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Chapter IV

           ShecouldnotconsiderherpartialityforEdwardinsoprosperousastateasMariannehadbelievedit.Therewas,attimes,awantofspiritsabouthimwhich,ifitdidnotdenoteindifference,spokeofsomethingalmostasunpromising.Adoubtofherregard,supposinghimtofeelit,neednotgivehimmorethaninquietude.Itwouldnotbelikelytoproducethatdejectionofmindwhichfrequentlyattendedhim.Amorereasonablecausemightbefoundinthedependentsituationwhichforbadetheindulgenceofhisaffection.Sheknewthathismotherneitherbehavedtohimsoastomakehishomecomfortableatpresent,nortogivehimanyassurancethathemightformahomeforhimself,withoutstrictlyattendingtoherviewsforhisaggrandizement.Withsuchaknowledgeasthis,itwasimpossibleforElinortofeeleasyonthesubject.Shewasfarfromdependingonthatresultofhispreferenceofher,whichhermotherandsisterstillconsideredascertain.Nay,thelongertheyweretogetherthemoredoubtfulseemedthenatureofhisregard;andsometimes,forafewpainfulminutes,shebelievedittobenomorethanfriendship.

           But,whatevermightreallybeitslimits,itwasenough,whenperceivedbyhissister,tomakeheruneasy,andatthesametime,(whichwasstillmorecommon,)tomakeheruncivil.Shetookthefirstopportunityofaffrontinghermother-in-lawontheoccasion,talkingtohersoexpressivelyofherbrother’sgreatexpectations,ofMrs.Ferrars’sresolutionthatbothhersonsshouldmarrywell,andofthedangerattendinganyyoungwomanwhoattemptedtoDRAWHIMIN;thatMrs.

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