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Lucy   was   come   to   them   by   that   time�察  �little   dreaming   what   was 

going   on。   Poor   soul�   �I   pity  her。   And   I   must   say�察  �I   think   she   was 

used   very  hardly�察  �for   your   sister   scolded   like   any   fury�察  �and   soon 

drove her into a fainting fit。   Nancy�察  �she  fell   upon  her  knees�察�and 

cried   bitterly�察  �and   your   brother�察  �he   walked   about   the   room�察  �and 

said   he   did   not   know   what   to   do。   Mrs。   Dashwood   declared   they 

should   not   stay   a   minute   longer   in   the   house�察  �and   your   brother 

was forced to go down upon his knees too�察�to persuade her to let 

them stay till they had packed up their clothes。 Then she fell into 

hysterics again�察�and he was so frightened that he  would send   for 

Mr。 Donavan�察�and Mr。 Donavan found the house in all this uproar。 

The carriage was at the door ready to take my poor cousins away�察�

and they were just stepping in as he came off�察�poor Lucy in such a 

condition�察  �he   says�察  �she   could   hardly   walk�察  �and   Nancy�察  �she   was 

almost as bad。 I declare�察�I have no patience with your sister�察�and I 

hope�察  �with  all  my  heart�察  �it   will   be   a   match   in   spite   of   her。   Lord� �

what a taking poor Mr。 Edward will be in when he hears of it� �To 

have his love used so scornfully� �for they say he is monstrous fond 

of her�察�as well he may。 I should not wonder�察�if he was to be in the 



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greatest passion� �and Mr。 Donavan thinks just the same。 He and 

I had a great deal of talk about it�察�and the best of all is�察�that he is 

gone back again to Harley´street�察�that he may be within call when 

Mrs。 Ferrars is told of it�察�for she was sent for as soon as ever my 

cousins   left   the   house�察  �for   your   sister   was   sure  she   would   be   in 

hysterics too�察�and so she may�察  �for  what  I   care。   I   have   no pity  for 

either of  them。   I   have  no  notion   of  people¨s making  such a   to´do 

about money and greatness。 There is no reason on earth why Mr。 

Edward   and   Lucy   should   not   marry�察  �for   I   am   sure   Mrs。   Ferrars 

may afford to do very well by her son�察�and though Lucy has next to 

nothing herself�察�she knows better than any body how to make the 

most  of  every  thing�察  �I   dare   say�察  �if  Mrs。 Ferrars   would   only   allow 

him five hundred a´year�察�she would make as good an appearance 

with   it   as   any   body   else   would   with   eight。   Lord�   �how   snug   they 

might   live   in   such   another   cottage   as   yours!or   a   little   bigger! 

with two maids�察�and two men�察�and I believe I could help them to a 

housemaid�察  �for  my  Betty   has   a   sister   out   of   place�察  �that   would   fit 

them exactly。 ̄ 

    Here Mrs。 Jennings ceased�察�and as Elinor had had time enough 

to collect her thoughts�察�she was able to give such an answer�察�and 

make      such     observations�察     �as   the   subject     might     naturally     be 

supposed to produce。 Happy to find that she was not suspected of 

any extraordinary interest in it�察�that Mrs。 Jennings ��as she had of 

late often hoped might be the case�� had ceased to imagine her at 

all   attached     to  Edward�察     �and   happy     above    all  the   rest�察 �in   the 

absence of Marianne�察�she felt very well able to speak of the affair 

without      embarrassment�察         �and    to   give   her    judgment�察     �as   she 

believed�察�with impartiality on the conduct of every one concerned 

in it。 



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    She   could   hardly   determine   what   her   own   expectation   of   its 

event   really   was�察    �though   she     earnestly   tried    to   drive  away   the 

notion   of   its   being   possible   to   end   otherwise   at   last�察  �than   in   the 

marriage of Edward and Lucy。 What Mrs。 Ferrars would say and 

do�察   �though    there    could    not   be  a   doubt    of  its  nature�察   �she   was 

anxious      to  hear�察  �and    still  more    anxious    to   know    how    Edward 

would   conduct   himself。   For  him   she   felt   much   compassion�察�for 

Lucy very little!and it cost her some pains to procure that little�察� 

for the rest of the party none at all。 

    As   Mrs。   Jennings   could   talk   on   no   other   subject�察  �Elinor   soon 

saw   the   necessity   of   preparing   Marianne   for   its        discussion。   No 

time was to be lost in undeceiving her�察�in making her acquainted 

with   the   real   truth�察  �and   in   endeavouring   to   bring   her   to   hear   it 

talked of by others�察�without betraying that she felt any uneasiness 

for her sister�察�or any resentment against Edward。 

    Elinor¨s   office   was   a   painful   one。!She   was   going   to   remove 

what   she   really   believed   to   be   her   sister¨s   chief   consolation�察�to 

give such particulars of Edward as she feared would ruin him for 

ever     in   her    good     opinion�察�and         to   make      Marianne�察      �by   a 

resemblance   in   their   situations�察  �which   to  her   fancy   would   seem 

strong�察     �feel   all   her    own     disappointment          over    again。     But 

unwelcome  as  such a   task   must be�察  �it  was necessary   to   be   done�察�

and Elinor therefore hastened to perform it。 

    She was very far from wishing to dwell on her own feelings�察�or 

to represent herself as suffering much�察�any otherwise than as the 

self´command         she    had   practised     since    her   first  knowledge       of 

Edward¨s        engagement�察       �might      suggest     a   hint    of   what     was 

practicable to Marianne。 Her narration was clear and simple�察�and 

though      it   could    not   be    given    without     emotion�察     �it  was     not 



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accompanied         by   violent   agitation�察   �nor   impetuous       grief。!That 

belonged rather to the hearer�察�for Marianne listened with horror�察�

and cried excessively。 Elinor was to be the comforter of others in 

her own distresses�察�no less than in theirs�察�and all the comfort that 

could be given by assurances of her own composure of mind�察�and a 

very    earnest    vindication     of  Edward      from    every   charge     but  of 

imprudence�察�was readily offered。 

    But    Marianne      for  some     time   would     give   credit   to  neither。 

Edward       seemed     a   second    Willoughby�察      �and   acknowledging        as 

Elinor  did�察 �that  she had loved   him  most  sincerely�察  �could   she   feel 

less than herself� �As for Lucy Steele�察�she considered her so totally 

unamiable�察  �so   absolutely   incapable   of   attaching   a   sensible   man�察�

that she could not be persuaded at first to believe�察�and afterwards 

to pardon�察�any former affection of Edward for her。 She would not 

even     admit   it  to  have   been    natural�察  �and    Elinor   left  her   to  be 

convinced that it was so�察�by that which only could convince her�察�a 

better knowledge of mankind。 

    Her  first  communication   had   reached   no   farther   than   to   state 

the fact of the engagement�察�and the length of time it had existed。! 

Marianne¨s   feelings   had   then   broken   in�察  �and   put   an   end       to   all 

regularity of detail�察�and for some time all that could be done was to 

soothe      her    distress�察   �lessen     her    alarms�察    �and    combat       her 

resentment。   The   first   question   o

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