Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter L

           

           Withanincomequitesufficienttotheirwantsthussecuredtothem,theyhadnothingtowaitforafterEdwardwasinpossessionoftheliving,butthereadinessofthehouse,towhichColonelBrandon,withaneagerdesirefortheaccommodationofElinor,wasmakingconsiderableimprovements;andafterwaitingsometimefortheircompletion,afterexperiencing,asusual,athousanddisappointmentsanddelaysfromtheunaccountabledilatorinessoftheworkmen,Elinor,asusual,brokethroughthefirstpositiveresolutionofnotmarryingtilleverythingwasready,andtheceremonytookplaceinBartonchurchearlyintheautumn.

           ThefirstmonthaftertheirmarriagewasspentwiththeirfriendattheMansion-house;fromwhencetheycouldsuperintendtheprogressoftheParsonage,anddirecteverythingastheylikedonthespot;—couldchusepapers,projectshrubberies,andinventasweep.Mrs.Jennings’sprophecies,thoughratherjumbledtogether,werechieflyfulfilled;forshewasabletovisitEdwardandhiswifeintheirParsonagebyMichaelmas,andshefoundinElinorandherhusband,asshereallybelieved,oneofthehappiestcouplesintheworld.Theyhadinfactnothingtowishfor,butthemarriageofColonelBrandonandMarianne,andratherbetterpasturagefortheircows.

           Theywerevisitedontheirfirstsettlingbyalmostalltheirrelationsandfriends.Mrs.Ferrarscametoinspectthehappinesswhichshewasalmostashamedofhavingauthorised;andeventheDashwoodswereattheexpenseofajourneyfromSussextodothemhonour.

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