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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 

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