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feelings are at present in a state of dreadful indecision�察  �I   wish  to 

acquit you�察�but certainty on either side will be ease to what I now 

suffer。 If your sentiments are no  longer  what  they  were�察  �you   will 

return     my    notes�察   �and    the  lock    of  my    hair   which     is  in  your 

possession。 

                                                                                 M。D。 



    That such letters�察�so full of affection and confidence�察�could have 

been so answered�察�Elinor�察�for Willoughby¨s sake�察�would have been 

unwilling  to believe。   But  her  condemnation   of   him   did   not   blind 

her to the impropriety of their having been written at all�察�and she 

was   silently   grieving   over   the   imprudence   which   had   hazarded 

such unsolicited proofs of tenderness�察�not warranted by anything 

preceding�察      �and   most    severely    condemned        by   the   event�察   �when 

Marianne�察�perceiving that she had finished the letters�察�observed to 

her   that   they   contained   nothing   but   what   any   one   would   have 



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written in the same situation。 

    ^I felt myself�察院�she added�察 �to be as solemnly engaged to him�察�as 

if the strictest legal covenant had bound us to each other。 ̄ 

    ^I can believe it�察院�said Elinor�察 �but unfortunately he did not feel 

the same。 ̄ 

    ^He did feel the same�察�Elinor!for weeks and weeks he felt it。 I 

know he did。 Whatever may have changed him now�察。�and nothing 

but the blackest art employed against me can have done it���察�I was 

once as dear to him as my own soul could wish。 This lock of hair�察�

which now he can so readily give up�察�was begged of me   with  the 

most earnest supplication。 Had you seen his look�察�his manner�察�had 

you   heard    his  voice   at   that   moment�    �Have   you   forgot   the  last 

evening   of   our   being   together   at   Barton�拭  �The   morning   that   we 

parted too� �When he told me that it might be many weeks before 

we met again!his distress!can I ever forget his distress�拭院�For a 

moment or two she could say no more�察�but when this emotion had 

passed away�察�she added�察�in a firmer tone�察�

    ^Elinor�察�I have been cruelly used�察�but not by Willoughby。 ̄ 

    ^Dearest   Marianne�察  �who   but   himself�拭  �By   whom   can   he   have 

been instigated�拭院�

    ^By all the world�察�rather than by his own heart。 I could rather 

believe    every   creature    of  my   acquaintance      leagued    together   to 

ruin   me   in   his   opinion�察  �than   believe   his   nature   capable   of   such 

cruelty。 This woman of whom he writes!whoever she be!or any 

one�察  �in   short�察  �but   your   own   dear   self�察  �mama�察  �and   Edward�察  �may 

have been so barbarous to bely me。 Beyond you three�察�is   there   a 

creature in the world whom I would not rather suspect of evil than 

Willoughby�察�whose heart I know so well�拭院�

   Elinor     would    not  contend�察   �and   only   replied�察   �Whoever      may 



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have been so detestably your enemy�察�let them be cheated of their 

malignant       triumph�察   �my    dear   sister�察  �by  seeing    how    nobly    the 

consciousness        of   your    own    innocence       and    good    intentions 

supports your spirits。 It is a reasonable and laudable pride which 

resists such malevolence。 ̄ 

    ^No�察�no�察院�cried Marianne�察 �misery such as mine has no pride。 I 

care not who knows that I am wretched。 The triumph of seeing me 

so  may be   open   to  all   the  world。   Elinor�察  �Elinor�察  �they   who   suffer 

little  may    be   proud    and   independent       as  they   like!may      resist 

insult�察  �or  return   mortification!but  I cannot。   I   must   feel!I   must 

be wretched!and they are welcome to enjoy the consciousness of 

it that can。 ̄ 

    ^But for my mother¨s sake and mine! ̄ 

    ^I would do more than for my own。 But to appear happy when I 

am so miserable!Oh� �who can require it�拭院�

   Again   they   were   both   silent。   Elinor   was   employed   in   walking 

thoughtfully from the fire to the window�察�from the window to the 

fire�察  �without    knowing     that   she   received    warmth      from   one�察  �or 

discerning objects through the other�察�and Marianne�察�seated at the 

foot   of   the   bed�察  �with   her   head   leaning   against   one   of   its   posts�察�

again     took   up   Willoughby¨s      letter�察 �and�察  �after  shuddering      over 

every sentence�察�exclaimed! 

    ^It   is  too  much�    �Oh�察  �Willoughby�察     �Willoughby�察    �could    this  be 

yours� �Cruel�察�cruel!nothing can acquit  you。   Elinor�察�nothing  can。 

Whatever he might have heard against me!ought he not to have 

suspended his belief�拭�ought he not to have   told   me   of  it�察  �to  have 

given     me    the   power     of  clearing    myself�拭     �The   lock    of  hair�察�

��repeating it from the letter�撮� which you so obligingly bestowed on 

me¨!That   is      unpardonable。   Willoughby�察        �where   was     your   heart 



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when   you  wrote  those  words�拭 �Oh�察  �barbarously  insolent� �Elinor�察�

can he be justified�拭院�

    ^No�察�Marianne�察�in no possible way。 ̄ 

    ^And     yet  this  woman!who         knows     what   her   art  may    have 

been�拭�how long it may have been premeditated�察�and how deeply 

contrived by  her� �Who  is   she�拭�Who  can she  be�拭�Whom   did   I 

ever   hear   him   talk   of   as   young   and   attractive   among   his   female 

acquaintance�拭�Oh�           �no  one�察  �no   one!he     talked    to  me   only   of 

myself。 ̄ 

   Another   pause   ensued�察  �Marianne   was   greatly   agitated�察  �and   it 

ended thus。 

    ^Elinor�察�I must go home。 I must go and comfort mama。 Can not 

we be gone to´morrow�拭院�

    ^To´morrow�察�Marianne� 院�

    ^Yes�察  �why   should   I   stay   here�拭  �I   came   only   for   Willoughby¨s 

sake!and now who cares for me�拭�Who regards me�拭院�

    ^It would be impossible to go to´morrow。 We owe Mrs。 Jennings 

much more than civility�察�and civility of the commonest kind must 

prevent such a hasty removal as that。 ̄ 

    ^Well then�察�another day or two�察�perhaps�察�but I cannot stay here 

long�察  �I   cannot   stay   to   endure   the   questions   and   remarks   of   all 

these   people。    The   Middletons   and      Palmers!how   am        I   to   bear 

their pity�拭�The pity of such a woman as Lady Middleton� �Oh�察�what 

would he say to that� 院�

   Elinor advised her to lie down again�察�and for a moment she did 

so�察�but no attitude could give her ease�察�and in restless pain of mind 

and   body   she   moved   from   one   posture   to   another�察  �till   growing 

more and more hysterical�察�her sister could with difficulty keep her 

on    the   bed   at  all�察 �and   for   some    time   was    fearful   of  being 



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constrained to call for assistance。 Some lavender drops�察�however�察�

which she was at length persuaded to take�察�were of use�察�and from 

that   time   till   Mrs。   Jennings   returned�察  �she   continued   on   the   bed 

quiet and motionless。 



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