Chapter XXXIII

           

           Aftersomeopposition,Marianneyieldedtohersister’sentreaties,andconsentedtogooutwithherandMrs.Jenningsonemorningforhalfanhour.Sheexpresslyconditioned,however,forpayingnovisits,andwoulddonomorethanaccompanythemtoGray’sinSackvilleStreet,whereElinorwascarryingonanegotiationfortheexchangeofafewold-fashionedjewelsofhermother.

           Whentheystoppedatthedoor,Mrs.Jenningsrecollectedthattherewasaladyattheotherendofthestreetonwhomsheoughttocall;andasshehadnobusinessatGray’s,itwasresolved,thatwhileheryoungfriendstransactedtheir’s,sheshouldpayhervisitandreturnforthem.

           Onascendingthestairs,theMissDashwoodsfoundsomanypeoplebeforethemintheroom,thattherewasnotapersonatlibertytotendtotheirorders;andtheywereobligedtowait.Allthatcouldbedonewas,tositdownatthatendofthecounterwhichseemedtopromisethequickestsuccession;onegentlemanonlywasstandingthere,anditisprobablethatElinorwasnotwithouthopeofexcitinghispolitenesstoaquickerdespatch.Butthecorrectnessofhiseye,andthedelicacyofhistaste,provedtobebeyondhispoliteness.

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