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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�cried Marianne�察�in the
same hurried manner。 ^I shall never see her�察 �if she goes by
London。 ̄
Elinor perceived with alarm that she was not quite herself�察�and�察�
while attempting to soothe her�察�eagerly felt her pulse。 It was lower
and quicker than ever� �and Marianne�察�still talking wildly of mama�察�
her alarm increased so rapidly�察 �as to determine her on sending
instantly for Mr。 Harris�察�and despatching a messenger to Barton
for her mother。 To consult with Colonel Brandon on the best
means of effecting the latter�察 �was a thought which immediately
followed the resolution of its performance�察�and as soon as she had
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rung up the maid to take her place by her sister�察 �she hastened
down to the drawing´room�察�where she knew he was generally to be
found at a much later hour than the present。
It was no time for hesitation。 Her fears and her difficulties were
immediately before him。 Her fears�察 �he had no courage�察 �no
confidence to attempt the removal of�察�he listened to them in
silent despondence�察�but her difficulties were instantly obviated�察�
for with a readiness that seemed to speak the occasion�察 �and the
service pre´arranged in his mind�察 �he offered himself as the
messenger who should fetch Mrs。 Dashwood。 Elinor made no
resistance that was not easily overcome。 She thanked him with
brief�察�though fervent gratitude�察�and while he went to hurry off his
servant with a message to Mr。 Harris�察�and an order for post´horses
directly�察�she wrote a few lines to her mother。
The comfort of such a friend at that moment as Colonel
Brandon!or such a companion for her mother�察�how gratefully
was it felt� �a companion whose judgment would guide�察 �whose
attendance must relieve�察 �and whose friendship might soothe
her� �as far as the shock of such a summons could be lessened to
her�察�his presence�察�his manners�察�his assistance�察�would lessen it。
He�察 �meanwhile�察 �whatever he might feel�察 �acted with all the
firmness of a collected mind�察�made every necessary arrangement
with the utmost despatch�察�and calculated with exactness the time
in which she might look for his return。 Not a moment was lost in
delay of any kind。 The horses arrived�察 �even before they were
expected�察�and Colonel Brandon only pressing her hand with a look
of solemnity�察 �and a few words spoken too low to reach her ear�察�
hurried into the carriage。 It was then about twelve o¨clock�察�and she
returned to her sister¨s apartment to wait for the arrival of the
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apothecary�察 �and to watch by her the rest of the night。 It was a
night of almost equal suffering to both。 Hour after hour passed
away in sleepless pain and delirium on Marianne¨s side�察�and in the
most cruel anxiety on Elinor¨s�察 �before Mr。 Harris appeared。 Her
apprehensions once raised�察�paid by their excess for all her former
security�察�and the servant who sat up with her�察 �for she would not
allow Mrs。 Jennings to be called�察�only tortured her more�察�by hints
of what her mistress had always thought。
Marianne¨s ideas were still�察 �at intervals�察 �fixed incoherently on
her mother�察 �and whenever she mentioned her name�察 �it gave a
pang to the heart of poor Elinor�察 �who�察 �reproaching herself for
having trifled with so many days of illness�察�and wretched for some
immediate relief�察�fancied that all relief might soon be in vain�察�that
every thing had been delayed too long�察�and pictured to herself her
suffering mother arriving too late to see this darling child�察�or to see
her rational。
She was on the point of sending again for Mr。 Harris�察 �or if he
could not come�察�for some other advice�察�when the former!but not
till after five o¨clock!arrived。 His opinion�察 �however�察 �made some
little amends for his delay�察 �for though acknowledging a very
unexpected and unpleasant alteration in his patient�察�he would not
allow the danger to be material�察�and talked of the relief which a
fresh mode of treatment must procure�察�with a confidence which�察�in
a lesser degree�察�was communicated to Elinor。 He promised to call
again in the course of three or four hours�察�and left both the patient
and her anxious attendant more composed than he had found
them。
With strong concern�察�and with many reproaches for not being
called to their aid�察�did Mrs。 Jennings hear in the morning of what
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had passed。 Her former apprehensions�察 �now with greater reason
restored�察�left her no doubt of the event�察�and though trying to speak
comfort to Elinor�察�her conviction of her sister¨s danger would not
allow her to offer the comfort of hope。 Her heart was really
grieved。 The rapid decay�察 �the early death of a girl so young�察 �so
lovely as Marianne�察�must have struck a less interested person with
concern。 On Mrs。 Jennings¨s compassion she had other claims。
She had been for three months her companion�察�was still under her
care�察 �and she was known to have been greatly injured�察 �and long
unhappy。 The distress of her sister too�察 �particularly a favourite�察�
was before her�察�and as for their mother�察 �when Mrs。 Jennings
considered that Marianne might probably be to her what Charlotte
was to herself�察�her sympathy in her sufferings was very sincere。
Mr。 Harris was punctual in his second visit�察�but he came to be
disappointed in his hopes of what the last would produce。 His
medicines had failed�察�the fever was unabated�察�and Marianne only
more quiet!not more herself!remained in a heavy stupor。
Elinor�察 �catching all�察 �and more than all�察 �his fears in a moment�察�
proposed to call in further advice。 But he judged it unnecessary�察�
he had still something more to try�察�some more fresh application�察�of
whose success he was as confident as the last�察 �and his visit
concluded with encouraging assurances which reached the ear�察�
but could not enter the heart of Miss Dashwood。 She was calm�察�
except when she thought of her mother�察 �but she was almost
hopeless�察�and in this state she continued till noon�察�scarcely stirring
from her sister¨s bed�察�her thoughts wandering from one image of
grief�察�one suffering friend to another�察�and her spirits oppressed to
the utmost by the conversation of Mrs。 Jennings�察�who scrupled not
to attribute the severity and danger of this attack to the many
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