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neighbouring door�察 �when a loud one was suddenly heard which
could not be mistaken for one at any other house�察 �Elinor felt
secure of its announcing Willoughby¨s approach�察 �and Marianne�察�
starting up�察�moved towards the door。 Every thing was silent�察�this
could not be borne many seconds�察�she opened the door�察�advanced
a few steps towards the stairs�察 �and after listening half a minute�察�
returned into the room in all the agitation which a conviction of
having heard him would naturally produce�察 �in the ecstasy of her
feelings at that instant she could not help exclaiming�察 �Oh�察�Elinor�察�
it is Willoughby�察�indeed it is� 院�and seemed almost ready to throw
herself into his arms�察�when Colonel Brandon appeared。
It was too great a shock to be borne with calmness�察 �and she
immediately left the room。 Elinor was disappointed too�察�but at the
same time her regard for Colonel Brandon ensured his welcome
with her�察�and she felt particularly hurt that a man so partial to her
sister should perceive that she experienced nothing but grief and
disappointment in seeing him。 She instantly saw that it was not
unnoticed by him�察�that he even observed Marianne as she quitted
the room�察�with such astonishment and concern�察�as hardly left him
the recollection of what civility demanded towards herself。
^Is your sister ill�拭院�said he。
Elinor answered in some distress that she was�察�and then talked
of head´aches�察�low spirits�察�and over fatigues�察�and of every thing to
which she could decently attribute her sister¨s behaviour。
He heard her with the most earnest attention�察 �but seeming to
recollect himself�察�said no more on the subject�察�and began directly
to speak of his pleasure at seeing them in London�察 �making the
usual inquiries about their journey�察 �and the friends they had left
behind。
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In this calm kind of way�察�with very little interest on either side�察�
they continued to talk�察 �both of them out of spirits�察 �and the
thoughts of both engaged elsewhere。 Elinor wished very much to
ask whether Willoughby were then in town�察�but she was afraid of
giving him pain by any inquiry after his rival�察�and at length by way
of saying something�察 �she asked if he had been in London ever
since she had seen him last。 ^Yes�察院 �he replied�察 �with some
embarrassment�察 �almost ever since�察�I have been once or twice at
Delaford for a few days�察 �but it has never been in my power to
return to Barton。 ̄
This�察�and the manner in which it was said�察�immediately brought
back to her remembrance all the circumstances of his quitting that
place�察�with the uneasiness and suspicions they had caused to Mrs。
Jennings�察�and she was fearful that her question had implied much
more curiosity on the subject than she had ever felt。
Mrs。 Jennings soon came in。 ^Oh� �Colonel�察院�said she�察�with her
usual noisy cheerfulness�察 �I am monstrous glad to see you!sorry I
could not come before!beg your pardon�察�but I have been forced
to look about me a little�察 �and settle my matters�察 �for it is a long
while since I have been at home�察�and you know one has always a
world of little odd things to do after one has been away for any
time�察�and then I have had Cartwright to settle with!Lord�察�I have
been as busy as a bee ever since dinner� �But pray�察 �Colonel�察 �how
came you to conjure out that I should be in town to´day�拭院�
^I had the pleasure of hearing it at Mr。 Palmer¨s�察�where I have
been dining。 ̄
^Oh�察�you did�察�well�察�and how do they all do at their house�拭�How
does Charlotte do�拭�I warrant you she is a fine size by this time。 ̄
^Mrs。 Palmer appeared quite well�察 �and I am commissioned to
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tell you�察�that you will certainly see her to´morrow。 ̄
^Ay�察 �to be sure�察 �I thought as much。 Well�察 �Colonel�察 �I have
brought two young ladies with me�察 �you see!that is�察 �you see but
one of them now�察 �but there is another somewhere。 Your friend�察�
Miss Marianne�察�too!which you will not be sorry to hear。 I do not
know what you and Mr。 Willoughby will do between you about
her。 Ay�察�it is a fine thing to be young and handsome。 Well� �I was
young once�察�but I never was very handsome!worse luck for me。
However�察 �I got a very good husband�察�and I don¨t know what the
greatest beauty can do more。 Ah� �poor man� �he has been dead
these eight years and better。 But Colonel�察�where have you been to
since we parted�拭�And how does your business go on�拭�Come�察�come�察�
let¨s have no secrets among friends。 ̄
He replied with his accustomary mildness to all her inquiries�察�
but without satisfying her in any。 Elinor now began to make the
tea�察�and Marianne was obliged to appear again。
After her entrance�察 �Colonel Brandon became more thoughtful
and silent than he had been before�察�and Mrs。 Jennings could not
prevail on him to stay long。 No other visitor appeared that
evening�察�and the ladies were unanimous in agreeing to go early to
bed。
Marianne rose the next morning with recovered spirits and
happy looks。 The disappointment of the evening before seemed
forgotten in the expectation of what was to happen that day。 They
had not long finished their breakfast before Mrs。 Palmer¨s
barouche stopped at the door�察 �and in a few minutes she came
laughing into the room�察 �so delighted to see them all�察 �that it was
hard to say whether she received most pleasure from meeting her
mother or the Miss Dashwoods again。 So surprised at their coming
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to town�察�though it was what she had rather expected all along�察�so
angry at their accepting her mother¨s invitation after having
declined her own�察�though at the same time she would never have
forgiven them if they had not come� �
^Mr。 Palmer will be so happy to see you�察院 �said she�察 �What do
you think he said when he heard of your coming with mama�拭 �I
forget what it was now�察�but it was something so droll� 院�
After an hour or two spent in what her mother called
comfortable chat�察 �or in other words�察 �in every variety of inquiry
concerning all their acquaintance on Mrs。 Jennings¨s side�察�and in
laughter without cause on Mrs。 Palmer¨s�察 �it was proposed by the
latter that they should all accompany her to some shops where she
had business that morning�察 �to which Mrs。 Jennings and Elinor
readily consented�察 �as having likewise some purchases to make
themselves�察 �and Marianne�察 �though declining it at first�察 �was
induced to go likewise。