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Chapter XLI

           Ihavegoodreasontothink—indeedIhaveitfromthebestauthority,orIshouldnotrepeatit,forotherwiseitwouldbeverywrongtosayanythingaboutit—butIhaveitfromtheverybestauthority—notthatIeverpreciselyheardMrs.Ferrarssayitherself—butherdaughterDID,andIhaveitfromher—Thatinshort,whateverobjectionstheremightbeagainstacertain—acertainconnection—youunderstandme—itwouldhavebeenfarpreferabletoher,itwouldnothavegivenherhalfthevexationthatTHISdoes.IwasexceedinglypleasedtohearthatMrs.Ferrarsconsidereditinthatlight—averygratifyingcircumstanceyouknowtousall.’Itwouldhavebeenbeyondcomparison,’shesaid,’theleastevilofthetwo,andshewouldbegladtocompoundNOWfornothingworse.’Buthowever,allthatisquiteoutofthequestion—nottobethoughtoformentioned—astoanyattachmentyouknow—itnevercouldbe—allthatisgoneby.ButIthoughtIwouldjusttellyouofthis,becauseIknewhowmuchitmustpleaseyou.Notthatyouhaveanyreasontoregret,mydearElinor.Thereisnodoubtofyourdoingexceedinglywell—quiteaswell,orbetter,perhaps,allthingsconsidered.HasColonelBrandonbeenwithyoulately?"

           Elinorhadheardenough,ifnottogratifyhervanity,andraiseherself-importance,toagitatehernervesandfillhermind;—andshewasthereforegladtobesparedfromthenecessityofsayingmuchinreplyherself,andfromthedangerofhearinganythingmorefromherbrother,bytheentranceofMr.RobertFerrars.

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