family were again all restored to
each other�察�again quietly settled at the cottage�察�and if not pursuing
their usual studies with quite so much vigour as when they first
came to Barton�察�at least planning a vigorous prosecution of them
in future。