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should   be   in   my   power   to   serve   him   farther�察  �I   must   think   very 

differently of him from what I now do�察�if I am not as ready to be 

useful to him then as I sincerely wish I could be at present。 What I 

am now doing  indeed�察�seems   nothing  at  all�察 �since it  can   advance 

him so little towards what must be his principal�察�his only object of 

happiness。   His  marriage   must  still   be   a   distant   good�察�at  least�察  �I 

am afraid it cannot take place very soon。! ̄ 

    Such   was   the   sentence   which�察  �when   misunderstood�察  �so   justly 

offended      the   delicate    feelings   of  Mrs。    Jennings�察    �but   after   this 

narration   of     what   really   passed   between       Colonel     Brandon      and 

Elinor�察�while they stood at the window�察�the gratitude expressed by 

the latter on their parting�察�may perhaps appear in general�察�not less 

reasonably excited�察�nor less properly worded than if it had arisen 

from an offer of marriage。 



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                     ell�察   �Miss    Dashwood�察院       �said    Mrs。    Jennings�察�

                     sagaciously      smiling�察  �as  soon   as  the   gentleman 

 ^W 

                     had     withdrawn�察     �I   do  not   ask   you   what    the 

Colonel   has   been   saying   to   you�察  �for   though�察  �upon   my   honour�察  �I 

tried to keep out  of  hearing�察  �I could  not  help   catching  enough  to 

understand       his   business。   And   I  assure   you   I  never  was    better 

pleased in my life�察�and I wish you joy of it with all my heart。 ̄ 

    ^Thank you�察�ma¨am�察院�said Elinor。 ^It is a matter of great joy to 

me�察  �and   I   feel   the   goodness   of   Colonel   Brandon   most   sensibly。 

There   are   not   many   men   who   would   act   as   he   has    done。   Few 

people     who   have   so   compassionate   a     heart�   �I  never  was    more 

astonished in my life。 ̄ 

    ^Lord� �my dear�察�you are very modest。 I an¨t the least astonished 

at   it  in  the  world�察  �for  I  have  often   thought    of  late�察 �there  was 

nothing more likely to happen。 ̄ 

    ^You    judged    from    your   knowledge      of  the  Colonel¨s    general 

benevolence�察       �but   at   least   you   could    not    foresee    that   the 

opportunity would so very soon occur。 ̄ 

    ^Opportunity� 院�repeated Mrs。 Jennings!^Oh� �as to that�察�when 

a   man   has   once   made   up   his   mind   to   such   a   thing�察  �somehow   or 

other he will soon find an opportunity。 Well�察�my dear�察�I wish you 

joy of it again and again�察�and if ever there was a happy couple in 

the world�察�I think I shall soon know where to look for them。 ̄ 

    ^You mean to go to Delaford after them I suppose�察院�said Elinor�察�

with a faint smile。 



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    ^Aye�察�my  dear�察  �that  I   do�察�indeed。 And as   to  the   house   being  a 

bad one�察�I do not know what the Colonel would be at�察�for it is as 

good a one as ever I saw。 ̄ 

    ^He spoke of its being out of repair。 ̄ 

    ^Well�察  �and   whose   fault   is   that�拭  �why   don¨t   he   repair   it�拭�who 

should do it but himself�拭院�

    They were interrupted by the servant¨s coming in to announce 

the   carriage   being   at   the   door�察  �and   Mrs。   Jennings   immediately 

preparing to go�察�said�察� 

    ^Well�察�my dear�察�I must be gone before I have had half my talk 

out。 But�察�however�察�we may have it all over in the evening�察�for we 

shall be quite alone。 I do not ask you to go with me�察�for I dare say 

your    mind     is  too  full  of  the  matter    to  care   for  company�察     �and 

besides�察�you must long to tell your sister all about it。 ̄ 

    Marianne had left the room before the conversation began。 

    ^Certainly�察  �ma¨am�察  �I   shall   tell   Marianne   of   it�察  �but   I   shall   not 

mention it at present to any body else。 ̄ 

    ^Oh� �very well�察院�said Mrs。 Jennings rather disappointed。 ^Then 

you would not have me tell it to Lucy�察�for I think of going as far as 

Holborn to´day。 ̄ 

    ^No�察�ma¨am�察�not even Lucy if you please。 One  day¨s   delay  will 

not be very material�察�and till I have written to Mr。 Ferrars�察�I think 

it   ought   not   to   be   mentioned    to   any   body   else。  I   shall   do  that 

directly。 It is of importance that no time should be lost with him�察�

for he will of course have much to do relative to his ordination。 ̄ 

    This   speech   at   first   puzzled   Mrs。   Jennings   exceedingly。   Why 

Mr。 Ferrars was to have been written to about it in such a hurry�察�

she     could    not    immediately       comprehend。         A   few    moments¨ 

reflection�察    �however�察     �produced      a   very    happy     idea�察  �and     she 



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exclaimed�察� 

    ^Oh�察�ho� �I understand you。 Mr。 Ferrars is to be the man。 Well�察�

so much the better for him。 Ay�察�to be sure�察�he must be ordained in 

readiness�察     �and   I  am    very   glad   to   find   things   are   so   forward 

between   you。   But�察  �my   dear�察  �is   not   this   rather   out   of   character�拭�

Should   not   the     Colonel    write    himself�拭�sure�察      �he   is  the  proper 

person。 ̄ 

    Elinor     did    not   quite    understand       the    beginning      of   Mrs。 

Jennings¨s   speech�察  �neither   did   she   think   it   worth   inquiring   into�察�

and therefore only replied to its conclusion。 

    ^Colonel   Brandon  is   so   delicate   a   man�察  �that   he   rather   wished 

any one to announce his intentions to Mr。 Ferrars than himself。 ̄ 

    ^And   so  you   are   forced   to   do   it。   Well  that   is   an   odd   kind   of 

delicacy� �However�察�I will not disturb you ��seeing her preparing to 

write。�� You know your own concerns best。 So good bye�察�my dear。 I 

have not heard of any  thing  to  please me   so  well since   Charlotte 

was brought to bed。 ̄ 

    And away she went�察�but returning again in a moment�察�

    ^I have just been thinking of Betty¨s sister�察�my dear。 I should be 

very glad to get her so good a mistress。 But whether she would do 

for   a  lady¨s    maid�察  �I  am    sure   I  can¨t   tell。  She   is  an  excellent 

housemaid�察�and works very well at her needle。 However�察�you will 

think of all that at your leisure。 ̄ 

    ^Certainly�察  �ma¨am�察院  �replied   Elinor�察  �not   hearing   much   of   what 

she said�察�and more anxious to be alone�察�than to be mistress of the 

subject。 

    How she should begin!how she should express herself in   her 

note     to   Edward�察     �was    now     all  her   concern。      The    particular 

circumstances   between   them   made   a   difficulty   of   that   which   to 



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any other person would have been the easiest thing in the world�察�

but    she   equally    feared    to  say   too  much     or   too  little�察 �and   sat 

deliberating over her paper�察�with the pen in her band�察�till broken 

in on by the entrance of Edward himself。 

    He    had   met    Mrs。   Jennings      at  the   door   in   her   way    to  the 

carriage�察  �as    he   came    to   leave  his   farewell   card�察  �and   she�察  �after 

apologising for not returning herself�察�had obliged him to enter�察�by 

saying that Miss Dashwoo

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