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Chapter XLIII

           Herfears,hehadnocourage,noconfidencetoattempttheremovalof:—helistenedtotheminsilentdespondence;—butherdifficultieswereinstantlyobviated,forwithareadinessthatseemedtospeaktheoccasion,andtheservicepre-arrangedinhismind,heofferedhimselfasthemessengerwhoshouldfetchMrs.Dashwood.Elinormadenoresistancethatwasnoteasilyovercome.Shethankedhimwithbrief,thoughferventgratitude,andwhilehewenttohurryoffhisservantwithamessagetoMr.Harris,andanorderforpost-horsesdirectly,shewroteafewlinestohermother.

           ThecomfortofsuchafriendatthatmomentasColonelBrandon—orsuchacompanionforhermother,—howgratefullywasitfelt!—acompanionwhosejudgmentwouldguide,whoseattendancemustrelieve,andwhosefriendshipmightsootheher!—asfarastheshockofsuchasummonsCOULDbelessenedtoher,hispresence,hismanners,hisassistance,wouldlessenit.

           HE,meanwhile,whateverhemightfeel,actedwithallthefirmnessofacollectedmind,madeeverynecessaryarrangementwiththeutmostdespatch,andcalculatedwithexactnessthetimeinwhichshemightlookforhisreturn.Notamomentwaslostindelayofanykind.Thehorsesarrived,evenbeforetheywereexpected,andColonelBrandononlypressingherhandwithalookofsolemnity,andafewwordsspokentoolowtoreachherear,hurriedintothecarriage.Itwasthenabouttwelveo’clock,andshereturnedtohersister’sapartmenttowaitforthearrivaloftheapothecary,andtowatchbyhertherestofthenight.Itwasanightofalmostequalsufferingtoboth.

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