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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