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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 

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