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their real friends�察�their intimate knowledge of each other seemed
to make their happiness certain!and they only wanted something
to live upon。 Edward had two thousand pounds�察 �and Elinor one�察�
which�察�with Delaford living�察�was all that they could call their own�察�
for it was impossible that Mrs。 Dashwood should advance
anything�察�and they were neither of them quite enough in love to
think that three hundred and fifty pounds a´year would supply
them with the comforts of life。
Edward was not entirely without hopes of some favourable
change in his mother towards him�察 �and on that he rested for the
residue of their income。 But Elinor had no such dependence�察 �for
since Edward would still be unable to marry Miss Morton�察�and his
chusing herself had been spoken of in Mrs。 Ferrars¨s flattering
language as only a lesser evil than his chusing Lucy Steele�察 �she
feared that Robert¨s offence would serve no other purpose than to
enrich Fanny。
About four days after Edward¨s arrival Colonel Brandon
appeared�察 �to complete Mrs。 Dashwood¨s satisfaction�察 �and to give
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her the dignity of having�察 �for the first time since her living at
Barton�察 �more company with her than her house would hold。
Edward was allowed to retain the privilege of first comer�察 �and
Colonel Brandon therefore walked every night to his old quarters
at the Park�察 �from whence he usually returned in the morning�察�
early enough to interrupt the lovers¨ first t┷te´┐´t┷te before
breakfast。
A three weeks¨ residence at Delaford�察 �where�察 �in his evening
hours at least�察�he had little to do but to calculate the disproportion
between thirty´six and seventeen�察 �brought him to Barton in a
temper of mind which needed all the improvement in Marianne¨s
looks�察�all the kindness of her welcome�察�and all the encouragement
of her mother¨s language�察�to make it cheerful。 Among such friends�察�
however�察 �and such flattery�察 �he did revive。 No rumour of Lucy¨s
marriage had yet reached him�察�he knew nothing of what had
passed�察�and the first hours of his visit were consequently spent in
hearing and in wondering。 Every thing was explained to him by
Mrs。 Dashwood�察 �and he found fresh reason to rejoice in what he
had done for Mr。 Ferrars�察�since eventually it promoted the interest
of Elinor。
It would be needless to say�察�that the gentlemen advanced in the
good opinion of each other�察 �as they advanced in each other¨s
acquaintance�察�for it could not be otherwise。 Their resemblance in
good principles and good sense�察 �in disposition and manner of
thinking�察 �would probably have been sufficient to unite them in
friendship�察 �without any other attraction�察 �but their being in love
with two sisters�察 �and two sisters fond of each other�察 �made that
mutual regard inevitable and immediate�察 �which might otherwise
have waited the effect of time and judgment。
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The letters from town�察 �which a few days before would have
made every nerve in Elinor¨s body thrill with transport�察 �now
arrived to be read with less emotion than mirth。 Mrs。 Jennings
wrote to tell the wonderful tale�察 �to vent her honest indignation
against the jilting girl�察 �and pour forth her compassion towards
poor Mr。 Edward�察 �who�察 �she was sure�察 �had quite doted upon the
worthless hussy�察 �and was now�察 �by all accounts�察 �almost broken´
hearted�察 �at Oxford。!^I do think�察院 �she continued�察 �nothing was
ever carried on so sly�察�for it was but two days before Lucy called
and sat a couple of hours with me。 Not a soul suspected anything
of the matter�察�not even Nancy�察�who�察�poor soul� �came crying to me
the day after�察�in a great fright for fear of Mrs。 Ferrars�察�as well as
not knowing how to get to Plymouth�察�for Lucy it seems borrowed
all her money before she went off to be married�察 �on purpose we
suppose to make a show with�察 �and poor Nancy had not seven
shillings in the world�察�so I was very glad to give her five guineas
to take her down to Exeter�察 �where she thinks of staying three or
four weeks with Mrs。 Burgess�察�in hopes�察�as I tell her�察�to fall in with
the Doctor again。 And I must say that Lucy¨s crossness not to take
them along with them in the chaise is worse than all。 Poor Mr。
Edward� �I cannot get him out of my head�察�but you must send for
him to Barton�察�and Miss Marianne must try to comfort him。 ̄
Mr。 Dashwood¨s strains were more solemn。 Mrs。 Ferrars was
the most unfortunate of women!poor Fanny had suffered agonies
of sensibility!and he considered the existence of each�察 �under
such a blow�察 �with grateful wonder。 Robert¨s offence was
unpardonable�察 �but Lucy¨s was infinitely worse。 Neither of them
were ever again to be mentioned to Mrs。 Ferrars�察�and even�察�if she
might hereafter be induced to forgive her son�察 �his wife should
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never be acknowledged as her daughter�察 �nor be permitted to
appear in her presence。 The secrecy with which everything had
been carried on between them�察 �was rationally treated as
enormously heightening the crime�察�because�察�had any suspicion of
it occurred to the others�察�proper measures would have been taken
to prevent the marriage�察�and he called on Elinor to join with him
in regretting that Lucy¨s engagement with Edward had not rather
been fulfilled�察�than that she should thus be the means of spreading
misery farther in the family。!He thus continued�此�
^Mrs。 Ferrars has never yet mentioned Edward¨s name�察�which
does not surprise us�察�but�察�to our great astonishment�察�not a line has
been received from him on the occasion。 Perhaps�察�however�察�he is
kept silent by his fear of offending�察�and I shall�察�therefore�察�give him
a hint�察�by a line to Oxford�察�that his sister and I both think a letter
of proper submission from him�察�addressed perhaps to Fanny�察�and
by her shewn to her mother�察�might not be taken amiss�察�for we all
know the tenderness of Mrs。 Ferrars¨s heart�察�and that she wishes
for nothing so much as to be on good terms with her children。 ̄
This paragraph was of some importance to the prospects and
conduct of Edward。 It determined him to attempt a reconciliation�察�
though not exactly in the manner pointed out by their brother and
sister。
^A letter of proper submission� 院�repeated he�察 �would they have
me beg my mother¨s pardon for Robert¨s ingratitude to her�察 �and
breach of honour to me�拭�I can make no submission!I am grown
neither