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

they were different�察�Robert exclaimed to her himself in the course 

of a quarter of an hour¨s conversation�察�for�察�talking of his brother�察�

and   lamenting   the      extreme  gaucherie        which    he  really   believed 

kept     him    from    mixing     in   proper     society�察   �he   candidly     and 

generously attributed it much less to any natural deficiency�察�than 

to the misfortune of a private education�察�while he himself�察�though 

probably      without     any    particular�察   �any   material     superiority     by 

nature�察�merely from the advantage of a public school�察�was as well 

fitted to mix in the world as any other man。 

    ^Upon my soul�察院�he added�察 �I believe it is nothing more�察�and so 

I   often   tell   my   mother�察  �when   she   is   grieving   about   it。   `My   dear 

Madam�察�   I always   say  to   her�察   �you   must   make   yourself   easy。   The 

evil is now irremediable�察�and it has been entirely your own doing。 

Why   would   you   be   persuaded   by   my   uncle�察  �Sir   Robert�察  �against 

your own judgment�察�to place Edward under private tuition�察�at the 

most     critical   time   of   his  life�拭  �If  you   had    only   sent   him    to 



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Westminster         as  well   as   myself�察   �instead    of  sending      him    to  Mr。 

Pratt¨s�察  �all   this   would   have   been   prevented。¨   This   is   the   way   in 

which   I   always   consider   the   matter�察  �and   my   mother   is   perfectly 

convinced of her error。 ̄ 

    Elinor would not oppose his opinion�察�because�察�whatever might 

be her general estimation of the advantage of a public school�察�she 

could not think of Edward¨s abode in Mr。 Pratt¨s family�察�with any 

satisfaction。 

    ^You reside in Devonshire�察�I think�察院�was his next observation�察�

^in a cottage near Dawlish。 ̄ 

    Elinor   set   him   right   as   to   its   situation�察  �and   it   seemed   rather 

surprising to him that anybody could live in   Devonshire�察  �without 

living near Dawlish。 He bestowed his hearty approbation however 

on their species of house。 

    ^For my own part�察院�said he�察 �I am excessively fond of a cottage�察�

there   is   always   so   much   comfort�察  �so   much   elegance  about   them。 

And   I   protest�察  �if   I   had   any  money   to   spare�察  �I   should   buy   a   little 

land   and   build      one   myself�察   �within    a   short   distance    of  London�察�

where   I   might   drive   myself  down   at   any   time�察  �and   collect   a   few 

friends about me�察�and be happy。 I advise every body who is going 

to build�察�to build a cottage。 My friend Lord Courtland came to me 

the   other   day   on   purpose   to   ask   my   advice�察  �and   laid   before   me 

three   different  plans  of   Bonomi¨s。   I   was   to   decide   on   the   best   of 

them。 `My dear Courtland�察� said I�察�immediately throwing them all 

into the fire�察 �do not adopt either of them�察�but by all means build a 

cottage。¨ And that I fancy�察�will be the end of it。 

    ^Some   people   imagine   that   there   can   be   no   accommodations�察�

no space in a cottage�察�but this is all a mistake。 I was last month at 

my   friend   Elliott¨s�察  �near   Dartford。   Lady   Elliott   wished   to   give   a 



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dance。 `But how can it be done�拭� said she�察 �my dear Ferrars�察�do tell 

me   how  it  is   to  be managed。   There   is not   a   room   in   this   cottage 

that    will   hold    ten    couple�察   �and    where      can   the    supper     be�拭�    I 

immediately  saw  that  there   could  be no  difficulty  in   it�察  �so   I   said�察�

`My  dear  Lady  Elliott�察  �do not  be   uneasy。   The dining  parlour   will 

admit eighteen couple with ease�察�card´tables may be placed in the 

drawing´room�察          �the   library     may     be   open     for    tea   and     other 

refreshments�察  �and   let   the   supper   be   set   out   in   the   saloon。¨   Lady 

Elliott  was delighted   with  the   thought。   We   measured   the   dining´ 

room�察  �and   found   it   would   hold   exactly   eighteen   couple�察  �and   the 

affair  was   arranged   precisely   after   my   plan。   So   that�察  �in   fact�察  �you 

see�察�if people do but know how to set about it�察�every comfort may 

be as well enjoyed in a cottage as in the most spacious dwelling。 ̄ 

    Elinor   agreed   to   it   all�察  �for   she   did   not   think   he   deserved   the 

compliment of rational opposition。 

    As   John   Dashwood   had   no   more   pleasure   in   music   than   his 

eldest   sister�察  �his   mind   was   equally   at   liberty   to   fix   on   any   thing 

else�察   �and    a  thought     struck    him    during     the   evening�察    �which     he 

communicated           to   his  wife�察  �for   her   approbation�察     �when     they    got 

home。 The consideration of Mrs。 Dennison¨s mistake�察�in supposing 

his sisters their guests�察�had suggested the propriety of their being 

really invited to become such�察�while Mrs。 Jenning¨s engagements 

kept     her    from     home。      The     expense      would      be    nothing�察    �the 

inconvenience not more�察�and it was altogether an attention which 

the   delicacy   of   his   conscience   pointed   out   to   be   requisite   to   its 

complete   enfranchisement  from   his   promise   to   his   father。   Fanny 

was startled at the proposal。 

    ^I do not see how it can be done�察院�said she�察 �without affronting 

Lady   Middleton�察  �for   they   spend   every   day   with   her�察  �otherwise   I 



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should be exceedingly glad to do it。 You know I am always ready 

to pay them any attention in my power�察�as my taking them out this 

evening shews。 But they are Lady Middleton¨s visitors。 How can I 

ask them away from her�拭院�

    Her husband�察�but with great humility�察�did not  see   the   force   of 

her objection。 ^They had already spent a week in this manner in 

Conduit´street�察  �and   Lady   Middleton   could   not   be           displeased   at 

their giving the same number of days to such near relations。 ̄ 

    Fanny paused a moment�察�and then�察�with fresh vigour�察�said�察�

    ^My   love   I   would   ask   them   with   all   my   heart�察  �if  it   was   in   my 

power。 But I had just settled within myself to ask the Miss Steeles 

to   spend   a   few   days   with   us。   They   are   very   well   behaved�察  �good 

kind   of   girls�察  �and   I   think   the   attention   is   due   to   them�察  �as   their 

uncle did   so  very  well by  Edward。  We can   ask   your  sisters some 

other year�察�you know�察�but the Miss Steeles may not be in town any 

more。 I am sure you will like them�察�indeed�察�you do like them�察�you 

know�察  �very   much   already�察  �and   so  does   my  mother�察  �and   they   are 

such favourites with Harry� 院�

    Mr。 Dashwood was convinced。 He saw the necessity of inviting 

the Miss Steeles immediately�察�and his conscience was pacified by 

the resolution of inviting his sisters another year�察�at the same time�察�

however�察      �slyly  suspecting      that   another     year   would     make     the 

invitation      needless�察    �by   bringing     Elinor     to  town     as   Colonel 

Brandon¨s wife�察�and Marianne as their visitor。 

    Fanny�察�rejoicing in her escape�察�and proud of the ready wit that 

had   procured it�察  �wrote   the   next  morning  to   Lucy�察 �

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