"Your son is arrived from London." " Father..." " John..." "You will see in my will the estate of Norland was left to me in a way " " That prevents me from dividing it between my two families." "Norland, in its entirety, is therefore yours by law." "And I am happy for you and Fanny." "But your stepmother, my wife and daughters are left only 500 a year." "Barely enough to live on." "Nothing for the girls' dowries." " You must help them." " Of course." "You must promise to do this." "I promise, Father." "I promise." "Help them?" "What do you mean?" "I mean to give them 3,000." "The interest will be an extra income." " The gift will fulfil my promise." " Without question." "More than amply." "One had rather." "On such occasions." "do too much than too little." "Of course, he did not stipulate a particular sum." "What do you say to 1,500, then?" "What brother would be so kind to his real sisters." "Let alone half-blood?" " They can hardly expect more." " What can you afford?" "100 a year to their mother is better than losing 1,500 at once." "Should she live longer than 15 years we'd be completely taken in." "People live forever when an annuity is to be paid them." "20 now and then will amply discharge my promise, you're right." "I'm convinced that your father had no idea of giving them money." " They will have 500 a year." " What more could they want for?" "No housekeeping, carriage, horses, few servants, keeping no company..." "How comfortable!" "They will be much more able to give you something." "Marianne." "can you play something else?" "Mamma has been weeping since breakfast." "I meant something less mournful." "A visitor in my own home!" "It is not to be borne." "Elinor." " Mamma, we have nowhere to go." " John and Fanny will be here soon." "Do you expect me to be here to welcome them?" "Vultures!" "I will start making inquiries for a new house at once." "Until then, we must try to bear their coming." "Margaret, are you there?" "Come down, John and Fanny will be here soon." "Why are they to live at Norland?" "They have a house in London." "Houses go from father to son, not father to daughter." "It is the law." " Come, we'll play with your atlas." " It's not mine." "It's their atlas." "Do sit down." "We are looking for a new home, and can only retain Thomas and Betsy." "We're sorry to have to leave you all." "But we are certain you will find the new Mrs. Dashwood a fair mistress." "My only real concern is how long it will take them to move out." " How is Mrs. Ferrars?" " She is always in good health." "My brother is with her this season." "Quite the most popular bachelor." "He has his own barouche." " You have two brothers?" " Yes." "Edward is the elder." "He's travelling up from Plymouth and will break his journey here." " If that is agreeable to you." " Dear John..." "This is your home now." " Fanny wants the key to the silver." " What does Fanny want with it?" "One can presume she wants to count it." "What are you doing?" "Gifts for the servants." "Where is Margaret?" "She's taken to hiding." " At least she can escape Fanny." " You've not said a word to her." "I have." "I've said yes and no." "Good morning, Fanny." "Good morning, Miss Marianne." "How did you find the silver?" "Was it all genuine?" " When may we expect your brother?" " Edward is due tomorrow." "He will not stay long." "Will Margaret give up her room for him?" "The view is incomparable, and I want him to see Norland at its best." "Mrs. Dashwood." "Miss Dashwood." "Miss Marianne." "My brother, Edward Ferrars." "Do sit down." "Where is Miss Margaret?" "I'm beginning to doubt of her existence." "Forgive us, Mr. Ferrars." "My youngest is shy of strangers at present." "I am shy of strangers myself, and I have nothing like her excuse." "How do you like your view, Mr. Ferrars?" "Very much." "Your stables are handsome and beautifully kept." "Stables?" "Your windows overlook the lake." "An error led me to a family room, but I've rectified the situation." "I am happily installed in the guest quarters." "Tea!" "They're all spoilt." "Miss Margaret is always up trees and under furniture." "I've barely had a civil word from Marianne." "They've just lost their father." "Their lives will never be the same." "That is no excuse." "Library." " These are mostly foreign." " Indeed." "Magnificent." "I've never liked the smell of books." "The dust, perhaps." "I hear you have great plans for the walnut grove." "I shall have it knocked down to make place for a Grecian temple." "That does sound interesting." "Would you show me the site?" "Too expensive, and we do not need four bedrooms." "We can share." "This one." "Then." "We have only 500 a year." "I'll send out more inquiries today." "Pardon my intrusion, but I think I have found what you're looking for." "Won't you come out?" "We haven't seen you all day." "We'll have to enlarge it." "Mattocks will help you adjust to our hours." "Forgive me, do you by any chance have a reliable atlas?" " I believe so." " I must check the Nile's position." "My sister tells me it is in South America." "No!" "No, she's quite wrong." "I believe it is in Belgium." "Surely not." "You must be thinking of the Volga." " The Volga, which starts in..." " In Vladivostok." "And ends in..." " Wimbledon." " Yes." "Where coffee beans come from." "The source of the Nile is in Abyssinia." "Is it?" "Interesting." " How do you do?" "Edward Ferrars." " Margaret Dashwood." "It adjoins this property, and would be a desirable addition." " I'll ride there and speak to..." " Gibson." " He'll be pleased enough to sell." " He'll want more than it is worth." "Have I hurt you?" "Thank you." "Forgive me." "That was my father's favourite." "Thank you for helping Margaret." "She's changed since you came." "I enjoy her company." " Has she shown you the tree house?" " Not yet." "Would you do me the honour, Miss Dashwood?" " It is very fine out." " With pleasure." " Margaret always wanted to travel." " I know." "She's off to China soon." "I'm to go as her servant, on the understanding I'll be badly treated." " What will your duties be?" " Sword fighting and swabbing." "Which will take precedence?" "All I have ever wanted is the quiet of a private life." "But my mother is determined to see me distinguished." "Orator." "Politician." "Even a barrister would do." "If I drove a barouche." "What do you wish for?" "I prefer the church, but that is not smart enough for my mother." "She prefers the army, but that is too smart for me." " Would you stay in London?" " I hate London." "Country living is my ideal." "A small parish where I might do some good." "Keep chickens..." "Give very short sermons." "You feel idle and useless." "Imagine how that is compounded " " When one has no choice of any occupation whatsoever." "Our circumstances are therefore precisely the same." "Except that you will inherit your fortune." "We cannot even earn ours." "Perhaps Margaret is right." "Piracy is our only option." "What is swabbing exactly?" ""No voice divine the storm allayed." "No light propitious shone."" "'When snatched from all effectual aid, we perished, each alone."" ""But I, beneath a rougher sea, and whelmed in deeper gulfs than he..."" "No." "Edward." ""No voice divine the storm allayed." "No light propitious shone."" "'When snatched from all effectual aid, we perished, each alone."" "Can you not feel his despair?" "Try again." ""No voice divine the storm allayed." "No light propitious shone."" "'When snatched from all effectual aid, we perished, each alone."" "Mamma..." "Look." "This has just arrived." ""I should be pleased to offer you a home at Barton Cottage, as soon..."" " It's from Sir John Middleton." " Even Elinor must approve the rent." " Has she not yet seen this?" " No." "I will fetch her." "Wait, let us delay." "I believe that Edward and Elinor have formed an attachment." "It would be cruel to take her away so soon." "Devonshire is so far." " Do you disapprove her choice?" " By no means." " Edward is very amiable." " Amiable?" "But...?" "There is something wanting." "He is too sedate." "His reading..." "Elinor has not your feelings." "Can he love her?" "Can the soul be satisfied with polite affections?" "To love is to be on fire." "Like Juliet." "Guinevere." "Heloise." " They made rather pathetic ends." " Pathetic?" "To die for love?" " What could be more glorious?" " Your romantic sensibilities..." ""Is love a fancy or a feeling?" "No, it is immortal as immaculate truth."" ""'Tis not a blossom shed when youth drops from life's stem."" ""It grows without water, nor ray of promise cheats the pensive gloom."" "A pity Edward has no passion for reading." "You asked him to read." "then you made him nervous." "Your behaviour is cordial." "You like him in spite of his reading." "I think him everything that is amiable and worthy." "Praise." "Indeed." "He shall have my devotion when you tell me he is to be my brother." " What shall I do without you?" " Without me?" "I'm sure you will be very happy, but promise you won't live far away." " There is no question of..." " Do you love him?" "I do not deny that I think very highly of him." "That I greatly esteem him." "I like him." "Esteem?" "Like?" "Use these words again and I shall leave the room!" "Believe my feelings to be stronger." "Further than that." "Do not believe." "Is love a fancy or a feeling?" " Or a Ferrars?" " Go to bed." ""I do not deny that I think very highly of him."" ""That I... greatly esteem him."" ""That I like him."" "We are so happy that you invited Edward to Norland." "We're all very fond of him." "We have great hopes for him." "Mother expects much of him." "And in marriage." "She's determined both he and Robert will marry well." "But I hope she desires them to marry for love." "The heart doesn't always lead us in the most suitable direction." "Edward is a compassionate person." "Penniless women prey on that type." "Having entered into an understanding he would never go back on his word." "But it would lead to his ruin." "I'm worried." "Mother will withdraw all financial support from him " " Should he plant affection in less exalted ground than he deserves." "I understand you perfectly." "Devonshire?" "My cousin, Sir John Middleton, has offered us a small house." "He must be a man of property." "He's a widower from Barton Park." "It is Barton Cottage he has offered." "A cottage?" "Charming." "A cottage is always very snug." "You will not leave before the summer?" "We can no longer trespass upon your sister's goodwill." " You will come and stay with us." " I should like that." "Edward has long been expected by our mother." "Come as soon as you can, Edward." "Remember, you're always welcome." " Can't you take him with you?" " We can't afford him." "Perhaps he could make himself useful in the kitchen..." "Forgive me." "Miss Dashwood..." "Elinor..." "I must speak to you." "There is something of great importance that I need to tell you..." "about my education." " Your education?" " Yes." "It was conducted." "oddly enough, in Plymouth." " Do you know it?" " Plymouth?" "No." "I was four years there." "In a school run by Mr. Pratt." " Pratt?" " Precisely." "Pratt." "While I was there..." "That is to say, he had a..." "has a..." "You're needed in London this instant." " I'm leaving this afternoon." " Mamma wishes you to leave at once." "Excuse me." "Edward promised he would bring the atlas to Barton." "I'll wager he will do so in less than a fortnight." "Dear Edward..." "Hello there!" "Sir John..." "Dear ladies!" "Upon my word!" "Here you are!" " Sir John, your kindness..." " None of that!" "Hush, please!" "Here is my dear mamma-in-law, Mrs. Jennings." "You must be Mrs. Dashwood." "Was yourjourney tolerable?" "Poor souls!" "Why did you not come up to the park first?" " We saw you pass." " I made John call the carriage." " She would not wait." " We have so little company." "I feel as though I know you already." "Delightful creatures!" " You'll dine at Barton Park daily." " Dear Sir John." "We cannot..." "No refusals!" "I'm quite deaf to them." "But I insist!" "Let us settle in." "But thank you very much." "Send your man up for the carriage as soon as you're ready." "Goodbye." "Don't thank us." "Your feet are cold." "What have you been doing?" "You can grow potatoes in this dirt." "It's cold." "I'm cold." "Where can Brandon be?" "I hope he's not lamed his horse." "Col. Brandon is the most eligible bachelor in the county." "He is bound to go for one of you." "He's a better age for Miss Dashwood." "But I dare say she's left her heart behind in Sussex." "I see you, Miss Marianne!" "I think I've unearthed a secret." "You are worse than my best pointer." "Is he a butcher." "Baker." "Candlestick maker?" "I'll winkle it out of you." " She's good at winkling." " We've none of us any secrets here." "Or if we do." "we do not keep them long." " He's curate of the parish." " Or perhaps a handsome lieutenant." " Give us a clue." "Is he in uniform?" " He has no profession." "He's a gentleman?" " You know there is no such person." " There is." "His name begins with F." "F?" "A promising letter." "Foster?" "Forrest?" "Fotheringay?" "Featherty?" " Fortescue?" " Fondant?" "Might I play your pianoforte?" "Yes." "Of course." " We don't stand on ceremony here." " Please forgive..." "I cannot remember when we last had a song in the house." "Brandon!" "Come and meet our beautiful new neighbours." "What a pity you're late." "You have not heard our songbird." "A great pity." "This is my good friend Col. Brandon." "We served in the East Indies." " Not a better fellow in the world." " You've been to the East Indies?" " What's it like?" " Hot." "The air is full of spices." "Now." "Miss Dashwood." "it's your turn to entertain us." "And I believe I know what key you will sing in." "F-major..." "You have no right to parade your ignorant assumptions..." " You told me." " I told you nothing." " They'll meet him when he comes." " You don't speak of such things." " Everyone else was." " Mrs. Jennings is not "everyone"." "I like her." "She talks about things." "We never talk about things." "If you can say nothing appropriate, limit your remarks to the weather." "Surely they have enough reeds for a Moses basket." "You know what they're saying?" "Word is, you've developed a taste for certain company." "And why not?" "A man like you in his prime..." "She'd be a fortunate young lady." "Marianne Dashwood would no more think of me than of you." " Don't think of yourself so meanly." " And all the better for her." "Besotted..." "An excellent match." " He's rich and she's handsome." " How long have you known him?" "As long as I've been here, and I came 15 years back." "His estate is but four miles hence." "He and John are very thick." "He has no wife and children." "He had a tragic history." "He loved a ward to the family." "They were not permitted to marry." " On what grounds?" " Eliza was poor." "She was flung out of the house, and he was packed off to the army." "I think he'd have done himself harm if not for John." " What became of the lady?" " She was passed from man to man." "She disappeared from good society." "When Brandon returned from India he searched and searched. " " Only to find her dying in a poorhouse." "I thought my daughter Charlotte might have cheered him up." "Look at him now!" "So attentive!" " I should try a little experiment." " Please." "Let the colonel alone." "All suitors need a little help." " We haven't heard you play of late." " You have a superior musician here." "Brandon shares your passion for music." "He plays the pianoforte well." "You know as many melancholy tunes as Miss Marianne." "You must play us a duet." "Let us see you both side by side." "I do not know any duets." "Forgive me, Colonel." "Will we never have peace?" "The rent is low." "But it comes on hard terms." "Mrs. Jennings has nothing to do but marry off everyone else's daughters." "There's a parcel arrived." "Look!" "When is a man safe from such wit." "if infirmity does not protect him?" "If he is infirm." "then I am at death's door." " He complained of rheumatism." " "A slight ache" was his phrase." "Edward said he would bring it himself." ""It gives me great pleasure to restore this atlas to its owner."" ""Business prevents my delivering it, which will hurt me more than you."" ""Memories of your kindness must sustain me." "And I remain " " Your devoted servant, E.C. Ferrars."" " Why hasn't he come?" " He says he's busy, dear." " He said he'd come." "Why hasn't he?" " I'm taking you for a walk." " It is going to rain." " It is not going to rain." "I fear Mrs. Jennings is a bad influence." " You must miss him." "Elinor." " We are not engaged, Mamma." " But he loves you, dearest." " I am by no means assured of that." "And had he such a preference, there would certainly be obstacles " " To his marrying a woman of no rank who cannot afford to buy sugar." " But your heart must tell you..." " It is better to use one's head." " It can't be good for me." " It is." "Stop complaining." " It's giving me a cough." " It is not giving you a cough." "It's lovely." "Come on, catch up!" " Over there is a field of rabbits." " I don't want to see rabbits." " Is anything superior to this?" " I told you it would rain." " Blue sky!" "Let us chase it!" " I'm not supposed to run." "Are you hurt?" " I cannot walk." "Run and fetch help." " I will run as fast as I can." "Margaret!" "Don't be afraid." "He's quite safe." " Are you hurt?" " Only my ankle." "May I have your permission to ascertain if there are any breaks?" "It is not broken." "Can you put your arm about my neck?" "Allow me to escort you home." "At last!" "She fell down and he's carrying her!" "Marianne, are you hurt?" "It's a twisted ankle." "It's not serious." "I felt the bone." "And it's sound." " I cannot begin to thank you." " Do not think of it." " Will you not be seated?" " I'd leave a water mark." " But permit me to call tomorrow." " We shall look forward to it." "I'll show you out." "Margaret, get the gentleman's hat." " His name!" " To whom are we so much obliged?" "John Willoughby of Allenham at your service." "John Willoughby of Allenham..." "What an impressive gentleman!" "He lifted me as if I weighed no more than a dried leaf." " Tell me if I hurt you." " She feels no pain, Mamma." "Margaret, ask Betsy to make up a cold compress." "Please don't say anything important." " He expressed himself well." " With decorum and honour." " And spirit and wit and feeling." " And economy." "Ten words at most." " Change, or you'll catch a cold." " What care I for colds?" " You'll care when your nose swells." " You're right." "Help me." "He's worth catching." "Marianne must not have all the men to herself." " But what do you know of him?" " There's not a bolder rider." "But what are his tastes." "his passions, his pursuits?" " He has a smart little pointer..." " Where is Allenham?" "Nice little estate three miles east." "He is to inherit it from a relative." "Lady Allen is the name." "It's Col. Brandon." "I should go out and keep watch." "You're looking out for Willoughby." "You'll not think of Brandon now." "Come in." "Good morning, Brandon." " How is the invalid?" " Thank you so much, Colonel." "Why set your cap at Willoughby when you've already made such a conquest?" "I'll not set my cap at anyone." " Lady Allen's nephew?" " He visits." "For he's to inherit." "He has a pretty estate of his own." "Combe Magna in Somerset." "I'd not give him up to a younger sister for tumbling down hills." "The man himself." "Come." "Brandon." "We know when we are not wanted." "Thank you so much for calling." "Marianne." "The colonel and Sir John are leaving." "Goodbye." "Thank you for the flowers." " How do you do, Colonel?" " How do you do, more like." " Mr. Willoughby, what a pleasure!" " The pleasure is all mine." " Miss Marianne has not caught cold?" " You've found out my name." "The area is crawling with my spies." "You cannot venture out to nature..." " So nature must be brought to you." " How beautiful." " These are not from the hothouse." " Mine is not the first offering." " They come from an obliging field." " I always prefer wild flowers." " Would you...?" " Our gratitude is beyond words." "I've grieved for this lonely house." "Then I heard it was taken." "I felt an interest which nothing can account for but my present delight." "Pray sit, Mr. Willoughby." "Who is reading Shakespeare's sonnets?" " Marianne is reading them out." " And which are your favourites?" "Mine is 116." ""Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments."" ""Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds. " " Or bends with the remover to remove..."" " How does it continue?" " "No." "It is an ever fixed mark..."" " "That looks on tempests..."" " Is it "tempests"?" "It's strange you are reading these." "I carry them with me always." "Until tomorrow then..." "My pocket sonnets are yours." "A talisman against further injury." "Goodbye." "Thank you." "Good work." "Marianne." "You covered Shakespeare, Scott, poetry." "When you know his views on romance, you'll have nothing left to talk of." "I suppose I erred against decorum." "I should have talked of the weather." "Mr. Willoughby can be in no doubt of your enthusiasm for him." "Should I hide my regard?" " No." "But we know so little of him." " Time does not determine intimacy." "Seven years is too little for some, seven days is enough for others." " Or seven hours." "In this case." " I feel I know him already." "Had I more shallow feelings, I could perhaps conceal them as you do." " I'm sorry..." " Don't trouble yourself, Marianne." "I do not understand her." "Marianne..." " Haven't you finished yet?" " No." "Patience." "You're not going to deny us beef as well as sugar?" " There is nothing under ten pence." " Do you want us to starve?" "No." "Just not to eat beef." "If my behaviour was improper, I should be sensible of it." "It has caused impertinent remarks." "Do you not doubt your discretion?" "If Mrs. Jennings' remarks prove impropriety, we are all offending." "Good morning, Colonel." "Miss Dashwood." "Miss Marianne." "I come to issue an invitation." "A picnic on my estate at Delaford." "If you would care to join us on Thursday next." "Mrs. Jenning's daughter and husband are travelling up especially." "We should be delighted, Colonel." "I will, of course, be including Mr. Willoughby in the party." "I should be delighted to join you." "Good morning, Miss Dashwood." "Good morning, Colonel." "The colonel has invited us to Delaford." " I hear you have a fine pianoforte." " A Broadwood Grand." " Then I shall play for you all." " We shall look forward to it." " Your sister seems very happy." " She does not hide her emotions." "Her romantic prejudices tend to set propriety at naught." " She is wholly unspoilt." " Rather too unspoilt." "The sooner she is acquainted with the ways of the world, the better." "I knew a lady with the same sweetness of temper " " Who was forced into a better acquaintance with the world." "The result was only ruination and despair." "Do not desire it." "Miss Dashwood." "Col. Brandon's lawn is perfect for kite launching." "Mind the pretty ribbons." "Imagine my surprise when Charlotte and her master appeared with Lucy." "The last person I expected to see." "She came to join in the fun." "There is no such luxury at home." "I'd not seen you for so long." "You sly thing!" "It was the Dashwoods she wanted to see." "I've heard nothing but "Dashwood" for I don't know how long." "What do you think of them?" "My mother wrote of little else in her letters." " Are they not as she described?" " Nothing like." "You are quite rude today." "He's to be an MP." "And he is forced to make everybody like him." " I said nothing so irrational." " Mr. Palmer's so droll." "Here he comes!" "Now you shall see, Charlotte." "Hello, Mr. Willoughby!" "You must meet my daughter Charlotte, and Mr. Palmer." " And our cousin, Miss Lucy Steele." " Welcome to our party." "May I sit beside you?" "I've longed to meet you." "I've heard nothing but praise for you." "Sir John and Mrs. Jennings are too excessive in their compliments." "The praise came from another source." "One not inclined to exaggeration." "What can this be?" "Is Col. Brandon here?" " My horse!" " What's the matter?" " I must away to London." " Impossible!" "We can't picnic without our host." "Come up to town tomorrow." " Or wait until we return." " I can't afford to lose one minute." " Forgive me." " I hope it's nothing serious." "Upon my soul, this is all very unusual." " Frailty, thy name is Brandon." " Some cannot bear pleasure." "You are a wicked pair." "Col. Brandon will be missed." "Why?" "Everyone speaks well of him, but no one remembers to talk to him." "Nonsense." "He is highly respected at Barton Park." " Which is enough censure in itself." " Really, Willoughby." "Come, come, Mr. Impudence." "I know your wicked ways." "Reveal your beau." "No secrets between friends." "I'll winkle it out of you." "I'll have you married to the colonel by tea, or I'll swallow my bonnet." " As if you could marry him." " Why should you dislike him?" "Because he threatened me with rain when I wanted it fine." "He found fault with my high flyer and will not buy my brown mare." "If it will be of satisfaction to you. " " I believe his character to be." "In all other respects, irreproachable." "In return for this acknowledgement, don't deny me the privilege " " Of disliking him as much as I adore this cottage." " I have plans for improvements." " That." "I will never consent to." "Not a stone must be added to its walls." "Were I rich enough, I'd rebuild Combe Magna to this exact image." " With a fire that smokes?" " Especially the fire that smokes." "Then I'd be as happy at Combe as I've been at Barton." "But this place has one claim on my affections none other can share." "Promise never to change it." "I'm honoured you risk your honour by seeing me to the gate unaccompanied." " That is what Elinor would say." " And she would be right." "Miss Marianne, will you grant me an interview tomorrow... alone?" " Willoughby, we are always alone." " But there is..." "There is something very particular I should like to ask you." "Of course." "I shall ask Mamma if I may stay behind from church." "Thank you." "Until tomorrow." "Then." "Oh." "Virtue..." "Silently and with fear, enter the hearts of all that hear me this day." "Will he kneel down when he asks her?" "They always kneel down." "What is wrong, dearest?" "Willoughby?" "What is the matter?" "Forgive me..." "I am sent..." "Lady Allen exercised the privilege of riches upon a dependent cousin." " She is sending me to London." " This morning?" "What a disappointment." "Your business won't detain you for long, I hope?" "You are kind." "But I have no idea of returning immediately to Devonshire." " I am invited only once a year." " Can you wait for our invitation?" "My engagements are of such a nature..." "I dare not flatter my..." "It's folly to linger in this manner." "I will not torment myself further." "Willoughby, come back!" "Ask Betsy to make a cup of tea for Marianne." " What is wrong, my love?" " Do not ask me questions." " They must have quarrelled." " That is unlikely." "Perhaps Lady Allen disapproves of his regard for Marianne." " An excuse to send him away." " Then why did he not say so?" " It's not like him to be secretive." " What do you suspect?" " Why was his manner so guilty?" " You think he's been acting a part?" " No." "He loves her." "I am sure." " Of course!" "Has he left her any assurance of his return?" "Ask if he proposed." "No!" "I cannot force a confidence from Marianne." "Neither should you." "We must trust her to confide in us in her own time." "There was something underhand in his manner." "You will think the worst of him." "I give him the benefit of my good opinion." "He deserves no less." "I am very fond of Willoughby." "Mamma..." "Mamma!" "She would not let me in." " If only this rain would stop." " If only you would stop." "'Twas you took her off my hands, Mr. Palmer." "A good bargain, too." "Now I have the whip hand over you, for you cannot give her back." "Marianne, play with us." "Looking at the weather will not bring him back." " She ate nothing at dinner." " We're all forlorn these days." "Dear Miss Dashwood, perhaps now we might have our... discussion." " Our discussion?" " I've longed to ask you something." "You might think me impertinent." "It is an odd question." "If only he'd gone to Combe Magna." "We live but half a mile away." " Five and a half." " I cannot believe it is that far." " I can't believe it." " Try." "You may ask any manner of question if that is of any help." "Are you acquainted with your sister-in-law's mother Mrs. Ferrars?" "Mrs. Ferrars?" "With Fanny's mother?" "No, I have never met her." "You must think me strange for inquiring." "If only I dared tell it." "If she tells you aught of the famous Mr. F... you must pass it on." "Will you take a turn with me, Miss Dashwood?" "Of course." "I had no idea... that you were at all connected with that family." "I am certainly nothing to Mrs. Ferrars at present... but the time may come... when we may be very intimately connected." "What do you mean?" "Do you have an" "Do you have an understanding with Fanny's brother Robert?" "The youngest?" "No." "I never met him in my life." "No, with Edward." "Edward and I have been secretly engaged... these five years." "You may well be surprised." "I should never have mentioned it if I could not trust you to keep our secret." "Edward would not mind... for he looks on you as his own sister." "I'm sorry." "We" " Surely we" "We surely do not mean the same Mr. Ferrars." "The very same." "He was four years under the tutelage of my uncle, Mr. Pratt, in Plymouth." "Has he never spoken of it?" "I believe he has." "I was very unwilling... without his mother's approval." "But we loved each other with too great a passion for prudence." "Though you do not know him as well as I... you must have seen his ability... to make a woman sincerely attached to him." "I cannot pretend it has not been very hard on us both." "We can scarcely meet above twice a year." " You seem out of sorts." "Are you well?" " Perfectly well." "Thank you." " I've not offended you?" " On the contrary." "I cannot stand it." "I must know what you are saying." "If anyone finds out, it will ruin him." "Promise me you'll not tell." "Miss Dashwood is quite engrossed." " No secrets, Lucy." " I give you my word." "What can have fascinated you to such an extent, Miss Dashwood?" "Tell us all!" "We were talking of London, ma'am, and of all its diversions." " Do you hear that, Charlotte?" " While you were whispering..." "Charlotte and I have concocted a plan." "It is the best plan in the world!" "I make for London shortly, and I invite you, Lucy... and both the Misses Dashwood to join me." " Splendid idea." " London!" " Can I go?" " You're too young." "I shall convey you to Chelsea, and we will taste the delights of the season." " What say you?" " Please can I go?" "I'm 12 soon!" "Mr. Palmer, do you not long to have the Misses Dashwood come to London?" "I came into Devonshire with no other view." "Mrs. Jennings, you are very kind." " But we cannot leave our mother." " Your mother can spare you very well!" " Of course I can !" " Of course she can!" "I could not be more delighted." "It is exactly what I would wish." "I will brook no refusal, Miss Dashwood." "Let us strike hands on the bargain." "And if I do not have the three of you... married by Michaelmas, it will not be my fault." "I was never so grateful in all my life as I am to Mrs. Jennings." "I shall see Willoughby, and you will see Edward!" "Are you asleep?" "With you in the room?" "I do not believe you feel as calm as you look." "Not even you." "I will never sleep tonight." "What were you and Miss Steele talking about so long?" "Nothing of significance." "You must look after Mama!" "We will!" "Good-bye!" "How do you think I live, poking about... in that house by myself when I have been used to having Charlotte... until she had the baby?" "I have written to Edward." "And yet I do not know how much I may see of him." "Secrecy is vital." "He'll never be able to call." "I should imagine not." "It's so hard." "I believe my only comfort... has been the constancy of his affection." "You're fortunate, over such a lengthy engagement... never to have had any doubts on that score." "Oh." "I'm of rather a jealous nature." "If he talked more of one young woman than any other" "But he's never given a moment's alarm on that count." "Imagine how glad he'll be to learn that we are friends." " There you are." "Have you missed me?" " Very much, ma'am." "You always say so, and I never believe you." "I trust everything's in order?" "In good order, ma'am, though I might suggest the ordering of coal." "Don't talk to me of coals." "There you are, Pooter." "Still alive, I see." " Tea, Pigeon." "Tea." " Yes, ma'am." "Well, you do not waste any time." "Give it to Pigeon." "He'll see to it." " Come along dear." " A letter." "They're definitely engaged." "Mrs. Jennings says your sister will buy her wedding clothes in town." "I know of no such plan." "John and Fanny are in town." "I think we shall be forced to see them." "See." " I think it was for next door." " Yes, you are right." "Marianne, do sit down for two seconds together." "You're making me nervous." " Good afternoon, sir." " Is Miss Marianne here?" " Shh." " Who shall I say is calling?" "Very good, sir." "Oh, Elinor, it is Willoughby." "Indeed, it is." "Excuse me, Colonel." "Colonel." "What a pleasure to see you." "Have you been in London all this while?" "Forgive me, Miss Dashwood." "I have heard reports through town... that" "Tell me once and for all." "Is everything finally resolved between your sister and Mr. Willoughby?" "Colonel, though neither one has informed me... of their understanding..." "I have no doubt of their mutual affection." "Thank you, Miss Dashwood." "To your sister, I wish all imaginable happiness." "To Mr. Willoughby... that he may endeavor to deserve her." "What do you mean?" "Forgive me, I" "Where is dear Edward, John?" "We expect to see him daily." " Who is "dear Edward", may I ask?" " Who, indeed?" "My brother, Mrs. Jennings." "Mr. Edward Ferrars." "Indeed!" "Is that Ferrars with an "F"?" "Are there any messages, Pigeon?" " No messages at all?" "No cards?" " None, ma'am." "I notice you do not inquire for your messages." "No, indeed, for I do not expect any." "I have no-- very little acquaintance in town." "I don't want to hear another word about the ham bone, Pigeon." "You and Cartwright must sort that out between you." "No messages, ma'am." "Now, do not fret, my dear." "I have been told that this good weather... is keeping many of our sportsmen in the country at present." "But the frost will soon drive them to town." "Depend on it." "Of course." "I had not thought of that." "Thank you, Mrs. Jennings." "And Miss Dashwood may set her heart at rest... for I overheard your sister-in-law say... she is to invite the elusive Mr. F to the ball tonight!" "Do be careful, dears." "The horses have been here." "Careful." "It's beginning to rain also." "Now follow me." "Whoops." "Steady." "This is madness!" "This is dribbling, babbling madness!" "This is very merry!" " Oh, do you spy anyone we know?" " Not a soul." "Ask Mr. Palmer to look." "He has a better view." "Mr. Palmer, do you see anyone of our acquaintance?" " Unfortunately not." " How can you be such a tease?" "There is Mrs. John Dashwood." "I can see her for myself." "Hello!" "Come along, my dears." "There you are!" " Mrs. Jennings." " Goodness, how hot it is." " Indeed." " You're not alone, I trust?" "Indeed, no." "John is just gone to fetch my brother." "They've been eating ices." "Your brother!" "I declare!" "This is good news, indeed." "At long last." "I declare, I shall faint clean away." "Mrs. Jennings, I am pleased to see you." "May I present my brother-in-law..." "Mr. Robert Ferrars." "My dear ladies, we meet at last." "You must be the younger brother." "Is Mr. Edward not here?" "Miss Dashwood here was counting on him." "He's far too busy... for such gatherings and has no special acquaintance here... to make his attendance worthwhile." "I declare, I do not know what the young men are about these days." "Are they all in hiding?" "Come, Mr. Robert." "In the absence of your brother... you must dance with our lovely Miss Dashwood here." "It would be my honor." "And perhaps Miss Steele... might consider reserving the allemande." "You reside in Devonshire, I believe, Miss Dashwood?" "In a cottage?" "I am excessively fond of a cottage." "If I had any money to spare, I should build one myself." "How do you do, Miss Dashwood?" "I'm very well, thank you." " How's your family?" " They're all extremely well." "Thank you for your kind inquiry." "Who is it?" "She came in with Mrs. Jennings." "With Mrs. John Dashwood." "Good God, Willoughby." "Will you not shake hands with me?" "How do you do, Miss Marianne?" "What is the matter?" "Why have you not come to see me?" "Were you not in London?" "Have you not received my letters?" "I had the pleasure of receiving the information you sent me." "For heaven's sake, Willoughby." "Tell me what is wrong." "Thank you." "I'm most obliged." "If you will excuse me, I must rejoin my party." "Ah, Willoughby." "Go to him, Elinor." "Force him to come to me instantly." "Marianne, you must come away." "Do you know them?" "Acquaintances from the country." "Indeed." "Wearing their country fashions, I see." "Come away, dearest." "I do not understand." " I must speak to him." " There you are, my dear!" "Oh, my goodness!" "Come, dear." "You need some air." " She called out his name." " John Dashwood's sisters." " Come, dear." "We must go." " We're leaving so soon?" "If I might be so bold, it would be our pleasure to escort your charge home." " How very kind." " That is very handsome of you." "She actually sent him messages during the night?" "Yes, indeed." "Mr. Pigeon was not himself all day." "Marianne, please tell me." "Do not ask me questions." "You have no confidence in me." "This reproach from you?" "You who confide in no one?" "I have nothing to tell." "Nor I. Neither of us have anything to tell." "I, because I conceal nothing, and you, because you communicate nothing." "I wish Lady Charteris would limit her invitation list." "It was so warm." "I'm glad we left early." "There, now." "Lovers' quarrels are swift to heal." "That letter will do the trick." "Mark my words." "I must be off." "I do hope he doesn't keep her waiting much longer." "It hurts to see her looking so forlorn." "Pigeon!" "What a welcome I had from Edward's family." "I'm surprised you never mentioned how agreeable your sister-in-law is." "And Mr. Robert." "All so affable." "It is perhaps fortunate that none of them knows of your engagement." "Excuse me." ""My dear madam, I'm at a loss... to discover how I could have offended you." "My esteem for your family is very sincere... but if I have given rise to a belief of more than I felt or meant to express..." "I shall reproach myself for not having been more guarded." "My affections have long been engaged elsewhere." "It is with great regret that I return your letters and the lock of hair... which you so obligingly bestowed upon me." "I am--"Etcetera." ""John Willoughby."" "Dearest." "It is best to know what his intentions are at once." "Think how you would have felt if your engagement had continued for months... before he chose to put an end to it." "We're not engaged." "But you wrote to him." "I thought he left you with some kind of understanding." "No, he's not so unworthy as you think him." "Not so unworthy?" "Did he tell you that he loved you?" "Yes." "No." "Never absolutely." "It was every day implied, but never declared." "Sometimes I thought it had been, but it never was." "He has broken no vow." "He's broken faith with all of us!" "He made us all believe he loved you!" "He did." "He loved me as I loved him." "I had to come straight up." "How are you, Miss Marianne?" "Oh, poor thing." "She looks very bad." "'Tis no wonder, for 'tis but too true." "I was told by Miss Morton, a friend, he is to be married this month... to a Miss Grey with £50,000!" "Said I, "If 'tis true, he is a good-for-nothing... who's used my young friend abominably ill... and I wish with all my soul that his wife... might plague his heart out."" "Oh, my dear." "He's not the only young man worth having." "With your pretty face, you'll never want for admirers." "There." "Better let her have her cry out and have done with it." "I will go look out something to tempt her." "Does she care for olives?" "I cannot tell you." "Apparently, they never were engaged." "Miss Grey has £50,000." "Marianne is virtually penniless." "She cannot have expected him to go through with it." "But I feel for Marianne." "She will lose her bloom... and end a spinster, like Elinor." "I think we might consider having them stay with us for a few days." " We are, after all, family." "My father" " My love." "I would ask them with all my heart, but..." "I've already asked Miss Steele for a visit." "We cannot deprive Mrs. Jennings of all her company at once." "We can invite your sisters some other year, you know." "Miss Steele will profit far more from your generosity." " Poor girl." " Excellent notion." "Colonel Brandon to see you, Miss Dashwood." "Colonel." "Thank you so much for coming." "How is your sister?" "I must get her home as quickly as possible." "The Palmers can take us to their home, which is but a day from Barton." "Permit me to accompany you and take you straight on from Cleveland to Barton." "I confess that is precisely what I had hoped for." "Marianne suffers cruelly." "What pains me most is how hard she tries... to justify Mr. Willoughby, but you know her disposition." "Perhaps" " I" "Would you allow me... to relate some circumstances which nothing but a desire of being useful" "You have something to tell me of Mr. Willoughby?" "When I quitted Barton last" "No, I must go further back." "No doubt" "No doubt, Mrs. Jennings has apprised you... of certain events in my past." "The sad outcome of my connection with a young woman named Eliza." "What is not commonly known is that... twenty years ago, before she died, Eliza bore an illegitimate child." "The father, whoever he was, abandoned them." "As Eliza lay dying... she begged me to look after the child." "I had failed Eliza in every other way." "I could not refuse her now." "I took the child-- Beth is her name-- and placed her with a family in the country where she would be looked after." "I saw her whenever I could." "She grew up so headstrong, and God forgive me..." "I indulged her, I allowed her too much freedom." "Almost a year ago, she disappeared." " Disappeared?" " I instigated a search." "But for eight months I was left to imagine the worst." "At last, on the day of the Delaford picnic..." "I received the first news of her." "She was with child." "And the blackguard who had left her with no hint of his whereabouts" "Oh, good God." "Do you mean Willoughby?" "Before I could confront him..." "Lady Allen had learned of his behavior and turned him from the house." " He fled to London." " He left us without any explanation." "Lady Allen had annulled his legacy." "He was left with next to nothing... and in danger of losing Combe Magna... and all the money that remained to his debtors." "So he abandoned Marianne... for Miss Grey and her £50,000." "Is Beth still in town?" "She has chosen to return to the country for her confinement." "I would not have burdened you, Miss Dashwood... had I not, from my heart believed it might in time... lessen your sister's regrets." "I have described Mr. Willoughby... as the worst of libertines." "But I have learned from Lady Allen... that he did mean to propose that day, and therefore..." "I cannot deny that his intentions towards Marianne... were honorable, and" "I feel certain that he would have married her... had it not been" "For the money." "Dearest, was I right to tell you?" "Of course." "Whatever his past actions... whatever his present course... at least you may be certain that he loved you." "But not enough." "Here is someone to cheer you up, Miss Dashwood." "Oh, how is your dear sister, Miss Dashwood?" "Poor thing." "I do not know what I should do if a man treated me with so little respect." "How are you enjoying your stay with John and Fanny, Miss Steele?" "I was never so happy in my entire life, Miss Dashwood." "I believe your sister-in-law has taken quite a fancy to me." "I had to come, for you cannot imagine what has happened." " No, I cannot." " Yesterday..." "I was introduced to Edward's mother!" "She was a vast deal more than civil." "I have not yet seen Edward, but I feel sure to very soon." "Come in." "There's a Mr. Edward Ferrars to see you, Miss Dashwood." "Do ask him to come in." "This way, sir." "What a pleasure to see you." " Miss Dashwood, how can I" " You know Miss Steele, of course." "Indeed." "How do you do, Miss Steele?" "I am well, thank you, Mr. Ferrars." "Do sit down." "You must be surprised to find me here." "I expect you thought I was at your sister's house." "Let me fetch Marianne." "She would be most disappointed to miss you." "Edward!" "I heard your voice." " At last you found us." " Forgive me, Marianne." "My visit is shamefully overdue." "You're pale!" "You've not been unwell, I hope." "Do not think of me." "Elinor is well, you see." "That must be enough for both of us." "Indeed." "And how do you enjoy London, Miss Marianne?" "Not at all." "The sight of you is all the pleasure it has afforded." "Is that not so, Elinor?" "Why have you not come before?" "I have been much engaged elsewhere." "Engaged elsewhere?" "But what was that when there were such friends to be met?" "Perhaps you think young men never honor their engagements, little or great." "No, indeed." "Edward is the most incapable of being selfish... of anyone I ever saw." "Edward, will you not sit?" "Elinor, help me to persuade him." "Forgive me." "I must take my leave." " You've only just arrived." " If you would excuse me" "I have an urgent commission to attend to on Fanny's behalf." "In that case, perhaps you might escort me back to your sister's house." "It would be an honor." "Why did you not urge him to stay?" "He must have had his reasons for going." "His reason was, no doubt, your coldness!" "If I were Edward, I would assume you did not care for me at all." "Poor Miss Marianne looked very badly the other day." "It frightens me... to think that I shall never marry." "Nonsense." "You will marry far better than either of the Dashwood girls." "But I have no dowry." "There are qualities which will always make up for that... and you have them in abundance." "It would not surprise me if you were to marry far and away... beyond your expectations." "I wish that might be so." "There is a young man." "Aha." "I'm glad to hear of it." "Is he of good fortune and breeding?" "Of both." "But his family would certainly oppose the match." "Tush." "They will allow it as soon as they see you, my dear." "It is a very great secret." "I've told nobody in the world... for fear of discovery." "I am the soul of discretion." "If I dared tell" "I can assure you, I am as silent as the grave." "It's your brother Edward." "Viper in my bosom!" "Get out!" "Stop this!" "Oh, my dears." "What a commotion!" "Mr. Edward Ferrars, the very one I used to joke you about... is engaged these five years... to Lucy Steele." "Poor Mr. Ferrars." "His mother... who by all accounts is very proud... has demanded that he break the engagement on pain of disinheritance." "But he has refused... to break his promise to Lucy." "He has stood by her, good man... and is cut off without a penny." "She has settled it all irrevocably on Mr. Robert." "But I cannot stop." "I must go to Lucy." "Your sister-in-law... scolded her like any fury, drove her to hysteria." "How long have you known?" "Pigeon, I need the carriage this instant!" "Since the night Mrs. Jennings offered to take us to London." "Why did you not tell me?" "Lucy told me in strictest confidence." " I could not break my word." " But Edward loves you." "He made me no promises." "He tried to tell me about Lucy." "He cannot marry her." "Would you have him treat her even worse than Willoughby has treated you?" "But nor would I have him marry where he does not love." "Edward made his promise long ago... long before he met me." "Though he may harbor some regret..." "I believe that he will be happy in the knowledge... that he kept his word." "After all that is bewitching... in the idea of one's happiness entirely depending on one person... it is not always possible, we must accept." "Edward will marry Lucy... and you and I will go home." "Always resignation and acceptance." "Always prudence and honor and duty." "Elinor, where is your heart?" "What do you know of my heart?" "What do you know of anything but your own suffering?" "For weeks, Marianne, I've had this pressing on me... without being at liberty to speak of it to a single creature." "It was forced on me by the very person whose prior claims... ruined all my hope." "I have endured her exaltation again and again... whilst knowing myself to be divided from Edward forever." "Believe me, Marianne, had I not been bound to silence..." "I could have produced proof enough of a broken heart even for you." "I have heard that owing to his engagement... your friend Mr. Ferrars has lost his fortune irrevocably to his brother." "Have I been rightly informed?" "Is it so?" "It is indeed so." "Are you acquainted with Mr. Ferrars?" "No, we have never met." "But I know only too well the cruelty-- the impolitic cruelty... of dividing two young people long attached to one another." "I have a proposal to make... that should enable him to marry Miss Steele immediately." "Since the gentleman is close to your family... perhaps you would be good enough to mention it to him." "Colonel, I am sure he would be only too delighted... to hear it from your own lips." "I think not." "His behavior has proved him proud." "In the best sense." "I feel certain this is the right course." "Mr. Edward Ferrars." "Thank you for responding so promptly to my message." "I was most grateful to receive it." "God knows what you must think of me." "I have no right to speak, I know." "I have" " I have good news." "Do please sit down." "I think you know of our friend Colonel Brandon." " Yes, I've heard his name." " Colonel Brandon desires me to say... that understanding you wish to join the clergy... he has great pleasure in offering you the parish... on his estate at Delaford... in the hope that it may enable you and Miss Steele to marry." "Colonel Brandon?" "He is concerned for the cruel situation in which you now find yourselves." "Colonel Brandon give me a parish?" "Can it be possible?" "The unkindness of your family makes you astonished to find friendship elsewhere." "Not to find it in you." "I cannot be ignorant that it is certainly to you that I owe this." "I'd " " I feel it." "I would express it if I could, but, as you know, I am no orator." "You are mistaken." "You owe it almost entirely to your own merit." "I've had no hand in it." "Colonel Brandon must be a man of great worth and respectability." "Yes, he is the kindest and best of men." "May I ask why the colonel did not tell me himself?" "I think he felt it would be better coming from a friend." "Your friendship has been the most important of my life." "You will always have it." "Forgive me." "You honor your promises." "That is more important than anything else." "I" "I wish you both very happy." "Miss Dashwood." "What a stroke of luck for Lucy and Edward to find a parish close to Barton!" "We'll meet very often." "That will cheer you up, Miss Marianne." "I have never disliked a person so much as Mr. Willoughby. lnsufferable man !" "To think we can see his insufferable house from our hill !" "I shall ask Jackson to plant some very tall trees." "You will do nothing of the sort." "I hear Miss Grey's bridal gown was everything of the finest." "Made in Paris, no less." "Oh, Mrs. Bunting!" "We're in desperate need of tea!" " Thank you, Colonel." " Mrs. Bunting, I am glad to see you." "What a journey we've had." "My bones are rattling still." " How goes things?" " Very well." "I do not think she drew breath from the moment we left London." " I should have found another way." " There was no other way." "But I will take a stroll." "A moment's peace, Elinor." " I think it is going to rain." " Miss Dashwood!" "Come and have some tea!" " It will not rain." " You always say that, and then it does." "I shall keep to the garden, near the house." "How can you say such a thing?" "We're very proud of our little Thomas, Colonel." "His papa has such a way with him." "I have seldom seen a father take to a child so." "Do not fear, Mrs. Bunting." "Hush!" "Oh, there you are, Miss Dashwood." "Come and meet little Thomas." "I cannot see Marianne." "Oh, there." ""Love is not love... which alters when it alteration finds... or bends with the remover to remove." "Oh, no." "It is an ever-fixed mark... that looks on tempests... and is never shaken."" "She'll be wet through when she returns." "Thank you for pointing that out, my dear." "Do not worry, Miss Dashwood." "Brandon will find her." "I think we can all guess where she went." "Oh, thank you." "She's not hurt, but we must get her warm." " Charlotte." " The fire is lit in my room." "Do hurry." "Higgins, fetch us some blankets." "And brandy." "I think Marianne may need a doctor." "You'll wear yourself out, Colonel." "Do not worry." "A day or two in bed will soon set her to rights." "You can rely upon Harris, Colonel." "I've never found a better physician." " What is the diagnosis?" " It is an infectious fever... that has taken far more serious hold... than I would have expected in one so young." "I would recommend the hasty removal of your child, Mrs. Palmer." "Mrs. Bunting!" "My dear Miss Dashwood." "I am more sorry than I can say." "If you would prefer me to stay, I am at your service." "Mr. Palmer, that is very kind, but Colonel Brandon... and Dr. Harris will look after us." "Thank you for everything you have done." "She is not doing as well as I would like." "What can I do?" "Colonel, you have done so much already." "Give me an occupation, Miss Dashwood, or I shall run mad." "She would be easier if her mother were here." "Of course." "I must fetch more laudanum." "I cannot pretend that your sister's condition is not very serious." "You must prepare yourself." "I will return very shortly." "Marianne, please try." "I cannot" "I cannot do without you." "Oh, please." "I have tried to bear everything else." "I will try." "Please, dearest." "Beloved Marianne." "Do not leave me alone." "My mother." "She is out of danger." "Oh, there, there, my love." "Oh, my Marianne." " Where is Elinor?" " I'm here." "Dearest, I am here." "Colonel Brandon." "Thank you." ""Or weigh the thought" "But if the weight of these thou canst not show, weigh but one word... which from thy lips doth fall."" "He certainly is not so dashing as Willoughby... but he has a far more pleasing countenance." "There was something, if you remember, in Willoughby's eyes at times... that I did not like." ""It is no more at all." "Nor is the earth the lesse, or loseth aught." "For whatsoever from one place doth fall... is with the tide unto another brought." "For there is nothing lost... that may be found... if sought."" "Shall we continue tomorrow?" "No, for I must away." "Away?" "Where?" "That I cannot tell you." "It is a secret." "You will not stay away long?" "There." "There I fell, and there I first saw Willoughby." "Poor Willoughby." "He will always regret you." "But does it follow that having chosen me he would have been content?" "He would've had a wife he loved but no money... and might soon have learned to rank the demands of his pocketbook... far above the demands of his heart." "If his present regrets are half as painful as mine, he will suffer enough." "Do you compare your conduct with his?" "I compare it with what it ought to have been." "I compare it with yours." " Oh, Thomas." " I fetched those beef fillets for you." "Beef is far less expensive in Exeter." " Anyway, it's for Marianne." " Thank you." " Was Exeter crowded?" " It was indeed." "I spoke to Mrs. Braintree." "She told me Miss Pothington's had another stroke." "She has no sense or feeling." "Miss Murden has been obliged to turn away Coles for his drunkenness." "Oh, and Mr. Ferrars is married, but you know that." "But, Elinor, I th" "Who told you that Mr. Ferrars was married?" "I seen Mrs. Ferrars myself:" "Miss Lucy Steele as was." "She and Mr. Ferrars were stopping in a chaise at the New London Inn." "I looked up as I passed by, and I see it was Miss Steele... so I took off my hat." "She inquired after you, ma'am, and all you young ladies-- especially Miss Dashwood-- and begged me to give you her and Mr. Ferrars' best compliments... and how they'd send you a piece of the cake." " Did Mrs. Ferrars seem well?" " Oh, yes." "She was vastly contented, and since she was always a very affable young lady..." "I made free to wish her joy." "Thank you." "I can't" "It's for us!" " What is it?" " I'm not sure, but it's right heavy." ""l have found a small enough instrument to fit the parlor." "I shall follow in a day or two, and I'll expect you to have learnt the enclosed." "Your devoted friend, Christopher Brandon."" "Oh, my darling, look." "Oh, it fits perfectly." "Here you are." "Fetch some tea." "He must like you very much." "It is not just for me." "It is for all of us." "Or scorn or pity" "On me take" "I must" "The true relation make" "I am undone" "Tonight" "Love in a subtle dream disguised" "Hath both my hearf and me surprised" "Whom never yet" "He doth attempt awake" "Here is Colonel Brandon." "When will he tell me" "For whose sake" "I don't think it is the colonel." "It must be." "He said he would arrive today." "You must play your new song." "It is Edward." "Calm." "We must be calm." "Edward's here." "Sit down." "Sit." "Shh." "Not a word." " Good afternoon, Mr. Ferrars." " Good afternoon." "Are the ladies home?" "They are indeed." "Come this way." "Mr. Ferrars for you." "What a pleasure to see you." "I trust I find you all well?" "Thank you." "We all are very well." "We've been enjoying very fine weather." "Well, we have." "Well, I'm glad to hear it." "The roads were very dry." "May I wish you great joy." "Thank you." "I hope you have left Mrs. Ferrars well." "Tolerably." "Thank you." "Is Mrs. Ferrars at the new parish?" "No, my mother is in town." "I meant to inquire after Mrs. Edward Ferrars." "Well, then you-- You've not heard?" "I think you mean my brother." "You mean Mrs. Robert Ferrars." "Mrs. Robert Ferrars?" "Yes." "I" "I received a letter... from Miss Steele" "Mrs. Ferrars, I should say-- communicating to me... the transfer of her affections to my brother, Robert." "It seems they were much thrown together in London... and in view of the change in my circumstances, I felt it... only right that she be released from our engagement." "At any rate, they were married last week in Plymouth." "Then you... are not married?" "I met Lucy when I was very young." "Had I had an active profession, I should never have felt... such an idle and foolish inclination." "My behavior at Norland was very wrong... but I convinced myself that you felt only friendship for me... and that it was my heart alone that I was risking." "I've come here with no expectations-- only to profess now that I am liberty to do so... that my heart is... and always will be... yours." "He's sitting with her." "Come down." " Will you stop that?" " What else?" "Tell us." "Wait." "He's kneeling down." "Throw the coins." "Throw the coins."