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Chapter XLIII

           Shewascalm,exceptwhenshethoughtofhermother;butshewasalmosthopeless;andinthisstateshecontinuedtillnoon,scarcelystirringfromhersister’sbed,herthoughtswanderingfromoneimageofgrief,onesufferingfriendtoanother,andherspiritsoppressedtotheutmostbytheconversationofMrs.Jennings,whoscruplednottoattributetheseverityanddangerofthisattacktothemanyweeksofpreviousindispositionwhichMarianne’sdisappointmenthadbroughton.Elinorfeltallthereasonablenessoftheidea,anditgavefreshmiserytoherreflections.

           Aboutnoon,however,shebegan—butwithacaution—adreadofdisappointmentwhichforsometimekepthersilent,eventoherfriend—tofancy,tohopeshecouldperceiveaslightamendmentinhersister’spulse;—shewaited,watched,andexamineditagainandagain;—andatlast,withanagitationmoredifficulttoburyunderexteriorcalmness,thanallherforegoingdistress,venturedtocommunicateherhopes.Mrs.Jennings,thoughforced,onexamination,toacknowledgeatemporaryrevival,triedtokeepheryoungfriendfromindulgingathoughtofitscontinuance;—andElinor,conningovereveryinjunctionofdistrust,toldherselflikewisenottohope.Butitwastoolate.Hopehadalreadyentered;andfeelingallitsanxiousflutter,shebentoverhersistertowatch—shehardlyknewforwhat.Halfanhourpassedaway,andthefavourablesymptomyetblessedher.Othersevenarosetoconfirmit.

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