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    ^Choice� �how do you mean�拭院�

    ^I only mean that I suppose�察�from your manner of speaking�察�it 

must be the same to Miss Morton whether she   marry  Edward   or 

Robert。 ̄ 

    ^Certainly�察�there can be no difference�察�for Robert will now to all 

intents and purposes be considered as the eldest  son�察�and as   to 

any thing else�察�they are both very agreeable young men�察�I do not 

know that one is superior to the other。 ̄ 

    Elinor said no more�察�and John was also for a short time silent。! 

His reflections ended thus。 

    ^Of  one   thing�察  �my   dear   sister�察院   �kindly   taking   her   hand�察  �and 

speaking in an awful whisper�察�^I may assure you�察�and I will do 

it�察 �because     I  know    it   must  gratify   you。   I  have   good   reason    to 

think!indeed   I   have   it   from   the   best   authority�察  �or   I   should   not 

repeat   it�察  �for   otherwise   it   would   be   very   wrong   to   say   any   thing 

about   it!but   I   have   it   from   the   very   best   authority!not   that   I 



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ever precisely heard Mrs。 Ferrars say it herself!but her daughter 

did�察  �and   I   have   it   from   her!That   in   short�察  �whatever   objections 

there     might    be   against    a   certain!a      certain    connection!you 

understand me!it would have been far preferable to her�察�it would 

not    have    given    her   half   the   vexation     that  this   does。    I  was 

exceedingly pleased to hear that Mrs。 Ferrars considered it in that 

light!a very gratifying circumstance you know to us all。 `It would 

have been beyond comparison�察� she said�察 �the least evil of the two�察�

and she would be glad to compound now for nothing worse。¨ But 

however�察�all that is quite out of the question!not to be thought of 

or   mentioned!as   to   any   attachment   you   know!it   never   could 

be!all that is gone by。 But I thought I would just tell you of this�察�

because I knew how much it must please you。 Not that you have 

any   reason   to   regret�察  �my   dear   Elinor。   There   is   no   doubt   of   your 

doing     exceedingly      well!quite      as   well�察 �or   better�察  �perhaps�察    �all 

things considered。 Has Colonel Brandon been with you lately�拭院�

    Elinor had heard enough�察�if not to gratify her vanity�察�and raise 

her self´importance�察�to agitate her nerves and fill her mind�察�and 

she   was   therefore   glad   to be   spared   from   the necessity  of   saying 

much in reply  herself�察  �and   from   the danger  of  hearing any  thing 

more   from   her   brother�察  �by   the   entrance   of   Mr。   Robert   Ferrars。 

After    a  few   moments¨       chat�察 �John    Dashwood�察      �recollecting     that 

Fanny was yet uninformed of her sister¨s being there�察�quitted the 

room      in  quest    of   her�察  �and    Elinor    was   left   to  improve      her 

acquaintance with Robert�察�who�察�by the gay unconcern�察�the happy 

self´complacency of his manner while enjoying so unfair a division 

of his mother¨s love and liberality�察�to the prejudice of his banished 

brother�察�earned only by his own dissipated course of life�察�and that 

brother¨s integrity�察�was confirming her most unfavourable opinion 



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of his head and heart。 

    They had scarcely been two minutes by  themselves�察�before   he 

began to speak of Edward�察�for he�察�too�察�had heard of the living�察�and 

was very inquisitive on the subject。 Elinor repeated the particulars 

of  it�察  �as   she   had   given   them   to   John�察  �and   their   effect   on   Robert�察�

though   very   different�察  �was   not   less   striking   than   it   had   been   on 

him。 He laughed most immoderately。 The idea of Edward¨s being a 

clergyman�察  �and   living   in   a   small   parsonage´house�察  �diverted   him 

beyond      measure�察�and          when     to  that   was    added     the   fanciful 

imagery      of  Edward       reading    prayers     in  a  white    surplice�察   �and 

publishing the banns of marriage between John Smith and Mary 

Brown�察�he could conceive nothing more ridiculous。 

    Elinor�察�while she waited in silence and immovable gravity�察�the 

conclusion   of   such   folly�察  �could   not   restrain   her   eyes   from   being 

fixed on him with a look that spoke all the contempt it excited。 It 

was   a look�察  �however�察  �very  well   bestowed�察  �for  it   relieved   her   own 

feelings�察�and gave no intelligence to him。 He was recalled from wit 

to wisdom�察�not by any reproof of her¨s�察�but by his own sensibility。 

    ^We may treat it as a joke�察院�said he�察�at last�察�recovering from the 

affected laugh which had considerably lengthened out the genuine 

gaiety   of   the   moment!^but�察  �upon   my   soul�察  �it   is   a   most   serious 

business。 Poor Edward� �he is ruined for ever。 I am extremely sorry 

for it!for I know him to be a very good´hearted creature�察�as well´ 

meaning a fellow perhaps�察�as any in the world。 You must not judge 

of   him�察   �Miss   Dashwood�察      �from   your    slight   acquaintance。!Poor 

Edward� �His manners are certainly not the happiest in nature。! 

But   we   are   not   all   born�察  �you   know�察  �with   the   same   powers�察�the 

same address。!Poor fellow� �to see him in a circle of strangers� � 

to be sure it was pitiable enough� �but upon my soul�察�I believe he 



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has   as   good   a   heart   as   any   in   the   kingdom�察  �and   I   declare   and 

protest   to   you   I   never   was   so   shocked   in   my   life�察  �as   when   it   all 

burst forth。 I could not believe it。!My mother was the first person 

who     told   me   of  it�察 �and   I�察 �feeling   myself    called   on   to  act   with 

resolution�察  �immediately   said   to   her�察   �My   dear   madam�察  �I   do   not 

know      what    you   may    intend    to   do  on   the   occasion�察    �but   as  for 

myself�察�I must say�察�that if Edward does marry this young woman�察�I 

never   will   see   him   again。¨   That   was   what   I   said   immediately。!I 

was most uncommonly shocked�察  �indeed� �Poor  Edward� �he  has 

done   for   himself   completely!shut   himself   out   for   ever   from   all 

decent society� �but�察�as I directly said to my mother�察�I am not in 

the least surprised at it�察�from his style of education�察�it was always 

to be expected。 My poor mother was half frantic。 ̄ 

    ^Have you ever seen the lady�拭院�

    ^Yes�察�once�察�while she was staying in this house�察�I happened to 

drop in for ten minutes�察�and I saw quite enough of her。 The merest 

awkward        country     girl�察 �without     style�察  �or  elegance�察    �and    almost 

without beauty。!I remember her perfectly。 Just the kind of girl I 

should      suppose      likely    to   captivate     poor     Edward。      I   offered 

immediately�察�as soon as my mother related the affair to me�察�to talk 

to   him   myself�察  �and   dissuade   him   from   the   match�察  �but   it   was   too 

late then�察�I found�察�to do any thing�察�for unluckily�察�I   was not  in   the 

way at first�察�and knew nothing of it till after the breach had taken 

place�察  �when it  was not  for  me�察  �you   know�察  �to   interfere。   But   had   I 

been     informed      of   it  a  few    hours    earlier!I      think    it  is  most 

probable!that          something      might    have    been    hit   on。  I  certainly 

should have represented   it  to  Edward   in   a  very  strong  light。   `My 

dear fellow�察� I should have said�察 �consider what you are doing。 You 

are making a most disgraceful connection�察�and such a one as your 



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family are unanimous in disapproving。¨ I cannot help thinking�察�in 

short�察�that means might have been found。 But now it is all too late。 

He     must     be   starved�察    �you    know�察�that        is  certain�察    �absolutely 

starved。 ̄ 

    He had just settled this point with great composure�察  �when   the 

entrance  of   Mrs。   John   Dashwood   put   an   end   to   the   subject。   But 

though she   never  spoke   of  it  out  of  her   own   family�察  �Elinor   could 

see its influence   on   her  mind�察  �in   the   something like   confusion  of 

countenance with which she entered�察�and an attempt at cordiality 

in   her   behaviour   to   herself。   She  

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