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Chapter XVI

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           Shewalkedeagerlyonasshespoke;andElinor,toscreenMariannefromparticularity,asshefeltalmostcertainofitsnotbeingWilloughby,quickenedherpaceandkeptupwithher.Theyweresoonwithinthirtyyardsofthegentleman.Mariannelookedagain;herheartsunkwithinher;andabruptlyturninground,shewashurryingback,whenthevoicesofbothhersisterswereraisedtodetainher;athird,almostaswellknownasWilloughby’s,joinedtheminbegginghertostop,andsheturnedroundwithsurprisetoseeandwelcomeEdwardFerrars.

           HewastheonlypersonintheworldwhocouldatthatmomentbeforgivenfornotbeingWilloughby;theonlyonewhocouldhavegainedasmilefromher;butshedispersedhertearstosmileonHIM,andinhersister’shappinessforgotforatimeherowndisappointment.

           Hedismounted,andgivinghishorsetohisservant,walkedbackwiththemtoBarton,whitherhewaspurposelycomingtovisitthem.

           Hewaswelcomedbythemallwithgreatcordiality,butespeciallybyMarianne,whoshowedmorewarmthofregardinherreceptionofhimthanevenElinorherself.ToMarianne,indeed,themeetingbetweenEdwardandhersisterwasbutacontinuationofthatunaccountablecoldnesswhichshehadoftenobservedatNorlandintheirmutualbehaviour.OnEdward’sside,moreparticularly,therewasadeficiencyofallthataloveroughttolookandsayonsuchanoccasion.Hewasconfused,seemedscarcelysensibleofpleasureinseeingthem,lookedneitherrapturousnorgay,saidlittlebutwhatwasforcedfromhimbyquestions,anddistinguishedElinorbynomarkofaffection.

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