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approve him farther�察�by a reflection which Elinor chanced one day
to make on the difference between him and his sister。 It was a
contrast which recommended him most forcibly to her mother。
^It is enough�察院 �said she�察 �to say that he is unlike Fanny is
enough。 It implies everything amiable。 I love him already。 ̄
^I think you will like him�察院�said Elinor�察 �when you know more
of him。 ̄
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^Like him� 院 �replied her mother with a smile。 ^I feel no
sentiment of approbation inferior to love。 ̄
^You may esteem him。 ̄
^I have never yet known what it was to separate esteem and
love。 ̄
Mrs。 Dashwood now took pains to get acquainted with him。 Her
manners were attaching�察 �and soon banished his reserve。 She
speedily comprehended all his merits�察�the persuasion of his regard
for Elinor perhaps assisted her penetration�察 �but she really felt
assured of his worth�此 �and even that quietness of manner�察 �which
militated against all her established ideas of what a young man¨s
address ought to be�察�was no longer uninteresting when she knew
his heart to be warm and his temper affectionate。
No sooner did she perceive any symptom of love in his
behaviour to Elinor�察�than she considered their serious attachment
as certain�察 �and looked forward to their marriage as rapidly
approaching。
^In a few months�察�my dear Marianne�察院�said she�察 �Elinor will�察�in
all probability be settled for life。 We shall miss her�察�but she will be
happy。 ̄
^Oh� �mama�察�how shall we do without her�拭院�
^My love�察�it will be scarcely a separation。 We shall live within a
few miles of each other�察�and shall meet every day of our lives。 You
will gain a brother�察�a real�察�affectionate brother。 I have the highest
opinion in the world of Edward¨s heart。 But you look grave�察�
Marianne�察�do you disapprove your sister¨s choice�拭院�
^Perhaps�察院 �said Marianne�察 �I may consider it with some
surprise。 Edward is very amiable�察 �and I love him tenderly。 But
yet!he is not the kind of young man!there is something
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wanting!his figure is not striking�察�it has none of that grace which
I should expect in the man who could seriously attach my sister。
His eyes want all that spirit�察 �that fire�察 �which at once announce
virtue and intelligence。 And besides all this�察�I am afraid�察�mama�察�he
has no real taste。 Music seems scarcely to attract him�察�and though
he admires Elinor¨s drawings very much�察�it is not the admiration
of a person who can understand their worth。 It is evident�察�in spite
of his frequent attention to her while she draws�察 �that in fact he
knows nothing of the matter。 He admires as a lover�察 �not as a
connoisseur。 To satisfy me�察 �those characters must be united。 I
could not be happy with a man whose taste did not in every point
coincide with my own。 He must enter into all my feelings�察 �the
same books�察�the same music must charm us both。 Oh� �mama�察�how
spiritless�察 �how tame was Edward¨s manner in reading to us last
night� �I felt for my sister most severely。 Yet she bore it with so
much composure�察�she seemed scarcely to notice it。 I could hardly
keep my seat。 To hear those beautiful lines which have frequently
almost driven me wild�察 �pronounced with such impenetrable
calmness�察�such dreadful indifference� 院�
^He would certainly have done more justice to simple and
elegant prose。 I thought so at the time�察 �but you would give him
Cowper。 ̄
^Nay�察�mama�察�if he is not to be animated by Cowper� �but we
must allow for difference of taste。 Elinor has not my feelings�察�and
therefore she may overlook it�察 �and be happy with him。 But it
would have broke my heart�察�had I loved him�察�to hear him read with
so little sensibility。 Mama�察�the more I know of the world�察�the more
am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really
love。 I require so much� �He must have all Edward¨s virtues�察 �and
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his person and manners must ornament his goodness with every
possible charm。 ̄
^Remember�察�my love�察 �that you are not seventeen。 It is yet too
early in life to despair of such a happiness。 Why should you be less
fortunate than your mother�拭 �In one circumstance only�察 �my
Marianne�察�may your destiny be different from her¨s� 院�
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CHAPTER IV
hat a pity it is�察 �Elinor�察院 �said Marianne�察 �that
Edward should have no taste for drawing。 ̄
^W ^No taste for drawing� 院 �replied Elinor�察 �why
should you think so�拭�He does not draw himself�察�indeed�察�but he has
great pleasure in seeing the performances of other people�察 �and I
assure you he is by no means deficient in natural taste�察�though he
has not had opportunities of improving it。 Had he ever been in the
way of learning�察 �I think he would have drawn very well。 He
distrusts his own judgment in such matters so much�察 �that he is
always unwilling to give his opinion on any picture�察�but he has an
innate propriety and simplicity of taste�察 �which in general direct
him perfectly right。 ̄
Marianne was afraid of offending�察 �and said no more on the
subject�察 �but the kind of approbation which Elinor described as
excited in him by the drawings of other people�察�was very far from
that rapturous delight�察�which�察�in her opinion�察�could alone be called
taste。 Yet�察 �though smiling within herself at the mistake�察 �she
honoured her sister for that blind partiality to Edward which
produced it。
^I hope�察�Marianne�察院�continued Elinor�察 �you do not consider him
as deficient in general taste。 Indeed�察 �I think I may say that you
cannot�察�for your behaviour to him is perfectly cordial�察 �and if that
were your opinion�察�I am sure you could never be civil to him。 ̄
Marianne hardly knew what to say。 She would not wound the
feelings of her sister on any account�察�and yet to say what she did
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not believe was impossible。 At length she replied�此�
^Do not be offended�察�Elinor�察�if my praise of him is not in every
thing equal to your sense of his merits。 I have not had so many
opportunities of