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their    unreserve�察     �by  making      the   Miss    Steeles    acquainted      with 



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whatever   he   knew   or   supposed   of   his   cousins¨   situations   in   the 

most   delicate   particulars�察�and   Elinor   had   not   seen   them   more 

than twice�察�before the eldest of them wished her joy on her sister¨s 

having been so lucky as to make a conquest of a very smart beau 

since she came to Barton。 

    ^¨Twill be a fine thing to have her married so young to be sure�察院�

said she�察 �and I hear he is quite a beau�察�and prodigious handsome。 

And     I  hope    you    may    have    as  good    luck   yourself    soon�察�but 

perhaps you may have a friend in the corner already。 ̄ 

    Elinor could not suppose that Sir John would be more nice in 

proclaiming his suspicions of her regard for Edward�察�than he had 

been with respect to Marianne�察�indeed it was rather his favourite 

joke of the two�察  �as   being  somewhat newer  and   more conjectural�察�

and   since   Edward¨s   visit�察  �they   had   never   dined   together   without 

his drinking to her best affections with so much  significancy and 

so many nods and winks�察�as to excite general attention。 The letter 

F!     had    been    likewise    invariably    brought     forward�察   �and   found 

productive of such countless jokes�察�that its character as the wittiest 

letter in the alphabet had been long established with Elinor。 

    The   Miss   Steeles�察  �as   she   expected�察  �had   now   all   the   benefit   of 

these   jokes�察  �and   in   the   eldest   of   them   they   raised   a   curiosity   to 

know the name of the gentleman alluded to�察�which�察�though often 

impertinently expressed�察�was perfectly of a piece with her general 

inquisitiveness into the concerns of their family。 But Sir John did 

not sport long with the curiosity which he delighted to raise�察�for he 

had at least as much pleasure in telling the name�察�as Miss Steele 

had in hearing it。 

    ^His name is Ferrars�察院�said he�察�in a very audible whisper�察 �but 

pray do not tell it�察�for it¨s a great secret。 ̄ 



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    ^Ferrars� 院     �repeated    Miss    Steele�察   �Mr。   Ferrars     is  the  happy 

man�察�is he�拭�What� �your sister´in´law¨s brother�察�Miss Dashwood�拭�a 

very agreeable young man to be sure�察�I know him very well。 ̄ 

    ^How can you say so�察�Anne�拭院�cried Lucy�察�who generally made 

an amendment to all her sister¨s assertions。 ^Though we have seen 

him once or twice at my uncle¨s�察�it is rather too much to pretend to 

know him very well。 ̄ 

    Elinor heard all this with attention and surprise。 ^And who was 

this uncle�拭�Where did he live�拭�How came they acquainted�拭院�She 

wished very much to have the subject  continued�察  �though  she   did 

not chuse to join in it herself�察�but nothing more of it was said�察�and 

for  the   first  time   in   her  life�察  �she   thought   Mrs。   Jennings   deficient 

either   in   curiosity   after   petty   information�察  �or   in   a   disposition   to 

communicate it。 The manner in which Miss Steele had spoken of 

Edward�察�increased her curiosity�察�for it struck her as being rather 

ill´natured�察�and suggested the suspicion of that lady¨s knowing�察�or 

fancying herself to know something to his disadvantage。!But her 

curiosity   was   unavailing�察  �for   no   farther   notice   was   taken   of   Mr。 

Ferrars¨s   name   by   Miss   Steele   when   alluded   to�察  �or   even   openly 

mentioned by Sir John。 



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                           CHAPTER XXII 



              arianne�察�who had never much toleration for any thing 

              like   impertinence�察     �vulgarity�察  �inferiority   of  parts�察  �or 

M 

              even difference of   taste   from   herself�察  �was  at  this   time 

particularly ill´disposed�察�from the state of her spirits�察�to be pleased 

with the Miss Steeles�察�or to encourage their advances�察�and to the 

invariable coldness of her behaviour towards them�察�which checked 

every    endeavour      at  intimacy     on  their   side�察 �Elinor    principally 

attributed that preference of herself which soon became evident in 

the    manners     of  both�察  �but   especially   of  Lucy�察   �who   missed     no 

opportunity      of  engaging     her   in  conversation�察    �or  of  striving  to 

improve their acquaintance by an easy and frank communication 

of her sentiments。 

   Lucy   was     naturally   clever�察  �her   remarks   were     often  just   and 

amusing�察�and   as  a   companion   for   half   an   hour   Elinor   frequently 

found   her   agreeable�察  �but   her   powers   had   received   no   aid   from 

education�察�she was ignorant and illiterate�察�and her deficiency of all 

mental      improvement�察      �her   want    of   information     in   the   most 

common particulars�察�could not be concealed from Miss Dashwood�察�

in spite of her constant endeavour to appear to advantage。 Elinor 

saw�察  �and   pitied   her   for�察  �the   neglect   of   abilities   which   education 

might     have    rendered     so  respectable�察    �but   she   saw�察  �with   less 

tenderness of feeling�察�the thorough want of delicacy�察�of rectitude�察�

and   integrity   of   mind�察  �which   her   attentions�察  �her   assiduities�察  �her 

flatteries   at  the   Park   betrayed�察   �and   she   could   have   no   lasting 

satisfaction in the company of a person who joined insincerity with 



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ignorance�察  �whose   want  of instruction   prevented   their   meeting   in 

conversation       on   terms    of  equality�察  �and   whose     conduct     toward 

others     made     every    shew    of  attention     and   deference      towards 

herself perfectly valueless。 

    ^You will think my question an odd one�察�I dare say�察院�said Lucy 

to her one day�察�as they were walking together from the park to the 

cottage!^but         pray�察  �are   you   personally     acquainted      with    your 

sister´in´law¨s mother�察�Mrs。 Ferrars�拭院�

    Elinor    did    think    the   question     a  very    odd    one�察  �and    her 

countenance   expressed   it�察  �as   she   answered   that   she        had    never 

seen Mrs。 Ferrars。 

    ^Indeed� 院  �replied   Lucy�察   �I   wonder   at   that�察  �for   I   thought   you 

must   have   seen   her   at   Norland   sometimes。   Then�察  �perhaps�察  �you 

cannot tell me what sort of a woman she is�拭院�

    ^No�察院  �returned   Elinor�察  �cautious   of   giving   her   real   opinion   of 

Edward¨s mother�察�and not very desirous of satisfying what seemed 

impertinent curiosity!^I know nothing of her。 ̄ 

    ^I am sure you think me very strange�察�for enquiring about her 

in such a way�察院�said Lucy�察�eyeing Elinor attentively as she spoke�察�

^but  perhaps   there   may  be  reasons!I   wish  I   might  venture�察  �but 

however I hope you will do me the justice of believing that I do not 

mean to be impertinent。 ̄ 

    Elinor   made   her   a   civil   reply�察  �and   they   walked   on   for   a   few 

minutes      in  silence。   It  was   broken     by  Lucy�察   �who    renewed      the 

subject again by saying�察�with some hesitation�察�

    ^I cannot bear to have you think me impertinently curious。 I am 

sure I would rather do any thing in the world than be thought so 

by a pe

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