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

by a person whose good opinion is so well worth having as yours。 

And I am sure I should not have the smallest fear of trusting you�察�



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indeed I should be very glad of your advice how to manage in such 

and   uncomfortable         situation    as   I   am�察 �but   however     there    is  no 

occasion   to   trouble you。   I   am   sorry   you   do   not   happen   to   know 

Mrs。 Ferrars。 ̄ 

    ^I am sorry I do not�察院�said Elinor�察�in   great  astonishment�察   �if it 

could be of any use to you to know my opinion of her。 But really I 

never understood that you were at all connected with that family�察�

and   therefore   I   am   a   little   surprised�察  �I   confess�察  �at   so   serious   an 

inquiry into her character。 ̄ 

    ^I dare say you are�察�and I am sure I do not at all wonder at it。 

But   if   I   dared   tell   you   all�察  �you   would   not   be   so   much   surprised。 

Mrs。   Ferrars   is   certainly nothing  to   me   at   present!but   the   time 

may   come!how   soon   it   will   come   must   depend   upon   herself! 

when we may be very intimately connected。 ̄ 

    She   looked   down   as   she   said   this�察  �amiably   bashful�察  �with   only 

one side glance at her companion to observe its effect on her。 

    ^Good   heavens� 院  �cried   Elinor�察   �what   do   you   mean�拭  �Are   you 

acquainted   with  Mr。   Robert Ferrars�拭 �Can   you   be�拭院  �And   she   did 

not feel much delighted with the idea of such a sister´in´law。 

    ^No�察院  �replied   Lucy�察   �not   to   Mr。  Robert   Ferrars!I   never   saw 

him   in   my   life�察  �but�察院  �fixing   her   eyes   upon   Elinor�察   �to   his   eldest 

brother。 ̄ 

    What   felt   Elinor   at   that   moment�拭  �Astonishment�察           �that   would 

have     been    as  painful    as   it  was   strong�察  �had    not   an   immediate 

disbelief of the assertion attended it。 She turned towards Lucy in 

silent amazement�察�unable to divine the reason or object of such a 

declaration�察�and though her complexion varied�察�she stood firm in 

incredulity�察�and felt in no danger of an hysterical fit�察�or a swoon。 

    ^You   may  well  be surprised�察院  �continued   Lucy�察   �for  to   be   sure 



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you   could   have   had   no   idea   of   it   before�察  �for   I   dare   say   he  never 

dropped       the  smallest    hint   of  it  to  you   or  any    of  your   family�察�

because   it  was  always   meant  to be   a   great secret�察  �and   I am   sure 

has been faithfully kept so by me to this hour。 Not a soul of all my 

relations know of it but Anne�察�and I never should have mentioned 

it   to   you�察  �if   I   had   not   felt   the   greatest   dependence   in   the   world 

upon your secrecy�察�and I really thought my behaviour in asking so 

many   questions        about   Mrs。    Ferrars    must    seem    so  odd�察  �that   it 

ought   to   be   explained。   And   I   do   not   think   Mr。   Ferrars     can   be 

displeased�察�when he knows I have trusted you�察�because I know he 

has the highest opinion in the world of all your family�察�and looks 

upon   yourself   and   the   other   Miss   Dashwoods   quite   as   his   own 

sisters。 ̄!She paused。 

    Elinor for a few moments remained silent。 Her astonishment at 

what   she   heard   was   at   first   too   great   for   words�察  �but   at   length 

forcing   herself   to   speak�察  �and   to   speak   cautiously�察  �she   said�察  �with 

calmness of manner�察�which tolerably  well  concealed   her  surprise 

and     solicitude!^May         I   ask   if  your    engagement        is   of  long 

standing�拭院�

    ^We have been engaged these four years。 ̄ 

    ^Four years� 院�

    ^Yes。 ̄ 

    Elinor�察�though greatly shocked�察�still felt unable to believe it。 

    ^I did not know�察院�said she�察 �that you were even acquainted till 

the other day。 ̄ 

    ^Our   acquaintance�察  �however�察  �is   of   many   years   date。         He   was 

under my uncle¨s care�察�you know�察�a considerable while。 ̄ 

    ^Your uncle� 院�

    ^Yes�察�Mr。 Pratt。 Did you never hear him talk of Mr。 Pratt�拭院�



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    ^I  think   I  have�察院   �replied   Elinor�察  �with   an   exertion    of  spirits�察�

which increased with her increase of emotion。 

    ^He   was   four   years   with   my   uncle�察  �who   lives   at   Longstaple�察�

near Plymouth。 It was there our acquaintance begun�察�for my sister 

and   me   was   often   staying   with   my   uncle�察  �and   it   was   there   our 

engagement        was    formed�察   �though     not  till  a  year   after  he   had 

quitted as a pupil�察�but he was almost always with us afterwards。 I 

was   very  unwilling  to   enter   into   it�察  �as   you   may   imagine�察  �without 

the    knowledge      and   approbation      of  his  mother�察    �but   I  was   too 

young�察�and loved him too well�察�to be so prudent as I ought to have 

been。!Though          you    do   not   know     him    so   well   as  me�察   �Miss 

Dashwood�察�you must have seen enough of him to be sensible he is 

very capable of making a woman sincerely attached to him。 ̄ 

    ^Certainly�察院  �answered   Elinor�察  �without  knowing   what   she   said�察�

but after a moment¨s reflection�察�she added�察�with revived security of 

Edward¨s       honour     and   love�察  �and   her   companion¨s       falsehood! 

^Engaged       to  Mr。   Edward      Ferrars� �I     confess    myself    so  totally 

surprised at what you tell me�察�that really!I beg your pardon�察�but 

surely there must be some mistake of person or name。 We cannot 

mean the same Mr。 Ferrars。 ̄ 

    ^We   can   mean   no   other�察院  �cried   Lucy�察    �smiling。   ^Mr。    Edward 

Ferrars�察�the eldest son of Mrs。 Ferrars�察�of Park´street�察�and brother 

of your sister´in´law�察�Mrs。 John Dashwood�察�is the person   I mean�察�

you must allow that I am not likely to be deceived as to the name 

of the man on who all my happiness depends。 ̄ 

    ^It is strange�察院�replied Elinor�察�in a most painful perplexity�察 �that 

I should never have heard him even mention your name。 ̄ 

    ^No�察�considering our situation�察�it was not strange。 Our first care 

has been to keep the matter secret。!You knew nothing of me�察�or 



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my   family�察    �and�察  �therefore�察   �there    could   be   no  occasion     for  ever 

mentioning   my   name   to   you�察  �and   as   he   was   always   particularly 

afraid of his sister¨s suspecting any thing�察�that was reason enough 

for his not mentioning it。 ̄ 

    She was   silent。!Elinor¨s  security  sunk�察�but  her  self´command 

did not sink with it。 

    ^Four years you have been engaged�察院�said she with a firm voice。 

    ^Yes�察�and heaven knows how much longer we may have to wait。 

Poor Edward� �It puts him quite out of heart。 ̄ Then taking a small 

miniature from her pocket�察�she added�察 �To prevent the possibility 

of mistake�察�be  so  good   as   to  look at  this   face。   It  does   not  do  him 

justice�察�to be sure�察�but yet I think you cannot be deceived as to the 

person it was drew for。!I have had it above these three years。 ̄ 

    She put it into her hands as she spoke�察�and when Elinor saw the 

painting�察�whatever other

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