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Chapter XLIII

           Thepossibilityofarelapsewouldofcourse,insomemoments,occurtoremindherofwhatanxietywas—butwhenshesaw,onherfrequentandminuteexamination,thateverysymptomofrecoverycontinued,andsawMarianneatsixo’clocksinkintoaquiet,steady,andtoallappearancecomfortable,sleep,shesilencedeverydoubt.

           Thetimewasnowdrawingon,whenColonelBrandonmightbeexpectedback.Atteno’clock,shetrusted,oratleastnotmuchlaterhermotherwouldberelievedfromthedreadfulsuspenseinwhichshemustnowbetravellingtowardsthem.TheColonel,too!—perhapsscarcelylessanobjectofpity!—Oh!—howslowwastheprogressoftimewhichyetkepttheminignorance!

           Atseveno’clock,leavingMariannestillsweetlyasleep,shejoinedMrs.Jenningsinthedrawing-roomtotea.Ofbreakfastshehadbeenkeptbyherfears,andofdinnerbytheirsuddenreverse,fromeatingmuch;—andthepresentrefreshment,therefore,withsuchfeelingsofcontentasshebroughttoit,wasparticularlywelcome.Mrs.Jenningswouldhavepersuadedher,atitsconclusion,totakesomerestbeforehermother’sarrival,andallowHERtotakeherplacebyMarianne;butElinorhadnosenseoffatigue,nocapabilityofsleepatthatmomentabouther,andshewasnottobekeptawayfromhersisteranunnecessaryinstant.Mrs.Jenningsthereforeattendingherupstairsintothesickchamber,tosatisfyherselfthatallcontinuedright,leftherthereagaintoherchargeandherthoughts,andretiredtoherownroomtowritelettersandsleep.

           Thenightwascoldandstormy

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