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Chapter XXX

           NomorewouldSirJohn,normydaughters,fortheyareallverythoughtfulandconsiderate;especiallyifIgivethemahint,asIcertainlywill.Formypart,Ithinkthelessthatissaidaboutsuchthings,thebetter,thesooner’tisblownoverandforgot.Andwhatdoestalkingeverdoyouknow?"

           "Inthisaffairitcanonlydoharm;moresoperhapsthaninmanycasesofasimilarkind,forithasbeenattendedbycircumstanceswhich,forthesakeofeveryoneconcernedinit,makeitunfittobecomethepublicconversation.ImustdoTHISjusticetoMr.Willoughby—hehasbrokennopositiveengagementwithmysister."

           "Law,mydear!Don’tpretendtodefendhim.Nopositiveengagementindeed!aftertakingheralloverAllenhamHouse,andfixingontheveryroomstheyweretoliveinhereafter!"

           Elinor,forhersister’ssake,couldnotpressthesubjectfarther,andshehopeditwasnotrequiredofherforWilloughby’s;since,thoughMariannemightlosemuch,hecouldgainverylittlebytheenforcementoftherealtruth.Afterashortsilenceonbothsides,Mrs.Jennings,withallhernaturalhilarity,burstforthagain.

           "Well,mydear,’tisatruesayingaboutanill-wind,foritwillbeallthebetterforColonelBrandon.Hewillhaveheratlast;aye,thathewill.Mindme,now,iftheyan’tmarriedbyMid-summer.Lord!howhe’llchuckleoverthisnews!Ihopehewillcometonight.Itwillbealltooneabettermatchforyoursister.

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