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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

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