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blame for what she did�察�but she did it for the best�察�so I say nothing�察�
hope Mrs。 Jennings won¨t think it too much trouble to give us a
call�察 �should she come this way any morning�察 �twould be a great
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kindness�察�and my cousins would be proud to know her。!My paper
reminds me to conclude�察 �and begging to be most gratefully and
respectfully remembered to her�察 �and to Sir John�察 �and Lady
Middleton�察�and the dear children�察 �when you chance to see them�察�
and love to Miss Marianne�察�
I am�察�&c。
As soon as Elinor had finished it�察 �she performed what she
concluded to be its writer¨s real design�察�by placing it in the hands
of Mrs。 Jennings�察 �who read it aloud with many comments of
satisfaction and praise。 ^Very well indeed� �how prettily she
writes� �aye�察�that was quite proper to let him be off if he would。
That was just like Lucy。!Poor soul� �I wish I could get him a living�察�
with all my heart。!She calls me dear Mrs。 Jennings�察�you see。 She
is a good´hearted girl as ever lived。!Very well upon my word。
That sentence is very prettily turned。 Yes�察 �yes�察 �I will go and see
her�察�sure enough。 How attentive she is�察�to think of every body� �
Thank you�察�my dear�察�for shewing it me。 It is as pretty a letter as
ever I saw�察�and does Lucy¨s head and heart great credit。 ̄
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CHAPTER III
he Miss Dashwoods had now been rather more than two
months in town�察 �and Marianne¨s impatience to be gone
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increased every day。 She sighed for the air�察�the liberty�察�the
quiet of the country�察�and fancied that if any place could give her
ease�察 �Barton must do it。 Elinor was hardly less anxious than
herself for their removal�察�and only so much less bent on its being
effected immediately�察�as that she was conscious of the difficulties
of so long a journey�察 �which Marianne could not be brought to
acknowledge。 She began�察�however�察�seriously to turn her thoughts
towards its accomplishment�察 �and had already mentioned their
wishes to their kind hostess�察 �who resisted them with all the
eloquence of her good´will�察 �when a plan was suggested�察 �which�察�
though detaining them from home yet a few weeks longer�察�
appeared to Elinor altogether much more eligible than any other。
The Palmers were to remove to Cleveland about the end of March�察�
for the Easter holidays�察�and Mrs。 Jennings�察�with both her friends�察�
received a very warm invitation from Charlotte to go with them。
This would not�察 �in itself�察 �have been sufficient for the delicacy of
Miss Dashwood�察�but it was inforced with so much real politeness
by Mr。 Palmer himself�察�as�察�joined to the very great amendment of
his manners towards them since her sister had been known to be
unhappy�察�induced her to accept it with pleasure。
When she told Marianne what she had done�察�however�察�her first
reply was not very auspicious。
^Cleveland� 院�she cried�察�with great agitation。 ^No�察�I cannot go
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to Cleveland。 ̄!
^You forget�察院�said Elinor gently�察 �that its situation is not 。 。 。 that
it is not in the neighbourhood of 。 。 。 ̄
^But it is in Somersetshire。!I cannot go into Somersetshire。!
There�察�where I looked forward to going 。 。 。 No�察�Elinor�察�you cannot
expect me to go there。 ̄
Elinor would not argue upon the propriety of overcoming such
feelings�察�she only endeavoured to counteract them by working
on others�察�represented it�察 �therefore�察 �as a measure which would
fix the time of her returning to that dear mother�察 �whom she so
much wished to see�察�in a more eligible�察�more comfortable manner�察�
than any other plan could do�察 �and perhaps without any greater
delay。 From Cleveland�察 �which was within a few miles of Bristol�察�
the distance to Barton was not beyond one day�察 �though a long
day¨s journey�察�and their mother¨s servant might easily come there
to attend them down�察 �and as there could be no occasion of their
staying above a week at Cleveland�察�they might now be at home in
little more than three weeks¨ time。 As Marianne¨s affection for her
mother was sincere�察�it must triumph with little difficulty�察�over the
imaginary evils she had started。
Mrs。 Jennings was so far from being weary of her guests�察 �that
she pressed them very earnestly to return with her again from
Cleveland。 Elinor was grateful for the attention�察 �but it could not
alter her design�察 �and their mother¨s concurrence being readily
gained�察�every thing relative to their return was arranged as far as
it could be�察�and Marianne found some relief in drawing up a
statement of the hours that were yet to divide her from Barton。
^Ah� �Colonel�察�I do not know what you and I shall do without the
Miss Dashwoods�察院�was Mrs。 Jennings¨s address to him when he
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first called on her�察 �after their leaving her was settled!^for they
are quite resolved upon going home from the Palmers�察�and how
forlorn we shall be�察 �when I come back� �Lord� �we shall sit and
gape at one another as dull as two cats。 ̄
Perhaps Mrs。 Jennings was in hopes�察�by this vigorous sketch of
their future ennui�察�to provoke him to make that offer�察�which might
give himself an escape from it�察�and if so�察�she had soon afterwards
good reason to think her object gained�察�for�察�on Elinor¨s moving to
the window to take more expeditiously the dimensions of a print�察�
which she was going to copy for her friend�察 �he followed her to it
with a look of particular meaning�察 �and conversed with her there
for several minutes。 The effect of his discourse on the lady too�察�
could not escape her observation�察 �for though she was too
honourable to listen�察�and had even changed her seat�察�on purpose
that she might not hear�察 �to one close by the pianofort└ on which
Marianne was playing�察�she could not keep herself from seeing that
Elinor changed colour�察�attended with agitation�察�and was too intent
on what he said to pursue her employment。!Still farther in
confirmation of her hopes�察 �in the interval of Marianne¨s turning
from one lesson to another�察�some words of the Colonel¨s inevitably
reached her ear�察 �in which he seemed to be apologizing for the
badness of his house。 This set the matter beyond a doubt。 She
wondered�察 �indeed�察 �at his thinking it necess