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again     became     perceptible。     He   was    not   in  spirits�察 �however�察     �he 

praised their house�察�admired its prospect�察�was attentive�察�and kind�察�

but still he was not in spirits。 The whole family perceived it�察  �and 

Mrs。   Dashwood�察  �attributing   it   to   some   want   of   liberality   in      his 

mother�察�sat down to table indignant against all selfish parents。 

    ^What   are   Mrs。   Ferrars¨s   views   for   you   at   present�察  �Edward�拭院�

said   she�察  �when   dinner   was   over   and   they   had   drawn   round   the 

fire�察 �are you still to be a great orator in spite of yourself�拭院�

    ^No。 I hope my mother is now  convinced   that  I   have   no more 

talents than inclination for a public life� 院�

    ^But how is your fame to be established�拭�for famous you must 

be to satisfy all your  family�察  �and   with no  inclination   for  expense�察�

no   affection   for   strangers�察  �no   profession�察  �and   no   assurance�察  �you 



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may find it a difficult matter。 ̄ 

    ^I shall not attempt it。 I have no wish to be distinguished�察�and 

have every reason to hope I never shall。 Thank Heaven� �I cannot 

be forced into genius and eloquence。 ̄ 

    ^You    have    no   ambition�察   �I  well  know。     Your   wishes    are   all 

moderate。 ̄ 

    ^As moderate as those of the rest of the world�察�I believe。 I wish 

as   well   as   every   body   else   to   be   perfectly   happy�察  �but�察  �like   every 

body else it must be in my own way。 Greatness will not make me 

so。 ̄ 

    ^Strange that it would� 院�cried Marianne。 ^What have wealth or 

grandeur to do with happiness�拭院�

    ^Grandeur has but little�察院�said Elinor�察 �but wealth has much to 

do with it。 ̄ 

    ^Elinor�察   �for  shame� 院    �said   Marianne�察     �money     can   only   give 

happiness      where     there   is  nothing    else   to  give   it。  Beyond    a 

competence�察�it can afford no real satisfaction�察�as far as mere self is 

concerned。 ̄ 

    ^Perhaps�察院  �said     Elinor�察  �smiling�察   �we   may   come   to   the   same 

point。 Your competence and my wealth are very much alike�察�I dare 

say�察�and without them�察�as the world goes now�察�we shall both agree 

that  every  kind   of  external   comfort  must  be   wanting。   Your  ideas 

are only more noble than mine。 Come�察�what is your competence�拭院�

    ^About   eighteen   hundred   or   two   thousand   a   year�察  �not   more 

than that。 ̄ 

   Elinor   laughed。   ^Two   thousand        a  year�  �One   is  my   wealth�    �I 

guessed how it would end。 ̄ 

    ^And yet two thousand a´year is a very moderate income�察院�said 

Marianne。 ^A family cannot well be maintained on a smaller。 I am 



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sure I am not extravagant in my demands。 A proper establishment 

of   servants�察   �a  carriage�察  �perhaps     two�察  �and   hunters�察   �cannot    be 

supported on less。 ̄ 

   Elinor smiled again�察�to hear her sister describing so accurately 

their future expenses at Combe Magna。 

    ^Hunters� 院      �repeated     Edward!^but         why     must    you    have 

hunters�拭�Every body does not hunt。 ̄ 

   Marianne coloured as she replied�察 �But most people do。 ̄ 

    ^I  wish�察院  �said   Margaret�察   �striking   out   a  novel   thought�察    �that 

somebody would give us all a large fortune apiece� 院�

    ^Oh that they would� 院�cried Marianne�察�her eyes sparkling with 

animation�察     �and   her   cheeks    glowing     with   the   delight   of  such 

imaginary happiness。 

    ^We are all unanimous in that wish�察�I suppose�察院�said Elinor�察 �in 

spite of the insufficiency of wealth。 ̄ 

    ^Oh dear� 院�cried Margaret�察 �how happy I should be� �I   wonder 

what I should do with it� 院�

   Marianne looked as if she had no doubt on that point。 

    ^I should be puzzled   to  spend  so  large   a   fortune myself�察院�said 

Mrs。   Dashwood�察   �if   my   children   were   all   to   be   rich   without   my 

help。 ̄ 

    ^You must begin your improvements on this house�察院�observed 

Elinor�察 �and your difficulties will soon vanish。 ̄ 

    ^What     magnificent     orders    would    travel   from   this  family    to 

London�察院�said Edward�察 �in such  an   event�  �What  a   happy  day  for 

booksellers�察�music´sellers�察�and print´shops�  �You�察  �Miss  Dashwood�察�

would give a general commission for every new print of merit to be 

sent you!and as for Marianne�察�I know her greatness of soul�察�there 

would     not   be   music    enough    in   London     to  content    her。   And 



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books� �Thomson�察  �Cowper�察  �Scott!she   would   buy   them   all   over 

and over again�察�she would buy up every copy�察�I believe�察�to prevent 

their falling into unworthy hands�察�and she would have every book 

that tells her how to admire an   old   twisted   tree。   Should   not  you�察�

Marianne�拭  �Forgive   me�察  �if   I   am   very   saucy。   But   I   was   willing   to 

shew you that I had not forgot our old disputes。 ̄ 

    ^I   love  to  be   reminded      of  the  past�察  �Edward!whether          it  be 

melancholy or gay�察�I love to recall it!and you will never offend me 

by  talking  of  former   times。   You   are   very   right   in   supposing   how 

my   money   would   be   spent!some   of   it�察  �at   least!my   loose   cash 

would certainly be employed in improving my collection of music 

and books。 ̄ 

    ^And the bulk of your fortune would be laid out in annuities on 

the authors or their heirs。 ̄ 

    ^No�察�Edward�察�I should have something else to do with it。 ̄ 

    ^Perhaps�察�then�察�you would bestow it as a reward on that person 

who wrote the ablest defence of your favourite maxim�察�that no one 

can ever be in love more than once in their life!your opinion on 

that point is unchanged�察�I presume�拭院�

    ^Undoubtedly。 At my time of life opinions are tolerably fixed。 It 

is   not   likely   that   I   should   now   see   or   hear   any   thing   to   change 

them。 ̄ 

    ^Marianne is as stedfast as   ever�察  �you  see�察院  �said   Elinor�察   �she  is 

not at all altered。 ̄ 

    ^She is only grown a little more grave than she was。 ̄ 

    ^Nay�察  �Edward�察院  �said      Marianne�察   �you      need   not   reproach   me。 

You are not very gay yourself。 ̄ 

    ^Why should you think so� 院�replied he�察�with a sigh。 ^But gaiety 

never was a part of my character。 ̄ 



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    ^Nor do I think it a part of Marianne¨s�察院�said Elinor�察 �I should 

hardly call her a lively girl!she is very earnest�察�very eager in all 

she     does!sometimes           talks   a   great    deal    and    always     with 

animation!but she is not often really merry。 ̄ 

    ^I believe you are right�察院�he replied�察 �and yet I have always set 

her down as a lively girl。 ̄ 

    ^I   have   frequently   detected   myself   in   such   kind   of   mistakes�察院�

said Elinor�察 �in a total misapprehension of character in some point 

or other�此�fancying people so much more gay or grave�察�or ingenious 

or stupid than they really are�察�and I can hardly tell why or in what 

the   deception   originated。   Sometimes   one   is   guided   by   what   they 

say of themselves�察�and very frequently by what other people say of 

them�察�without giving oneself time to deliberate a

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