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her a little。 What shall we play at�拭�She hates whist I know�察�but is
there no round game she cares for�拭院�
^Dear ma¨am�察 �this kindness is quite unnecessary。 Marianne�察 �I
dare say�察 �will not leave her room again this evening。 I shall
persuade her if I can to go early to bed�察 �for I am sure she wants
rest。 ̄
^Aye�察�I believe that will be best for her。 Let her name her own
supper�察�and go to bed。 Lord� �no wonder she has been looking so
bad and so cast down this last week or two�察 �for this matter I
suppose has been hanging over her head as long as that。 And so
the letter that came to´day finished it� �Poor soul� �I am sure if I had
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had a notion of it�察�I would not have joked her about it for all my
money。 But then you know�察 �how should I guess such a thing�拭 �I
made sure of its being nothing but a common love letter�察�and you
know young people like to be laughed at about them。 Lord� �how
concerned Sir John and my daughters will be when they hear it� �If
I had my senses about me I might have called in Conduit´street in
my way home�察�and told them of it。 But I shall see them tomorrow。 ̄
^It would be unnecessary I am sure�察 �for you to caution Mrs。
Palmer and Sir John against ever naming Mr。 Willoughby�察 �or
making the slightest allusion to what has passed�察�before my sister。
Their own good´nature must point out to them the real cruelty of
appearing to know any thing about it when she is present�察�and the
less that may ever be said to myself on the subject�察 �the more my
feelings will be spared�察�as you my dear madam will easily believe。 ̄
^Oh� �Lord� �yes�察�that I do indeed。 It must be terrible for you to
hear it talked of�察 �and as for your sister�察 �I am sure I would not
mention a word about it to her for the world。 You saw I did not all
dinner time。 No more would Sir John�察�nor my daughters�察�for they
are all very thoughtful and considerate�察�especially if I give them a
hint�察 �as I certainly will。 For my part�察 �I think the less that is said
about such things�察 �the better�察 �the sooner ¨tis blown over and
forgot。 And what does talking ever do you know�拭院�
^In this affair it can only do harm�察 �more so perhaps than in
many cases of a similar kind�察 �for it has been attended by
circumstances which�察 �for the sake of every one concerned in it�察�
make it unfit to become the public conversation。 I must do this
justice to Mr。 Willoughby!he has broken no positive engagement
with my sister。 ̄
^Law�察 �my dear� �Don¨t pretend to defend him。 No positive
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engagement indeed� �after taking her all over Allenham House�察�and
fixing on the very rooms they were to live in hereafter� 院�
Elinor�察�for her sister¨s sake�察�could not press the subject farther�察�
and she hoped it was not required of her for Willoughby¨s�察�since�察�
though Marianne might lose much�察�he could gain very little by the
enforcement of the real truth。 After a short silence on both sides�察�
Mrs。 Jennings�察�with all her natural hilarity�察�burst forth again。
^Well�察�my dear�察 �tis a true saying about an ill´wind�察�for it will be
all the better for Colonel Brandon。 He will have her at last�察 �aye�察�
that he will。 Mind me�察�now�察�if they an¨t married by Mid´summer。
Lord� �how he¨ll chuckle over this news� �I hope he will come
tonight。 It will be all to one a better match for your sister。 Two
thousand a year without debt or drawback!except the little love´
child�察�indeed�察�aye�察�I had forgot her�察�but she may be ¨prenticed out
at a small cost�察 �and then what does it signify�拭 �Delaford is a nice
place�察�I can tell you�察�exactly what I call a nice old fashioned place�察�
full of comforts and conveniences�察�quite shut in with great garden
walls that are covered with the best fruit´trees in the country�察�and
such a mulberry tree in one corner� �Lord� �how Charlotte and I did
stuff the only time we were there� �Then�察�there is a dove´cote�察�some
delightful stew´ponds�察�and a very pretty canal�察�and every thing�察�in
short�察 �that one could wish for�察 �and�察 �moreover�察 �it is close to the
church�察�and only a quarter of a mile from the turnpike´road�察�so ¨tis
never dull�察 �for if you only go and sit up in an old yew arbour
behind the house�察 �you may see all the carriages that pass along。
Oh� �tis a nice place� �A butcher hard by in the village�察 �and the
parsonage´house within a stone¨s throw。 To my fancy�察�a thousand
times prettier than Barton Park�察 �where they are forced to send
three miles for their meat�察�and have not a neighbour nearer than
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your mother。 Well�察 �I shall spirit up the Colonel as soon as I can。
One shoulder of mutton�察�you know�察�drives another down。 If we can
but put Willoughby out of her head� 院�
^Ay�察 �if we can do that�察 �Ma¨am�察院 �said Elinor�察 �we shall do very
well with or without Colonel Brandon。 ̄ And then rising�察�she went
away to join Marianne�察 �whom she found�察�as she expected�察 �in her
own room�察 �leaning�察 �in silent misery�察 �over the small remains of a
fire�察�which�察�till Elinor¨s entrance�察�had been her only light。
^You had better leave me�察院 �was all the notice that her sister
received from her。
^I will leave you�察院�said Elinor�察 �if you will go to bed。 ̄ But this�察�
from the momentary perverseness of impatient suffering�察 �she at
first refused to do。 Her sister¨s earnest�察�though gentle persuasion�察�
however�察�soon softened her to compliance�察�and Elinor saw her lay
her aching head on the pillow�察�and as she hoped�察�in a way to get
some quiet rest before she left her。
In the drawing´room�察�whither she then repaired�察�she was soon
joined by Mrs。 Jennings�察 �with a wine´glass�察 �full of something�察 �in
her hand。
^My dear�察院 �said she�察 �entering�察 �I have just recollected that I
have some of the finest old Constantia wine in the house that ever
was tasted�察�so I have brought a glass of it for your sister。 My poor
husband� �how fond he was of it� �Whenever he had a touch of his
old colicky gout�察�he said it did him more good than any thing else
in the world。 Do take it to your sister。 ̄
^Dear Ma¨am�察院 �replied Elinor�察 �smiling at the difference of the
complaints for which it was recommended�察 �how good you are� �
But I have just left Marianne in bed�察 �and�察 �I hope�察 �almost asleep�察�
and as I think nothing will be of so much service to her as rest�察�if
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you will give me leave�察�I will drink the wine myself。 ̄
Mrs。 Jennings�察 �though regretting that she had not been five