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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