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hunted and shot�察�and she humoured her children�察�and these were 

their only resources。 Lady Middleton had the advantage of being 

able    to   spoil  her   children   all  the  year   round�察  �while   Sir   John¨s 

independent   employments   were   in   existence   only   half   the   time。 

Continual engagements at home and abroad�察�however�察�supplied all 

the    deficiencies    of  nature    and    education�察   �supported      the   good 

spirits of Sir John�察�and gave exercise to the good breeding  of  his 

wife。 

    Lady Middleton piqued herself upon the elegance of her table�察�

and of all her domestic arrangements�察�and from this kind of vanity 

was her greatest enjoyment in any of their parties。 But Sir John¨s 



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satisfaction      in  society    was    much     more     real�察  �he   delighted     in 

collecting   about   him   more   young   people   than           his  house    would 

hold�察�and the noisier they were the better was he pleased。 He was 

a   blessing   to   all   the   juvenile   part   of   the   neighbourhood�察  �for   in 

summer   he       was   for   ever   forming     parties   to  eat   cold   ham    and 

chicken      out    of  doors�察   �and    in   winter    his   private    balls    were 

numerous enough for any young lady who was not suffering under 

the unsatiable appetite of fifteen。 

    The arrival of a new family in the country was always a matter 

of joy to him�察�and in every point of view he was charmed with the 

inhabitants   he   had   now   procured   for   his   cottage   at   Barton。   The 

Miss     Dashwoods        were    young�察    �pretty�察   �and   unaffected。      It  was 

enough   to   secure   his   good   opinion�察  �for   to   be   unaffected   was   all 

that  a   pretty  girl   could   want  to  make   her  mind   as  captivating  as 

her person。 The friendliness of his disposition made him happy in 

accommodating   those�察         �whose     situation   might   be     considered�察    �in 

comparison with the past�察�as unfortunate。 In showing kindness to 

his cousins therefore he had the real satisfaction of a good heart�察�

and in   settling  a   family  of  females  only  in   his   cottage�察  �he   had   all 

the    satisfaction     of  a   sportsman�察     �for   a  sportsman�察      �though     he 

esteems   only  those   of  his   sex  who  are   sportsmen  likewise�察  �is   not 

often   desirous   of  encouraging  their   taste   by   admitting   them   to   a 

residence within his own manor。 

    Mrs。 Dashwood and her daughters were met at the door of the 

house     by   Sir  John�察   �who    welcomed       them    to   Barton    Park    with 

unaffected sincerity�察�and as he attended them to the drawing room 

repeated to the young ladies the concern which the same subject 

had   drawn   from   him   the   day   before�察  �at   being   unable   to   get   any 

smart young men to meet them。 They would see�察�he said�察�only one 



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gentleman        there   besides     himself�察   �a  particular     friend    who    was 

staying at the park�察�but who was neither very young nor very gay。 

He   hoped   they   would   all   excuse   the   smallness   of   the   party�察  �and 

could assure them it should never happen so again。 He had been 

to   several     families    that   morning      in  hopes     of  procuring      some 

addition to their number�察�but it was moonlight and every body was 

full of engagements。 Luckily Lady Middleton¨s mother had arrived 

at   Barton   within   the   last   hour�察  �and   as   she   was   a   very   cheerful 

agreeable woman�察�he hoped the young ladies would not find it so 

very dull as they might imagine。 The young ladies�察�as well as their 

mother�察�were perfectly satisfied   with  having  two  entire   strangers 

of the party�察�and wished for no more。 

    Mrs。     Jennings�察      �Lady     Middleton¨s        mother�察     �was    a    good´ 

humoured�察  �merry�察  �fat�察  �elderly   woman�察  �who   talked   a   great   deal�察�

seemed very happy�察�and   rather  vulgar。   She   was   full   of   jokes   and 

laughter�察�and before dinner was over had said many witty things 

on   the   subject   of   lovers   and   husbands�察  �hoped   they   had   not   left 

their   hearts   behind   them   in   Sussex�察  �and   pretended   to   see   them 

blush  whether  they  did   or  not。   Marianne   was   vexed   at  it   for   her 

sister¨s sake�察 �and   turned   her  eyes   towards   Elinor  to  see   how  she 

bore     these   attacks�察   �with   an   earnestness      which     gave   Elinor    far 

more   pain   than   could   arise   from   such   common´place   raillery   as 

Mrs。 Jennings¨s。 

    Colonel     Brandon�察      �the   friend   of   Sir  John�察   �seemed      no   more 

adapted   by   resemblance   of   manner   to   be   his   friend�察  �than   Lady 

Middleton       was    to   be   his  wife�察  �or   Mrs。    Jennings      to  be   Lady 

Middleton¨s       mother。     He    was   silent   and    grave。   His    appearance 

however was not unpleasing�察�in spite of his being in the opinion of 

Marianne   and   Margaret   an   absolute   old   bachelor�察  �for   he   was   on 



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the   wrong   side   of   five   and   thirty�察  �but   though   his   face  was   not 

handsome�察      �his   countenance      was    sensible�察  �and   his   address    was 

particularly gentlemanlike。 

    There was nothing in any of the party which could recommend 

them as companions to the Dashwoods�察�but the cold   insipidity  of 

Lady Middleton was so particularly repulsive�察�that in comparison 

of it the gravity of Colonel Brandon�察�and even the boisterous mirth 

of Sir John and his mother´in´law was interesting。 Lady Middleton 

seemed to be roused to enjoyment only by the entrance of her four 

noisy children after dinner�察�who pulled her about�察�tore her clothes�察�

and put an end to every kind of discourse except what related to 

themselves。 

    In the evening�察�as Marianne was discovered to be musical�察�she 

was   invited     to   play。  The  instrument   was      unlocked�察    �every   body 

prepared   to   be   charmed�察  �and   Marianne�察  �who   sang   very   well�察  �at 

their   request   went   through   the      chief   of   the  songs   which    Lady 

Middleton had brought into the family on her marriage�察�and which 

perhaps had lain ever since in the same position on the pianofort└�察�

for   her   ladyship   had   celebrated   that   event   by   giving   up   music�察�

although by her mother¨s account�察�she had played extremely well�察�

and by her own was very fond of it。 

    Marianne¨s   performance   was   highly   applauded。   Sir   John   was 

loud in his admiration at the end of every song�察�and as loud in his 

conversation       with    the   others    while    every    song    lasted。   Lady 

Middleton frequently called him to order�察�wondered how any one¨s 

attention could be diverted from music   for  a moment�察  �and asked 

Marianne       to  sing   a  particular     song   which     Marianne      had   just 

finished。     Colonel    Brandon      alone�察   �of  all  the   party�察  �heard     her 

without   being   in   raptures。   He   paid   her   only   the   compliment   of 



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attention�察�and she felt a respect 

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