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

saying that Miss Dashwood was above�察�and wanted to speak with 

him on very particular business。 

    Elinor had just been congratulating herself�察�in the midst of her 

perplexity�察  �that   however   difficult   it   might   be   to   express   herself 

properly      by   letter�察  �it  was    at   least   preferable     to   giving    the 

information by word of mouth�察�when her visitor entered�察�to force 

her    upon    this   greatest    exertion    of   all。  Her   astonishment       and 

confusion were very great on his so sudden appearance。 She had 

not   seen   him   before   since   his    engagement   became   public�察  �and 

therefore     not   since   his   knowing     her   to  be   acquainted      with   it�察�

which�察  �with  the   consciousness   of  what  she   had  been   thinking   of�察�

and     what     she   had    to   tell  him�察   �made     her    feel   particularly 

uncomfortable for some minutes。 He too was much distressed�察�and 

they      sat   down      together      in    a   most     promising       state    of 

embarrassment。!Whether                he   had    asked     her   pardon     for   his 

intrusion on first coming into the room�察�he could not recollect�察�but 

determining to be on the safe side�察�he made his apology in form as 

soon as he could say any thing�察�after taking a chair。 

    ^Mrs。   Jennings   told   me�察院  �said   he�察   �that   you   wished   to   speak 

with   me�察  �at   least   I   understood   her   so!or   I   certainly   should   not 

have intruded on you in such a manner�察�though at the same time�察�I 

should have been extremely sorry to leave London without seeing 



Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen                                           ElecBook 


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you and your sister�察�especially as it will most likely be some time! 

it is not probable that I should soon have the pleasure of meeting 

you again。 I go to Oxford tomorrow。 ̄ 

    ^You   would   not   have   gone�察  �however�察院  �said   Elinor�察  �recovering 

herself�察�and determined to get over what she so much dreaded as 

soon   as   possible�察   �without  receiving   our   good   wishes�察  �even   if   we 

had not been able to give them in person。 Mrs。 Jennings was quite 

right in what she said。 I have something of consequence to inform 

you of�察�which I was on the point of communicating by paper。 I am 

charged with a most agreeable office ��breathing rather faster than 

usual   as   she   spoke。��   Colonel     Brandon�察    �who    was   here   only   ten 

minutes ago�察�has desired me to say�察�that understanding you mean 

to take orders�察�he has great pleasure in offering you the   living  of 

Delaford now just vacant�察�and only wishes it were more valuable。 

Allow me to congratulate you on having  so  respectable and   well´ 

judging a friend�察�and to join in his wish that the living!it is about 

two hundred a´year!were much more considerable�察�and such as 

might  better  enable   you  to!as  might  be  more   than   a   temporary 

accommodation to yourself!such�察�in short�察�as might establish all 

your views of happiness。 ̄ 

    What  Edward  felt�察  �as   he  could not  say  it  himself�察  �it   cannot   be 

expected   that  any  one  else  should   say   for   him。   He  looked  all   the 

astonishment         which      such     unexpected�察      �such      unthought´of 

information   could not  fail   of  exciting�察  �but  he   said   only   these   two 

words�察�

    ^Colonel Brandon� 院�

    ^Yes�察院�continued Elinor�察�gathering more resolution�察�as some of 

the worst was over�察 �Colonel Brandon means it as a testimony of 

his concern for what has lately passed!for  the   cruel situation   in 



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which the unjustifiable conduct of your family has placed you!a 

concern  which  I   am   sure  Marianne�察�myself�察  �and   all   your   friends�察�

must   share�察  �and   likewise   as   a   proof   of   his   high   esteem   for   your 

general      character�察     �and     his   particular     approbation        of   your 

behaviour on the present occasion。 ̄ 

    ^Colonel Brandon give me a living� �Can it be possible�拭院�

    ^The      unkindness       of   your     own     relations     has    made     you 

astonished to find friendship any where。 ̄ 

    ^No�察院�replied be�察�with sudden consciousness�察 �not to  find  it  in 

you�察�for I cannot be ignorant that to you�察�to your goodness�察�I owe it 

all。!I feel it!I would express it if I could!but�察�as you well know�察�

I am no orator。 ̄ 

    ^You are very much mistaken。 I do assure you that you owe it 

entirely�察  �at least almost  entirely�察  �to   your   own   merit�察  �and   Colonel 

Brandon¨s   discernment   of   it。   I   have   had   no   hand   in   it。   I   did   not 

even know�察�till I understood his design�察�that the living was vacant�察�

nor   had   it   ever   occurred   to   me   that   he   might   have   had   such   a 

living    in  his   gift。  As  a  friend    of  mine�察   �of  my   family�察   �he   may�察�

perhaps!indeed I know he has�察�still greater pleasure in bestowing 

it�察�but�察�upon my word�察�you owe nothing to my solicitation。 ̄ 

    Truth     obliged    her   to  acknowledge        some    small    share   in   the 

action�察�but she was at the same time so unwilling to appear as the 

benefactress of Edward�察�that she acknowledged it with hesitation�察�

which probably contributed to fix that suspicion in his mind which 

had   recently  entered   it。 For  a short  time   he   sat  deep   in   thought�察�

after Elinor had ceased to speak�察�at last�察�and as if it were rather 

an effort�察�he said�察�

    ^Colonel       Brandon       seems      a    man     of    great    worth      and 

respectability。   I   have   always   heard   him   spoken   of   as   such�察  �and 



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your   brother   I   know   esteems       him   highly。   He   is  undoubtedly   a 

sensible man�察�and in his manners perfectly the gentleman。 ̄ 

    ^Indeed�察院  �replied   Elinor�察   �I   believe   that   you   will   find   him�察  �on 

farther acquaintance�察�all that you have heard him to be�察�and as you 

will be such very near neighbours ��for I understand the parsonage 

is almost close to the mansion´house�撮� it is particularly important 

that he should be all this。 ̄ 

    Edward   made  no answer�察  �but   when   she   had   turned   away   her 

head�察  �gave   her   a   look   so   serious�察  �so   earnest�察 �so   uncheerful�察  �as 

seemed to say�察�that he might hereafter wish the distance between 

the parsonage and the mansion´house much greater。 

    ^Colonel Brandon�察�I think�察�lodges in St。 James´street�察院�said he�察�

soon afterwards�察�rising from his chair。 

    Elinor told him the number of the house。 

    ^I must  hurry  away  then�察  �to  give   him   those   thanks   which  you 

will not allow me to give you�察�to assure him that he has made me a 

very!an exceedingly happy man。 ̄ 

    Elinor did not offer to detain him�察�and they parted�察�with a very 

earnest assurance on her side of her unceasing good wishes for his 

happiness   in   every   change   of   situation   that   might   befall   him�察  �on 

his�察�with rather an attempt to return the same good will�察�than the 

power of expressing it。 

    ^When I see him again�察院�said Elinor to herself�察�as the door shut 

him out�察 �I shall see him the husband of Lucy。 ̄ 

    And with this pleasing anticipation�察�she sat down to reconsider 

the   past�察  �recall   the   words   and   endeavour   to   comprehend   

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