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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

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