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Chapter XLIV

           Ihaveenteredmanyashoptoavoidyoursight,asthecarriagedroveby.LodgingasIdidinBondStreet,therewashardlyadayinwhichIdidnotcatchaglimpseofoneorotherofyou;andnothingbutthemostconstantwatchfulnessonmyside,amostinvariablyprevailingdesiretokeepoutofyoursight,couldhaveseparatedussolong.IavoidedtheMiddletonsasmuchaspossible,aswellaseverybodyelsewhowaslikelytoproveanacquaintanceincommon.Notawareoftheirbeingintown,however,IblunderedonSirJohn,Ibelieve,thefirstdayofhiscoming,andthedayafterIhadcalledatMrs.Jennings’s.Heaskedmetoaparty,adanceathishouseintheevening.—HadheNOTtoldmeasaninducementthatyouandyoursisterweretobethere,Ishouldhavefeltittoocertainathing,totrustmyselfnearhim.ThenextmorningbroughtanothershortnotefromMarianne—stillaffectionate,open,artless,confiding—everythingthatcouldmakeMYconductmosthateful.Icouldnotanswerit.Itried—butcouldnotframeasentence.ButIthoughtofher,Ibelieve,everymomentoftheday.IfyouCANpityme,MissDashwood,pitymysituationasitwasTHEN.Withmyheadandheartfullofyoursister,Iwasforcedtoplaythehappylovertoanotherwoman!—Thosethreeorfourweekswereworsethanall.

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