唄診窮徨慕 > 哂猟圻广窮徨慕 > sense and sensibility(尖崘嚥秤湖) >

及61嫗

sense and sensibility(尖崘嚥秤湖)-及61嫗

弌傍�� sense and sensibility(尖崘嚥秤湖) 忖方�� 耽匈4000忖

梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈��梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈��梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何��
!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��




will be necessary�察�and it shall be a short one。 On such a subject�察院�

sighing heavily�察 �I can have little temptation to be diffuse。 ̄ 

   He stopt a moment for recollection�察�and then�察�with another sigh�察�

went on。 

    ^You have probably entirely forgotten a conversation!��it is not 

to   be  supposed     that   it  could  make    any   impression     on  you��!a 

conversation between us one evening at Barton Park!it was the 

evening of a dance!in which I alluded to a lady I had once known�察�

as resembling�察�in some measure�察�your sister Marianne。 ̄ 

    ^Indeed�察院�answered Elinor�察 �I have not forgotten it。 ̄ He looked 

pleased by this remembrance�察�and added�察�

    ^If I am not deceived by the uncertainty�察�the partiality of tender 

recollection�察�there is a very strong resemblance between them�察�as 



Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen                                       ElecBook 


´ Page 232´

                        Jane Austen�此�Sense and Sensibility                           232 



well    in  mind     as  person。     The    same    warmth      of  heart�察   �the   same 

eagerness   of   fancy   and   spirits。   This   lady   was   one   of   my   nearest 

relations�察�an orphan from her infancy�察�and under the guardianship 

of my father。 Our ages were nearly the same�察�and from our earliest 

years   we   were   playfellows   and   friends。   I   cannot   remember   the 

time   when   I   did   not   love   Eliza�察  �and   my   affection   for   her�察  �as   we 

grew  up�察  �was   such�察�as   perhaps�察  �judging   from   my   present   forlorn 

and   cheerless   gravity�察  �you   might   think   me   incapable             of  having 

ever felt。 Her¨s�察�for me�察�was�察�I believe�察�fervent as the attachment of 

your sister to Mr。 Willoughby and it was�察�though from a different 

cause�察  �no   less   unfortunate。   At   seventeen   she   was   lost   to   me   for 

ever。    She    was    married!married           against    her    inclination     to  my 

brother。      Her    fortune     was    large�察  �and    our    family    estate    much 

encumbered。 And this�察�I fear�察�is all that can be said for the conduct 

of one�察�who was at once her uncle and guardian。   My  brother  did 

not   deserve   her�察  �he   did   not   even   love   her。   I   had   hoped   that   her 

regard   for   me   would   support   her   under   any   difficulty�察           �and   for 

some   time   it   did�察  �but   at   last   the   misery   of   her   situation�察  �for   she 

experienced   great   unkindness�察  �overcame   all   her   resolution�察  �and 

though      she   had    promised      me    that   nothing!but        how     blindly    I 

relate�  �I   have   never  told   you   how   this   was   brought   on。   We   were 

within a few hours of eloping together for Scotland。 The treachery�察�

or the folly�察�of my cousin¨s maid betrayed us。 I was banished to the 

house of a relation far distant�察�and she was allowed no liberty�察�no 

society�察  �no   amusement�察  �till   my   father¨s   point   was   gained。   I   had 

depended        on   her   fortitude    too   far�察 �and    the   blow   was    a  severe 

one!but had her marriage been happy�察�so young as I then was�察�a 

few months must have reconciled me to it�察�or at least I should not 

have now to lament it。 This however was not the case。 My brother 



Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen                                               ElecBook 


´ Page 233´

                        Jane Austen�此�Sense and Sensibility                             233 



had no regard for her�察�his pleasures were not what they ought  to 

have      been�察   �and    from     the   first   he   treated     her   unkindly。      The 

consequence          of   this�察  �upon      a   mind     so   young�察     �so   lively�察   �so 

inexperienced          as   Mrs。    Brandon¨s�察       �was    but    too    natural。     She 

resigned       herself   at   first   to   all   the  misery   of   her  situation�察    �and 

happy had it been if she had not lived to  overcome   those   regrets 

which   the   remembrance   of   me   occasioned。   But   can   we   wonder 

that�察�with such a husband to provoke inconstancy�察�and without a 

friend   to   advise   or   restrain   her�察  。�for   my   father   lived   only   a   few 

months   after   their   marriage�察  �and   I   was   with  my   regiment   in   the 

East      Indies��    she    should      fall�拭  �Had     I   remained       in   England�察�

perhaps!but           I  meant      to  promote       the    happiness       of  both     by 

removing  from   her  for  years�察  �and   for  that  purpose   had   procured 

my  exchange。   The   shock   which   her   marriage   had   given   me�察院  �he 

continued�察  �in   a   voice   of   great   agitation�察   �was   of   trifling   weight! 

was     nothing      to   what     I  felt  when      I  heard�察    �about     two    years 

afterwards�察  �of  her  divorce。   It  was that  which  threw  this   gloom�察� 

even now the recollection of what I suffered! ̄ 

    He    could     say   no   more�察   �and    rising    hastily    walked     for   a  few 

minutes about the room。 Elinor�察�affected by his relation�察�and still 

more   by   his   distress�察  �could   not   speak。   He   saw   her   concern�察  �and 

coming       to  her�察   �took    her   hand�察    �pressed     it�察 �and    kissed    it  with 

grateful   respect。   A   few   minutes   more   of   silent   exertion   enabled 

him to proceed with composure。 

    ^It   was   nearly   three   years   after   this   unhappy   period   before   I 

returned       to  England。      My    first  care�察   �when     I did    arrive�察  �was    of 

course   to   seek   for   her�察  �but   the   search   was   as   fruitless   as   it   was 

melancholy。   I   could   not   trace   her   beyond   her   first   seducer�察  �and 

there   was   every   reason   to   fear   that   she   had   removed   from   him 



Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen                                                 ElecBook 


´ Page 234´

                        Jane Austen�此�Sense and Sensibility                            234 



only   to   sink   deeper   in   a   life   of   sin。   Her   legal   allowance   was   not 

adequate        to   her    fortune�察    �nor    sufficient     for   her    comfortable 

maintenance�察        �and    I  learnt   from    my    brother     that   the   power     of 

receiving  it  had   been made   over  some   months   before   to   another 

person。   He   imagined�察  �and   calmly   could   he   imagine   it�察  �that   her 

extravagance�察�and consequent distress�察�had obliged her to dispose 

of  it  for  some   immediate   relief。   At last�察  �however�察  �and   after   I   had 

been six months   in   England�察  �I  did  find   her。   Regard   for   a   former 

servant of my own�察�who had since  fallen into  misfortune�察  �carried 

me   to   visit   him   in   a   spunging´house�察  �where   he   was   confined   for 

debt�察�and there�察�the same house�察�under a similar confinement�察�was 

my unfortunate sister。 So altered!so faded!worn down by acute 

suffering of every kind� �hardly could I believe the melancholy and 

sickly figure before me�察�to be the remains of the lovely�察�blooming�察�

healthful   girl�察  �on   whom   I   had   once   doted。   What   I   endured   in   so 

beholding   her!but   I          have    no   right   to   wound     your   feelings   by 

attempting   to   describe   it!I   have   pained   you   too   much   already。 

That she was�察�to all appearance�察�in the last stage of a consumption�察�

was!yes�察       �in  such    a  situation     it  was   my    greatest    comfort。     Life 

could      do   nothing      for   her�察   �beyond      giving     time    for   a   better 

preparation   for   death�察  �and   that   was   given。   I   saw   her   placed   in 

comfortable  lodgings�察�and   under   proper   attendants�察  �I   visited   her 

every  day  during  the  rest  of  her  short  life�察  �I   was   with  her  in 

卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��1�� 家��0��

低辛嬬浪散議