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Chapter XXXV

           

           "DearEdward!"shecried,"thisisamomentofgreathappiness!—Thiswouldalmostmakeamendsforeverything!"

           Edwardtriedtoreturnherkindnessasitdeserved,butbeforesuchwitnesseshedarednotsayhalfwhathereallyfelt.Againtheyallsatdown,andforamomentortwoallweresilent;whileMariannewaslookingwiththemostspeakingtenderness,sometimesatEdwardandsometimesatElinor,regrettingonlythattheirdelightineachothershouldbecheckedbyLucy’sunwelcomepresence.Edwardwasthefirsttospeak,anditwastonoticeMarianne’salteredlooks,andexpresshisfearofhernotfindingLondonagreewithher.

           "Oh,don’tthinkofme!"sherepliedwithspiritedearnestness,thoughhereyeswerefilledwithtearsasshespoke,"don’tthinkofMYhealth.Elinoriswell,yousee.Thatmustbeenoughforusboth."

           ThisremarkwasnotcalculatedtomakeEdwardorElinormoreeasy,nortoconciliatethegoodwillofLucy,wholookedupatMariannewithnoverybenignantexpression.

           "DoyoulikeLondon?"saidEdward,willingtosayanythingthatmightintroduceanothersubject.

           "Notatall.Iexpectedmuchpleasureinit,butIhavefoundnone.Thesightofyou,Edward,istheonlycomfortithasafforded;andthankHeaven!youarewhatyoualwayswere!"

           Shepaused—noonespoke.

           "Ithink,Elinor,"shepresentlyadded,"wemustemployEdwardtotakecareofusinourreturntoBarton.Inaweekortwo,Isuppose,weshallbegoing;and,Itrust,Edwardwillnotbeveryunwillingtoacceptthecharge."

           PoorEdwardmutteredsomething,butwhatitwas,nobodyknew,notevenhimself.

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