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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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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