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

be!all that is gone by。 But I thought I would just tell you of this�察�

because I knew how much it must please you。 Not that you have 

any   reason   to   regret�察  �my   dear   Elinor。   There   is   no   doubt   of   your 

doing     exceedingly      well!quite      as   well�察 �or   better�察  �perhaps�察    �all 

things considered。 Has Colonel Brandon been with you lately�拭院�

    Elinor had heard enough�察�if not to gratify her vanity�察�and raise 

her self´importance�察�to agitate her nerves and fill her mind�察�and 

she   was   therefore   glad   to be   spared   from   the necessity  of   saying 

much in reply  herself�察  �and   from   the danger  of  hearing any  thing 

more   from   her   brother�察  �by   the   entrance   of   Mr。   Robert   Ferrars。 

After    a  few   moments¨       chat�察 �John    Dashwood�察      �recollecting     that 

Fanny was yet uninformed of her sister¨s being there�察�quitted the 

room      in  quest    of   her�察  �and    Elinor    was   left   to  improve      her 

acquaintance with Robert�察�who�察�by the gay unconcern�察�the happy 

self´complacency of his manner while enjoying so unfair a division 

of his mother¨s love and liberality�察�to the prejudice of his banished 

brother�察�earned only by his own dissipated course of life�察�and that 

brother¨s integrity�察�was confirming her most unfavourable opinion 



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of his head and heart。 

    They had scarcely been two minutes by  themselves�察�before   he 

began to speak of Edward�察�for he�察�too�察�had heard of the living�察�and 

was very inquisitive on the subject。 Elinor repeated the particulars 

of  it�察  �as   she   had   given   them   to   John�察  �and   their   effect   on   Robert�察�

though   very   different�察  �was   not   less   striking   than   it   had   been   on 

him。 He laughed most immoderately。 The idea of Edward¨s being a 

clergyman�察  �and   living   in   a   small   parsonage´house�察  �diverted   him 

beyond      measure�察�and          when     to  that   was    added     the   fanciful 

imagery      of  Edward       reading    prayers     in  a  white    surplice�察   �and 

publishing the banns of marriage between John Smith and Mary 

Brown�察�he could conceive nothing more ridiculous。 

    Elinor�察�while she waited in silence and immovable gravity�察�the 

conclusion   of   such   folly�察  �could   not   restrain   her   eyes   from   being 

fixed on him with a look that spoke all the contempt it excited。 It 

was   a look�察  �however�察  �very  well   bestowed�察  �for  it   relieved   her   own 

feelings�察�and gave no intelligence to him。 He was recalled from wit 

to wisdom�察�not by any reproof of her¨s�察�but by his own sensibility。 

    ^We may treat it as a joke�察院�said he�察�at last�察�recovering from the 

affected laugh which had considerably lengthened out the genuine 

gaiety   of   the   moment!^but�察  �upon   my   soul�察  �it   is   a   most   serious 

business。 Poor Edward� �he is ruined for ever。 I am extremely sorry 

for it!for I know him to be a very good´hearted creature�察�as well´ 

meaning a fellow perhaps�察�as any in the world。 You must not judge 

of   him�察   �Miss   Dashwood�察      �from   your    slight   acquaintance。!Poor 

Edward� �His manners are certainly not the happiest in nature。! 

But   we   are   not   all   born�察  �you   know�察  �with   the   same   powers�察�the 

same address。!Poor fellow� �to see him in a circle of strangers� � 

to be sure it was pitiable enough� �but upon my soul�察�I believe he 



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has   as   good   a   heart   as   any   in   the   kingdom�察  �and   I   declare   and 

protest   to   you   I   never   was   so   shocked   in   my   life�察  �as   when   it   all 

burst forth。 I could not believe it。!My mother was the first person 

who     told   me   of  it�察 �and   I�察 �feeling   myself    called   on   to  act   with 

resolution�察  �immediately   said   to   her�察   �My   dear   madam�察  �I   do   not 

know      what    you   may    intend    to   do  on   the   occasion�察    �but   as  for 

myself�察�I must say�察�that if Edward does marry this young woman�察�I 

never   will   see   him   again。¨   That   was   what   I   said   immediately。!I 

was most uncommonly shocked�察  �indeed� �Poor  Edward� �he  has 

done   for   himself   completely!shut   himself   out   for   ever   from   all 

decent society� �but�察�as I directly said to my mother�察�I am not in 

the least surprised at it�察�from his style of education�察�it was always 

to be expected。 My poor mother was half frantic。 ̄ 

    ^Have you ever seen the lady�拭院�

    ^Yes�察�once�察�while she was staying in this house�察�I happened to 

drop in for ten minutes�察�and I saw quite enough of her。 The merest 

awkward        country     girl�察 �without     style�察  �or  elegance�察    �and    almost 

without beauty。!I remember her perfectly。 Just the kind of girl I 

should      suppose      likely    to   captivate     poor     Edward。      I   offered 

immediately�察�as soon as my mother related the affair to me�察�to talk 

to   him   myself�察  �and   dissuade   him   from   the   match�察  �but   it   was   too 

late then�察�I found�察�to do any thing�察�for unluckily�察�I   was not  in   the 

way at first�察�and knew nothing of it till after the breach had taken 

place�察  �when it  was not  for  me�察  �you   know�察  �to   interfere。   But   had   I 

been     informed      of   it  a  few    hours    earlier!I      think    it  is  most 

probable!that          something      might    have    been    hit   on。  I  certainly 

should have represented   it  to  Edward   in   a  very  strong  light。   `My 

dear fellow�察� I should have said�察 �consider what you are doing。 You 

are making a most disgraceful connection�察�and such a one as your 



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family are unanimous in disapproving。¨ I cannot help thinking�察�in 

short�察�that means might have been found。 But now it is all too late。 

He     must     be   starved�察    �you    know�察�that        is  certain�察    �absolutely 

starved。 ̄ 

    He had just settled this point with great composure�察  �when   the 

entrance  of   Mrs。   John   Dashwood   put   an   end   to   the   subject。   But 

though she   never  spoke   of  it  out  of  her   own   family�察  �Elinor   could 

see its influence   on   her  mind�察  �in   the   something like   confusion  of 

countenance with which she entered�察�and an attempt at cordiality 

in   her   behaviour   to   herself。   She   even   proceeded   so   far   as   to   be 

concerned to find that Elinor and her sister were so soon to leave 

town�察    �as  she   had    hoped    to  see   more     of  them�察�an       exertion    in 

which   her   husband�察  �who   attended   her   into   the   room�察  �and   hung 

enamoured   over   her   accents�察  �seemed   to   distinguish   every   thing 

that was most affectionate and graceful。 



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                              CHAPTER VI 



           ne    other   short   call  in  Harley´street�察    �in  which    Elinor 

           received her brother¨s congratulations on their travelling 

 O 

           so    far  towards    Barton     without    any   expense�察    �and   on 

Colonel Brandon¨s being to  follow  them   to  Cleveland  in   a day  or 

two�察   �completed 

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