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It was lucky�察�however�察�for Mrs。 Jennings¨s curiosity and Elinor¨s
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too�察�that she would tell any thing without being asked�察�for nothing
would otherwise have been learnt。
^I am so glad to meet you�察院 �said Miss Steele�察 �taking her
familiarly by the arm!^for I wanted to see you of all things in the
world。 ̄ And then lowering her voice�察 �I suppose Mrs。 Jennings
has heard all about it。 Is she angry�拭院�
^Not at all�察�I believe�察�with you。 ̄
^That is a good thing。 And Lady Middleton�察�is she angry�拭院�
^I cannot suppose it possible that she should。 ̄
^I am monstrous glad of it。 Good gracious� �I have had such a
time of it� �I never saw Lucy in such a rage in my life。 She vowed at
first she would never trim me up a new bonnet�察�nor do any thing
else for me again�察�so long as she lived�察�but now she is quite come
to�察 �and we are as good friends as ever。 Look�察 �she made me this
bow to my hat�察�and put in the feather last night。 There now�察�you
are going to laugh at me too。 But why should not I wear pink
ribbons�拭 �I do not care if it is the Doctor¨s favourite colour。 I am
sure�察�for my part�察�I should never have known he did like it better
than any other colour�察 �if he had not happened to say so。 My
cousins have been so plaguing me� �I declare sometimes I do not
know which way to look before them。 ̄
She had wandered away to a subject on which Elinor had
nothing to say�察�and therefore soon judged it expedient to find her
way back again to the first。
^Well�察 �but Miss Dashwood�察院 �speaking triumphantly�察 �people
may say what they chuse about Mr。 Ferrars¨s declaring he would
not have Lucy�察�for it is no such thing I can tell you�察�and it is quite a
shame for such ill´natured reports to be spread abroad。 Whatever
Lucy might think about it herself�察�you know�察�it was no business of
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other people to set it down for certain。 ̄
^I never heard any thing of the kind hinted at before�察�I assure
you�察院�said Elinor。
^Oh�察 �did not you�拭 �But it was said�察 �I know�察 �very well�察 �and by
more than one�察�for Miss Godby told Miss Sparks�察 �that nobody in
their senses could expect Mr。 Ferrars to give up a woman like Miss
Morton�察 �with thirty thousand pounds to her fortune�察 �for Lucy
Steele that had nothing at all�察 �and I had it from Miss Sparks
myself。 And besides that�察 �my cousin Richard said himself�察 �that
when it came to the point he was afraid Mr。 Ferrars would be off�察�
and when Edward did not come near us for three days�察�I could not
tell what to think myself�察�and I believe in my heart Lucy gave it up
all for lost�察�for we came away from your brother¨s Wednesday�察�and
we saw nothing of him not all Thursday�察 �Friday�察 �and Saturday�察�
and did not know what was become of him。 Once Lucy thought to
write to him�察�but then her spirits rose against that。 However this
morning he came just as we came home from church�察�and then it
all came out�察 �how he had been sent for Wednesday to Harley´
street�察�and been talked to by his mother and all of them�察�and how
he had declared before them all that he loved nobody but Lucy�察�
and nobody but Lucy would he have。 And how he had been so
worried by what passed�察 �that as soon as he had went away from
his mother¨s house�察 �he had got upon his horse�察 �and rid into the
country some where or other�察�and how he had stayed about at an
inn all Thursday and Friday�察�on purpose to get the better of it。 And
after thinking it all over and over again�察�he said�察�it seemed to him
as if�察 �now he had no fortune�察 �and no nothing at all�察 �it would be
quite unkind to keep her on to the engagement�察�because it must be
for her loss�察�for he had nothing but two thousand pounds�察�and no
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hope of any thing else�察�and if he was to go into orders�察�as he had
some thoughts�察 �he could get nothing but a curacy�察 �and how was
they to live upon that�拭�He could not bear to think of her doing no
better�察�and so he begged�察�if she had the least mind for it�察�to put an
end to the matter directly�察 �and leave him to shift for himself。 I
heard him say all this as plain as could possibly be。 And it was
entirely for her sake�察 �and upon her account�察 �that he said a word
about being off�察�and not upon his own。 I will take my oath he never
dropt a syllable of being tired of her�察�or of wishing to marry Miss
Morton�察�or any thing like it。 But�察�to be sure�察�Lucy would not give
ear to such kind of talking�察�so she told him directly ��with a great
deal about sweet and love�察 �you know�察 �and all that!Oh�察 �la� �one
can¨t repeat such kind of things you know��!she told him directly�察�
she had not the least mind in the world to be off�察�for she could live
with him upon a trifle�察�and how little so ever he might have�察 �she
should be very glad to have it all�察�you know�察�or something of the
kind。 So then he was monstrous happy�察�and talked on some time
about what they should do�察�and they agreed he should take orders
directly�察�and they must wait to be married till he got a living。 And
just then I could not hear any more�察 �for my cousin called from
below to tell me Mrs。 Richardson was come in her coach�察 �and
would take one of us to Kensington Gardens�察�so I was forced to go
into the room and interrupt them�察�to ask Lucy if she would like to
go�察 �but she did not care to leave Edward�察 �so I just run up stairs
and put on a pair of silk stockings and came off with the
Richardsons。 ̄
^I do not understand what you mean by interrupting them�察院�
said Elinor�察 �you were all in the same room together�察 �were not
you�拭院�
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^No�察 �indeed�察 �not us。 La� �Miss Dashwood�察 �do you think people
make love when any body else is by�拭�Oh�察�for shame� �To be sure
you must know better than that。 ��Laughing affectedly。��!No�察 �no�察�
they were shut up in the drawing´room together�察 �and all I heard
was only by listening at the door。 ̄
^How� 院�cried Elinor�察 �have you been repeating to me what you
only learnt yourself by listening at the door�拭�I am sorry I did not
know it before�察�for I certainly would not have suffered you to give
me particulars of a conversation which you ought not to have
known yourself。 How could you behave so unfairly by your
sister�拭院�
^Oh�察 �la� �there is nothing in that。 I only stood at the door�察 �and
heard what I could。 And I am sure Lucy would have done just the
same by me�察 �fo