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Dashwood。   He   dared not  come   to   Bartlett¨s   Buildings   for   fear   of 

detection�察�and though their mutual impatience to meet�察�was not to 

be told�察�they could do nothing at present but write。 

    Edward   assured   them   himself   of   his   being   in   town�察  �within   a 

very short time�察�by twice calling in Berkeley´street。 Twice was his 

card found on the table�察�when they returned from their morning¨s 

engagements。 Elinor was pleased that he had called�察�and still more 

pleased that she had missed him。 

    The     Dashwoods       were     so  prodigiously      delighted     with    the 

Middletons�察�that�察�though not much in the habit of giving anything�察�

they    determined      to  give   them!a      dinner�察   �and   soon   after   their 

acquaintance began�察�invited them to dine in Harley´street�察�where 

they had taken a very good house for three months。 Their sisters 

and Mrs。 Jennings were invited likewise�察�and John Dashwood was 

careful to secure Colonel Brandon�察�who�察�always glad to be where 

the Miss Dashwoods were�察�received his eager civilities with some 

surprise�察    �but   much     more    pleasure。     They    were    to  meet    Mrs。 

Ferrars�察�but Elinor could not learn whether her sons were to be of 

the party。 The expectation of seeing her�察�however�察�was enough to 

make her interested in the engagement�察�for though she could now 

meet     Edward¨s     mother     without    that   strong   anxiety    which    had 

once   promised   to   attend   such   an   introduction�察  �though   she   could 

now see her with perfect indifference as to her opinion of herself�察�



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her desire of being in company with Mrs。 Ferrars�察�her curiosity to 

know what she was like�察�was as lively as ever。 

    The   interest   with   which   she   thus   anticipated   the      party�察  �was 

soon   afterwards   increased�察  �more   powerfully   than   pleasantly�察  �by 

her hearing that the Miss Steeles were also to be at it。 

    So well had they recommended themselves to Lady Middleton�察�

so agreeable had their assiduities made them to  her�察  �that  though 

Lucy was certainly not so elegant�察�and her sister not even genteel�察�

she was as ready as Sir John to ask them to spend a week or two in 

Conduit´street�察  �and   it   happened   to   be   particularly   convenient   to 

the Miss Steeles�察�as soon as the Dashwoods¨ invitation was known�察�

that their visit should begin a few days before the party took place。 

    Their claims to the notice of Mrs。 John Dashwood�察�as the nieces 

of   the   gentleman   who   for   many   years   had   had   the   care   of   her 

brother�察�might not have done much�察�however�察�towards   procuring 

them seats at her table�察�but as Lady Middleton¨s guests they must 

be   welcome�察  �and   Lucy�察  �who   had       long   wanted   to   be    personally 

known to the family�察�to have a nearer view of their characters and 

her own difficulties�察�and   to  have   an   opportunity  of  endeavouring 

to please them�察�had seldom been happier in her life�察�than she was 

on receiving Mrs。 John Dashwood¨s card。 

    On Elinor its effect was very different。 She began immediately 

to   determine   that   Edward   who   lived   with   his   mother�察  �must   be 

asked as his mother was�察�to a party given by his sister�察�and to see 

him   for   the   first   time�察  �after   all   that   passed�察  �in   the   company   of 

Lucy� �she hardly knew how she could bear it� �

    These   apprehensions�察  �perhaps�察  �were   not   founded   entirely   on 

reason�察    �and   certainly    not   at  all  on   truth。   They    were    relieved 

however�察�not by her own recollection�察�but by the good will of Lucy�察�



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who believed herself to be inflicting a severe disappointment when 

she told her that Edward certainly  would not  be in   Harley´street 

on Tuesday�察�and even hoped to be carrying the pain still farther by 

persuading her that he was kept away by the extreme affection for 

herself�察�which he could not conceal when they were together。 

    The   important   Tuesday   came   that   was   to   introduce            the  two 

young ladies to this formidable mother´in´law。 

    ^Pity me�察�dear Miss Dashwood� 院�said Lucy�察�as they walked up 

the   stairs   together!for   the   Middletons   arrived   so   directly   after 

Mrs。     Jennings�察    �that  they    all  followed    the   servant    at  the   same 

time!^There   is   nobody   here   but   you�察         �that   can   feel  for   me。!I 

declare   I   can   hardly stand。   Good  gracious� �In   a  moment   I   shall 

see the person that all my happiness depends on!that is to be my 

mother� 院� 

    Elinor could have given her immediate relief by suggesting the 

possibility of its being Miss Morton¨s mother�察�rather than her own�察�

whom   they   were   about   to   behold�察  �but   instead   of   doing   that�察  �she 

assured her�察�and with great sincerity�察�that she did pity her!to the 

utter    amazement        of   Lucy�察   �who�察   �though     really    uncomfortable 

herself�察   �hoped   at   least   to   be   an  object   of  irrepressible     envy   to 

Elinor。 

    Mrs。     Ferrars     was    a   little�察 �thin   woman�察     �upright�察    �even    to 

formality�察    �in  her   figure�察   �and   serious�察   �even   to   sourness�察   �in   her 

aspect。     Her    complexion       was    sallow�察   �and    her    features    small�察�

without      beauty�察   �and   naturally     without    expression�察     �but   a  lucky 

contraction   of   the   brow   had   rescued   her   countenance   from   the 

disgrace   of   insipidity�察  �by   giving   it   the   strong   characters   of   pride 

and  ill nature。   She   was   not  a   woman   of   many   words�察  �for�察  �unlike 

people   in   general�察  �she   proportioned   them   to   the   number   of   her 



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ideas�察�and of the few syllables that did escape her�察�not one fell to 

the   share   of   Miss   Dashwood�察  �whom   she   eyed   with   the   spirited 

determination of disliking her at all events。 

    Elinor could not now   be made   unhappy by  this   behaviour。!A 

few months ago it would have hurt her exceedingly�察�but it was not 

in    Mrs。   Ferrars¨     power     to  distress    her   by   it  now�察�and        the 

difference of her manners to the Miss Steeles�察�a difference which 

seemed   purposely   made   to   humble   her   more�察  �only   amused   her。 

She   could   not   but   smile   to   see   the   graciousness   of   both   mother 

and daughter towards the very person!for Lucy was particularly 

distinguished!whom   of   all   others�察  �had   they   known   as   much   as 

she did�察�they would have been most anxious to mortify�察�while she 

herself�察   �who    had    comparatively      no   power     to  wound     them�察   �sat 

pointedly slighted by both。 But while she smiled at a graciousness 

so misapplied�察�she could not reflect on the mean´spirited folly from 

which it sprung�察�nor observe the studied attentions with which the 

Miss      Steeles     courted      its   continuance�察      �without      thoroughly 

despising them all four。 

    Lucy was all   exultation   on   being  so  honourably  distinguished�察�

and   Miss   Steele   wanted   only   to   be   teazed   about   Dr。   Davis   to  be 

perfectly happy。 

    The dinner was a grand one�察�the servants were numerous�察�and 

every   thing   bespoke   the   Mistress¨s   inclination   for   

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