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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