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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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