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^Do not talk to me of my wife�察院�said he with a heavy sigh。!^She
does not deserve your compassion。!She knew I had no regard for
her when we married。!Well�察�married we were�察�and came down to
Combe Magna to be happy�察�and afterwards returned to town to be
gay。!And now do you pity me�察 �Miss Dashwood�拭�or have I said
all this to no purpose�拭�Am I!be it only one degree!am I less
guilty in your opinion than I was before�拭�My intentions were not
always wrong。 Have I explained away any part of my guilt�拭院�
^Yes�察 �you have certainly removed something!a little。!You
have proved yourself�察�on the whole�察�less faulty than I had believed
you。 You have proved your heart less wicked�察 �much less wicked。
But I hardly know!the misery that you have inflicted!I hardly
know what could have made it worse。 ̄
^Will you repeat to your sister when she is recovered�察 �what I
have been telling you�拭�Let me be a little lightened too in her
opinion as well as in yours。 You tell me that she has forgiven me
already。 Let me be able to fancy that a better knowledge of my
heart�察 �and of my present feelings�察 �will draw from her a more
spontaneous�察 �more natural�察 �more gentle�察 �less dignified�察�
forgiveness。 Tell her of my misery and my penitence!tell her that
my heart was never inconstant to her�察�and if you will�察�that at this
moment she is dearer to me than ever。 ̄
^I will tell her all that is necessary to what may comparatively
be called�察�your justification。 But you have not explained to me the
particular reason of your coming now�察�nor how you heard of her
illness。 ̄
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^Last night�察 �in Drury´lane lobby�察 �I ran against Sir John
Middleton�察 �and when he saw who I was!for the first time these
two months!he spoke to me。!That he had cut me ever since my
marriage�察 �I had seen without surprise or resentment。 Now�察�
however�察�his good´natured�察�honest�察�stupid soul�察�full of indignation
against me�察 �and concern for your sister�察 �could not resist the
temptation of telling me what he knew ought to!though probably
he did not think it would!vex me horridly。 As bluntly as he could
speak it�察�therefore�察�he told me that Marianne Dashwood was dying
of a putrid fever at Cleveland!a letter that morning received from
Mrs。 Jennings declared her danger most imminent!the Palmers
are all gone off in a fright�察�&c。!I was too much shocked to be able
to pass myself off as insensible even to the undiscerning Sir John。
His heart was softened in seeing mine suffer�察�and so much of his
ill´will was done away�察�that when we parted�察�he almost shook me
by the hand while he reminded me of an old promise about a
pointer puppy。 What I felt on hearing that your sister was dying!
and dying too�察 �believing me the greatest villain upon earth�察�
scorning�察 �hating me in her latest moments!for how could I tell
what horrid projects might not have been imputed�拭�One person I
was sure would represent me as capable of any thing!What I felt
was dreadful� �My resolution was soon made�察�and at eight o¨clock
this morning I was in my carriage。 Now you know all。 ̄
Elinor made no answer。 Her thoughts were silently fixed on the
irreparable injury which too early an independence and its
consequent habits of idleness�察�dissipation�察�and luxury�察 �had made
in the mind�察�the character�察�the happiness�察�of a man who�察�to every
advantage of person and talents�察 �united a disposition naturally
open and honest�察 �and a feeling�察 �affectionate temper。 The world
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had made him extravagant and vain!Extravagance and vanity
had made him cold´hearted and selfish。 Vanity�察 �while seeking its
own guilty triumph at the expense of another�察�had involved him in
a real attachment�察 �which extravagance�察 �or at least its offspring�察�
necessity�察�had required to be sacrificed。 Each faulty propensity in
leading him to evil�察 �had led him likewise to punishment。 The
attachment�察 �from which against honour�察 �against feeling�察 �against
every better interest he had outwardly torn himself�察�now�察�when no
longer allowable�察�governed every thought�察�and the connection�察�for
the sake of which he had�察 �with little scruple�察 �left her sister to
misery�察�was likely to prove a source of unhappiness to himself of a
far more incurable nature。 From a reverie of this kind she was
recalled at the end of some minutes by Willoughby�察�who�察�rousing
himself from a reverie at least equally painful�察 �started up in
preparation for going�察�and said!
^There is no use in staying here�察�I must be off。 ̄
^Are you going back to town�拭院�
^No!to Combe Magna。 I have business there�察 �from thence to
town in a day or two。 Good bye。 ̄
He held out his hand。 She could not refuse to give him hers¨�察�
he pressed it with affection。
^And you do think something better of me than you did�拭院�said
he�察 �letting it fall�察 �and leaning against the mantel´piece as if
forgetting he was to go。
Elinor assured him that she did�察�that she forgave�察 �pitied�察�
wished him well!was even interested in his happiness!and
added some gentle counsel as to the behaviour most likely to
promote it。 His answer was not very encouraging。
^As to that�察院�said he�察 �I must rub through the world as well as I
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can。 Domestic happiness is out of the question。 If�察�however�察�I am
allowed to think that you and yours feel an interest in my fate and
actions�察 �it may be the means!it may put me on my guard!at
least�察�it may be something to live for。 Marianne to be sure is lost to
me for ever。 Were I even by any blessed chance at liberty again! ̄
Elinor stopped him with a reproof。
^Well�察院�he replied!^once more good bye。 I shall now go away
and live in dread of one event。 ̄
^What do you mean�拭院�
^Your sister¨s marriage。 ̄
^You are very wrong。 She can never be more lost to you than
she is now。 ̄
^But she will be gained by some one else。 And if that some one
should be the very he whom�察�of all others�察�I could least bear!but I
will not stay to rob myself of all your compassionate goodwill�察�by
shewing that where I have most injured I can least forgive。 Good
bye�察�God bless you� 院�
And with these words�察�he almost ran out of the room。
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CHAPTER IX
linor�察�for some time after he left her�察�for some time even
after the sound of his carriage had died away�察 �remained
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too much oppressed by a crowd of ideas�察�wid