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great。 ̄ 

   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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                              CHAPTER XIV 



               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   

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