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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
T
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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