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disposed       to   question     your     judgment       than    to   doubt     your 

inclination。 ̄ 

    ^My engagements at present�察院�replied   Willoughby�察�confusedly�察�



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^are of such a nature!that!I dare not flatter myself ̄! 

    He   stopt。   Mrs。   Dashwood   was   too   much   astonished   to   speak�察�

and   another   pause   succeeded。   This   was   broken   by   Willoughby�察�

who said with a faint smile�察 �It is folly to linger in this manner。 I 

will   not   torment   myself   any   longer   by   remaining   among   friends 

whose society it is impossible for me now to enjoy。 ̄ 

    He then hastily took leave of them all and left  the  room。   They 

saw him step into his carriage�察�and in a minute it was out of sight。 

    Mrs。 Dashwood felt too much for speech�察�and instantly quitted 

the parlour to give way in solitude to the concern and alarm which 

this sudden departure occasioned。 

    Elinor¨s    uneasiness     was    at  least  equal    to  her  mother¨s。     She 

thought      of  what     had   just   passed     with   anxiety     and   distrust。 

Willoughby¨s         behaviour       in     taking     leave     of    them�察     �his 

embarrassment�察�and affectation of cheerfulness�察�and�察�above all�察�his 

unwillingness to accept her mother¨s invitation�察�a backwardness so 

unlike     a  lover�察  �so  unlike    himself�察   �greatly    disturbed     her。  One 

moment she feared that no serious design   had   ever  been   formed 

on his side�察�and the next that some unfortunate quarrel had taken 

place     between      him    and     her   sister�察�the      distress    in   which 

Marianne   had   quitted        the  room    was   such   as   a   serious  quarrel 

could   most   reasonably   account   for�察  �though   when   she   considered 

what     Marianne¨s      love   for  him    was�察  �a   quarrel    seemed     almost 

impossible。 

    But whatever might be the particulars of their  separation�察  �her 

sister¨s    affliction   was    indubitable�察    �and    she   thought     with    the 

tenderest compassion of that violent sorrow which Marianne was 

in all probability not merely giving way to as a relief�察�but feeding 

and encouraging as a duty。 



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    In about half an hour her mother returned�察�and though her eyes 

were red�察�her countenance was not uncheerful。 

    ^Our dear Willoughby is now some miles from Barton�察�Elinor�察院�

said   she�察�as   she sat  down   to   work�察   �and   with   how   heavy   a   heart 

does he travel�拭院�

    ^It is all very strange。 So suddenly to be gone� �It seems but the 

work   of   a   moment。   And   last   night   he   was   with   us   so   happy�察  �so 

cheerful�察�so affectionate�拭�And now�察�after only ten minutes notice! 

Gone      too  without    intending     to  return� �Something           more    than 

what he owned to us   must  have   happened。   He   did   not  speak�察  �he 

did not behave like himself。 You must have seen the difference as 

well   as   I。   What   can   it   be�拭  �Can   they   have   quarrelled�拭  �Why   else 

should he have shewn such unwillingness to accept your invitation 

here�拭院� 

    ^It   was   not   inclination   that   he   wanted�察  �Elinor�察  �I   could   plainly 

see that。 He had not the power of accepting it。 I have thought it all 

over I assure you�察�and I can perfectly account for every thing that 

at first seemed strange to me as well as to you。 ̄ 

    ^Can you�察�indeed� 院�

    ^Yes。    I  have   explained     it  to  myself   in  the   most   satisfactory 

way�察�but  you�察  �Elinor�察  �who   love   to   doubt   where   you   can!it   will 

not satisfy you�察�I know�察�but you shall not talk me out of my trust in 

it。  I  am    persuaded      that   Mrs。    Smith    suspects     his   regard    for 

Marianne�察�disapproves of it�察。�perhaps because she has other views 

for him�撮� and on that account is eager to get him away�察�and that 

the business which she sends him off to transact is invented as an 

excuse to dismiss him。 This is what I believe to have happened。 He 

is�察  �moreover�察  �aware   that   she  does   disapprove   the   connection�察  �he 

dares not therefore at present confess to her his engagement with 



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Marianne�察      �and    he   feels   himself    obliged�察   �from    his   dependent 

situation�察    �to  give   into   her   schemes�察     �and   absent     himself    from 

Devonshire for a while。 You will tell me�察�I know�察�that this may or 

may not have happened�察�but I will listen to no cavil�察�unless you can 

point     out   any    other    method      of  understanding        the   affair   as 

satisfactory at this。 And now�察�Elinor�察�what have you to say�拭院�

    ^Nothing�察�for you have anticipated my answer。 ̄ 

    ^Then you would have told me�察�that it might or might not have 

happened。   Oh�察  �Elinor�察  �how   incomprehensible   are   your   feelings� �

You  had   rather   take   evil   upon   credit   than   good。   You   had   rather 

look   out  for  misery  for  Marianne�察  �and   guilt   for   poor   Willoughby�察�

than     an  apology     for  the  latter。   You   are   resolved    to  think    him 

blameable�察�because he took leave of us with less affection than his 

usual behaviour  has   shewn。   And   is   no  allowance   to   be   made   for 

inadvertence�察  �or  for  spirits  depressed by  recent   disappointment�拭�

Are no probabilities to be   accepted�察 �merely because   they  are   not 

certainties�拭  �Is   nothing   due   to   the   man   whom   we   have   all   such 

reason to love�察�and no reason in the world to think   ill   of�拭 �To  the 

possibility      of   motives     unanswerable         in   themselves�察      �though 

unavoidably       secret    for  a  while�拭   �And�察   �after   all�察 �what   is  it  you 

suspect him of�拭院�

    ^I can hardly tell myself。 But suspicion of something unpleasant 

is   the  inevitable    consequence   of       such   an   alteration    as  we   just 

witnessed in him。 There is great truth�察�however�察�in what you have 

now urged of the allowances which ought to be made for him�察�and 

it   is  my   wish    to   be   candid    in   my    judgment      of  every    body。 

Willoughby may undoubtedly have very sufficient reasons for  his 

conduct�察�and I will hope that he has。 But it would have been more 

like   Willoughby   to   acknowledge   them   at   once。   Secrecy   may   be 



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advisable�察�but still I cannot help wondering at its being practised 

by him。 ̄ 

    ^Do not blame him�察�however�察�for departing from his character�察�

where      the  deviation    is   necessary。   But   you    really  do   admit    the 

justice of what I have said in his defence�拭�I am happy!and he is 

acquitted。 ̄ 

    ^Not entirely。 It may be proper to conceal their engagement ��if 

they are engaged�� from Mrs。 Smith!and if that is the case�察�it must 

be highly expedient for Willoughby to be but little in Devonshire at 

present。 But this is no excuse for their concealing it from us。 ̄ 

    ^Concealing        it  from    us�   �my     dear    child�察  �do   you    accuse 

Willoughby and Marianne of concealment�拭�This is strange indeed�察�

when      your    eyes   have    been    reproaching       them    every    day   for 

incautiousnes

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