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Elinor was very angry�察�but Marianne seemed entirely insensible
of the sting�察�for she calmly replied�察�
^Not so�察 �indeed�察 �for�察 �seriously speaking�察 �I am very sure that
conscience only kept Edward from Harley´street。 And I really
believe he has the most delicate conscience in the world�察�the most
scrupulous in performing every engagement�察�however minute�察�and
however it may make against his interest or pleasure。 He is the
most fearful of giving pain�察�of wounding expectation�察�and the most
incapable of being selfish�察�of any body I ever saw。 Edward�察�it is so�察�
and I will say it。 What� �are you never to hear yourself praised� �
Then you must be no friend of mine�察�for those who will accept of
my love and esteem�察�must submit to my open commendation。 ̄
The nature of her commendation�察�in the present case�察�however�察�
happened to be particularly ill´suited to the feelings of two thirds
of her auditors�察�and was so very unexhilarating to Edward�察�that he
very soon got up to go away。
^Going so soon� 院 �said Marianne�察 �my dear Edward�察 �this must
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not be。 ̄
And drawing him a little aside�察 �she whispered her persuasion
that Lucy could not stay much longer。 But even this
encouragement failed�察�for he would go�察�and Lucy�察�who would have
outstaid him�察�had his visit lasted two hours�察�soon afterwards went
away。
^What can bring her here so often�拭院 �said Marianne�察 �on her
leaving them。 ^Could not she see that we wanted her gone� �how
teazing to Edward� 院�
^Why so�拭�we were all his friends�察 �and Lucy has been the
longest known to him of any。 It is but natural that he should like to
see her as well as ourselves。 ̄
Marianne looked at her steadily�察�and said�察 �You know�察 �Elinor�察�
that this is a kind of talking which I cannot bear。 If you only hope
to have your assertion contradicted�察 �as I must suppose to be the
case�察�you ought to recollect that I am the last person in the world
to do it。 I cannot descend to be tricked out of assurances�察�that are
not really wanted。 ̄
She then left the room�察�and Elinor dared not follow her to say
more�察�for bound as she was by her promise of secrecy to Lucy�察�she
could give no information that would convince Marianne�察 �and
painful as the consequences of her still continuing in an error
might be�察�she was obliged to submit to it。 All that she could hope�察�
was that Edward would not often expose her or himself to the
distress of hearing Marianne¨s mistaken warmth�察 �nor to the
repetition of any other part of the pain that had attended their
recent meeting!and this she had every reason to expect。
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ithin a few days after this meeting�察 �the newspapers
Wannounced to the world�察 �that the lady of Thomas
Palmer�察�Esq。 was safely delivered of a son and heir�察�a
very interesting and satisfactory paragraph�察 �at least to all those
intimate connections who knew it before。
This event�察 �highly important to Mrs。 Jennings¨s happiness�察�
produced a temporary alteration in the disposal of her time�察�and
influenced�察�in a like degree�察�the engagements of her young friends�察�
for as she wished to be as much as possible with Charlotte�察 �she
went thither every morning as soon as she was dressed�察�and did
not return till late in the evening�察�and the Miss Dashwoods�察�at the
particular request of the Middletons�察�spent the whole of every day�察�
in every day in Conduit´street。 For their own comfort they would
much rather have remained�察 �at least all the morning�察 �in Mrs。
Jennings¨s house�察 �but it was not a thing to be urged against the
wishes of everybody。 Their hours were therefore made over to
Lady Middleton and the two Miss Steeles�察�by whom their company
was in fact as little valued�察�as it was professedly sought。
They had too much sense to be desirable companions to the
former�察�and by the latter they were considered with a jealous eye�察�
as intruding on their ground�察�and sharing the kindness which they
wanted to monopolize。 Though nothing could be more polite than
Lady Middleton¨s behaviour to Elinor and Marianne�察 �she did not
really like them at all。 Because they neither flattered herself nor
her children�察 �she could not believe them good´natured�察 �and
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because they were fond of reading�察 �she fancied them satirical�此�
perhaps without exactly knowing what it was to be satirical�察 �but
that did not signify。 It was censure in common use�察 �and easily
given。
Their presence was a restraint both on her and on Lucy。 It
checked the idleness of one�察 �and the business of the other。 Lady
Middleton was ashamed of doing nothing before them�察 �and the
flattery which Lucy was proud to think of and administer at other
times�察�she feared they would despise her for offering。 Miss Steele
was the least discomposed of the three�察 �by their presence�察�and it
was in their power to reconcile her to it entirely。 Would either of
them only have given her a full and minute account of the whole
affair between Marianne and Mr。 Willoughby�察 �she would have
thought herself amply rewarded for the sacrifice of the best place
by the fire after dinner�察 �which their arrival occasioned。 But this
conciliation was not granted�察 �for though she often threw out
expressions of pity for her sister to Elinor�察 �and more than once
dropt a reflection on the inconstancy of beaux before Marianne�察�no
effect was produced�察�but a look of indifference from the former�察�or
of disgust in the latter。 An effort even yet lighter might have made
her their friend。 Would they only have laughed at her about the
Doctor� �But so little were they�察�anymore than the others�察�inclined
to oblige her�察�that if Sir John dined from home�察�she might spend a
whole day without hearing any other raillery on the subject�察�than
what she was kind enough to bestow on herself。
All these jealousies and discontents�察 �however�察 �were so totally
unsuspected by Mrs。 Jennings�察 �that she thought it a delightful
thing for the girls to be together�察�and generally congratulated her
young friends every night�察 �on having escaped the company of a
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stupid old woman so long。 She joined them sometimes at Sir
John¨s�察 �sometimes at her own house�察 �but wherever