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the past�察 �recall the words and endeavour to comprehend all the
feelings of Edward�察 �and�察 �of course�察 �to reflect on her own with
discontent。
When Mrs。 Jennings came home�察 �though she returned from
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seeing people whom she had never seen before�察 �and of whom
therefore she must have a great deal to say�察�her mind was so much
more occupied by the important secret in her possession�察�than by
anything else�察 �that she reverted to it again as soon as Elinor
appeared。
^Well�察�my dear�察院�she cried�察 �I sent you up the young man。 Did
not I do right�拭�And I suppose you had no great difficulty!You
did not find him very unwilling to accept your proposal�拭院�
^No�察�ma¨am�察�that was not very likely。 ̄
^Well�察 �and how soon will he be ready�拭�For it seems all to
depend upon that。 ̄
^Really�察院 �said Elinor�察 �I know so little of these kind of forms�察�
that I can hardly even conjecture as to the time�察�or the preparation
necessary�察 �but I suppose two or three months will complete his
ordination。 ̄
^Two or three months� 院 �cried Mrs。 Jennings�察 �Lord� �my dear�察�
how calmly you talk of it�察 �and can the Colonel wait two or three
months� �Lord bless me� �I am sure it would put me quite out of
patience� �And though one would be very glad to do a kindness by
poor Mr。 Ferrars�察 �I do think it is not worth while to wait two or
three months for him。 Sure somebody else might be found that
would do as well�察�somebody that is in orders already。 ̄
^My dear ma¨am�察院�said Elinor�察 �what can you be thinking of�拭�
Why�察�Colonel Brandon¨s only object is to be of use to Mr。 Ferrars。 ̄
^Lord bless you�察�my dear� �Sure you do not mean to persuade
me that the Colonel only marries you for the sake of giving ten
guineas to Mr。 Ferrars� 院�
The deception could not continue after this�察�and an explanation
immediately took place�察 �by which both gained considerable
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amusement for the moment�察 �without any material loss of
happiness to either�察�for Mrs。 Jennings only exchanged one form of
delight for another�察�and still without forfeiting her expectation of
the first。
^Aye�察�aye�察�the parsonage is but a small one�察院�said she�察�after the
first ebullition of surprise and satisfaction was over�察 �and very
likely may be out of repair�察 �but to hear a man apologising�察 �as I
thought�察�for a house that to my knowledge has five sitting rooms
on the ground´floor�察 �and I think the housekeeper told me could
make up fifteen beds� �and to you too�察�that had been used to live
in Barton cottage� �It seems quite ridiculous。 But�察 �my dear�察 �we
must touch up the Colonel to do some thing to the parsonage�察�and
make it comfortable for them�察�before Lucy goes to it。 ̄
^But Colonel Brandon does not seem to have any idea of the
living¨s being enough to allow them to marry。 ̄
^The Colonel is a ninny�察�my dear�察�because he has two thousand
a´year himself�察�he thinks that nobody else can marry on less。 Take
my word for it�察 �that�察 �if I am alive�察 �I shall be paying a visit at
Delaford Parsonage before Michaelmas�察�and I am sure I sha¨nt go
if Lucy an¨t there。 ̄
Elinor was quite of her opinion�察�as to the probability of their not
waiting for any thing more。
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dward�察 �having carried his thanks to Colonel Brandon�察�
proceeded with his happiness to Lucy�察�and such was the
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excess of it by the time he reached Bartlett¨s Buildings�察�
that she was able to assure Mrs。 Jennings�察�who called on her again
the next day with her congratulations�察 �that she had never seen
him in such spirits before in her life。
Her own happiness�察 �and her own spirits�察 �were at least very
certain�察 �and she joined Mrs。 Jennings most heartily in her
expectation of their being all comfortably together in Delaford
Parsonage before Michaelmas。 So far was she�察�at the same time�察�
from any backwardness to give Elinor that credit which Edward
would give her�察�that she spoke of her friendship for them both with
the most grateful warmth�察�was ready to own all their obligation to
her�察�and openly declared that no exertion for their good on Miss
Dashwood¨s part�察 �either present or future�察 �would ever surprise
her�察�for she believed her capable of doing any thing in the world
for those she really valued。 As for Colonel Brandon�察�she was not
only ready to worship him as a saint�察 �but was moreover truly
anxious that he should be treated as one in all worldly concerns�察�
anxious that his tithes should be raised to the utmost�察�and scarcely
resolved to avail herself�察�at Delaford�察�as far as she possibly could�察�
of his servants�察�his carriage�察�his cows�察�and his poultry。
It was now above a week since John Dashwood had called in
Berkeley´street�察�and as since that time no notice had been taken
by them of his wife¨s indisposition�察 �beyond one verbal inquiry�察�
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Elinor began to feel it necessary to pay her a visit。!This was an
obligation�察�however�察�which not only opposed her own inclination�察�
but which had not the assistance of any encouragement from her
companions。 Marianne�察�not contented with absolutely refusing to
go herself�察�was very urgent to prevent her sister¨s going at all�察�and
Mrs。 Jennings�察�though her carriage was always at Elinor¨s service�察�
so very much disliked Mrs。 John Dashwood�察 �that not even her
curiosity to see how she looked after the late discovery�察 �nor her
strong desire to affront her by taking Edward¨s part�察 �could
overcome her unwillingness to be in her company again。 The
consequence was�察�that Elinor set out by herself to pay a visit�察�for
which no one could really have less inclination�察�and to run the risk
of a t┷te´┐´t┷te with a woman�察�whom neither of the others had so
much reason to dislike。
Mrs。 Dashwood was denied�察�but before the carriage could turn
from the house�察�her husband accidentally came out。 He expressed
great pleasure in meeting Elinor�察 �told her that he had been just
going to call in Berkeley´street�察 �and�察 �assuring her that Fanny
would be very glad to see her�察�invited her to come in。
They walked up stairs into the drawing´room。!Nobody was
there。
^Fanny is in her own room�察�I suppose�察院�said he�察�^I will go to