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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   it   was�察           �she 

always   came   in   excellent   spirits�察  �full   of   delight   and   importance�察�

attributing   Charlotte¨s   well   doing   to   her   own   care�察  �and   ready   to 

give   so   exact�察  �so   minute   a   detail   of   her   situation�察  �as   only   Miss 

Steele had curiosity enough to desire。 One   thing did  disturb   her�察�

and of that she made her daily complaint。 Mr。 Palmer maintained 

the common�察�but unfatherly opinion among his sex�察�of all infants 

being   alike�察  �and   though   she   could   plainly   perceive�察  �at   different 

times�察�the most striking resemblance between this baby and every 

one   of   his   relations   on   both   sides�察  �there   was   no   convincing   his 

father  of  it�察  �no  persuading  him   to   believe   that   it   was   not   exactly 

like    every    other   baby     of  the   same    age�察  �nor    could    he   even    be 

brought   to   acknowledge   the   simple   proposition   of   its   being   the 

finest child in the world。 

    I   come   now   to   the   relation   of   a   misfortune�察  �which   about   this 

time   befell   Mrs。   John   Dashwood。   It   so   happened   that   while   her 

two sisters with Mrs。 Jennings were first calling on her in Harley´ 

street�察�another of her acquaintance had dropt in!a circumstance 

in itself not apparently likely to produce evil to her。 But while the 

imaginations of other people will carry them away to form wrong 

judgments         of   our    conduct�察    �and     to   decide     on    it  by    slight 

appearances�察�one¨s happiness must in some measure be always at 

the mercy of chance。 In the present instance�察�this last´arrived lady 

allowed   her  fancy  to  so  far  outrun   truth  and   probability�察  �that   on 

merely        hearing      the    name       of   the    Miss      Dashwoods�察        �and 

understanding           them      to    be    Mr。     Dashwood¨s          sisters�察   �she 

immediately   concluded   them   to   be   staying   in   Harley´street�察  �and 

this    misconstruction        produced      within   a   day   or   two    afterwards�察�



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cards of invitation for them as well as for their brother and sister�察�

to a small musical party at her house。 The consequence of which 

was�察�that Mrs。 John Dashwood was obliged to submit not only to 

the   exceedingly   great   inconvenience   of   sending   her   carriage   for 

the Miss Dashwoods�察�but�察�what was still worse�察�must be subject to 

all the   unpleasantness   of  appearing  to  treat  them   with  attention�此�

and who could tell that they might not expect to go out with her a 

second time�拭�The power of disappointing them�察�it was true�察�must 

always   be   her¨s。   But   that   was   not   enough�察  �for   when   people   are 

determined on a mode of conduct which they know to be  wrong�察�

they feel injured by the expectation of any thing better from them。 

    Marianne had now been brought by degrees�察�so much into the 

habit    of  going    out   every   day�察  �that   it  was   become     a  matter     of 

indifference   to   her�察  �whether   she   went   or   not�此  �and   she   prepared 

quietly and mechanically for every evening¨s engagement�察�though 

without   expecting   the       smallest   amusement   from         any�察  �and   very 

often without knowing�察�till the last moment�察�where it was to take 

her。 

    To    her   dress    and   appearance       she   was    grown     so   perfectly 

indifferent�察  �as   not   to   bestow   half   the   consideration   on   it�察  �during 

the whole of her toilet�察�which it received   from   Miss  Steele in   the 

first   five   minutes   of   their   being   together�察  �when   it   was   finished。 

Nothing   escaped       her   minute     observation   and      general    curiosity�察�

she saw every thing�察�and asked every thing�察�was never easy till she 

knew      the  price   of  every    part   of  Marianne¨s      dress�察  �could    have 

guessed the number of her gowns altogether with better judgment 

than Marianne herself�察�and was   not  without  hopes   of  finding  out 

before   they   parted�察  �how   much   her   washing   cost   per   week�察  �and 

how     much      she   had    every    year   to   spend     upon    herself。    The 



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impertinence of these kind of scrutinies�察�moreover�察�was generally 

concluded with a compliment�察�which though meant as its douceur�察�

was   considered   by   Marianne   as   the   greatest   impertinence   of   all�察�

for   after   undergoing   an   examination   into   the   value   and   make   of 

her   gown�察  �the   colour   of   her   shoes�察  �and   the   arrangement   of   her 

hair�察  �she   was  almost  sure   of being  told   that   upon   ^her   word   she 

looked vastly smart�察�and she dared to say she would make a great 

many conquests。 ̄ 

    With   such   encouragement   as   this�察  �was   she   dismissed   on   the 

present occasion�察�to her brother¨s carriage�察�which they were ready 

to enter five minutes after it stopped at the door�察�a punctuality not 

very   agreeable   to   their   sister´in´law�察  �who   had   preceded   them   to 

the   house   of   her   acquaintance�察  �and   was   there   hoping   for   some 

delay on their part that might inconvenience either herself or her 

coachman。 

    The    events    of  this   evening     were   not   very   remarkable。       The 

party�察   �like  other    musical    parties�察  �comprehended         a   great   many 

people who had real taste for the performance�察�and a great many 

more who had none at all�察�and the performers themselves were�察�as 

usual�察�in their own estimation�察�and that of their immediate friends�察�

the first private performers in England。 

    As Elinor was neither musical�察�nor affecting to be so�察�she made 

no    scruple     of   turning    her    eyes    from    the   grand     pianofort└�察�

whenever it suited her�察�and unrestrained even by the presence of a 

harp�察  �and   violoncello�察  �would   fix   them   at   pleasure   on   any   other 

object in the room。 In one of these excursive glances she perceived 

among a group of young men�察�the very he�察�who had given them a 

lecture     on   toothpick´cases      at  Gray¨s。    She    perceived     him    soon 

afterwards       looking    at  herself�察   �and    speaking     familiarly    to   her 



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brother�察  �and   had   just  determined   to   find   out   his   name   from   the 

latter�察  �when     they   both   came    towards     her�察  �and   Mr。   Dashwood 

introduced him to her as Mr。 Robert Ferrars。 

    He addressed her with easy civility�察�and twisted his head into a 

bow which assured her as plainly as words could have done�察�that 

he was exactly the coxcomb she had heard him described to be by 

Lucy。   Happy   had   it   been   for   her�察  �if   her   regard   for   Edward   had 

depended less on his own merit�察�than on the merit of his nearest 

relations� �For then his brother¨s bow must have given the finishing 

stroke to what the ill´humour of his mother and sister would have 

begun。 But while she wondered at the difference of the two young 

men�察�she did not find that the emptiness of conceit of the one�察�put 

her out of all charity with the modesty and worth of the other。 Why 

they were 

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