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betrayed her interest in what was said。 

    ^Is   it   very   ugly�拭院 �continued   Mrs。     Palmer!^then   it      must    be 

some other place that is so pretty I suppose。 ̄ 

   When they were seated in the dining room�察�Sir John observed 

with regret that they were only eight all together。 

    ^My   dear�察院  �said   he   to   his   lady�察   �it   is   very   provoking   that   we 

should be so few。 Why did not you ask the Gilberts to come to us 

to´day�拭院�



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    ^Did   not   I   tell   you�察  �Sir   John�察  �when   you   spoke   to   me   about   it 

before�察�that it could not be done�拭�They dined with us last。 ̄ 

    ^You   and   I�察  �Sir   John�察院  �said   Mrs。   Jennings�察   �should   not   stand 

upon such ceremony。 ̄ 

    ^Then you would be very ill´bred�察院�cried Mr。 Palmer。 

    ^My   love   you   contradict   every   body�察院  �said   his   wife   with   her 

usual laugh。 ^Do you know that you are quite rude�拭院�

    ^I did not know I contradicted any body in calling your mother 

ill´bred。 ̄ 

    ^Ay�察�you may abuse me   as   you  please�察院  �said   the   good´natured 

old lady�察 �you have taken Charlotte off my hands�察�and cannot give 

her back again。 So there I have the whip hand of you。 ̄ 

    Charlotte laughed heartily to think that her husband could not 

get rid of her�察�and exultingly said�察�she did not care how  cross   he 

was   to  her�察  �as   they  must  live   together。   It   was   impossible   for   any 

one to be   more  thoroughly  good´natured�察  �or  more  determined   to 

be   happy   than   Mrs。   Palmer。   The   studied   indifference�察  �insolence�察�

and   discontent   of   her   husband   gave   her   no   pain�察  �and   when   he 

scolded or abused her�察�she was highly diverted。 

    ^Mr。 Palmer is so droll� 院�said she�察�in a whisper�察�to Elinor。 ^He is 

always out of humour。 ̄ 

    Elinor   was   not   inclined�察  �after   a   little   observation�察  �to   give   him 

credit   for   being   so   genuinely   and   unaffectedly   ill´natured   or   ill´ 

bred as he wished to appear。 His temper might perhaps be a little 

soured by finding�察�like many others of his sex�察�that through some 

unaccountable bias in favour of beauty�察  �he   was   the   husband   of  a 

very silly woman�察�but she knew that this kind of blunder was too 

common   for   any   sensible   man   to   be   lastingly   hurt   by   it。!It   was 

rather     a  wish   of  distinction�察   �she   believed�察    �which    produced      his 



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contemptuous   treatment  of  every  body�察 �and   his   general   abuse   of 

every thing before him。 It was the desire of appearing superior to 

other people。 The motive was too common to be wondered at�察�but 

the    means�察    �however      they   might     succeed     by   establishing     his 

superiority in ill´breeding�察�were not likely to attach any one to him 

except his wife。 

    ^Oh�     �my    dear    Miss    Dashwood�察院       �said   Mrs。    Palmer      soon 

afterwards�察 �I have got such a favour to ask of you and your sister。 

Will you come and spend some time at Cleveland this Christmas�拭�

Now�察  �pray   do�察�and   come   while   the         Westons   are    with   us。   You 

cannot think how happy I shall be� �It will be quite delightful� �My 

love�察院�applying to her husband�察 �don¨t you  long  to  have   the   Miss 

Dashwoods come to Cleveland�拭院�

    ^Certainly�察院�he replied�察�with a sneer!^I came into Devonshire 

with no other view。 ̄ 

    ^There now�察院�said his lady�察 �you see Mr。 Palmer expects you�察�

so you cannot refuse to come。 ̄ 

    They both eagerly and resolutely declined her invitation。 

    ^But indeed you must and shall come。 I am sure you will like it 

of   all   things。   The   Westons   will   be   with   us�察  �and   it   will   be   quite 

delightful。 You cannot think what a sweet place Cleveland is�察�and 

we    are   so   gay   now�察 �for   Mr。  Palmer     is  always   going   about     the 

country canvassing against the election�察�and so many people came 

to dine with us that I never saw before�察�it is quite charming� �But�察�

poor   fellow�   �it   is   very   fatiguing   to   him�   �for   he   is   forced   to   make 

every body like him。 ̄ 

    Elinor   could   hardly   keep   her   countenance   as   she   assented   to 

the hardship of such an obligation。 

    ^How      charming     it  will  be�察院  �said  Charlotte�察     �when     he   is  in 



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Parliament� �won¨t it�拭�How I shall laugh� �It will be so ridiculous to 

see all his letters directed to him with an M。P。!But do you know�察�

he says�察�he will never  frank   for  me�拭 �He   declares   he   won¨t。   Don¨t 

you�察�Mr。 Palmer�拭院�

    Mr。 Palmer took no notice of her。 

    ^He cannot bear writing�察�you know�察院�she continued!^he says it 

is quite shocking。 ̄ 

    ^No�察院�said he�察 �I never said any thing so irrational。 Don¨t palm 

all your abuses of languages upon me。 ̄ 

    ^There   now�察  �you   see   how   droll   he   is。   This   is   always   the   way 

with him� �Sometimes he won¨t speak to me for half a day together�察�

and   then   he   comes   out   with   something   so   droll!all   about   any 

thing in the world。 ̄ 

    She    surprised     Elinor    very   much     as  they   returned     into   the 

drawing´room�察�by asking her whether she did not like Mr。 Palmer 

excessively。 

    ^Certainly�察院�said Elinor�察 �he seems very agreeable。 ̄ 

    ^Well!I   am   so   glad     you   do。   I  thought    you   would�察   �he  is  so 

pleasant�察�and Mr。 Palmer is excessively pleased with you and your 

sisters I can tell you�察�and you can¨t think how disappointed he will 

be    if  you  don¨t   come     to  Cleveland。!I       can¨t  imagine     why    you 

should object to it。 ̄ 

    Elinor    was    again   obliged    to   decline   her   invitation�察   �and    by 

changing the subject�察�put a stop to her entreaties。 She thought  it 

probable that as they lived in the same county�察�Mrs。 Palmer might 

be    able  to  give   some    more     particular    account    of  Willoughby¨s 

general   character�察  �than   could   be   gathered   from   the   Middletons¨ 

partial acquaintance with him�察�and she was eager to gain from any 

one�察   �such    a  confirmation      of  his   merits    as  might    remove      the 



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possibility of fear from Marianne。 She began by  inquiring  if  they 

saw much of Mr。 Willoughby at Cleveland�察�and whether they were 

intimately acquainted with him。 

    ^Oh�     �dear�察  �yes�察 �I  know     him    extremely     well�察院  �replied    Mrs。 

Palmer�察�^Not   that   I   ever   spoke   to   him   indeed�察  �but   I   have   seen 

him for ever in town。 Somehow or  other  I   never  happened   to  be 

staying at Barton while he was at Allenham。 Mama saw him here 

once before�察� but I was with my uncle at Weymouth。 However�察�I 

dare     say    we    should     have     seen    a   great    deal    of   him    in 

Somersetshire�察       �if  it  had  not   happened      very   unluckily     that  we 

should never have been in the country together。 He is very little at 

Combe�察�I believe�察�but if he were ever so much there�察�I do not think 

Mr。 Palmer would visit him�察�for he is in the opposition�察�you k

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