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Chapter XXVI

           

           Thehousewashandsome,andhandsomelyfittedup,andtheyoungladieswereimmediatelyputinpossessionofaverycomfortableapartment.IthadformerlybeenCharlotte’s,andoverthemantelpiecestillhungalandscapeincolouredsilksofherperformance,inproofofherhavingspentsevenyearsatagreatschoolintowntosomeeffect.

           Asdinnerwasnottobereadyinlessthantwohoursfromtheirarrival,Elinordeterminedtoemploytheintervalinwritingtohermother,andsatdownforthatpurpose.InafewmomentsMariannedidthesame."Iamwritinghome,Marianne,"saidElinor;"hadnotyoubetterdeferyourletterforadayortwo?"

           "IamNOTgoingtowritetomymother,"repliedMarianne,hastily,andasifwishingtoavoidanyfartherinquiry.Elinorsaidnomore;itimmediatelystruckherthatshemustthenbewritingtoWilloughby;andtheconclusionwhichasinstantlyfollowedwas,that,howevermysteriouslytheymightwishtoconducttheaffair,theymustbeengaged.Thisconviction,thoughnotentirelysatisfactory,gaveherpleasure,andshecontinuedherletterwithgreateralacrity.Marianne’swasfinishedinaveryfewminutes;inlengthitcouldbenomorethananote;itwasthenfoldedup,sealed,anddirectedwitheagerrapidity.ElinorthoughtshecoulddistinguishalargeWinthedirection;andnosoonerwasitcompletethanMarianne,ringingthebell,requestedthefootmanwhoansweredittogetthatletterconveyedforhertothetwo-pennypost.Thisdecidedthematteratonce.

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