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Chapter XLV

           Dashwoodcouldbecalm,couldbeevenprudent,whenthelifeofachildwasatstake,andMarianne,satisfiedinknowinghermotherwasnearher,andconsciousofbeingtooweakforconversation,submittedreadilytothesilenceandquietprescribedbyeverynursearoundher.Mrs.DashwoodWOULDsitupwithherallnight;andElinor,incompliancewithhermother’sentreaty,wenttobed.Buttherest,whichonenightentirelysleepless,andmanyhoursofthemostwearinganxietyseemedtomakerequisite,waskeptoffbyirritationofspirits.Willoughby,"poorWilloughby,"asshenowallowedherselftocallhim,wasconstantlyinherthoughts;shewouldnotbuthaveheardhisvindicationfortheworld,andnowblamed,nowacquittedherselfforhavingjudgedhimsoharshlybefore.Butherpromiseofrelatingittohersisterwasinvariablypainful.Shedreadedtheperformanceofit,dreadedwhatitseffectonMariannemightbe;doubtedwhetheraftersuchanexplanationshecouldeverbehappywithanother;andforamomentwishedWilloughbyawidower.Then,rememberingColonelBrandon,reprovedherself,feltthattoHISsufferingsandhisconstancyfarmorethantohisrival’s,therewardofhersisterwasdue,andwishedanythingratherthanMrs.Willoughby’sdeath.

           TheshockofColonelBrandon’serrandatBartonhadbeenmuchsoftenedtoMrs.

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