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Chapter XVII

           

           "Hunters!"repeatedEdward—"butwhymustyouhavehunters?Everybodydoesnothunt."

           Mariannecolouredasshereplied,"Butmostpeopledo."

           "Iwish,"saidMargaret,strikingoutanovelthought,"thatsomebodywouldgiveusallalargefortuneapiece!"

           "Ohthattheywould!"criedMarianne,hereyessparklingwithanimation,andhercheeksglowingwiththedelightofsuchimaginaryhappiness.

           "Weareallunanimousinthatwish,Isuppose,"saidElinor,"inspiteoftheinsufficiencyofwealth."

           "Ohdear!"criedMargaret,"howhappyIshouldbe!IwonderwhatIshoulddowithit!"

           Mariannelookedasifshehadnodoubtonthatpoint.

           "Ishouldbepuzzledtospendsolargeafortunemyself,"saidMrs.Dashwood,"ifmychildrenwerealltoberichwithoutmyhelp."

           "Youmustbeginyourimprovementsonthishouse,"observedElinor,"andyourdifficultieswillsoonvanish."

           "WhatmagnificentorderswouldtravelfromthisfamilytoLondon,"saidEdward,"insuchanevent!Whatahappydayforbooksellers,music-sellers,andprint-shops!You,MissDashwood,wouldgiveageneralcommissionforeverynewprintofmerittobesentyou—andasforMarianne,Iknowhergreatnessofsoul,therewouldnotbemusicenoughinLondontocontenther.Andbooks!—Thomson,Cowper,Scott—shewouldbuythemalloverandoveragain:shewouldbuyupeverycopy,Ibelieve,topreventtheirfallingintounworthyhands;andshewouldhaveeverybookthattellsherhowtoadmireanoldtwistedtree.Shouldnotyou,Marianne?Forgiveme,ifIamverysaucy.ButIwaswillingtoshewyouthatIhadnotforgotourolddisputes.

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