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

resentment。   The   first   question   on   her   side�察  �which   led   to   farther 

particulars�察�was�察�

    ^How long has this been known to you�察�Elinor�拭�has he written 

to you�拭院�

    ^I   have  known   it  these  four  months。  When  Lucy  first  came   to 

Barton      Park   last  November�察      �she   told  me   in  confidence      of  her 

engagement。 ̄ 



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   At   these   words�察  �Marianne¨s   eyes   expressed   the   astonishment 

which     her  lips  could   not   utter。  After   a  pause   of  wonder�察    �she 

exclaimed! 

    ^Four months� �Have you known of this four months�拭院�

   Elinor confirmed it。 

    ^What� �while attending me in all my misery�察�has this been on 

your heart�拭�And I have reproached you for being happy� 院� 

    ^It was not fit that you should then know how much I was the 

reverse� 院�

    ^Four      months� 院�cried         Marianne       again。!^So       calm� �so 

cheerful� �how have you been supported�拭院� 

    ^By   feeling   that   I   was   doing   my   duty。!My   promise   to   Lucy�察�

obliged me to be secret。 I owed it to her�察�therefore�察�to avoid giving 

any hint of the truth�察�and I owed it to my family and friends�察�not to 

create in them a solicitude about me�察�which it could not be in my 

power to satisfy。 ̄ 

   Marianne seemed much struck。 

    ^I   have   very   often   wished     to  undeceive     yourself    and   my 

mother�察院�added Elinor�察 �and once or twice I have attempted it�察� 

but    without   betraying    my    trust�察 �I  never  could   have   convinced 

you。 ̄ 

    ^Four months� �and yet you loved him� 院� 

    ^Yes。   But   I   did   not   love   only   him�察�and   while   the   comfort   of 

others was dear to me�察�I was glad to spare them from knowing how 

much I felt。 Now�察�I can think and speak of it with little emotion。 I 

would   not   have   you   suffer   on   my  account�察  �for   I   assure   you   I   no 

longer suffer materially myself。 I have many things to support me。 

I am not conscious of having provoked the disappointment by any 

imprudence       of  my   own�察   �I  have   borne   it  as  much    as  possible 



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without      spreading      it  farther。    I  acquit     Edward      of   essential 

misconduct。 I wish him very happy�察�and I am so sure of his always 

doing his duty�察�that though now he  may  harbour  some   regret�察  �in 

the end he must become so。 Lucy does not want sense�察�and that is 

the    foundation     on   which   every   thing   good     may   be   built。!And 

after   all�察  �Marianne�察  �after   all   that   is   bewitching   in   the   idea   of   a 

single and constant  attachment�察  �and all   that  can be   said  of  one¨s 

happiness   depending   entirely   on   any   particular   person�察  �it   is   not 

meant!it       is  not   fit!it  is  not   possible    that   it  should   be   so。! 

Edward       will  marry    Lucy�察   �he   will  marry    a  woman      superior    in 

person and understanding to half her sex�察�and time and habit will 

teach     him   to  forget   that   he   ever   thought    another     superior    to 

her。 ̄! 

    ^If such is your way of thinking�察院�said Marianne�察 �if the loss of 

what is most valued is so easily to be made up by something else�察�

your resolution�察�your self´command�察�are�察�perhaps�察�a little less to be 

wondered          at。!They         are      brought       more       within       my 

comprehension。 ̄ 

    ^I   understand   you。!You   do   not   suppose   that   I   have   ever   felt 

much。!For four months�察�Marianne�察�I have had all this hanging on 

my     mind�察   �without    being    at  liberty   to  speak    of  it  to  a  single 

creature�察  �knowing   that   it   would   make   you   and   my   mother   most 

unhappy whenever it were explained to you�察�yet unable to prepare 

you for it in the least。!It was told me�察�it was in a manner forced 

on me by the very person herself�察�whose prior engagement ruined 

all   my  prospects�察�and   told me�察�as   I   thought�察  �with  triumph。!This 

person¨s      suspicions�察     �therefore�察    �I  have     had    to   oppose�察     �by 

endeavouring to appear indifferent where I have been most deeply 

interested�察�and it has not been only once�察�I have had her hopes 



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and exultation to listen to again and again。!I have known myself 

to    be   divided     from    Edward      for   ever�察  �without     hearing     one 

circumstance   that   could   make   me   less   desire   the   connection。! 

Nothing has proved him unworthy�察�nor has anything declared him 

indifferent to me。!I have had to contend against the unkindness 

of his sister�察�and the insolence of his mother�察�and have suffered the 

punishment of an attachment�察�without enjoying  its advantages。! 

And all this has been going on   at a   time�察  �when�察  �as   you  know  too 

well�察�it has not been my  only  unhappiness。!If  you  can   think me 

capable      of  ever   feeling!surely       you   may    suppose     that   I  have 

suffered now。 The composure of mind with which I have brought 

myself   at   present   to   consider   the   matter�察  �the   consolation   that   I 

have   been   willing  to  admit�察  �have   been   the   effect   of   constant   and 

painful exertion�察�they did not spring up of themselves�察�they did 

not occur to relieve my spirits at first。!No�察�Marianne。!Then�察�if I 

had not been bound   to  silence�察  �perhaps nothing  could   have kept 

me   entirely!not   even   what   I   owed   to   my   dearest   friends!from 

openly shewing that I was very unhappy。 ̄! 

    Marianne was quite subdued。! 

    ^Oh�   �Elinor�察院  �she   cried�察   �you   have   made   me   hate   myself   for 

ever。!How  barbarous   have  I   been   to   you� �you�察  �who   have   been 

my only comfort�察�who have borne with me in all my misery�察  �who 

have seemed to be only suffering for me� �Is this my gratitude�拭� 

Is this the only return I can make you�拭�Because your merit cries 

out upon myself�察�I have been trying to do it away。 ̄ 

    The    tenderest     caresses     followed    this  confession。     In   such   a 

frame     of  mind    as  she   was   now    in�察 �Elinor    had   no  difficulty   in 

obtaining   from   her   whatever   promise   she   required�察  �and   at   her 

request�察�Marianne engaged never to speak of the affair to any one 



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with   the   least   appearance   of   bitterness�察�to   meet   Lucy   without 

betraying the smallest increase of dislike to her�察�and even to see 

Edward   himself�察  �if   chance   should   bring   them   together�察  �without 

any     diminution       of   her   usual     cordiality。!These         were    great 

concessions�察�but   where   Marianne   felt   that   she   had   injured�察  �no 

reparation could be too much for her to make。 

    She performed her promise of being discreet�察�to admiration。! 

She attended to all that Mrs。 Jennings had to say upon the subject�察�

with   an   unchanging   complexion�察  �dissented   from   her   in   nothing�察�

and was heard three times to say�察 �Yes�察�ma¨am。 ̄!She listened to 

her   praise   of   Lucy   with   only   movin

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