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    Such     behaviour     as   this�察 �so  exactly    the   reverse    of  her   own�察�

appeared   no   more   meritorious   to   Marianne�察  �than   her   own   had 



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seemed   faulty   to   her。   The   business   of   self´command   she   settled 

very   easily�察�with   strong   affections   it   was   impossible�察  �with   calm 

ones it could have no merit。 That her sister¨s affections were calm�察�

she dared not deny�察�though she blushed to acknowledge it�察�and of 

the   strength   of   her   own�察  �she   gave   a   very   striking   proof�察  �by   still 

loving     and    respecting      that    sister�察  �in   spite   of   this   mortifying 

conviction。 

    Without      shutting     herself    up   from    her   family�察   �or  leaving     the 

house   in   determined   solitude   to   avoid   them�察  �or   lying   awake   the 

whole      night     to  indulge      meditation�察     �Elinor     found     every     day 

afforded her leisure enough to think of Edward�察�and of Edward¨s 

behaviour�察  �in   every   possible   variety   which   the   different   state   of 

her    spirits   at   different    times    could    produce�察�with         tenderness�察�

pity�察  �approbation�察  �censure�察  �and   doubt。   There   were   moments   in 

abundance�察�when�察�if not by the absence of her mother and sisters�察�

at   least   by   the   nature    of  their   employments�察        �conversation       was 

forbidden among them�察�and every effect of solitude was produced。 

Her   mind      was   inevitably   at   liberty�察    �her   thoughts      could    not   be 

chained   elsewhere�察  �and   the   past   and   the   future�察  �on   a   subject   so 

interesting�察     �must    be   before    her�察  �must     force   her   attention�察    �and 

engross her memory�察�her reflection�察�and her fancy。 

    From a reverie of this kind�察�as she sat at her drawing´table�察�she 

was roused one morning�察�soon after Edward¨s leaving them�察�by the 

arrival of company。 She happened to be quite alone。 The closing of 

the   little   gate�察  �at   the   entrance   of   the   green   court   in   front   of   the 

house�察  �drew   her   eyes   to   the   window�察  �and   she   saw   a   large   party 

walking   up   to   the   door。   Amongst   them   were   Sir   John   and   Lady 

Middleton        and    Mrs。    Jennings�察     �but   there     were    two    others�察   �a 

gentleman   and   lady�察  �who   were   quite   unknown   to   her。   She   was 



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sitting near the window�察�and as soon as Sir John perceived her�察�he 

left the rest of the party to the ceremony of knocking at the door�察�

and stepping across the turf�察�obliged her to open the casement to 

speak to him�察�though the space was so short between the door and 

the window�察�as to make it hardly possible to speak at one without 

being heard at the other。 

    ^Well�察院�said he�察 �we have brought you some strangers。 How do 

you like them�拭院�

    ^Hush� �they will hear you。 ̄ 

    ^Never mind if they do。 It is only the Palmers。 Charlotte is very 

pretty�察�I can tell you。 You may see her if you look this way。 ̄ 

   As   Elinor   was   certain    of  seeing   her   in   a  couple  of  minutes�察�

without taking that liberty�察�she begged to be excused。 

    ^Where is Marianne�拭�Has she run away because we are come�拭�I 

see her instrument is open。 ̄ 

    ^She is walking�察�I believe。 ̄ 

   They were now joined by Mrs。 Jennings�察�who had not patience 

enough to wait till the door was opened before she told her story。 

She   came   hallooing   to   the   window�察   �How   do   you   do�察  �my   dear�拭�

How does Mrs。 Dashwood do�拭�And where are your sisters�拭�What� �

all alone� �you will be glad of a little company to sit with you。 I have 

brought my other son and daughter to see you。 Only think of their 

coming so suddenly� �I thought I heard a carriage last night�察�while 

we   were   drinking   our   tea�察  �but   it   never   entered   my   head   that   it 

could be them。   I   thought  of  nothing  but  whether  it  might  not  be 

Colonel Brandon come back again�察�so I said to Sir John�察�I do think 

I   hear   a  carriage�察   �perhaps    it  is  Colonel   Brandon      come    back 

again ̄! 

   Elinor was obliged to turn from her�察�in the middle of her story�察�



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to receive the rest of the party�察�Lady Middleton introduced the two 

strangers�察�Mrs。 Dashwood and Margaret came down stairs at  the 

same time�察�and they all sat down to look at one another�察�while Mrs。 

Jennings continued her story as she walked   through  the   passage 

into the parlour�察�attended by Sir John。 

    Mrs。   Palmer  was   several   years   younger   than   Lady   Middleton�察�

and totally unlike her in every respect。 She was short and plump�察�

had a very pretty face�察�and the finest expression of good humour 

in   it   that   could   possibly   be。   Her   manners   were   by   no   means   so 

elegant  as   her   sister¨s�察  �but   they   were   much   more   prepossessing。 

She came in with a   smile�察  �smiled all   the   time   of  her  visit�察  �except 

when she laughed�察�and smiled when she went away。 Her husband 

was a grave looking young man of five or six and twenty�察�with an 

air of more fashion and sense than his wife�察�but of less willingness 

to please or be pleased。   He  entered   the  room   with  a look   of  self´ 

consequence�察       �slightly   bowed     to  the   ladies�察  �without    speaking     a 

word�察�and�察�after briefly surveying them and their apartments�察�took 

up a newspaper from the table�察�and continued to read it as long as 

he staid。 

    Mrs。   Palmer�察  �on   the   contrary�察  �who   was   strongly   endowed   by 

nature with a turn for being uniformly civil and happy�察�was hardly 

seated before her admiration of the parlour and every  thing  in   it 

burst forth。 

    ^Well� �what  a delightful   room   this is�  �I never  saw anything  so 

charming� �Only think�察�mama�察�how it is improved since I was here 

last�   �I   always   thought   it   such   a   sweet   place�察  �ma¨am�   。�turning   to 

Mrs。   Dashwood��   but   you   have   made   it   so   charming�   �Only   look�察�

sister�察  �how   delightful   every   thing   is�   �How   I   should   like    such   a 

house for myself� �Should not you�察�Mr。 Palmer�拭院�



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    Mr。   Palmer   made   her   no   answer�察  �and   did   not   even   raise   his 

eyes from the newspaper。 

    ^Mr。 Palmer does not  hear  me�察院  �said she�察  �laughing�察   �he never 

does sometimes。 It is so ridiculous� 院�

    This   was   quite   a   new   idea   to   Mrs。   Dashwood�察  �she   had   never 

been used to find wit in the inattention of any one�察�and could not 

help looking with surprise at them both。 

    Mrs。 Jennings�察�in the mean time�察�talked on as loud as she could�察�

and   continued   her  account   of   their   surprise�察  �the   evening   before�察�

on   seeing  their  friends�察  �without  ceasing  till   every  thing   was   told。 

Mrs。     Palmer      laughed      heartily    at   the    recollection      of   their 

astonishment�察  �and   every   body   agreed�察  �two   or   three   times   over�察�

that it had been quite an agreeable surprise。 

    ^You   may   believe   how   glad   we   all   were   to   see   them�察院  �added 

Mrs。 Jennings�察�l

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