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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 

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