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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 

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