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Chapter XX

           —Butdoyouknow,hesays,hewillneverfrankforme?Hedeclareshewon’t.Don’tyou,Mr.Palmer?"

           Mr.Palmertooknonoticeofher.

           "Hecannotbearwriting,youknow,"shecontinued—"hesaysitisquiteshocking."

           "No,"saidhe,"Ineversaidanythingsoirrational.Don’tpalmallyourabusesoflanguagesuponme."

           "Therenow;youseehowdrollheis.Thisisalwaysthewaywithhim!Sometimeshewon’tspeaktomeforhalfadaytogether,andthenhecomesoutwithsomethingsodroll—allaboutanythingintheworld."

           ShesurprisedElinorverymuchastheyreturnedintothedrawing-room,byaskingherwhethershedidnotlikeMr.Palmerexcessively.

           "Certainly,"saidElinor;"heseemsveryagreeable."

           "Well—Iamsogladyoudo.Ithoughtyouwould,heissopleasant;andMr.PalmerisexcessivelypleasedwithyouandyoursistersIcantellyou,andyoucan’tthinkhowdisappointedhewillbeifyoudon’tcometoCleveland.—Ican’timaginewhyyoushouldobjecttoit."

           Elinorwasagainobligedtodeclineherinvitation;andbychangingthesubject,putastoptoherentreaties.Shethoughtitprobablethatastheylivedinthesamecounty,Mrs.PalmermightbeabletogivesomemoreparticularaccountofWilloughby’sgeneralcharacter,thancouldbegatheredfromtheMiddletons’partialacquaintancewithhim;andshewaseagertogainfromanyone,suchaconfirmationofhismeritsasmightremovethepossibilityoffearfromMarianne.ShebeganbyinquiringiftheysawmuchofMr.WilloughbyatCleveland,andwhethertheywereintimatelyacquaintedwithhim.

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