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cautiousness       of  conduct   in    an  affair   respecting     which    she   had 

never   been   able   to   inspire   her   with   distrust�察  �and   she   dared   not 

explain the motive of her own disinclination for going to London。 

That Marianne�察�fastidious as she was�察�thoroughly acquainted with 

Mrs。 Jennings¨ manners�察�and invariably disgusted by them�察�should 

overlook      every    inconvenience        of  that   kind�察   �should     disregard 

whatever must be most wounding to her irritable feelings�察�in her 

pursuit   of   one   object�察  �was   such   a   proof�察  �so   strong�察  �so   full�察  �of   the 

importance of that object to her�察�as Elinor�察�in spite of all that had 

passed�察�was not prepared to witness。 

    On being informed of the invitation�察�Mrs。 Dashwood�察�persuaded 

that such an excursion would be productive of much amusement 

to both her daughters�察�and perceiving through all her affectionate 

attention   to   herself�察  �how   much   the   heart   of   Marianne   was   in   it�察�

would     not   hear    of  their  declining     the   offer  upon   her    account�察�

insisted     on  their   both   accepting   it   directly�察  �and    then   began    to 

foresee�察�with her usual cheerfulness�察�a variety of   advantages   that 



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would accrue to them all�察�from this separation。 

    ^I am delighted with the plan�察院�she   cried�察   �it  is   exactly  what  I 

could   wish。   Margaret   and   I   shall   be   as   much   benefited   by   it   as 

yourselves。 When you and the Middletons are gone�察�we shall go on 

so quietly and happily together with our books and our music� �You 

will find Margaret so improved when you come back again� �I have 

a little plan of alteration for your bedrooms too�察�which may now be 

performed without any inconvenience to any one。   It  is   very  right 

that  you should   go  to  town�察  �I   would   have   every   young   woman   of 

your     condition      in   life   acquainted       with    the    manners       and 

amusements of London。 You will be under the care of a motherly 

good sort of woman�察�of whose kindness to you I can have no doubt。 

And in all probability you will see your brother�察�and whatever may 

be his faults�察�or the faults of his wife�察�when I consider whose son 

he   is�察  �I   cannot   bear   to   have   you   so   wholly   estranged   from   each 

other。 ̄ 

    ^Though       with   your    usual    anxiety    for  our    happiness�察院     �said 

Elinor�察 �you have been obviating every impediment to the present 

scheme which occurred to you�察�there is still one objection which�察�

in my opinion�察�cannot be so easily removed。 ̄ 

    Marianne¨s countenance sunk。 

    ^And   what�察院  �said   Mrs。   Dashwood�察   �is   my   dear   prudent   Elinor 

going   to   suggest�拭  �What   formidable   obstacle   is   she   now   to   bring 

forward�拭�Do let me hear a word about the expense of it。 ̄ 

    ^My     objection     is  this�察  �though     I   think    very   well    of  Mrs。 

Jennings¨s heart�察�she is not a woman whose society can afford us 

pleasure�察�or whose protection will give us consequence。 ̄ 

    ^That   is   very   true�察院  �replied   her   mother�察   �but   of   her   society�察�

separately   from   that   of   other   people�察  �you   will   scarcely   have   any 



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thing at all�察�and you will almost always appear in public with Lady 

Middleton。 ̄ 

    ^If Elinor is frightened   away by  her  dislike  of  Mrs。   Jennings�察院�

said    Marianne�察      �at   least   it   need  not  prevent  my     accepting     her 

invitation。 I have no such scruples�察�and I am sure I could put  up 

with every unpleasantness of that kind with very little effort。 ̄ 

    Elinor   could   not   help     smiling    at  this  display    of  indifference 

towards   the   manners   of   a   person�察  �to   whom   she   had         often   had 

difficulty     in   persuading       Marianne       to   behave     with    tolerable 

politeness�察�and resolved within herself�察�that if her sister persisted 

in going�察�she would go likewise�察�as she did not think it proper that 

Marianne should be left to the sole guidance of her own judgment�察�

or    that  Mrs。    Jennings      should    be   abandoned       to   the  mercy     of 

Marianne        for  all  the   comfort     of  her   domestic      hours。    To   this 

determination she was the more easily reconciled�察�by recollecting 

that   Edward   Ferrars�察  �by   Lucy¨s   account�察  �was   not   to   be   in   town 

before   February�察  �and   that   their   visit�察  �without   any   unreasonable 

abridgement�察�might be previously finished。 

    ^I will have you both go�察院�said Mrs。 Dashwood�察 �these objections 

are nonsensical。 You will have much pleasure in being in London�察�

and     especially     in   being    together�察    �and    if  Elinor    would     ever 

condescend   to   anticipate   enjoyment�察  �she   would   foresee   it   there 

from a   variety  of   sources�察  �she   would�察  �perhaps�察  �expect  some  from 

improving her acquaintance with her sister´in´law¨s family。 ̄ 

    Elinor   had   often   wished   for   an   opportunity   of   attempting   to 

weaken   her   mother¨s   dependence   on   the   attachment   of   Edward 

and   herself�察  �that   the   shock   might   be   less   when   the   whole   truth 

were revealed�察�and now on this attack�察�though almost hopeless of 

success�察�she forced herself to begin her design by saying�察�as calmly 



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as she could�察 �I like Edward Ferrars very much�察�and shall always 

be glad to see him�察�but as to the rest of the family�察�it is a matter of 

perfect  indifference  to  me�察  �whether  I   am   ever  known   to   them   or 

not。 ̄ 

    Mrs。 Dashwood smiled and said nothing。 Marianne lifted up her 

eyes   in   astonishment�察  �and   Elinor   conjectured   that   she   might   as 

well have held her tongue。 

    After very little farther discourse�察�it was finally settled that the 

invitation   should   be   fully   accepted。      Mrs。   Jennings      received   the 

information       with   a  great    deal  of  joy�察  �and   many     assurances      of 

kindness and care�察�nor was it a matter of pleasure merely to her。 

Sir John was delighted�察�for to a man�察�whose prevailing anxiety was 

the dread of being alone�察�the acquisition of two�察�to the number of 

inhabitants in London�察�was something。 Even Lady Middleton took 

the   trouble   of   being   delighted�察  �which   was   putting   herself   rather 

out of her way�察�and as for the Miss Steeles�察�especially Lucy�察�they 

had   never  been   so   happy   in   their  lives   as   this   intelligence   made 

them。 

    Elinor   submitted   to   the   arrangement   which   counteracted   her 

wishes   with   less   reluctance   than   she   had   expected   to   feel。   With 

regard to herself�察�it was now  a matter  of  unconcern  whether  she 

went to town or not�察�and when she saw her mother so thoroughly 

pleased   with   the   plan�察  �and   her   sister   exhilarated   by   it   in   look�察�

voice�察   �and    manner�察     �restored    to  all  her    usual   animation�察     �and 

elevated      to   more    than    her    usual    gaiety�察   �she   could    not    be 

dissatisfied     with   the   cause�察   �and   would     hardly    allow   herself   to 

distrust the consequence。 

    Marianne¨s joy was almost a degree beyond happiness�察�so great 

was the perturbation of her spir

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