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Chapter XXII

           Icannotbearthethoughtsofmakinghimsomiserable,asIknowtheverymentionofsuchathingwoulddo.Andonmyownaccounttoo—sodearasheistome—Idon’tthinkIcouldbeequaltoit.Whatwouldyouadvisemetodoinsuchacase,MissDashwood?Whatwouldyoudoyourself?"

           "Pardonme,"repliedElinor,startledbythequestion;"butIcangiveyounoadviceundersuchcircumstances.Yourownjudgmentmustdirectyou."

           "Tobesure,"continuedLucy,afterafewminutessilenceonbothsides,"hismothermustprovideforhimsometimeorother;butpoorEdwardissocastdownbyit!Didyounotthinkhimdreadfullow-spiritedwhenhewasatBarton?HewassomiserablewhenheleftusatLongstaple,togotoyou,thatIwasafraidyouwouldthinkhimquiteill."

           "Didhecomefromyouruncle’s,then,whenhevisitedus?"

           "Oh,yes;hehadbeenstayingafortnightwithus.Didyouthinkhecamedirectlyfromtown?"

           "No,"repliedElinor,mostfeelinglysensibleofeveryfreshcircumstanceinfavourofLucy’sveracity;"Irememberhetoldus,thathehadbeenstayingafortnightwithsomefriendsnearPlymouth."Sherememberedtoo,herownsurpriseatthetime,athismentioningnothingfartherofthosefriends,athistotalsilencewithrespecteventotheirnames.

           "Didnotyouthinkhimsadlyoutofspirits?"repeatedLucy.

           "Wedid,indeed,particularlysowhenhefirstarrived."

           "Ibeggedhimtoexerthimselfforfearyoushouldsuspectwhatwasthematter;butitmadehimsomelancholy,notbeingabletostaymorethanafortnightwithus,andseeingmesomuchaffected.

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