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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