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heart it were twice as much�察�for your sake。 ̄
^Indeed I believe you�察院�replied Elinor�察 �but I am very sure that
Colonel Brandon has not the smallest wish of marrying me。 ̄
^You are mistaken�察�Elinor�察�you are very much mistaken。 A very
little trouble on your side secures him。 Perhaps just at present he
may be undecided�察 �the smallness of your fortune may make him
hang back�察�his friends may all advise him against it。 But some of
those little attentions and encouragements which ladies can so
easily give will fix him�察 �in spite of himself。 And there can be no
reason why you should not try for him。 It is not to be supposed
that any prior attachment on your side!in short�察�you know as to
an attachment of that kind�察 �it is quite out of the question�察 �the
objections are insurmountable!you have too much sense not to
see all that。 Colonel Brandon must be the man�察 �and no civility
shall be wanting on my part to make him pleased with you and
your family。 It is a match that must give universal satisfaction。 In
short�察 �it is a kind of thing that ̄!lowering his voice to an
important whisper!^will be exceedingly welcome to all parties。 ̄
Recollecting himself�察�however�察�he added�察 �That is�察�I mean to say!
your friends are all truly anxious to see you well settled�察 �Fanny
particularly�察�for she has your interest very much at heart�察�I assure
you。 And her mother too�察 �Mrs。 Ferrars�察 �a very good´natured
woman�察 �I am sure it would give her great pleasure�察 �she said as
much the other day。 ̄
Elinor would not vouchsafe any answer。
^It would be something remarkable�察 �now�察院 �he continued�察�
^something droll�察 �if Fanny should have a brother and I a sister
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settling at the same time。 And yet it is not very unlikely。 ̄
^Is Mr。 Edward Ferrars�察院�said Elinor�察�with resolution�察 �going to
be married�拭院�
^It is not actually settled�察�but there is such a thing in agitation。
He has a most excellent mother。 Mrs。 Ferrars�察 �with the utmost
liberality�察�will come forward�察�and settle on him a thousand a year�察�
if the match takes place。 The lady is the Hon。 Miss Morton�察 �only
daughter of the late Lord Morton�察�with thirty thousand pounds。 A
very desirable connection on both sides�察�and I have not a doubt of
its taking place in time。 A thousand a´year is a great deal for a
mother to give away�察�to make over for ever�察�but Mrs。 Ferrars has a
noble spirit。 To give you another instance of her liberality�此�The
other day�察 �as soon as we came to town�察 �aware that money could
not be very plenty with us just now�察 �she put bank´notes into
Fanny¨s hands to the amount of two hundred pounds。 And
extremely acceptable it is�察 �for we must live at a great expense
while we are here。 ̄
He paused for her assent and compassion�察 �and she forced
herself to say�察�
^Your expenses both in town and country must certainly be
considerable�察�but your income is a large one。 ̄
^Not so large�察 �I dare say�察 �as many people suppose。 I do not
mean to complain�察�however�察�it is undoubtedly a comfortable one�察�
and I hope will in time be better。 The inclosure of Norland
Common�察 �now carrying on�察 �is a most serious drain。 And then I
have made a little purchase within this half year�察 �East Kingham
Farm�察 �you must remember the place�察 �where old Gibson used to
live。 The land was so very desirable for me in every respect�察 �so
immediately adjoining my own property�察 �that I felt it my duty to
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buy it。 I could not have answered it to my conscience to let it fall
into any other hands。 A man must pay for his convenience�察�and it
has cost me a vast deal of money。 ̄
^More than you think it really and intrinsically worth。 ̄
^Why�察�I hope not that。 I might have sold it again�察�the next day�察�
for more than I gave�此 �but�察 �with regard to the purchase´money�察 �I
might have been very unfortunate indeed�察 �for the stocks were at
that time so low�察�that if I had not happened to have the necessary
sum in my banker¨s hands�察�I must have sold out to very great loss。 ̄
Elinor could only smile。
^Other great and inevitable expenses too we have had on first
coming to Norland。 Our respected father�察 �as you well know�察�
bequeathed all the Stanhill effects that remained at Norland ��and
very valuable they were�� to your mother。 Far be it from me to
repine at his doing so�察�he had an undoubted right to dispose of his
own property as he chose�察�but�察�in consequence of it�察�we have been
obliged to make large purchases of linen�察�china�察�&c。 to supply the
place of what was taken away。 You may guess�察 �after all these
expenses�察 �how very far we must be from being rich�察 �and how
acceptable Mrs。 Ferrars¨s kindness is。 ̄
^Certainly�察院�said Elinor�察 �and assisted by her liberality�察�I hope
you may yet live to be in easy circumstances。 ̄
^Another year or two may do much towards it�察院 �he gravely
replied�察 �but however there is still a great deal to be done。 There is
not a stone laid of Fanny¨s green´house�察�and nothing but the plan
of the flower´garden marked out。 ̄
^Where is the green´house to be�拭院�
^Upon the knoll behind the house。 The old walnut trees are all
come down to make room for it。 It will be a very fine object from
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many parts of the park�察�and the flower´garden will slope down just
before it�察�and be exceedingly pretty。 We have cleared away all the
old thorns that grew in patches over the brow。 ̄
Elinor kept her concern and her censure to herself�察 �and was
very thankful that Marianne was not present�察 �to share the
provocation。
Having now said enough to make his poverty clear�察�and to do
away the necessity of buying a pair of ear´rings for each of his
sisters�察�in his next visit at Gray¨s�察 �his thoughts took a cheerfuller
turn�察�and he began to congratulate Elinor on having such a friend
as Mrs。 Jennings。
^She seems a most valuable woman indeed。!Her house�察 �her
style of living�察�all bespeak an exceeding good income�察�and it is an
acquaintance that has not only been of great use to you hitherto�察�
but in the end may prove materially advantageous。!Her inviting
you to town is certainly a vast thing in your favour�察�and indeed�察�it
speaks altogether so great a regard for you�察�that in all probability
when she dies you will not be forgotten。!She must have a great
deal to leave。 ̄
^Nothing at all�察 �I should rather su