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her   praise   of   Lucy   with   only   moving   from   one   chair   to   another�察�

and when Mrs。 Jennings talked   of  Edward¨s affection�察 �it  cost  her 

only   a   spasm   in   her   throat。!Such  advances   towards   heroism   in 

her sister�察�made Elinor feel equal to any thing herself。 

    The   next   morning   brought   a   farther   trial   of   it�察  �in   a   visit   from 

their brother�察�who came with a most serious aspect to talk over the 

dreadful affair�察�and bring them news of his wife。 

    ^You  have   heard�察  �I   suppose�察院 �said   he   with  great  solemnity�察  �as 

soon   as   he  was seated�察  �of  the  very  shocking  discovery  that  took 

place under our roof yesterday。 ̄ 

    They all looked their assent�察�it seemed too awful a moment for 

speech。 

    ^Your     sister�察院  �he   continued�察     �has    suffered    dreadfully。     Mrs。 

Ferrars     too!in   short   it   has   been   a   scene    of  such   complicated 

distress!but I will hope that the storm may be weathered without 

our    being   any    of  us  quite    overcome。     Poor    Fanny�     �she   was   in 

hysterics     all  yesterday。     But   I  would    not   alarm    you   too   much。 

Donavan says there is nothing materially to be apprehended�察�her 

constitution is a good one�察�and her resolution equal to any thing。 



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She has borne it all�察�with the fortitude  of  an angel�  �She  says   she 

never shall think well of anybody again�察�and one cannot wonder at 

it�察�after being so deceived� �meeting with such ingratitude�察�where 

so much kindness had been shewn�察�so much confidence had been 

placed� �It was quite out of the benevolence of her heart�察�that she 

had asked these young women to her house�察  �merely  because she 

thought      they   deserved      some    attention�察   �were     harmless�察    �well´ 

behaved   girls�察  �and   would   be   pleasant   companions�察  �for   otherwise 

we both wished very much to have invited you and Marianne to be 

with us�察�while your kind friend there�察�was attending her daughter。 

And now to be so rewarded�  �I wish�察�with all my heart�察� says poor 

Fanny   in   her   affectionate   way�察   �that   we   had   asked   your   sisters 

instead of them。¨ ̄ 

    Here he stopped to be thanked�察�which being done�察�he went on。 

    ^What poor Mrs。 Ferrars suffered�察�when first Fanny broke it to 

her�察�is not to be described。 While she with the truest affection had 

been   planning   a   most   eligible   connection   for   him�察  �was   it   to   be 

supposed that he could be all the time secretly engaged to another 

person� �such a suspicion could  never  have   entered   her  head�  �If 

she suspected any prepossession elsewhere�察�it could not be in that 

quarter。 `There�察�to be sure�察� said she�察 �I might have thought myself 

safe。¨ She was quite in an agony。 We consulted together�察�however�察�

as to what should be done�察�and at last she determined to send for 

Edward。 He came。 But I am sorry to relate what ensued。 All that 

Mrs。 Ferrars could say to make him put an end to the engagement�察�

assisted     too  as  you    may    well  suppose     by   my   arguments�察     �and 

Fanny¨s   entreaties�察  �was   of   no   avail。   Duty�察  �affection�察  �every   thing 

was     disregarded。      I  never     thought     Edward      so   stubborn�察    �so 

unfeeling before。 His mother explained to him her liberal designs�察�



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in case of his marrying Miss Morton�察�told him she would settle on 

him the Norfolk estate�察�which�察�clear of land´tax�察�brings in   a   good 

thousand   a´year�察  �offered   even�察  �when   matters   grew   desperate�察  �to 

make      it  twelve   hundred�察    �and    in  opposition     to  this�察 �if  he  still 

persisted   in   this   low   connection�察  �represented   to   him   the   certain 

penury that must attend the match。 His own two thousand pounds 

she   protested   should   be   his   all�察  �she   would   never   see   him   again�察�

and     so   far   would    she    be   from    affording     him    the   smallest 

assistance�察�that if he were to enter into any profession with a view 

of   better   support�察  �she   would   do  all   in   her   power   to   prevent   him 

advancing in it。 ̄ 

    Here Marianne�察�in an ecstasy of indignation�察�clapped her hands 

together�察�and cried�察 �Gracious God� �can this be possible� 院�

    ^Well may you wonder�察�Marianne�察院�replied her brother�察 �at the 

obstinacy      which     could    resist  such    arguments       as  these。    Your 

exclamation is very natural。 ̄ 

    Marianne       was    going    to   retort�察  �but    she   remembered         her 

promises�察�and forbore。 

    ^All this�察�however�察院�he continued�察 �was urged in vain。 Edward 

said very little�察�but what he did say�察  �was  in  the   most  determined 

manner。       Nothing      should     prevail     on    him    to   give    up    his 

engagement。 He would stand to it�察�cost him what it might。 ̄ 

    ^Then�察院�cried Mrs。 Jennings with blunt sincerity�察�no longer able 

to be silent�察 �he has acted like an honest man� �I beg your pardon�察�

Mr。    Dashwood�察      �but   if  he  had    done    otherwise�察    �I  should    have 

thought him a rascal。 I have some little concern in the business�察�as 

well as yourself�察�for Lucy Steele is my cousin�察�and I believe there is 

not a better kind of girl in the world�察�nor one who more deserves a 

good husband。 ̄ 



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    John     Dashwood       was   greatly    astonished�察    �but   his   nature    was 

calm�察  �not   open     to   provocation�察    �and   he   never    wished     to  offend 

anybody�察�especially anybody of good fortune。 He therefore replied�察�

without any resentment�察�

    ^I   would by  no   means   speak   disrespectfully   of   any  relation   of 

yours�察  �madam。   Miss   Lucy   Steele   is�察  �I   dare   say�察  �a   very   deserving 

young woman�察�but in  the   present  case   you  know�察  �the   connection 

must be impossible。 And to have entered into a secret engagement 

with   a   young   man   under   her   uncle¨s   care�察  �the   son   of   a   woman 

especially  of  such  very  large   fortune   as   Mrs。   Ferrars�察  �is   perhaps�察�

altogether a little extraordinary。 In short�察�I do not mean to reflect 

upon   the   behaviour   of   any   person   whom   you   have   a   regard   for�察�

Mrs。     Jennings。     We     all  wish    her   extremely      happy�察    �and    Mrs。 

Ferrars¨s conduct  throughout   the   whole�察  �has   been   such  as   every 

conscientious�察�good mother�察�in like circumstances�察�would adopt。 It 

has been dignified and liberal。 Edward has drawn his own lot�察�and 

I fear it will be a bad one。 ̄ 

    Marianne   sighed        out   her  similar    apprehension�察      �and    Elinor¨s 

heart wrung for the feelings of Edward�察�while braving his mother¨s 

threats�察�for a woman who could not reward him。 

    ^Well�察�sir�察院�said Mrs。 Jennings�察 �and how did it end�拭院�

    ^I   am    sorry   to  say�察  �ma¨am�察    �in   a  most    unhappy      rupture�此� 

Edward is dismissed for ever from his mother¨s notice。 He left her 

house   yesterday�察  �but   where   he   is   gone�察  �or   whether   he   is   still   in 

town�察�I do not know�察�for we of course can make no inquiry。 ̄ 

    ^Poor young man� �and what is to become of him�拭院�

    ^What�察  �indeed�察  �ma¨am�  �It  is   a   melancholy   consideration。   Born 

to   the   prospect   of   such   affluence�   �I   ca

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