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brothers for offering to touch her�察 �and all their united soothings
were ineffectual till Lady Middleton luckily remembering that in a
scene of similar distress last week�察 �some apricot marmalade had
been successfully applied for a bruised temple�察 �the same remedy
was eagerly proposed for this unfortunate scratch�察 �and a slight
intermission of screams in the young lady on hearing it�察�gave them
reason to hope that it would not be rejected。!She was carried out
of the room therefore in her mother¨s arms�察 �in quest of this
medicine�察 �and as the two boys chose to follow�察 �though earnestly
entreated by their mother to stay behind�察 �the four young ladies
were left in a quietness which the room had not known for many
hours。
^Poor little creatures� 院 �said Miss Steele�察 �as soon as they were
gone。 ^It might have been a very sad accident。 ̄
^Yet I hardly know how�察院�cried Marianne�察 �unless it had been
under totally different circumstances。 But this is the usual way of
heightening alarm�察 �where there is nothing to be alarmed at in
reality。 ̄
^What a sweet woman Lady Middleton is� 院�said Lucy Steele。
Marianne was silent�察�it was impossible for her to say what she
did not feel�察 �however trivial the occasion�察 �and upon Elinor
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therefore the whole task of telling lies when politeness required it�察�
always fell。 She did her best when thus called on�察�by speaking of
Lady Middleton with more warmth than she felt�察�though with far
less than Miss Lucy。
^And Sir John too�察院 �cried the elder sister�察 �what a charming
man he is� 院�
Here too�察 �Miss Dashwood¨s commendation�察 �being only simple
and just�察�came in without any eclat。 She merely observed that he
was perfectly good humoured and friendly。
^And what a charming little family they have� �I never saw such
fine children in my life。!I declare I quite doat upon them already�察�
and indeed I am always distractedly fond of children。 ̄
^I should guess so�察院�said Elinor�察�with a smile�察 �from what I have
witnessed this morning。 ̄
^I have a notion�察院 �said Lucy�察 �you think the little Middletons
rather too much indulged�察 �perhaps they may be the outside of
enough�察�but it is so natural in Lady Middleton�察�and for my part�察�I
love to see children full of life and spirits�察 �I cannot bear them if
they are tame and quiet。 ̄
^I confess�察院 �replied Elinor�察 �that while I am at Barton Park�察 �I
never think of tame and quiet children with any abhorrence。 ̄
A short pause succeeded this speech�察�which was first broken by
Miss Steele�察 �who seemed very much disposed for conversation�察�
and who now said rather abruptly�察 �And how do you like
Devonshire�察 �Miss Dashwood�拭 �I suppose you were very sorry to
leave Sussex。 ̄
In some surprise at the familiarity of this question�察�or at least of
the manner in which it was spoken�察�Elinor replied that she was。
^Norland is a prodigious beautiful place�察�is not it�拭院�added Miss
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Steele。
^We have heard Sir John admire it excessively�察院�said Lucy�察�who
seemed to think some apology necessary for the freedom of her
sister。
^I think every one must admire it�察院 �replied Elinor�察 �who ever
saw the place�察 �though it is not to be supposed that any one can
estimate its beauties as we do。 ̄
^And had you a great many smart beaux there�拭�I suppose you
have not so many in this part of the world�察�for my part�察�I think they
are a vast addition always。 ̄
^But why should you think�察院�said Lucy�察�looking ashamed of her
sister�察 �that there are not as many genteel young men in
Devonshire as Sussex�拭院�
^Nay�察�my dear�察�I¨m sure I don¨t pretend to say that there an¨t。
I¨m sure there¨s a vast many smart beaux in Exeter�察�but you know�察�
how could I tell what smart beaux there might be about Norland�察�
and I was only afraid the Miss Dashwoods might find it dull at
Barton�察�if they had not so many as they used to have。 But perhaps
you young ladies may not care about the beaux�察�and had as lief be
without them as with them。 For my part�察 �I think they are vastly
agreeable�察�provided they dress smart and behave civil。 But I can¨t
bear to see them dirty and nasty。 Now there¨s Mr。 Rose at Exeter�察�
a prodigious smart young man�察�quite a beau�察�clerk to Mr。 Simpson�察�
you know�察�and yet if you do but meet him of a morning�察�he is not
fit to be seen。!I suppose your brother was quite a beau�察 �Miss
Dashwood�察�before he married�察�as he was so rich�拭院�
^Upon my word�察院�replied Elinor�察 �I cannot tell you�察�for I do not
perfectly comprehend the meaning of the word。 But this I can say�察�
that if he ever was a beau before he married�察 �he is one still for
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there is not the smallest alteration in him。 ̄
^Oh� �dear� �one never thinks of married men¨s being beaux!
they have something else to do。 ̄
^Lord� �Anne�察院 �cried her sister�察 �you can talk of nothing but
beaux�察�you will make Miss Dashwood believe you think of
nothing else。 ̄ And then to turn the discourse�察�she began admiring
the house and the furniture。
This specimen of the Miss Steeles was enough。 The vulgar
freedom and folly of the eldest left her no recommendation�察�and as
Elinor was not blinded by the beauty�察 �or the shrewd look of the
youngest�察�to her want of real elegance and artlessness�察�she left the
house without any wish of knowing them better。
Not so the Miss Steeles。!They came from Exeter�察 �well
provided with admiration for the use of Sir John Middleton�察 �his
family�察�and all his relations�察�and no niggardly proportion was now
dealt out to his fair cousins�察 �whom they declared to be the most
beautiful�察�elegant�察�accomplished�察�and agreeable girls they had ever
beheld�察�and with whom they were particularly anxious to be better
acquainted。!And to be better acquainted therefore�察 �Elinor soon
found was their inevitable lot�察�for as Sir John was entirely on the
side of the Miss Steeles�察 �their party would be too strong for
opposition�察�and that kind of intimacy must be submitted to�察�which
consists of sitting an hour or two together in the same room almost
every day。 Sir John could do no more�察�but he did not know that
any more was required�察 �to be together was�察 �in his opinion�察 �to be
intimate�察�and while his continual schemes for their meeting were
effectual�察�he had not a doubt of their being established friends。
To do him justice�察�he did every thing in his power to promote
their unreserve�察 �by making the Miss Steeles acquainted with
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