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   She   dared   not   look   up�察�but   her   mother   and   Marianne   both 

turned their eyes on him。 He coloured�察�seemed perplexed�察�looked 

doubtingly�察�and�察�after some hesitation�察�said�察� 

   ^Perhaps you mean!my brother!you mean Mrs。!Mrs。 Robert 

Ferrars。 ̄ 

   ^Mrs。     Robert   Ferrars� 院�was       repeated   by   Marianne      and   her 

mother      in  an  accent    of  the  utmost     amazement�察�and         though 

Elinor could not speak�察�even her eyes were fixed on him with the 

same impatient wonder。 He rose from his seat�察�and walked to the 

window�察�apparently from not knowing what to do�察�took up a pair 

of scissors that lay there�察�and while spoiling both  them   and   their 

sheath by cutting the latter to pieces as he spoke�察�said�察�in a hurried 

voice�察�

   ^Perhaps   you  do not  know!you  may not   have   heard   that   my 

brother     is  lately  married     to!to    the   youngest!to      Miss    Lucy 



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Steele。 ̄ 

    His   words   were   echoed   with   unspeakable   astonishment  by   all 

but Elinor�察�who sat with her head leaning over her work�察�in a state 

of such agitation as made her hardly know where she was。 

    ^Yes�察院  �said  he�察   �they   were   married   last   week�察  �and   are   now  at 

Dawlish。 ̄ 

    Elinor   could   sit   it  no   longer。   She   almost   ran   out   of   the   room�察�

and as soon as the door was closed�察�burst into tears of joy�察�which at 

first   she   thought   would   never   cease。   Edward�察  �who   had   till   then 

looked   any   where�察  �rather   than   at   her�察  �saw   her   hurry   away�察  �and 

perhaps       saw!or       even    heard�察    �her   emotion�察     �for   immediately 

afterwards he fell into a reverie�察  �which  no  remarks�察�no  inquiries�察�

no affectionate address of Mrs。 Dashwood could penetrate�察�and at 

last�察  �without   saying   a    word�察   �quitted    the  room�察    �and   walked     out 

towards        the    village!leaving         the    others     in    the    greatest 

astonishment        and    perplexity     on   a  change     in   his  situation�察   �so 

wonderful and so sudden�察�a perplexity which they had no means 

of lessening but by their own conjectures。 



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                             CHAPTER XIII 



            naccountable�察       �however�察     �as  the   circumstances        of  his 

Urelease might appear to the whole family�察�it was certain 

            that Edward was free�察�and to what purpose that freedom 

would   be   employed   was   easily   pre´determined   by   all�察�for   after 

experiencing        the    blessings     of  one     imprudent        engagement�察�

contracted without his mother¨s   consent�察  �as   he   had  already  done 

for more than four years�察�nothing less could be expected of him in 

the failure of that�察�than the immediate contraction of another。 

    His errand at Barton�察�in fact�察�was a simple one。  It  was   only  to 

ask    Elinor    to  marry     him�察�and       considering      that   he   was    not 

altogether   inexperienced   in   such  a   question�察  �it   might   be   strange 

that   he   should   feel   so   uncomfortable   in   the   present   case   as   he 

really did�察�so much in need of encouragement and fresh air。 

    How   soon   he   had   walked   himself   into   the   proper   resolution�察�

however�察  �how   soon   an   opportunity   of   exercising   it   occurred�察  �in 

what   manner   he   expressed         himself�察  �and   how   he   was    received�察�

need not be particularly told。 This only need be said�察�that when 

they all sat down to table at four o¨clock�察�about three   hours   after 

his arrival�察�he had secured his lady�察�engaged her mother¨s consent�察�

and was not only in the rapturous profession of the lover�察�but�察�in 

the   reality   of   reason   and   truth�察  �one   of   the   happiest   of   men。   His 

situation   indeed   was   more   than   commonly   joyful。   He   had   more 

than the ordinary triumph of accepted love to swell his heart�察�and 

raise his spirits。 He was released without any reproach to himself�察�

from an entanglement which had long formed his misery�察�from a 



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woman whom he had long ceased to love�察�and elevated at once to 

that security with another�察�which he must have thought of almost 

with  despair�察  �as soon as   he   had learnt  to  consider  it  with  desire。 

He was brought�察�not from doubt or suspense�察�but from misery  to 

happiness�察�and the change was openly spoken in such a genuine�察�

flowing�察�grateful cheerfulness�察�as his friends had never witnessed 

in him before。 

    His   heart   was   now   open   to   Elinor�察  �all   its   weaknesses�察  �all   its 

errors confessed�察�and his first boyish  attachment  to  Lucy  treated 

with all the philosophic dignity of twenty´four。 

    ^It   was   a   foolish�察  �idle   inclination   on   my   side�察院  �said  he�察   �the 

consequence of ignorance of the world!and want of employment。 

Had   my   brother      given   me    some    active   profession    when     I  was 

removed at eighteen from the care of Mr。 Pratt�察�I think!nay�察�I am 

sure�察�it would never have happened�察�for though I   left  Longstaple 

with what I thought�察�at the time�察�a most unconquerable preference 

for his niece�察�yet had I then had any pursuit�察�any object to engage 

my time and keep me at a distance from   her  for  a   few months�察  �I 

should      very    soon    have     outgrown       the   fancied     attachment�察�

especially by mixing more with the world�察�as in such case I must 

have done。 But instead of having any thing to do�察�instead of having 

any    profession     chosen    for  me�察  �or  being    allowed    to  chuse    any 

myself�察  �I   returned   home   to   be   completely   idle�察  �and   for   the   first 

twelvemonth afterwards I had not even the nominal employment�察�

which belonging to the university would have given me�察�for I was 

not entered at Oxford till I was nineteen。 I had therefore nothing 

in the world to do�察�but to fancy myself in love�察�and as my mother 

did not make my home in every respect comfortable�察�as I had no 

friend�察    �no    companion        in   my    brother�察    �and     disliked     new 



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acquaintance�察       �it   was   not   unnatural   for   me   to  be  very   often   at 

Longstaple�察  �where   I   always   felt   myself   at   home�察  �and   was   always 

sure of a welcome�察�and accordingly I spent the greatest part of my 

time   there   from   eighteen   to   nineteen�此  �Lucy   appeared   everything 

that    was   amiable     and   obliging。    She    was   pretty   too!at     least   I 

thought   so  then�察  �and   I   had   seen   so   little   of   other   women�察  �that   I 

could     make     no  comparisons�察      �and    see   no   defects。   Considering 

everything�察     �therefore�察   �I  hope�察   �foolish   as   our   engagement       was�察�

foolish as it has since in every way been proved�察�it was not at the 

time an unnatural or an inexcusable piece of folly。 ̄ 

    The change which a few hours had wrought in   the   minds and 

the happiness of the Dashwoods�察�was such!so great!as promised 

them all�察�the satisfaction of a sleepless night。 Mrs。 Dashwood�察�too 

happy to be comfortable�察�knew not how t

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