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Chapter XXI

           Lucyismonstrouspretty,andsogoodhumouredandagreeable!Thechildrenareallhangingaboutheralready,asifshewasanoldacquaintance.Andtheybothlongtoseeyouofallthings,fortheyhaveheardatExeterthatyouarethemostbeautifulcreaturesintheworld;andIhavetoldthemitisallverytrue,andagreatdealmore.YouwillbedelightedwiththemIamsure.Theyhavebroughtthewholecoachfullofplaythingsforthechildren.Howcanyoubesocrossasnottocome?Whytheyareyourcousins,youknow,afterafashion.YOUaremycousins,andtheyaremywife’s,soyoumustberelated."

           ButSirJohncouldnotprevail.HecouldonlyobtainapromiseoftheircallingattheParkwithinadayortwo,andthenlefttheminamazementattheirindifference,towalkhomeandboastanewoftheirattractionstotheMissSteeles,ashehadbeenalreadyboastingoftheMissSteelestothem.

           WhentheirpromisedvisittotheParkandconsequentintroductiontotheseyoungladiestookplace,theyfoundintheappearanceoftheeldest,whowasnearlythirty,withaveryplainandnotasensibleface,nothingtoadmire;butintheother,whowasnotmorethantwoorthreeandtwenty,theyacknowledgedconsiderablebeauty;herfeatureswerepretty,andshehadasharpquickeye,andasmartnessofair,whichthoughitdidnotgiveactualeleganceorgrace,gavedistinctiontoherperson.—Theirmannerswereparticularlycivil,andElinorsoonallowedthemcreditforsomekindofsense,whenshesawwithwhatconstantandjudiciousattentiontheyweremakingthemselvesagreeabletoLadyMiddleton.

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