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^Watched us out of the house� 院�
^Even so。 You would be surprised to hear how often I watched
you�察 �how often I was on the point of falling in with you。 I have
entered many a shop to avoid your sight�察�as the carriage drove by。
Lodging as I did in Bond´street�察�there was hardly a day in which I
did not catch a glimpse of one or other of you�察�and nothing but the
most constant watchfulness on my side�察 �a most invariably
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prevailing desire to keep out of your sight�察�could have separated us
so long。 I avoided the Middletons as much as possible�察�as well as
everybody else who was likely to prove an acquaintance in
common。 Not aware of their being in town�察�however�察�I blundered
on Sir John�察�I believe�察�the first day of his coming�察�and the day after
I had called at Mrs。 Jennings¨s。 He asked me to a party�察�a dance at
his house in the evening。!Had he not told me as an inducement
that you and your sister were to be there�察�I should have felt it too
certain a thing�察 �to trust myself near him。 The next morning
brought another short note from Marianne!still affectionate�察�
open�察�artless�察�confiding!everything that could make my conduct
most hateful。 I could not answer it。 I tried!but could not frame a
sentence。 But I thought of her�察�I believe�察�every moment of the day。
If you can pity me�察 �Miss Dashwood�察 �pity my situation as it was
then。 With my head and heart full of your sister�察 �I was forced to
play the happy lover to another woman� �Those three or four
weeks were worse than all。 Well�察�at last�察�as I need not tell you�察�you
were forced on me�察 �and what a sweet figure I cut� �what an
evening of agony it was� �Marianne�察�beautiful as an angel on one
side�察 �calling me Willoughby in such a tone� �Oh�察 �God� �holding
out her hand to me�察 �asking me for an explanation�察 �with those
bewitching eyes fixed in such speaking solicitude on my face� �
and Sophia�察�jealous as the devil on the other hand�察�looking all that
was!Well�察�it does not signify�察�it is over now。! Such an evening� �
I ran away from you all as soon as I could�察 �but not before I had
seen Marianne¨s sweet face as white as death。!That was the last�察�
last look I ever had of her�察�the last manner in which she
appeared to me。 It was a horrid sight� �yet when I thought of her
to´day as really dying�察 �it was a kind of comfort to me to imagine
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that I knew exactly how she would appear to those�察�who saw her
last in this world。 She was before me�察 �constantly before me�察 �as I
travelled�察�in the same look and hue。 ̄
A short pause of mutual thoughtfulness succeeded。 Willoughby
first rousing himself�察�broke it thus�此�
^Well�察�let me make haste and be gone。 Your sister is certainly
better�察�certainly out of danger�拭院�
^We are assured of it。 ̄
^Your poor mother�察�too� �doting on Marianne。 ̄
^But the letter�察�Mr。 Willoughby�察�your own letter�察�have you any
thing to say about that�拭院�
^Yes�察�yes�察�that in particular。 Your sister wrote to me again�察�you
know�察 �the very next morning。 You saw what she said。 I was
breakfasting at the Ellisons�察�and her letter�察 �with some others�察�
was brought to me there from my lodgings。 It happened to catch
Sophia¨s eye before it caught mine!and its size�察 �the elegance of
the paper�察 �the hand´writing altogether�察 �immediately gave her a
suspicion。 Some vague report had reached her before of my
attachment to some young lady in Devonshire�察 �and what had
passed within her observation the preceding evening had marked
who the young lady was�察 �and made her more jealous than ever。
Affecting that air of playfulness�察�therefore�察�which is delightful in a
woman one loves�察 �she opened the letter directly�察 �and read its
contents。 She was well paid for her impudence。 She read what
made her wretched。 Her wretchedness I could have borne�察�but her
passion!her malice!At all events it must be appeased。 And�察 �in
short!what do you think of my wife¨s style of letter´writing�拭�
delicate!tender!truly feminine!was it not�拭院�
^Your wife� �The letter was in your own hand´writing。 ̄
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^Yes�察 �but I had only the credit of servilely copying such
sentences as I was ashamed to put my name to。 The original was
all her own!her own happy thoughts and gentle diction。 But what
could I do� �we were engaged�察�every thing in preparation�察�the day
almost fixed!But I am talking like a fool。 Preparation� �day� �In
honest words�察�her money was necessary to me�察�and in a situation
like mine�察�any thing was to be done to prevent a rupture。 And after
all�察�what did it signify to my character in the opinion of Marianne
and her friends�察 �in what language my answer was couched�拭�It
must have been only to one end。 My business was to declare
myself a scoundrel�察 �and whether I did it with a bow or a bluster
was of little importance。!`I am ruined for ever in their opinion!¨
said I to myself!`I am shut out for ever from their society�察 �they
already think me an unprincipled fellow�察�this letter will only make
them think me a blackguard one。¨ Such were my reasonings�察�as�察�in
a sort of desperate carelessness�察 �I copied my wife¨s words�察 �and
parted with the last relics of Marianne。 Her three notes!unluckily
they were all in my pocketbook�察 �or I should have denied their
existence�察 �and hoarded them for ever!I was forced to put them
up�察�and could not even kiss them。 And the lock of hair!that too I
had always carried about me in the same pocket´book�察�which was
now searched by Madam with the most ingratiating virulence�察�
the dear lock!all�察�every memento was torn from me。 ̄
^You are very wrong�察 �Mr。 Willoughby�察 �very blameable�察院 �said
Elinor�察 �while her voice�察 �in spite of herself�察 �betrayed her
compassionate emotion�察 �you ought not to speak in this way�察�
either of Mrs。 Willoughby or my sister。 You had made your own
choice。 It was not forced on you。 Your wife has a claim to your
politeness�察�to your respect�察�at least。 She must be attached to you�察�
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or she would not have married you。 To treat her with unkindness�察�
to speak of her slightingly is no atonement to Marianne!nor can I
suppose it a relief to your own conscience。 ̄
^Do not talk to me of my wife�察院�said he with a heavy sigh。!^She
does not deserve your compassion。!She