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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
M
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