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

when      your    eyes   have    been    reproaching       them    every    day   for 

incautiousness。 ̄ 

    ^I   want  no   proof   of   their   affection�察院  �said   Elinor�察   �but   of   their 

engagement I do。 ̄ 

    ^I am perfectly satisfied of both。 ̄ 

    ^Yet not a syllable has been said to you on the subject�察�by either 

of them。 ̄ 

    ^I   have   not   wanted     syllables   where    actions    have    spoken    so 

plainly。 Has not his behaviour to Marianne and to all of us�察�for at 

least the last fortnight�察�declared that he loved and considered her 

as   his   future   wife�察  �and   that   he   felt   for   us   the   attachment   of   the 

nearest   relation�拭  �Have   we   not   perfectly   understood   each   other�拭�

Has not my consent been daily asked by his looks�察�his manner�察�his 

attentive     and   affectionate     respect�拭   �My   Elinor�察   �is  it  possible  to 

doubt their engagement�拭�How could such a thought occur to you�拭�

How is it to be   supposed  that  Willoughby�察  �persuaded   as   he   must 

be of your sister¨s love�察�should leave her�察�and leave her perhaps for 



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months�察�without telling her of his affection�察�that they should part 

without a mutual exchange of confidence�拭院�

    ^I confess�察院�replied Elinor�察 �that every circumstance except one 

is in favour of their engagement�察�but that one is the total silence of 

both on the subject�察�and with me it almost outweighs every other。 ̄ 

    ^How   strange      this  is�  �You   must    think   wretchedly      indeed    of 

Willoughby�察�if�察�after all that has openly passed between them�察�you 

can doubt the nature of the terms on which they are together。 Has 

he been acting a part in his behaviour to your sister all this time�拭�

Do you suppose him really indifferent to her�拭院�

    ^No�察�I cannot think that。 He must and does love her I am sure。 ̄ 

    ^But with a strange kind of tenderness�察�if he can leave her with 

such indifference�察�such carelessness of the future�察�as you attribute 

to him。 ̄ 

    ^You     must    remember�察     �my    dear   mother�察    �that  I  have    never 

considered this matter as certain。 I have had my doubts�察�I confess�察�

but they are fainter than they were�察�and they may soon be entirely 

done away。 If we find they correspond�察�every fear of mine will be 

removed。 ̄ 

    ^A   mighty   concession   indeed�   �If   you   were   to   see   them   at   the 

altar�察   �you    would    suppose      they    were    going    to   be   married。 

Ungracious       girl�  �But  I   require    no  such    proof。   Nothing     in  my 

opinion     has   ever   passed    to  justify  doubt�察   �no  secrecy    has   been 

attempted�察     �all  has   been    uniformly     open    and   unreserved。      You 

cannot doubt your sister¨s wishes。 It must be Willoughby therefore 

whom      you   suspect。    But   why�拭  �Is   he   not   a  man   of  honour    and 

feeling�拭  �Has   there   been   any   inconsistency   on   his   side   to   create 

alarm�拭�can he be deceitful�拭院�

    ^I   hope   not�察  �I   believe   not�察院  �cried   Elinor。   ^I   love   Willoughby�察�



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sincerely love him�察�and suspicion of his integrity cannot  be more 

painful to yourself than to me。 It has been involuntary�察�and I will 

not encourage it。 I was startled�察�I confess�察�by the alteration in his 

manners this morning�察�he did not speak like himself�察�and did not 

return     your   kindness     with   any   cordiality。    But   all  this  may    be 

explained by such a situation of his affairs as you have supposed。 

He had just parted from my sister�察�had seen her leave him in the 

greatest affliction�察  �and  if  he  felt  obliged�察  �from a   fear  of  offending 

Mrs。   Smith�察  �to   resist   the   temptation   of   returning   here   soon�察  �and 

yet aware that by declining your invitation�察�by saying that he was 

going away for some time�察�he should seem to act an ungenerous�察�a 

suspicious part by our family�察�he might well be embarrassed and 

disturbed。      In   such    a  case�察  �a   plain   and    open    avowal     of  his 

difficulties would have been more to his honour I think�察�as well as 

more   consistent   with   his   general   character�察�but   I   will   not   raise 

objections against any  one¨s conduct  on   so illiberal a   foundation�察�

as a difference in judgment from myself�察�or a deviation from what I 

may think right and consistent。 ̄ 

    ^You     speak     very   properly。     Willoughby       certainly    does    not 

deserve to be suspected。 Though we have not known him long�察�he 

is no stranger in this part of the world�察�and who has ever spoken to 

his disadvantage�拭�Had he been in a situation to act independently 

and   marry   immediately�察  �it   might   have   been   odd   that   he   should 

leave us without acknowledging everything to me at once�此�but this 

is   not   the   case。   It  is  an    engagement       in   some    respects     not 

prosperously        begun�察    �for  their    marriage     must     be   at   a  very 

uncertain distance�察�and even secrecy�察�as far as it can be observed�察�

may now be very advisable。 ̄ 

    They were interrupted by the entrance of Margaret�察�and Elinor 



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was     then    at  liberty   to  think    over   the   representations       of  her 

mother�察�to acknowledge the probability of many�察�and hope for the 

justice of all。 

    They     saw    nothing     of  Marianne      till  dinner   time�察   �when    she 

entered the room and took her place at the table without saying a 

word。 Her eyes were red and swollen�察�and it seemed as if her tears 

were even then restrained with difficulty。 She avoided the looks of 

them all�察�could neither eat nor speak�察�and after some time�察�on her 

mother¨s   silently  pressing  her  hand   with   tender   compassion�察  �her 

small degree of fortitude was quite overcome�察�she burst into tears 

and left the room。 

    This violent oppression of spirits continued the whole evening。 

She was without any power�察�because she was without any desire of 

command over herself。 The slightest mention of anything relative 

to   Willoughby       overpowered       her   in  an  instant�察   �and   though     her 

family     were    most    anxiously      attentive    to  her    comfort�察   �it  was 

impossible   for   them�察  �if   they   spoke   at   all�察  �to   keep   clear   of   every 

subject which her feelings connected with him。 



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                            CHAPTER XVI 



              arianne   would   have   thought   herself   very   inexcusable 

              had   she   been   able   to   sleep   at   all   the   first   night   after 

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              parting      from    Willoughby。      She    would     have    been 

ashamed to look her family in the face the next morning�察�had she 

not risen from her bed in more need of repose than when she lay 

down      in  it。  But  the   feelings   which    made     such   composure      a 

disgrace�察�left her in no danger of incurring it。 She was awake the 

whole night�察�and she wept the greatest part of it。 She got up with a 

headache�察      �was    unable    to   talk�察  �and    unwilling    to   take   a

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