唄診窮徨慕 > 哂猟圻广窮徨慕 > sense and sensibility(尖崘嚥秤湖) >

及50嫗

sense and sensibility(尖崘嚥秤湖)-及50嫗

弌傍�� sense and sensibility(尖崘嚥秤湖) 忖方�� 耽匈4000忖

梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈��梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈��梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何��
!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��




    The   Miss   Dashwoods   had   no   greater   reason   to   be   dissatisfied 

with Mrs。 Jennings¨s style of living�察�and set of acquaintance�察�than 

with    her    behaviour      to  themselves�察     �which     was   invariably     kind。 

Every thing in her household arrangements was conducted on the 

most  liberal   plan�察  �and  excepting  a   few  old   city  friends�察  �whom�察  �to 

Lady   Middleton¨s   regret�察  �she   had   never   dropped�察  �she   visited   no 



Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen                                             ElecBook 


´ Page 191´

                       Jane Austen�此�Sense and Sensibility                         191 



one to whom an introduction could at all discompose the feelings 

of    her    young      companions。        Pleased      to    find    herself    more 

comfortably   situated        in  that   particular    than    she   had   expected�察�

Elinor   was   very   willing   to   compound   for   the   want   of   much   real 

enjoyment   from   any   of   their   evening   parties�察  �which�察  �whether   at 

home or abroad�察�formed only for cards�察�could have little to amuse 

her。 

    Colonel   Brandon�察  �who   had   a   general   invitation   to   the   house�察�

was with them almost every day�察�he came to look at Marianne and 

talk     to   Elinor�察   �who     often    derived      more     satisfaction      from 

conversing   with   him   than   from   any   other   daily   occurrence�察  �but 

who     saw    at  the   same    time    with   much     concern     his   continued 

regard for her sister。 She feared it was a strengthening regard。 It 

grieved   her   to   see   the   earnestness   with   which   he   often   watched 

Marianne�察      �and    his  spirits   were    certainly    worse     than    when    at 

Barton。 

    About      a  week     after   their    arrival�察  �it  became      certain     that 

Willoughby was also arrived。 His card was on the table when they 

came in from the morning¨s drive。 

    ^Good God� 院�cried Marianne�察 �he has been here while we were 

out。 ̄   Elinor�察  �rejoiced   to   be   assured   of   his   being   in   London�察  �now 

ventured   to   say�察   �depend   upon   it�察  �he   will   call   again   to´morrow。 ̄ 

But Marianne seemed hardly to  hear  her�察  �and   on  Mrs。   Jenning¨s 

entrance�察�escaped with the precious card。 

    This event�察�while it raised the spirits of Elinor�察�restored to those 

of   her   sister   all�察  �and   more   than   all�察  �their   former   agitation。   From 

this moment her mind was never quiet�察�the expectation of seeing 

him   every   hour   of     the  day�察  �made     her   unfit   for   any   thing。   She 

insisted on being left  behind�察  �the next  morning�察  �when   the   others 



Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen                                            ElecBook 


´ Page 192´

                      Jane Austen�此�Sense and Sensibility                       192 



went out。 

    Elinor¨s    thoughts     were     full  of  what    might     be   passing    in 

Berkeley´street   during   their   absence�察  �but   a   moment¨s   glance   at 

her   sister   when    they   returned     was   enough   to   inform   her�察   �that 

Willoughby  had paid no  second   visit   there。   A   note   was   just   then 

brought in�察�and laid on the table�察�

    ^For me� 院�cried Marianne�察�stepping hastily forward。 

    ^No�察�ma¨am�察�for my mistress。 ̄ 

    But Marianne�察�not convinced�察�took it instantly up。 

    ^It is indeed for Mrs。 Jennings�察�how provoking� 院�

    ^You   are   expecting   a   letter�察  �then�拭院  �said   Elinor�察  �unable   to   be 

longer silent。 

    ^Yes�察�a little!not much。 ̄ 

   After a short pause。 ^You have no confidence in me�察�Marianne。 ̄ 

    ^Nay�察�Elinor�察�this reproach from you!you who have confidence 

in no one� 院�

    ^Me� 院�returned Elinor in some confusion�察 �indeed�察�Marianne�察�I 

have nothing to tell。 ̄ 

    ^Nor I�察院�answered Marianne with energy�察 �our situations   then 

are alike。 We have neither of us any thing to tell�察�you�察�because you 

do not communicate�察�and I�察�because I conceal nothing。 ̄ 

    Elinor�察�distressed by this charge of reserve in herself�察�which she 

was     not   at  liberty   to  do    away�察   �knew    not    how�察  �under     such 

circumstances�察�to press for greater openness in Marianne。 

    Mrs。 Jennings soon appeared�察�and the note being given her�察�she 

read    it  aloud。   It  was   from    Lady    Middleton�察    �announcing       their 

arrival    in  Conduit´street      the   night   before�察  �and    requesting     the 

company        of  her   mother     and    cousins     the   following    evening。 

Business      on   Sir  John¨s    part�察 �and    a  violent   cold   on   her   own�察�



Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen                                         ElecBook 


´ Page 193´

                       Jane Austen�此�Sense and Sensibility                        193 



prevented       their   calling   in   Berkeley´street。      The    invitation    was 

accepted�此�but when the hour of appointment drew near�察�necessary 

as   it   was   in   common   civility   to   Mrs。   Jennings�察  �that   they   should 

both    attend    her   on   such   a  visit�察 �Elinor    had   some    difficulty   in 

persuading       her   sister   to  go�察 �for  still  she   had   seen    nothing    of 

Willoughby�察       �and     therefore      was     not    more     indisposed       for 

amusement   abroad�察  �than   unwilling   to   run   the   risk   of   his   calling 

again in her absence。 

    Elinor found�察�when the evening was over�察�that disposition is not 

materially   altered   by   a     change    of  abode�察   �for   although    scarcely 

settled   in   town�察  �Sir   John    had   contrived     to   collect   around   him�察�

nearly twenty young people�察�and to amuse them with a ball。 This 

was an affair�察�however�察�of which Lady Middleton did not approve。 

In the country�察�an unpremeditated dance was very allowable�察�but 

in London�察�where the reputation of elegance was more important 

and     less   easily    attained�察   �it  was     risking    too   much      for   the 

gratification of a few girls�察�to have it known that Lady Middleton 

had given a small dance of eight or nine couple�察�with two violins�察�

and a mere side´board collation。 

    Mr。 and Mrs。 Palmer were of the party�察�from the former�察�whom 

they   had   not   seen   before   since   their   arrival   in   town�察  �as   he   was 

careful to avoid the appearance of any attention to his mother´in´ 

law�察�and therefore never came near her�察�they received no mark of 

recognition on their entrance。 He looked at them slightly�察�without 

seeming      to  know     who    they   were�察   �and   merely     nodded     to  Mrs。 

Jennings      from    the   other   side   of   the   room。  Marianne      gave   one 

glance round the apartment as she entered�察�it was enough!he was 

not   there!and   she   sat   down�察  �equally   ill´disposed          to   receive  or 

communicate   pleasure。   After   they   had   been   assembled   about   an 



Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen                                           ElecBook 


´ Page 194´

                      Jane Austen�此�Sense and Sensibility                        194 



hour�察    �Mr。   Palmer     sauntered      towards    the   Miss    Dashwoods       to 

express     his   surprise    on   seeing   them     in  town�察   �though    Colonel 

Brandon had been first informed of their arrival at his house�察�and 

he   had   himself   said   something   very   droll      on   hearing   that   they 

were to come。 

    ^I thought you were both in Devonshire�察院�said he。 

    ^Did you�拭院�replied Elinor。 

    ^When do you go back again�拭院�

    ^I do not know。 ̄ And thus ended their discourse。 

    Never had Marianne been so unwilling to dance in her life�察�as 

she was that evening�察�and never so much fatigued by the exercise。 

She complaine

卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��1�� 家��0��

低辛嬬浪散議