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Chapter XXXIII

           Andsoyouaremostcomfortablysettledinyourlittlecottageandwantfornothing!Edwardbroughtusamostcharmingaccountoftheplace:themostcompletethingofitskind,hesaid,thateverwas,andyouallseemedtoenjoyitbeyondanything.Itwasagreatsatisfactiontoustohearit,Iassureyou."

           Elinordidfeelalittleashamedofherbrother;andwasnotsorrytobesparedthenecessityofansweringhim,bythearrivalofMrs.Jennings’sservant,whocametotellherthathismistresswaitedforthematthedoor.

           Mr.Dashwoodattendedthemdownstairs,wasintroducedtoMrs.Jenningsatthedoorofhercarriage,andrepeatinghishopeofbeingabletocallonthemthenextday,tookleave.

           Hisvisitwasdulypaid.Hecamewithapretenceatanapologyfromtheirsister-in-law,fornotcomingtoo;"butshewassomuchengagedwithhermother,thatreallyshehadnoleisureforgoinganywhere."Mrs.Jennings,however,assuredhimdirectly,thatsheshouldnotstanduponceremony,fortheywereallcousins,orsomethinglikeit,andsheshouldcertainlywaitonMrs.JohnDashwoodverysoon,andbringhersisterstoseeher.HismannerstoTHEM,thoughcalm,wereperfectlykind;toMrs.Jennings,mostattentivelycivil;andonColonelBrandon’scominginsoonafterhimself,heeyedhimwithacuriositywhichseemedtosay,thatheonlywantedtoknowhimtoberich,tobeequallyciviltoHIM.

           Afterstayingwiththemhalfanhour,heaskedElinortowalkwithhimtoConduitStreet,andintroducehimtoSirJohnandLadyMiddleton.Theweatherwasremarkablyfine,andshereadilyconsented.

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