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CHAPTER VIII
rs。 Jennings came immediately to their room on her
return�察 �and without waiting to have her request of
M
admittance answered�察�opened the door and walked in
with a look of real concern。
^How do you do my dear�拭院�said she in a voice of great
compassion to Marianne�察 �who turned away her face without
attempting to answer。
^How is she�察 �Miss Dashwood�拭�Poor thing� �she looks very
bad。!No wonder。 Ay�察�it is but too true。 He is to be married very
soon!a good´for´nothing fellow� �I have no patience with him。 Mrs。
Taylor told me of it half an hour ago�察 �and she was told it by a
particular friend of Miss Grey herself�察�else I am sure I should not
have believed it�察 �and I was almost ready to sink as it was。 Well�察�
said I�察�all I can say is�察�that if this be true�察�he has used a young lady
of my acquaintance abominably ill�察�and I wish with all my soul his
wife may plague his heart out。 And so I shall always say�察�my dear�察�
you may depend on it。 I have no notion of men¨s going on in this
way�察�and if ever I meet him again�察�I will give him such a dressing
as he has not had this many a day。 But there is one comfort�察 �my
dear Miss Marianne�察 �he is not the only young man in the world
worth having�察 �and with your pretty face you will never want
admirers。 Well�察�poor thing� �I won¨t disturb her any longer�察�for she
had better have her cry out at once and have done with。 The
Parrys and Sandersons luckily are coming tonight you know�察�and
that will amuse her。 ̄
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She then went away�察�walking on tiptoe out of the room�察�as if she
supposed her young friend¨s affliction could be increased by noise。
Marianne�察 �to the surprise of her sister�察 �determined on dining
with them。 Elinor even advised her against it。 But ^no�察�she would
go down�察 �she could bear it very well�察 �and the bustle about her
would be less。 ̄ Elinor�察�pleased to have her governed for a moment
by such a motive�察 �though believing it hardly possible that she
could sit out the dinner�察�said no more�察�and adjusting her dress for
her as well as she could�察�while Marianne still remained on the bed�察�
was ready to assist her into the dining room as soon as they were
summoned to it。
When there�察�though looking most wretchedly�察�she ate more and
was calmer than her sister had expected。 Had she tried to speak�察�
or had she been conscious of half Mrs。 Jennings¨s well´meant but
ill´judged attentions to her�察 �this calmness could not have been
maintained�察 �but not a syllable escaped her lips�察 �and the
abstraction of her thoughts preserved her in ignorance of every
thing that was passing before her。
Elinor�察�who did justice to Mrs。 Jennings¨s kindness�察�though its
effusions were often distressing�察�and sometimes almost ridiculous�察�
made her those acknowledgments�察 �and returned her those
civilities�察 �which her sister could not make or return for herself。
Their good friend saw that Marianne was unhappy�察 �and felt that
every thing was due to her which might make her at all less so。
She treated her therefore�察 �with all the indulgent fondness of a
parent towards a favourite child on the last day of its holidays。
Marianne was to have the best place by the fire�察�was to be tempted
to eat by every delicacy in the house�察 �and to be amused by the
relation of all the news of the day。 Had not Elinor�察 �in the sad
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countenance of her sister�察�seen a check to all mirth�察�she could have
been entertained by Mrs。 Jennings¨s endeavours to cure a
disappointment in love�察�by a variety of sweetmeats and olives�察�and
a good fire。 As soon�察�however�察�as the consciousness of all this was
forced by continual repetition on Marianne�察 �she could stay no
longer。 With a hasty exclamation of Misery�察�and a sign to her sister
not to follow her�察�she directly got up and hurried out of the room。
^Poor soul� 院 �cried Mrs。 Jennings�察 �as soon as she was gone�察�
^how it grieves me to see her� �And I declare if she is not gone away
without finishing her wine� �And the dried cherries too� �Lord� �
nothing seems to do her any good。 I am sure if I knew of any thing
she would like�察�I would send all over the town for it。 Well�察�it is the
oddest thing to me�察�that a man should use such a pretty girl so ill� �
But when there is plenty of money on one side�察�and next to none
on the other�察 �Lord bless you� �they care no more about such
things� � ̄
^The lady then!Miss Grey I think you called her!is very
rich�拭院�
^Fifty thousand pounds�察 �my dear。 Did you ever see her�拭 �a
smart�察 �stylish girl they say�察 �but not handsome。 I remember her
aunt very well�察�Biddy Henshawe�察�she married a very wealthy man。
But the family are all rich together。 Fifty thousand pounds� �and by
all accounts�察�it won¨t come before it¨s wanted�察�for they say he is all
to pieces。 No wonder� �dashing about with his curricle and hunters� �
Well�察 �it don¨t signify talking�察 �but when a young man�察 �be who he
will�察�comes and makes love to a pretty girl�察�and promises marriage�察�
he has no business to fly off from his word only because he grows
poor�察�and a richer girl is ready to have him。 Why don¨t he�察�in such
a case�察 �sell his horses�察 �let his house�察 �turn off his servants�察 �and
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make a thorough reform at once�拭 �I warrant you�察 �Miss Marianne
would have been ready to wait till matters came round。 But that
won¨t do now´a´days�察�nothing in the way of pleasure can ever be
given up by the young men of this age。 ̄
^Do you know what kind of a girl Miss Grey is�拭�Is she said to be
amiable�拭院�
^I never heard any harm of her�察�indeed I hardly ever heard her
mentioned�察�except that Mrs。 Taylor did say this morning�察�that one
day Miss Walker hinted to her�察 �that she believed Mr。 and Mrs。
Ellison would not be sorry to have Miss Grey married�察�for she and
Mrs。 Ellison could never agree。 ̄!
^And who are the Ellisons�拭院�
^Her guardians�察�my dear。 But now she is of age and may choose
for herself�察�and a pretty choice she has made� �What now�察院�after
pausing a moment!^your poor sister is gone to her own room�察 �I
suppose�察 �to moan by herself。 Is there nothing one can get to
comfort her�拭 �Poor dear�察 �it seems quite cruel to let her be alone。
Well�察�by´and´by we shall have a few friends�察 �and that will amuse
her a little。 What shall we play at�拭�She hates whist