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           Shehadnodemandsonherfatherorsister,andherconsequencewasjustenoughincreasedbytheirhandsomedrawing-rooms.

           Elizabethwas,forashorttime,sufferingagooddeal.ShefeltthatMrsMusgroveandallherpartyoughttobeaskedtodinewiththem;butshecouldnotbeartohavethedifferenceofstyle,thereductionofservants,whichadinnermustbetray,witnessedbythosewhohadbeenalwayssoinferiortotheElliotsofKellynch.Itwasastrugglebetweenproprietyandvanity;butvanitygotthebetter,andthenElizabethwashappyagain.Thesewereherinternalpersuasions:“Oldfashionednotions;countryhospitality;wedonotprofesstogivedinners;fewpeopleinBathdo;LadyAlicianeverdoes;didnotevenaskherownsister’sfamily,thoughtheywerehereamonth:andIdaresayitwouldbeveryinconvenienttoMrsMusgrove;putherquiteoutofherway.Iamsureshewouldrathernotcome;shecannotfeeleasywithus.Iwillaskthemallforanevening;thatwillbemuchbetter;thatwillbeanoveltyandatreat.Theyhavenotseentwosuchdrawingroomsbefore.Theywillbedelightedtocometo-morrowevening.Itshallbearegularparty,small,butmostelegant.”AndthissatisfiedElizabeth:andwhentheinvitationwasgiventothetwopresent,andpromisedfortheabsent,Marywasascompletelysatisfied.ShewasparticularlyaskedtomeetMrElliot,andbeintroducedtoLadyDalrympleandMissCarteret,whowerefortunatelyalreadyengagedtocome;andshecouldnothavereceivedamoregratifyingattention.