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there。 

    ^Fanny is in her own room�察�I suppose�察院�said he�察�^I will   go  to 

her presently�察�for I am sure she will not have the least objection in 

the world to seeing you。!Very far from it�察�indeed。 Now especially 

there   cannot   be!but   however�察  �you   and   Marianne   were             always 

great favourites。!Why would not Marianne come�拭院� 

    Elinor made what excuse she could for her。 

    ^I am not sorry to see you alone�察院�he replied�察 �for I have a good 

deal   to   say   to   you。   This   living   of   Colonel   Brandon¨s!can   it   be 



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true�拭�has he really given it to Edward�拭�I heard it yesterday by 

chance�察    �and    was   coming     to  you   on  purpose     to  inquire    farther 

about it。 ̄ 

    ^It  is   perfectly  true。!Colonel  Brandon   has   given   the   living   of 

Delaford to Edward。 ̄ 

    ^Really� �Well�察  �this   is   very   astonishing� �no   relationship� �no 

connection       between     them� �and        now    that  livings   fetch   such   a 

price� �what was the value of this�拭院�

    ^About two hundred a year。 ̄ 

    ^Very   well!and   for   the   next   presentation   to   a   living   of   that 

value!supposing the late incumbent to have been old and sickly�察�

and     likely  to  vacate    it  soon!he      might    have   got   I  dare   say! 

fourteen   hundred   pounds。  And   how   came   he  not   to   have   settled 

that matter before this person¨s death�拭�Now indeed it  would be 

too late to sell it�察�but a man of Colonel Brandon¨s sense� �I wonder 

he   should   be   so   improvident   in   a   point   of   such   common�察  �such 

natural�察�concern� �Well�察�I am convinced that there is a vast deal of 

inconsistency        in  almost     every    human      character。     I   suppose�察�

however!on         recollection!that        the  case   may    probably     be  this。 

Edward       is  only   to   hold  the  living   till  the  person   to  whom     the 

Colonel has really sold the presentation�察�is old enough to take it。! 

Aye�察�aye�察�that is the fact�察�depend upon it。 ̄ 

    Elinor contradicted it�察�however�察�very positively�察�and by relating 

that   she   had   herself   been   employed   in   conveying   the   offer   from 

Colonel Brandon to Edward�察�and�察�therefore�察�must understand the 

terms     on   which     it  was   given�察  �obliged     him   to   submit    to   her 

authority。 

    ^It   is  truly  astonishing� 院�he         cried�察  �after  hearing     what    she 

said!^what could be the Colonel¨s motive�拭院�



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    ^A very simple one!to be of use to Mr。 Ferrars。 ̄ 

    ^Well�察  �well�察  �whatever   Colonel   Brandon   may   be�察  �Edward   is   a 

very    lucky   man。!You        will  not   mention     the   matter    to  Fanny�察�

however�察�for though I have broke it to her�察�and she bears it vastly 

well�察�she will not like to hear it much talked of。 ̄ 

    Elinor had some difficulty here to refrain from observing�察  �that 

she     thought     Fanny     might    have     borne    with    composure�察      �an 

acquisition of wealth to her brother�察�by which neither she nor her 

child could be possibly impoverished。 

    ^Mrs。     Ferrars�察院   �added     he�察 �lowering     his   voice   to  the   tone 

becoming       so  important     a  subject�察    �knows     nothing    about    it  at 

present�察�and I believe it will be best to keep it entirely concealed 

from   her   as   long   as   may   be。!When   the   marriage   takes   place�察  �I 

fear she must hear of it all。 ̄ 

    ^But why should such precaution be used�拭�Though it is not to 

be supposed that Mrs。 Ferrars can have the smallest satisfaction in 

knowing   that   her   son   has   money   enough   to   live   upon�察�for  that 

must     be   quite    out   of  the   question�察   �yet   why�察   �upon    her   late 

behaviour�察�is she supposed to feel at all�拭�She has done with her 

son�察�she cast him off for ever�察�and has made all those over whom 

she had any influence�察�cast him off likewise。 Surely�察�after doing so�察�

she cannot be imagined liable to any impression of sorrow or of joy 

on his account!she cannot be interested in any thing that befalls 

him。!She would not be so weak as to throw away the comfort of a 

child�察�and yet retain the anxiety of a parent� 院�

    ^Ah� �Elinor�察院�said John�察 �your reasoning is very good�察�but it is 

founded on ignorance of human nature。 When Edward¨s unhappy 

match takes place�察�depend upon it his mother will feel as much as 

if she had never discarded him�察�and therefore every circumstance 



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that may  accelerate   that dreadful   event�察  �must  be concealed   from 

her    as  much     as   possible。    Mrs。   Ferrars    can    never    forget   that 

Edward is her son。 ̄ 

    ^You  surprise   me�察 �I   should   think   it  must  nearly  have   escaped 

her memory by this time。 ̄ 

    ^You   wrong   her   exceedingly。   Mrs。   Ferrars   is   one   of   the   most 

affectionate mothers in the world。 ̄ 

    Elinor was silent。 

    ^We think now�察院�said Mr。 Dashwood�察  �after  a   short  pause�察   �of 

Robert¨s marrying Miss Morton。 ̄ 

    Elinor�察   �smiling    at  the  grave    and   decisive    importance      of  her 

brother¨s tone�察�calmly replied�察�

    ^The lady�察�I suppose�察�has no choice in the affair。 ̄ 

    ^Choice� �how do you mean�拭院�

    ^I only mean that I suppose�察�from your manner of speaking�察�it 

must be the same to Miss Morton whether she   marry  Edward   or 

Robert。 ̄ 

    ^Certainly�察�there can be no difference�察�for Robert will now to all 

intents and purposes be considered as the eldest  son�察�and as   to 

any thing else�察�they are both very agreeable young men�察�I do not 

know that one is superior to the other。 ̄ 

    Elinor said no more�察�and John was also for a short time silent。! 

His reflections ended thus。 

    ^Of  one   thing�察  �my   dear   sister�察院   �kindly   taking   her   hand�察  �and 

speaking in an awful whisper�察�^I may assure you�察�and I will do 

it�察 �because     I  know    it   must  gratify   you。   I  have   good   reason    to 

think!indeed   I   have   it   from   the   best   authority�察  �or   I   should   not 

repeat   it�察  �for   otherwise   it   would   be   very   wrong   to   say   any   thing 

about   it!but   I   have   it   from   the   very   best   authority!not   that   I 



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ever precisely heard Mrs。 Ferrars say it herself!but her daughter 

did�察  �and   I   have   it   from   her!That   in   short�察  �whatever   objections 

there     might    be   against    a   certain!a      certain    connection!you 

understand me!it would have been far preferable to her�察�it would 

not    have    given    her   half   the   vexation     that  this   does。    I  was 

exceedingly pleased to hear that Mrs。 Ferrars considered it in that 

light!a very gratifying circumstance you know to us all。 `It would 

have been beyond comparison�察� she said�察 �the least evil of the two�察�

and she would be glad to compound now for nothing worse。¨ But 

however�察�all that is quite out of the question!not to be thought of 

or   mentioned!as   to   any   attachment   you   know!it   never   could 

be!all that is gone by。 But I thought 

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