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

painting�察�whatever other doubts her fear of a too hasty decision�察�or 

her wish of detecting falsehood might suffer to linger in her mind�察�

she   could   have   none   of   its   being   Edward¨s   face。   She   returned   it 

almost instantly�察�acknowledging the likeness。 

    ^I   have   never   been   able�察院    �continued      Lucy�察   �to   give  him   my 

picture in return�察�which I am very much vexed at�察�for he has been 

always so anxious to get it� �But I am determined to  set  for  it  the 

very first opportunity。 ̄ 

    ^You  are   quite   in   the   right�察院  �replied   Elinor   calmly。   They   then 

proceeded a few paces in silence。 Lucy spoke first。 

    ^I   am   sure�察院  �said   she�察   �I   have   no   doubt   in   the   world   of   your 

faithfully   keeping   this      secret�察  �because     you   must    know    of  what 

importance   it   is   to   us�察  �not   to   have   it   reach   his   mother�察  �for   she 

would never approve of it�察�I dare say。 I shall have no fortune�察�and I 

fancy she is an exceeding proud woman。 ̄ 



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    ^I certainly did not seek your confidence�察院�said Elinor�察 �but you 

do me no more than justice in imagining that I may be depended 

on。 Your secret is safe with me�察�but pardon me if I express some 

surprise   at   so   unnecessary   a   communication。   You   must   at   least 

have   felt   that   my   being   acquainted   with   it   could   not   add   to   its 

safety。 ̄ 

    As    she   said   this�察  �she   looked     earnestly     at  Lucy�察   �hoping     to 

discover something in her countenance�察�perhaps the falsehood of 

the    greatest     part   of   what    she    had    been    saying�察    �but   Lucy¨s 

countenance suffered no change。 

    ^I was afraid you would think I was taking a great liberty with 

you�察院�said she�察 �in telling you all this。 I have not known you long to 

be   sure�察  �personally   at   least�察  �but   I   have   known   you   and   all   your 

family by description a great while�察�and as soon as I saw you�察�I felt 

almost as if you was an   old acquaintance。   Besides   in   the   present 

case�察�I   really  thought  some   explanation   was   due   to   you   after   my 

making   such   particular   inquiries   about   Edward¨s   mother�察  �and   I 

am so unfortunate�察�that I have not a creature whose advice I can 

ask。   Anne   is   the   only   person   that   knows   of   it�察  �and   she   has   no 

judgment at all�察�indeed�察�she does me a great deal more harm than 

good�察�for I am in constant fear of her betraying me。 She does not 

know how to hold her tongue�察�as you must perceive�察�and I am sure 

I   was    in   the   greatest    fright   in   the   world     t¨other   day�察   �when 

Edward¨s   name   was   mentioned   by   Sir   John�察  �lest   she   should   out 

with   it   all。   You   can¨t   think   how   much   I   go   through   in   my   mind 

from it altogether。 I only wonder that I am alive after what I have 

suffered   for   Edward¨s   sake   these   last   four   years。   Every   thing   in 

such   suspense   and   uncertainty�察  �and   seeing   him   so   seldom!we 

can hardly meet above twice a´year。 I am sure I wonder my heart 



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is not quite broke。 ̄ 

    Here she took out her handkerchief�察�but Elinor did not feel very 

compassionate。 

    ^Sometimes。 ̄   continued   Lucy�察  �after   wiping   her   eyes�察   �I   think 

whether it would not be better for us both to break off the matter 

entirely。 ̄ As she said   this�察�she   looked   directly  at  her  companion。 

^But   then   at   other   times   I   have   not   resolution   enough   for   it。!I 

cannot bear the thoughts of making him   so miserable�察�as   I know 

the    very   mention     of  such   a   thing   would    do。  And    on   my   own 

account too!so dear as he is to me!I don¨t think I could be equal 

to   it。  What    would    you   advise    me   to  do   in  such    a  case�察  �Miss 

Dashwood�拭�What would you do yourself�拭院�

    ^Pardon   me�察院  �replied   Elinor�察  �startled   by   the   question�察   �but   I 

can    give   you   no   advice    under    such    circumstances。      Your    own 

judgment must direct you。 ̄ 

    ^To   be   sure�察院  �continued   Lucy�察  �after   a   few   minutes   silence   on 

both sides�察 �his mother must provide for him  sometime   or  other�察�

but   poor   Edward   is   so   cast   down   by   it�   �Did   you   not   think   him 

dreadful low´spirited when he was at Barton�拭�He was so miserable 

when he left us at Longstaple�察�to go to you�察�that I was afraid you 

would think him quite ill。 ̄ 

    ^Did he come from your uncle¨s�察�then�察�when he visited us�拭院�

    ^Oh�察�yes�察�he had been staying a fortnight with us。 Did you think 

he came directly from town�拭院�

    ^No�察院    �replied   Elinor�察   �most   feelingly    sensible    of  every   fresh 

circumstance in favour of Lucy¨s veracity�察 �I remember he told us�察�

that    he   had   been    staying    a  fortnight    with   some    friends    near 

Plymouth。 ̄ She remembered too�察�her own surprise at the time�察�at 

his mentioning nothing farther of those friends�察�at his total silence 



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with respect even to their names。 

    ^Did not you think him sadly out of spirits�拭院�repeated Lucy。 

    ^We did�察�indeed�察�particularly so when he first arrived。 ̄ 

    ^I begged him to exert himself for fear you should suspect what 

was the matter�察�but it made him so melancholy�察�not being able to 

stay    more    than    a  fortnight    with   us�察 �and    seeing    me   so   much 

affected。!Poor   fellow� �I   am   afraid   it  is   just   the   same   with   him 

now�察�for he writes in wretched spirits。 I heard from him just before 

I   left  Exeter�察院   �taking   a   letter  from    her   pocket    and   carelessly 

showing the direction to Elinor。 ^You know his hand�察�I dare say�察�a 

charming   one   it   is�察  �but   that   is   not   written   so   well   as   usual。!He 

was tired�察�I dare say�察�for he had just filled the sheet to me as full as 

possible。 ̄ 

    Elinor saw that it was his hand�察�and she could doubt no longer。 

This picture�察�she had allowed herself to believe�察�might have been 

accidentally obtained�察�it might not have been Edward¨s gift�察�but a 

correspondence between them by letter�察�could subsist only under 

a positive engagement�察�could be authorised by nothing else�察�for a 

few   moments�察  �she   was   almost   overcome!her   heart   sunk   within 

her�察  �and   she   could   hardly   stand�察  �but   exertion   was   indispensably 

necessary�察�and she struggled so resolutely against the oppression 

of   her   feelings�察  �that   her   success   was   speedy�察   �and    for  the  time 

complete。 

    ^Writing to each other�察院�said Lucy�察�returning the letter into her 

pocket�察 �is the only comfort we have in such long separations。 Yes�察�

I have one other comfort in his picture�察�but poor Edward has not 

even that。 If he had   but my  picture�察  �he   says   he   should   be  easy。   I 

gave him a lock of my hair set in a ring when he was at Longstaple 

last�察�and that was some comfort to him�察�he said�察�but not equal to a 



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