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Chapter XLV

           HadIsatdowntowishforanypossiblegoodtomyfamily,IshouldhavefixedonColonelBrandon’smarryingoneofyouastheobjectmostdesirable.AndIbelieveMariannewillbethemosthappywithhimofthetwo."

           Elinorwashalfinclinedtoaskherreasonforthinkingso,becausesatisfiedthatnonefoundedonanimpartialconsiderationoftheirage,characters,orfeelings,couldbegiven;—buthermothermustalwaysbecarriedawaybyherimaginationonanyinterestingsubject,andthereforeinsteadofaninquiry,shepasseditoffwithasmile.

           "Heopenedhiswholehearttomeyesterdayaswetravelled.Itcameoutquiteunawares,quiteundesignedly.I,youmaywellbelieve,couldtalkofnothingbutmychild;—hecouldnotconcealhisdistress;Isawthatitequalledmyown,andheperhaps,thinkingthatmerefriendship,astheworldnowgoes,wouldnotjustifysowarmasympathy—orrather,notthinkingatall,Isuppose—givingwaytoirresistiblefeelings,mademeacquaintedwithhisearnest,tender,constant,affectionforMarianne.Hehaslovedher,myElinor,eversincethefirstmomentofseeingher."

           Here,however,Elinorperceived,—notthelanguage,nottheprofessionsofColonelBrandon,butthenaturalembellishmentsofhermother’sactivefancy,whichfashionedeverythingdelightfultoherasitchose.

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