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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 know�察�

and besides it is such a way off。 I know why you inquire about him�察�

very well�察�your sister is to marry him。 I am monstrous glad of it�察�for 

then I shall have her for a neighbour you know。 ̄ 

    ^Upon my word�察院�replied Elinor�察 �you know much more of the 

matter than I do�察�if you have any reason to expect such a match。 ̄ 

    ^Don¨t   pretend   to   deny   it�察  �because   you   know   it   is   what   every 

body talks of。 I assure you I heard of it in my way through town。 ̄ 

    ^My dear Mrs。 Palmer� 院�

    ^Upon      my   honour     I  did。!I     met   Colonel     Brandon      Monday 

morning in Bond´street�察�just before we left town�察�and he told me of 

it directly。 ̄ 

    ^You   surprise   me   very   much。   Colonel   Brandon   tell   you   of   it� �

Surely you must be mistaken。 To give such intelligence to a person 

who could not be interested in it�察�even if it were true�察�is not what I 

should expect Colonel Brandon to do。 ̄ 

    ^But  I   do  assure   you  it  was   so�察  �for  all   that�察  �and   I   will   tell   you 



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how it happened。 When we met him�察�he turned back and walked 

with us�察�and so we began talking of my brother and sister�察�and one 

thing and another�察�and I said to him�察 �So�察�Colonel�察�there is a new 

family come to Barton cottage�察�I hear�察�and mama sends me word 

they are very pretty�察�and that one of them is going to be married to 

Mr。   Willoughby   of   Combe   Magna。   Is   it   true�察  �pray�拭  �for   of   course 

you must know�察�as you have been in Devonshire so lately。¨ ̄ 

    ^And what did the Colonel say�拭院�

    ^Oh!he did not say much�察�but he looked as if he knew it to be 

true�察�so from that moment I set it down as certain。 It will be quite 

delightful�察�I declare� �When is it to take place�拭院�

    ^Mr。 Brandon was very well I hope�拭院�

    ^Oh� �yes�察�quite well�察�and so full of your praises�察�he did nothing 

but say fine things of you。 ̄ 

    ^I   am   flattered   by   his   commendation。   He   seems   an   excellent 

man�察�and I think him uncommonly pleasing。 ̄ 

    ^So do I。!He is such a charming man�察�that it is quite a pity he 

should be so grave and so dull。 Mama says he was in love with your 

sister too。!I assure you it was a great compliment if he was�察�for he 

hardly ever falls in love with any body。 ̄ 

    ^Is    Mr。     Willoughby       much      known       in   your     part     of 

Somersetshire�拭院�said Elinor。 

    ^Oh� �yes�察�extremely well�察�that is�察�I do not believe many people 

are acquainted with him�察�because Combe Magna is so far off�察�but 

they   all   think   him   extremely   agreeable   I   assure   you。   Nobody   is 

more liked than Mr。 Willoughby wherever he goes�察�and so you may 

tell your sister。 She is a monstrous lucky girl to get him�察�upon my 

honour�察�not but that he is much more lucky in getting her�察�because 

she is so very handsome and agreeable�察�that nothing can be good 



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enough       for   her。   However�察      �I  don¨t    think    her   hardly     at   all 

handsomer than you�察�I assure you�察�for I think you both excessively 

pretty�察�and so does Mr。 Palmer too I am sure�察�though we could not 

get him to own it last night。 ̄ 

    Mrs。 Palmer¨s information respecting Willoughby was not very 

material�察    �but   any   testimony     in  his   favour�察  �however      small�察  �was 

pleasing to her。 

    ^I   am    so   glad   we    are   got   acquainted      at  last�察院  �continued 

Charlotte。!^And now I hope we shall always be great friends。 You 

can¨t think how much I longed to see you� �It  is so  delightful   that 

you should live at the cottage� �Nothing can be like it�察  �to be   sure� �

And   I   am   so  glad   your  sister  is   going  to  be   well   married�   �I   hope 

you will be a great deal at Combe Magna。 It is a sweet place�察�by all 

accounts。 ̄ 

    ^You   have   been   long   acquainted   with   Colonel   Brandon�察  �have 

not you�拭院�

    ^Yes�察  �a   great   while�察  �ever   since   my   sister   married。!He   was   a 

particular friend of Sir John¨s。 I believe�察院�she added in a low voice�察�

^he   would   have   been   very   glad   to   have   had   me�察  �if   he   could。   Sir 

John and Lady Middleton wished it very much。 But mama did not 

think   the   match   good   enough   for   me�察  �otherwise   Sir   John   would 

have     mentioned      it  to  the   Colonel�察   �and    we   should     have    been 

married immediately。 ̄ 

    ^Did not Colonel Brandon know of Sir John¨s proposal to your 

mother before it was made�拭�Had he never owned his affection to 

yourself�拭院�

    ^Oh� �no�察�but if mama had not objected to it�察�I dare say he would 

have liked it of all things。 He had not  seen   me   then   above   twice�察�

for  it  was   before  I left   school。   However�察  �I   am   much   happier   as   I 



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am。 Mr。 Palmer is the kind of man I like。 ̄ 



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                              CHAPTER XXI 



           he   Palmers   returned   to   Cleveland   the   next  day�察  �and   the 

           two   families   at   Barton   were   again   left   to   entertain   each 

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           other。   But   this   did   not   last   long�察  �Elinor   had   hardly   got 

their last  visitors   out  of  her  head�察  �had   hardly  done   wondering at 

Charlotte¨s being so happy without a cause�察�at Mr。 Palmer¨s acting 

so   simply�察  �with   good   abilities�察  �and   at   the   strange   unsuitableness 

which often existed between husband and wife�察�before Sir John¨s 

and  Mrs。   Jennings¨s active   zeal in   the   cause   of   society�察  �procured 

her some other new acquaintance to see and observe。 

    In   a   morning¨s    excursion   to    Exeter�察   �they   had    met   with   two 

young      ladies�察   �whom      Mrs。    Jennings      had    the   satisfaction     of 

discovering to be her relations�察�and this was enough for Sir John 

to   invite   them     directly   to  the   park�察   �as  soon    as  their   present 

engagements   at   Exeter   were   over。   Their   engagements   at   Exeter 

instantly gave way before such an invitation�察�and Lady Middleton 

was    thrown     into   no   little   alarm  on   the  return    of  Sir  John�察   �by 

hearing   that   she   was   very   soon   to   receive   a   visit   from   two   girls 

whom   she   had   never   seen   in   her   life�察  �and   of   whose   elegance�察� 

whose   tolerable   gentility   even�察  �she   could   have   no   proof�察  �for   the 

assurances   of   her   husband   and   mother   on   that   subject   went   for 

nothing at all。 Their being her relations too made it  so  much  the 

worse�察�and Mrs。 Jennings¨s attempts at consolation were therefore 

unfortunately founded�察�when she advised her daughter not to care 

about   their   being   so   fashionable�察  �because   they   were   all   cousins 

and must put up with one another。 As it was impossible�察�however�察�



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