sense and sensibility(尖崘嚥秤湖)-及21嫗
梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈��梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈��梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何��
!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��
^I assure you it is not in my power。 ̄
He then took leave of the whole party。
^Is there no chance of my seeing you and your sisters in town
this winter�察�Miss Dashwood�拭院�
^I am afraid�察�none at all。 ̄
^Then I must bid you farewell for a longer time than I should
wish to do。 ̄
To Marianne�察�he merely bowed and said nothing。
^Come Colonel�察院�said Mrs。 Jennings�察 �before you go�察 �do let us
know what you are going about。 ̄
He wished her a good morning�察�and�察�attended by Sir John�察�left
the room。
The complaints and lamentations which politeness had hitherto
restrained�察�now burst forth universally�察�and they all agreed again
and again how provoking it was to be so disappointed。
^I can guess what his business is�察�however�察院�said Mrs。 Jennings
exultingly。
Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen ElecBook
´ Page 81´
Jane Austen�此�Sense and Sensibility 81
^Can you�察�ma¨am�拭院�said almost every body。
^Yes�察�it is about Miss Williams�察�I am sure。 ̄
^And who is Miss Williams�拭院�asked Marianne。
^What� �do not you know who Miss Williams is�拭�I am sure you
must have heard of her before。 She is a relation of the Colonel¨s�察�
my dear�察�a very near relation。 We will not say how near�察�for fear of
shocking the young ladies。 ̄ Then�察�lowering her voice a little�察�she
said to Elinor�察 �She is his natural daughter。 ̄
^Indeed� 院�
^Oh�察�yes�察�and as like him as she can stare。 I dare say the Colonel
will leave her all his fortune。 ̄
When Sir John returned�察�he joined most heartily in the general
regret on so unfortunate an event�察 �concluding however by
observing�察 �that as they were all got together�察 �they must do
something by way of being happy�察�and after some consultation it
was agreed�察 �that although happiness could only be enjoyed at
Whitwell�察 �they might procure a tolerable composure of mind by
driving about the country。 The carriages were then ordered�察�
Willoughby¨s was first�察 �and Marianne never looked happier than
when she got into it。 He drove through the park very fast�察�and they
were soon out of sight�察 �and nothing more of them was seen till
their return�察 �which did not happen till after the return of all the
rest。 They both seemed delighted with their drive�察�but said only in
general terms that they had kept in the lanes�察 �while the others
went on the downs。
It was settled that there should be a dance in the evening�察�and
that every body should be extremely merry all day long。 Some
more of the Careys came to dinner�察�and they had the pleasure of
sitting down nearly twenty to table�察�which Sir John observed with
Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen ElecBook
´ Page 82´
Jane Austen�此�Sense and Sensibility 82
great contentment。 Willoughby took his usual place between the
two elder Miss Dashwoods。 Mrs。 Jennings sat on Elinor¨s right
hand�察�and they had not been long seated�察�before she leant behind
her and Willoughby�察�and said to Marianne�察�loud enough for them
both to hear�察 �I have found you out in spite of all your tricks。 I
know where you spent the morning。 ̄
Marianne coloured�察�and replied very hastily�察 �Where�察�pray�拭院�
^Did not you know�察院�said Willoughby�察 �that we had been out in
my curricle�拭院�
^Yes�察 �yes�察 �Mr。 Impudence�察 �I know that very well�察 �and I was
determined to find out where you had been to。!I hope you like
your house�察 �Miss Marianne。 It is a very large one�察 �I know�察 �and
when I come to see you�察�I hope you will have new´furnished it�察�for
it wanted it very much�察�when I was there six years ago。 ̄
Marianne turned away in great confusion。 Mrs。 Jennings
laughed heartily�察�and Elinor found that in her resolution to know
where they had been�察 �she had actually made her own woman
enquire of Mr。 Willoughby¨s groom�察 �and that she had by that
method been informed that they had gone to Allenham�察�and spent
a considerable time there in walking about the garden and going
all over the house。
Elinor could hardly believe this to be true�察 �as it seemed very
unlikely that Willoughby should propose�察�or Marianne consent�察�to
enter the house while Mrs。 Smith was in it�察�with whom Marianne
had not the smallest acquaintance。
As soon as they left the dining´room�察 �Elinor enquired of her
about it�察 �and great was her surprise when she found that every
circumstance related by Mrs。 Jennings was perfectly true。
Marianne was quite angry with her for doubting it。
Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen ElecBook
´ Page 83´
Jane Austen�此�Sense and Sensibility 83
^Why should you imagine�察�Elinor�察�that we did not go there�察 �or
that we did not see the house�拭 �Is not it what you have often
wished to do yourself�拭院�
^Yes�察�Marianne�察�but I would not go while Mrs。 Smith was there�察�
and with no other companion than Mr。 Willoughby。 ̄
^Mr。 Willoughby however is the only person who can have a
right to shew that house�察 �and as he went in an open carriage�察 �it
was impossible to have any other companion。 I never spent a
pleasanter morning in my life。 ̄
^I am afraid�察院 �replied Elinor�察 �that the pleasantness of an
employment does not always evince its propriety。 ̄
^On the contrary�察�nothing can be a stronger proof of it�察�Elinor�察�
for if there had been any real impropriety in what I did�察�I should
have been sensible of it at the time�察�for we always know when we
are acting wrong�察�and with such a conviction I could have had no
pleasure。 ̄
^But�察�my dear Marianne�察�as it has already exposed you to some
very impertinent remarks�察 �do you not now begin to doubt the
discretion of your own conduct�拭院�
^If the impertinent remarks of Mrs。 Jennings are to be the proof
of impropriety in conduct�察 �we are all offending every moment of
our lives。 I value not her censure any more than I should do her
commendation。 I am not sensible of having done anything wrong
in walking over Mrs。 Smith¨s grounds�察 �or in seeing her house。
They will one day be Mr。 Willoughby¨s�察�and! ̄
^If they were one day to be your own�察�Marianne�察�you would not
be justified in what you have done。 ̄
She blushed at this hint�察 �but it was even visibly gratifying to
her�察�and after a ten minutes¨ interval of earnest thought�察�she came
Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen ElecBook
´ Page 84´
Jane Austen�此�Sense and Sensibility 84
to her sister again�察 �and said with great good humour�察 �Perhaps�察�
Elinor�察 �it was rather ill´judged in me to go to Allenham�察 �but Mr。
Willoughby wanted particularly to shew me the place�察�and it is a
charming house�察 �I assure you。!There is one remarkably pretty
sitting room up stairs�察�of a nice comfortable size for constant use�察�
and with modern furniture it would be delightful。 It is a co