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thing   equal   to   your   sense   of   his   merits。   I   have   not   had   so   many 

opportunities of estimating the minuter  propensities   of  his   mind�察�

his   inclinations   and   tastes�察  �as   you   have�察  �but   I   have   the   highest 

opinion in the world of his goodness and sense。 I think him every 

thing that is worthy and amiable。 ̄ 

    ^I   am   sure�察院   �replied    Elinor�察  �with   a   smile�察   �that   his  dearest 

friends could not be dissatisfied with such commendation as that。 I 

do not perceive how you could express yourself more warmly。 ̄ 

    Marianne was rejoiced to find her sister so easily pleased。 

    ^Of his sense and his goodness�察院�continued Elinor�察 �no one can�察�

I think�察�be in doubt�察�who has seen him often enough to engage him 

in   unreserved   conversation。   The   excellence   of   his   understanding 

and his principles can be concealed only by that shyness which too 

often   keeps  him silent。   You  know  enough  of  him   to  do   justice   to 

his solid worth。 But of his minuter propensities as you call them�察�

you   have   from   peculiar   circumstances   been   kept   more   ignorant 

than   myself。   He   and   I   have   been   at   times   thrown   a      good   deal 

together�察    �while    you   have    been    wholly     engrossed      on   the   most 

affectionate   principle   by   my   mother。   I   have   seen   a   great   deal   of 

him�察    �have    studied    his   sentiments      and    heard     his   opinion     on 

subjects of literature and taste�察�and�察�upon the whole�察�I venture to 

pronounce   that   his       mind   is  well´informed�察      �enjoyment      of   books 

exceedingly great�察�his imagination lively�察�his observation just and 

correct�察    �and   his  taste   delicate    and   pure。    His   abilities   in  every 

respect improve as much upon acquaintance as his manners and 

person。 At first sight�察�his address is certainly not striking�察�and his 

person   can   hardly   be   called   handsome�察  �till   the   expression   of   his 



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eyes�察�which are   uncommonly  good�察�and   the   general   sweetness   of 

his countenance�察�is perceived。 At present�察�I know him so well�察�that 

I think him really handsome�察�or at least�察�almost so。 What say you�察�

Marianne�拭院�

    ^I shall very soon think him handsome�察�Elinor�察�if I do not now。 

When   you   tell   me   to   love   him   as   a   brother�察  �I   shall   no   more   see 

imperfection in his face�察�than I now do in his heart。 ̄ 

    Elinor started at this declaration�察�and was sorry for the warmth 

she    had   been    betrayed    into�察 �in  speaking     of  him。   She   felt  that 

Edward stood very high in her opinion。 She believed the regard to 

be    mutual�察   �but   she   required     greater    certainty    of  it  to  make 

Marianne¨s   conviction   of   their   attachment   agreeable   to   her。   She 

knew      that   what    Marianne      and    her   mother     conjectured      one 

moment�察  �they  believed   the   next!that   with   them�察  �to   wish   was   to 

hope�察�and to hope was to expect。 She tried to explain the real state 

of the case to her sister。 

    ^I do not attempt to deny�察院�said she�察 �that I think very highly of 

him!that I greatly esteem�察�that I like him。 ̄ 

    Marianne here burst forth with indignation! 

    ^Esteem   him�   �Like   him�   �Cold´hearted   Elinor�   �Oh�   �worse   than 

cold´hearted� �Ashamed of being otherwise。 Use those words again�察�

and I will leave the room this moment。 ̄ 

    Elinor could not help laughing。 ^Excuse me�察院�said she�察 �and be 

assured that I meant no offence to you�察�by speaking�察�in so quiet a 

way�察�of my own feelings。 Believe them to be stronger than I have 

declared�察�believe them�察�in short�察�to be   such as   his  merit�察�and   the 

suspicion!the hope of his affection for me may warrant�察�without 

imprudence or folly。 But farther than this you must not believe。 I 

am by no means assured of his regard for me。 There are moments 



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when   the   extent  of  it  seems   doubtful�察  �and   till   his   sentiments   are 

fully    known�察    �you   cannot     wonder      at  my    wishing     to  avoid    any 

encouragement   of         my   own     partiality�察  �by   believing    or   calling   it 

more than it is。 In my heart I feel little!scarcely any doubt of his 

preference。 But there are other points to be considered besides his 

inclination。      He   is  very    far  from    being    independent。       What     his 

mother   really   is   we   cannot   know�察  �but�察  �from   Fanny¨s   occasional 

mention       of   her   conduct      and    opinions�察    �we    have    never    been 

disposed   to   think   her   amiable�察  �and   I   am   very   much   mistaken   if 

Edward is not himself aware that there would be many difficulties 

in   his   way�察  �if   he   were   to   wish   to   marry   a   woman   who   had   not 

either a great fortune or high rank。 ̄ 

    Marianne was astonished to find how much the imagination of 

her mother and herself had outstripped the truth。 

    ^And     you    really   are  not   engaged      to  him� 院   �said   she。   ^Yet   it 

certainly soon will happen。 But two advantages will proceed from 

this   delay。   I   shall   not   lose  you   so   soon�察  �and   Edward     will   have 

greater      opportunity      of   improving      that   natural     taste   for   your 

favourite     pursuit   which   must   be       so  indispensably       necessary     to 

your future felicity。 Oh� �if he should be so far stimulated by your 

genius as to learn to draw himself�察�how delightful it would be� 院�

    Elinor  had   given  her  real   opinion   to   her   sister。   She   could   not 

consider   her   partiality   for   Edward   in   so   prosperous   a         state   as 

Marianne   had   believed   it。   There   was�察  �at   times�察  �a   want   of   spirits 

about      him    which�察   �if  it  did   not   denote     indifference�察     �spoke    a 

something        almost     as   unpromising。        A    doubt     of   her   regard�察�

supposing him to feel it�察�need not give him more than inquietude。 

It   would   not   be   likely   to   produce   that   dejection   of   mind   which 

frequently attended him。 A more reasonable cause might be found 



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in   the   dependent   situation      which   forbad     the   indulgence     of  his 

affection。 She knew that his mother neither behaved to him so as 

to   make   his   home   comfortable   at   present�察  �nor   to   give   him   any 

assurance that he might form a home for himself�察�without strictly 

attending      to  her   views    for   his  aggrandisement。         With    such   a 

knowledge as this�察�it was impossible for Elinor to feel easy on the 

subject。     She    was    far  from    depending       on   that   result    of  his 

preference of her�察�which her mother and sister still considered as 

certain。   Nay�察    �the  longer   they   were    together    the   more    doubtful 

seemed the nature of his regard�察�and sometimes�察�for a few painful 

minutes�察�she believed it to be no more than friendship。 

    But�察  �whatever   might   really   be   its   limits�察  �it   was   enough�察  �when 

perceived by his sister�察�to make her uneasy�察�and at the same time�察�

��which was still more common�撮� to make her uncivil。 She took the 

first opportunity of affronting her mother´in´law on the   occas

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