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thing more on the subject。 ̄ 

    ^I insist on you hearing the whole of it�察院�he replied。 ^My fortune 

was never large�察�and   I   had always   been   expensive�察  �always   in   the 

habit    of  associating     with   people     of   better  income     than    myself。 



Classics in Literature�此�Jane Austen                                            ElecBook 


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Every year since my coming of age�察�or even before�察�I believe�察�had 

added to my  debts�察�and   though  the   death  of  my  old   cousin�察  �Mrs。 

Smith�察  �was   to   set   me   free�察  �yet   that   event   being   uncertain�察  �and 

possibly far distant�察�it had been for some time my intention to re´ 

establish my  circumstances by  marrying  a   woman   of  fortune。   To 

attach    myself    to  your   sister�察  �therefore�察  �was    not   a  thing   to  be 

thought of�察�and with a meanness�察�selfishness�察�cruelty!which no 

indignant�察�no contemptuous look�察�even of yours�察�Miss Dashwood�察�

can ever reprobate too much!I was acting in this manner�察�trying 

to engage her regard�察�without a thought of returning it。!But one 

thing may be said for me�察�even in that horrid state of selfish vanity�察�

I did not know the extent of the injury I meditated�察�because I did 

not then know what it was to love。 But have I ever known it�拭�Well 

may it be doubted�察�for�察�had I really loved�察�could I have sacrificed 

my feelings to vanity�察�to avarice�拭�or�察�what is more�察�could I have 

sacrificed     hers�拭�But       I  have   done    it。  To  avoid   a  comparative 

poverty�察�which her affection and her society would have deprived 

of all its horrors�察�I have�察�by raising myself to affluence�察�lost every 

thing that could make it a blessing。 ̄ 

    ^You did then�察院  �said Elinor�察  �a little softened�察 �believe   yourself 

at one time attached to her�拭院�

    ^To    have    resisted   such    attractions�察  �to  have    withstood     such 

tenderness� �Is there a man on earth  who  could   have   done it�拭� 

Yes�察  �I   found  myself�察  �by  insensible   degrees�察 �sincerely  fond   of   her�察�

and the happiest hours of my life were what I spent with her when 

I   felt  my   intentions    were    strictly  honourable�察    �and    my   feelings 

blameless。 Even then�察�however�察�when fully determined   on  paying 

my addresses to her�察�I allowed myself most improperly to put off�察�

from day to day�察�the moment of doing it�察�from an unwillingness to 



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enter into an engagement while my circumstances were so greatly 

embarrassed。   I   will   not   reason   here!nor   will   I   stop   for  you   to 

expatiate      on   the  absurdity�察    �and    the   worse    than    absurdity�察   �of 

scrupling to engage my faith where my honour was already bound。 

The   event   has   proved�察  �that   I   was   a   cunning   fool�察  �providing   with 

great circumspection for a possible opportunity of making myself 

contemptible        and    wretched       for   ever。   At   last�察  �however�察     �my 

resolution   was   taken�察  �and   I   had   determined�察  �as   soon   as   I   could 

engage her alone�察�to justify the attentions I had so invariably paid 

her�察  �and   openly   assure   her   of   an   affection   which   I   had   already 

taken such pains to display。 But in the interim!in the interim of 

the    very   few   hours    that  were    to  pass�察  �before    I  could   have   an 

opportunity       of  speaking      with    her   in  private!a       circumstance 

occurred!an unlucky circumstance�察�to ruin all my resolution�察�and 

with it all my comfort。 A discovery took place�察院�here he hesitated 

and     looked    down。!^Mrs。        Smith     had    somehow      or   other   been 

informed�察�I imagine by some distant relation�察�whose interest it was 

to deprive me of her favour�察�of an affair�察�a connection!but I need 

not    explain    myself    farther�察院  �he   added�察   �looking    at  her   with    an 

heightened        colour     and    an    inquiring      eye!^your        particular 

intimacy!you have probably heard the whole story long ago。 ̄ 

    ^I   have�察院  �returned   Elinor�察  �colouring   likewise�察  �and   hardening 

her heart anew against any compassion for him�察 �I have  heard   it 

all。 And how you will explain away  any  part  of  your  guilt  in   that 

dreadful business�察�I confess is beyond my comprehension。 ̄ 

    ^Remember�察院�cried Willoughby�察 �from whom you received   the 

account。   Could   it   be   an   impartial   one�拭  �I   acknowledge   that   her 

situation and her character ought to have been respected by me。 I 

do not mean to  justify  myself�察�but  at  the   same   time cannot leave 



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you to suppose that I have nothing to urge!that because she was 

injured she was irreproachable�察�and because I was a libertine�察�she 

must  be a   saint。   If   the   violence   of   her   passions�察  �the   weakness   of 

her   understanding!I   do   not   mean�察  �however�察  �to   defend             myself。 

Her affection for me deserved better treatment�察�and I often�察�with 

great  self´reproach�察  �recall  the   tenderness   which�察  �for  a   very   short 

time�察�had the power of creating any return。 I wish!I heartily wish 

it   had   never   been。   But   I   have   injured   more   than   herself�察  �and   I 

have   injured     one�察  �whose     affection   for   me!��may   I      say   it�殖�   was 

scarcely less warm than hers�察�and whose mind!Oh� �how infinitely 

superior� 院� 

    ^Your   indifference�察  �however�察  �towards   that   unfortunate   girl!I 

must say it�察�unpleasant to me as the discussion   of  such  a subject 

may     well   be!your       indifference     is  no   apology     for   your   cruel 

neglect of her。 Do not think yourself excused by any weakness�察�any 

natural defect of understanding on her side�察�in the wanton cruelty 

so  evident  on   yours。   You  must  have   known�察  �that  while   you   were 

enjoying   yourself   in   Devonshire   pursuing   fresh   schemes�察  �always 

gay�察�always happy�察�she was reduced to the extremest indigence。 ̄ 

    ^But�察  �upon   my  soul�察  �I did not   know   it�察院  �he   warmly   replied�察   �I 

did not recollect that I had omitted to give her my direction�察�and 

common sense might have told her how to find it out。 ̄ 

    ^Well�察�sir�察�and what said Mrs。 Smith�拭院�

    ^She taxed me with the offence at once�察�and my confusion may 

be guessed。 The purity of her life�察�the formality of her notions�察�her 

ignorance   of  the   world!every  thing  was   against  me。   The   matter 

itself I could not deny�察�and vain was every endeavour to soften it。 

She was previously disposed�察�I believe�察�to doubt the morality of my 

conduct in general�察�and was moreover discontented with the very 



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little   attention�察   �the  very    little  portion   of  my    time   that   I  had 

bestowed on her�察�in my present visit。 In short�察�it ended in a total 

breach。 By one measure I might have saved myself。 In the height 

of her morality�察�good   woman�  �she   offered   to  forgive   the   past�察  �if  I 

would      marry     Eliza。   That    could    not   be!and      I  was    formally 

dismissed from her favour and her house。 The night following this 

affair!I      was   to   go   the   next   morning!was          spent   by   me    in 

deliberating   on   what   my   future   conduct   should  

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