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Chapter XIX

           Disappointed,however,andvexedasshewas,andsometimesdispleasedwithhisuncertainbehaviourtoherself,shewasverywelldisposedonthewholetoregardhisactionswithallthecandidallowancesandgenerousqualifications,whichhadbeenrathermorepainfullyextortedfromher,forWilloughby’sservice,byhermother.Hiswantofspirits,ofopenness,andofconsistency,weremostusuallyattributedtohiswantofindependence,andhisbetterknowledgeofMrs.Ferrars’sdispositionanddesigns.Theshortnessofhisvisit,thesteadinessofhispurposeinleavingthem,originatedinthesamefetteredinclination,thesameinevitablenecessityoftemporizingwithhismother.Theoldwell-establishedgrievanceofdutyagainstwill,parentagainstchild,wasthecauseofall.Shewouldhavebeengladtoknowwhenthesedifficultiesweretocease,thisoppositionwastoyield,—whenMrs.Ferrarswouldbereformed,andhersonbeatlibertytobehappy.ButfromsuchvainwishesshewasforcedtoturnforcomforttotherenewalofherconfidenceinEdward’saffection,totheremembranceofeverymarkofregardinlookorwordwhichfellfromhimwhileatBarton,andabovealltothatflatteringproofofitwhichheconstantlyworeroundhisfinger.

           "Ithink,Edward,"saidMrs.Dashwood,astheywereatbreakfastthelastmorning,"youwouldbeahappiermanifyouhadanyprofessiontoengageyourtimeandgiveaninteresttoyourplansandactions.Someinconveniencetoyourfriends,indeed,mightresultfromit—youwouldnotbeabletogivethemsomuchofyourtime.

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