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came to Barton�察�at least planning a vigorous prosecution of them
in future。
Elinor grew impatient for some tidings of Edward。 She had
heard nothing of him since her leaving London�察�nothing new of his
plans�察�nothing certain even of his present abode。 Some letters had
passed between her and her brother�察 �in consequence of
Marianne¨s illness�察�and in the first of John¨s�察�there had been this
sentence�此�^We know nothing of our unfortunate Edward�察 �and
can make no inquiries on so prohibited a subject�察 �but conclude
him to be still at Oxford�察院�which was all the intelligence of Edward
afforded her by the correspondence�察 �for his name was not even
mentioned in any of the succeeding letters。 She was not doomed�察�
however�察�to be long in ignorance of his measures。
Their man´servant had been sent one morning to Exeter on
business�察 �and when�察 �as he waited at table�察 �he had satisfied the
inquiries of his mistress as to the event of his errand�察�this was his
voluntary communication!
^I suppose you know�察�ma¨am�察�that Mr。 Ferrars is married。 ̄
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Marianne gave a violent start�察�fixed her eyes upon Elinor�察�saw
her turning pale�察 �and fell back in her chair in hysterics。 Mrs。
Dashwood�察�whose eyes�察�as she answered the servant¨s inquiry�察�had
intuitively taken the same direction�察 �was shocked to perceive by
Elinor¨s countenance how much she really suffered�察�and a moment
afterwards�察�alike distressed by Marianne¨s situation�察�knew not on
which child to bestow her principal attention。
The servant�察 �who saw only that Miss Marianne was taken ill�察�
had sense enough to call one of the maids�察 �who�察 �with Mrs。
Dashwood¨s assistance�察�supported her into the other room。 By that
time�察�Marianne was rather better�察 �and her mother leaving her to
the care of Margaret and the maid�察 �returned to Elinor�察 �who�察�
though still much disordered�察�had so far recovered the use of her
reason and voice as to be just beginning an inquiry of Thomas�察�as
to the source of his intelligence。 Mrs。 Dashwood immediately took
all that trouble on herself�察 �and Elinor had the benefit of the
information without the exertion of seeking it。
^Who told you that Mr。 Ferrars was married�察�Thomas�拭院�
^I see Mr。 Ferrars myself�察�ma¨am�察�this morning in Exeter�察�and
his lady too�察�Miss Steele as was。 They was stopping in a chaise at
the door of the New London Inn�察�as I went there with a message
from Sally at the Park to her brother�察�who is one of the post´boys。 I
happened to look up as I went by the chaise�察�and so I see directly it
was the youngest Miss Steele�察�so I took off my hat�察�and she knew
me and called to me�察 �and inquired after you�察 �ma¨am�察 �and the
young ladies�察�especially Miss Marianne�察�and bid me I should give
her compliments and Mr。 Ferrars¨s�察 �their best compliments and
service�察�and how sorry they was they had not time to come on and
see you�察�but they was in a great hurry to go forwards�察�for they was
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going further down for a little while�察 �but howsever�察 �when they
come back�察�they¨d make sure to come and see you。 ̄
^But did she tell you she was married�察�Thomas�拭院�
^Yes�察 �ma¨am。 She smiled�察 �and said how she had changed her
name since she was in these parts。 She was always a very affable
and free´spoken young lady�察 �and very civil behaved。 So�察 �I made
free to wish her joy。 ̄
^Was Mr。 Ferrars in the carriage with her�拭院�
^Yes�察 �ma¨am�察 �I just see him leaning back in it�察 �but he did not
look up�察�he never was a gentleman much for talking。 ̄
Elinor¨s heart could easily account for his not putting himself
forward�察 �and Mrs。 Dashwood probably found the same
explanation。
^Was there no one else in the carriage�拭院�
^No�察�ma¨am�察�only they two。 ̄
^Do you know where they came from�拭院�
^They come straight from town�察 �as Miss Lucy!Mrs。 Ferrars
told me。 ̄
^And are they going farther westward�拭院�
^Yes�察 �ma¨am!but not to bide long。 They will soon be back
again�察�and then they¨d be sure and call here。 ̄
Mrs。 Dashwood now looked at her daughter�察 �but Elinor knew
better than to expect them。 She recognised the whole of Lucy in
the message�察 �and was very confident that Edward would never
come near them。 She observed in a low voice�察�to her mother�察�that
they were probably going down to Mr。 Pratt¨s�察�near Plymouth。
Thomas¨s intelligence seemed over。 Elinor looked as if she
wished to hear more。
^Did you see them off�察�before you came away�拭院�
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^No�察�ma¨am!the horses were just coming out�察�but I could not
bide any longer�察�I was afraid of being late。 ̄
^Did Mrs。 Ferrars look well�拭院�
^Yes�察�ma¨am�察�she said how she was very well�察�and to my mind
she was always a very handsome young lady!and she seemed
vastly contented。 ̄
Mrs。 Dashwood could think of no other question�察�and Thomas
and the table´cloth�察 �now alike needless�察 �were soon afterwards
dismissed。 Marianne had already sent to say�察 �that she should eat
nothing more。 Mrs。 Dashwood¨s and Elinor¨s appetites were
equally lost�察 �and Margaret might think herself very well off�察 �that
with so much uneasiness as both her sisters had lately
experienced�察�so much reason as they had often had to be careless
of their meals�察 �she had never been obliged to go without her
dinner before。
When the dessert and the wine were arranged�察 �and Mrs。
Dashwood and Elinor were left by themselves�察�they remained long
together in a similarity of thoughtfulness and silence。 Mrs。
Dashwood feared to hazard any remark�察�and ventured not to offer
consolation。 She now found that she had erred in relying on
Elinor¨s representation of herself�察�and justly concluded that every
thing had been expressly softened at the time�察 �to spare her from
an increase of unhappiness�察�suffering as she then had suffered for
Marianne。 She found that she had been misled by the careful�察�the
considerate attention of her daughter�察 �to think the attachment�察�
which once she had so well understood�察�much slighter in reality�察�
than she had been wont to believe�察�or than it was now proved to
be。 She feared that under this persuasion she had been unjust�察�
inattentive�察 �nay�察 �almost unkind�察 �to her Elinor�察�that Marianne¨s
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affliction�察�because more acknowledged�察�more immediately before
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