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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
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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
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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
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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