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deliberating on what my future conduct should be。 The struggle
was great!but it ended too soon。 My affection for Marianne�察 �my
thorough conviction of her attachment to me!it was all
insufficient to outweigh that dread of poverty�察�or get the better of
those false ideas of the necessity of riches�察 �which I was naturally
inclined to feel�察�and expensive society had increased。 I had reason
to believe myself secure of my present wife�察�if I chose to address
her�察�and I persuaded myself to think that nothing else in common
prudence remained for me to do。 A heavy scene however awaited
me�察�before I could leave Devonshire�察�I was engaged to dine with
you on that very day�察 �some apology was therefore necessary for
my breaking this engagement。 But whether I should write this
apology�察�or deliver it in person�察�was a point of long debate。 To see
Marianne�察�I felt�察�would be dreadful�察�and I even doubted whether I
could see her again�察 �and keep to my resolution。 In that point�察�
however�察 �I undervalued my own magnanimity�察 �as the event
declared�察�for I went�察�I saw her�察�and saw her miserable�察�and left her
miserable!and left her hoping never to see her again。 ̄
^Why did you call�察�Mr。 Willoughby�拭院�said Elinor�察�reproachfully�察�
^a note would have answered every purpose。!Why was it
necessary to call�拭院�
^It was necessary to my own pride。 I could not bear to leave the
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country in a manner that might lead you�察 �or the rest of the
neighbourhood�察 �to suspect any part of what had really passed
between Mrs。 Smith and myself!and I resolved therefore on
calling at the cottage�察�in my way to Honiton。 The sight of your dear
sister�察�however�察�was really dreadful�察�and�察�to heighten the matter�察�I
found her alone。 You were all gone I do not know where。 I had left
her only the evening before�察�so fully�察�so firmly resolved within my
self on doing right� �A few hours were to have engaged her to me
for ever�察�and I remember how happy�察�how gay were my spirits�察�as I
walked from the cottage to Allenham�察 �satisfied with myself�察�
delighted with every body� �But in this�察 �our last interview of
friendship�察�I approached her with a sense of guilt that almost took
from me the power of dissembling。 Her sorrow�察 �her
disappointment�察 �her deep regret�察 �when I told her that I was
obliged to leave Devonshire so immediately!I never shall forget
it!united too with such reliance�察 �such confidence in me� �Oh�察�
God� �what a hard´hearted rascal I was� 院�
They were both silent for a few moments。 Elinor first spoke。
^Did you tell her that you should soon return�拭院�
^I do not know what I told her�察院 �he replied�察 �impatiently�察 �less
than was due to the past�察 �beyond a doubt�察 �and in all likelihood
much more than was justified by the future。 I cannot think of it。!
It won¨t do。!Then came your dear mother to torture me farther�察�
with all her kindness and confidence。 Thank Heaven� �it did torture
me。 I was miserable。 Miss Dashwood�察�you cannot have an idea of
the comfort it gives me to look back on my own misery。 I owe such
a grudge to myself for the stupid�察 �rascally folly of my own heart�察�
that all my past sufferings under it are only triumph and
exultation to me now。 Well�察�I went�察�left all that I loved�察�and went to
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those to whom�察 �at best�察 �I was only indifferent。 My journey to
town!travelling with my own horses�察�and therefore so tediously!
no creature to speak to!my own reflections so cheerful!when I
looked forward every thing so inviting� �when I looked back at
Barton�察�the picture so soothing� �oh�察�it was a blessed journey� 院�
He stopped。
^Well�察 �sir�察院 �said Elinor�察 �who�察 �though pitying him�察 �grew
impatient for his departure�察 �and this is all�拭院�
^Ah� �no�察�have you forgot what passed in town�拭�That
infamous letter!Did she shew it you�拭院�
^Yes�察�I saw every note that passed。 ̄
^When the first of hers reached me ��as it immediately did�察�for I
was in town the whole time�撮� what I felt is!in the common phrase�察�
not to be expressed�察�in a more simple one!perhaps too simple to
raise any emotion!my feelings were very�察 �very painful。!Every
line�察 �every word was!in the hackneyed metaphor which their
dear writer�察 �were she here�察 �would forbid!a dagger to my heart。
To know that Marianne was in town was!in the same language!
a thunderbolt。!Thunderbolts and daggers� �what a reproof
would she have given me� �her taste�察�her opinions!I believe they
are better known to me than my own�察�and I am sure they are
dearer。 ̄
Elinor¨s heart�察 �which had undergone many changes in the
course of this extraordinary conversation�察 �was now softened
again�察�yet she felt it her duty to check such ideas in her
companion as the last。
^This is not right�察 �Mr。 Willoughby。!Remember that you are
married。 Relate only what in your conscience you think necessary
for me to hear。 ̄
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^Marianne¨s note�察�by assuring me that I was still as dear to her
as in former days�察�that in spite of the many�察�many weeks we had
been separated�察�she was as constant in her own feelings�察 �and as
full of faith in the constancy of mine as ever�察 �awakened all my
remorse。 I say awakened�察�because time and London�察�business and
dissipation�察 �had in some measure quieted it�察 �and I had been
growing a fine hardened villain�察�fancying myself indifferent to her�察�
and chusing to fancy that she too must have become indifferent to
me�察�talking to myself of our past attachment as a mere idle�察�trifling
business�察�shrugging up my shoulders in proof of its being so�察�and
silencing every reproach�察 �overcoming every scruple�察 �by secretly
saying now and then�察 �I shall be heartily glad to hear she is well
married。¨!But this note made me know myself better。 I felt that
she was infinitely dearer to me than any other woman in the
world�察�and that I was using her infamously。 But every thing was
then just settled between Miss Grey and me。 To retreat was
impossible。 All that I had to do�察 �was to avoid you both。 I sent no
answer to Marianne�察�intending by that to preserve myself from her
farther notice�察�and for some time I was even determined not to call
in Berkeley´street�察�but at last�察�judging it wiser to affect the air of
a cool�察�common acquaintance than anything else�察�I watched you all
safely out of the house one morning�察�and left my name。 ̄
^Watched us out of the house� 院�
^Even so。 You would be surprised to hear how often I watched
yo