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his nurse�察 �for the house of a near relation of Mr。 Palmer¨s�察 �who
lived a few miles on the other side of Bath�察�whither her husband
promised�察�at her earnest entreaty�察�to join her in a day or two�察�and
whither she was almost equally urgent with her mother to
accompany her。 Mrs。 Jennings�察�however�察�with a kindness of heart
which made Elinor really love her�察�declared her resolution of not
stirring from Cleveland as long as Marianne remained ill�察 �and of
endeavouring�察�by her own attentive care�察�to supply to her the place
of the mother she had taken her from�察 �and Elinor found her on
every occasion a most willing and active helpmate�察 �desirous to
share in all her fatigues�察 �and often by her better experience in
nursing�察�of material use。
Poor Marianne�察�languid and low from the nature of her malady�察�
and feeling herself universally ill�察 �could no longer hope that
tomorrow would find her recovered�察 �and the idea of what
tomorrow would have produced�察�but for this unlucky illness�察�made
every ailment severe�察 �for on that day they were to have begun
their journey home�察�and�察�attended the whole way by a servant of
Mrs。 Jennings�察�were to have taken their mother by surprise on the
following forenoon。 The little she said was all in lamentation of
this inevitable delay�察�though Elinor tried to raise her spirits�察�and
make her believe�察�as she then really believed herself�察�that it would
be a very short one。
The next day produced little or no alteration in the state of the
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patient�察�she certainly was not better�察�and�察�except that there was no
amendment�察 �did not appear worse。 Their party was now farther
reduced�察�for Mr。 Palmer�察�though very unwilling to go as well from
real humanity and good´nature�察�as from a dislike of appearing to
be frightened away by his wife�察�was persuaded at last by Colonel
Brandon to perform his promise of following her�察 �and while he
was preparing to go�察 �Colonel Brandon himself�察 �with a much
greater exertion�察�began to talk of going likewise。!Here�察�however�察�
the kindness of Mrs。 Jennings interposed most acceptably�察 �for to
send the Colonel away while his love was in so much uneasiness
on her sister¨s account�察 �would be to deprive them both�察 �she
thought�察 �of every comfort�察 �and therefore telling him at once that
his stay at Cleveland was necessary to herself�察 �that she should
want him to play at piquet of an evening�察 �while Miss Dashwood
was above with her sister�察 �&c。 she urged him so strongly to
remain�察�that he�察�who was gratifying the first wish of his own heart
by a compliance�察�could not long even affect to demur�察�especially as
Mrs。 Jennings¨s entreaty was warmly seconded by Mr。 Palmer�察�
who seemed to feel a relief to himself�察 �in leaving behind him a
person so well able to assist or advise Miss Dashwood in any
emergence。
Marianne was�察 �of course�察 �kept in ignorance of all these
arrangements。 She knew not that she had been the means of
sending the owners of Cleveland away�察�in about seven days from
the time of their arrival。 It gave her no surprise that she saw
nothing of Mrs。 Palmer�察 �and as it gave her likewise no concern�察�
she never mentioned her name。
Two days passed away from the time of Mr。 Palmer¨s departure�察�
and her situation continued�察 �with little variation�察 �the same。 Mr。
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Harris�察�who attended her every day�察�still talked boldly of a speedy
recovery�察 �and Miss Dashwood was equally sanguine�察 �but the
expectation of the others was by no means so cheerful。 Mrs。
Jennings had determined very early in the seizure that Marianne
would never get over it�察�and Colonel Brandon�察�who was chiefly of
use in listening to Mrs。 Jennings¨s forebodings�察�was not in a state
of mind to resist their influence。 He tried to reason himself out of
fears�察 �which the different judgment of the apothecary seemed to
render absurd�察�but the many hours of each day in which he was
left entirely alone�察 �were but too favourable for the admission of
every melancholy idea�察�and he could not expel from his mind the
persuasion that he should see Marianne no more。
On the morning of the third day however�察 �the gloomy
anticipations of both were almost done away�察�for when Mr。 Harris
arrived�察 �he declared his patient materially better。 Her pulse was
much stronger�察�and every symptom more favourable than on the
preceding visit。 Elinor�察�confirmed in every pleasant hope�察�was all
cheerfulness�察 �rejoicing that in her letters to her mother�察 �she had
pursued her own judgment rather than her friend¨s�察 �in making
very light of the indisposition which delayed them at Cleveland�察�
and almost fixing on the time when Marianne would be able to
travel。
But the day did not close so auspiciously as it began。!Towards
the evening Marianne became ill again�察 �growing more heavy�察�
restless�察�and uncomfortable than before。 Her sister�察�however�察�still
sanguine�察�was willing to attribute the change to nothing more than
the fatigue of having sat up to have her bed made�察 �and carefully
administering the cordials prescribed�察 �saw her�察 �with satisfaction�察�
sink at last into a slumber�察 �from which she expected the most
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beneficial effects。 Her sleep�察�though not so quiet as Elinor wished
to see it�察 �lasted a considerable time�察 �and anxious to observe the
result of it herself�察�she resolved to sit with her during the whole of
it。 Mrs。 Jennings�察 �knowing nothing of any change in the patient�察�
went unusually early to bed�察 �her maid�察 �who was one of the
principal nurses�察 �was recreating herself in the housekeeper¨s
room�察�and Elinor remained alone with Marianne。
The repose of the latter became more and more disturbed�察�and
her sister�察�who watched�察�with unremitting attention her continual
change of posture�察�and heard the frequent but inarticulate sounds
of complaint which passed her lips�察 �was almost wishing to rouse
her from so painful a slumber�察 �when Marianne�察 �suddenly
awakened by some accidental noise in the house�察 �started hastily
up�察�and�察�with feverish wildness�察�cried out�察�
^Is mama coming�拭� ̄
^Not yet�察院�cried the other�察�concealing her terror�察 �and assisting
Marianne to lie down again�察 �but she will be here�察�I hope�察�before it
is long。 It is a great way�察�you know�察�from hence to Barton。 ̄
^But she must not go round by London�察院�cri