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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

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