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Chapter XLII

           Elinor,howeverlittleconcernedinit,joinedintheirdiscourse;andMarianne,whohadtheknackoffindingherwayineveryhousetothelibrary,howeveritmightbeavoidedbythefamilyingeneral,soonprocuredherselfabook.

           NothingwaswantingonMrs.Palmer’ssidethatconstantandfriendlygoodhumourcoulddo,tomakethemfeelthemselveswelcome.Theopennessandheartinessofhermannermorethanatonedforthatwantofrecollectionandelegancewhichmadeheroftendeficientintheformsofpoliteness;herkindness,recommendedbysoprettyaface,wasengaging;herfolly,thoughevidentwasnotdisgusting,becauseitwasnotconceited;andElinorcouldhaveforgiveneverythingbutherlaugh.

           Thetwogentlemenarrivedthenextdaytoaverylatedinner,affordingapleasantenlargementoftheparty,andaverywelcomevarietytotheirconversation,whichalongmorningofthesamecontinuedrainhadreducedverylow.

           ElinorhadseensolittleofMr.Palmer,andinthatlittlehadseensomuchvarietyinhisaddresstohersisterandherself,thatsheknewnotwhattoexpecttofindhiminhisownfamily.Shefoundhim,however,perfectlythegentlemaninhisbehaviourtoallhisvisitors,andonlyoccasionallyrudetohiswifeandhermother;shefoundhimverycapableofbeingapleasantcompanion,andonlypreventedfrombeingsoalways,bytoogreatanaptitudetofancyhimselfasmuchsuperiortopeopleingeneral,ashemustfeelhimselftobetoMrs.JenningsandCharlotte.

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