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Chapter IV

           Atfirstsight,hisaddressiscertainlynotstriking;andhispersoncanhardlybecalledhandsome,tilltheexpressionofhiseyes,whichareuncommonlygood,andthegeneralsweetnessofhiscountenance,isperceived.Atpresent,Iknowhimsowell,thatIthinkhimreallyhandsome;oratleast,almostso.Whatsayyou,Marianne?"

           "Ishallverysoonthinkhimhandsome,Elinor,ifIdonotnow.Whenyoutellmetolovehimasabrother,Ishallnomoreseeimperfectioninhisface,thanInowdoinhisheart."

           Elinorstartedatthisdeclaration,andwassorryforthewarmthshehadbeenbetrayedinto,inspeakingofhim.ShefeltthatEdwardstoodveryhighinheropinion.Shebelievedtheregardtobemutual;butsherequiredgreatercertaintyofittomakeMarianne’sconvictionoftheirattachmentagreeabletoher.SheknewthatwhatMarianneandhermotherconjecturedonemoment,theybelievedthenext—thatwiththem,towishwastohope,andtohopewastoexpect.Shetriedtoexplaintherealstateofthecasetohersister.

           "Idonotattempttodeny,"saidshe,"thatIthinkveryhighlyofhim—thatIgreatlyesteem,thatIlikehim."

           Mariannehereburstforthwithindignation—

           "Esteemhim!Likehim!Cold-heartedElinor!Oh!worsethancold-hearted!Ashamedofbeingotherwise.Usethosewordsagain,andIwillleavetheroomthismoment."

           Elinorcouldnothelplaughing."Excuseme,"saidshe;"andbeassuredthatImeantnooffencetoyou,byspeaking,insoquietaway,ofmyownfeelings.

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