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Chapter XLV

           Hiswasaninvoluntaryconfidence,anirrepressibleeffusiontoasoothingfriend—notanapplicationtoaparent.YetafteratimeIDIDsay,foratfirstIwasquiteovercome—thatifshelived,asItrustedshemight,mygreatesthappinesswouldlieinpromotingtheirmarriage;andsinceourarrival,sinceourdelightfulsecurity,Ihaverepeatedittohimmorefully,havegivenhimeveryencouragementinmypower.Time,averylittletime,Itellhim,willdoeverything;—Marianne’sheartisnottobewastedforeveronsuchamanasWilloughby.—Hisownmeritsmustsoonsecureit."

           "TojudgefromtheColonel’sspirits,however,youhavenotyetmadehimequallysanguine."

           "No.—HethinksMarianne’saffectiontoodeeplyrootedforanychangeinitunderagreatlengthoftime,andevensupposingherheartagainfree,istoodiffidentofhimselftobelieve,thatwithsuchadifferenceofageanddispositionhecouldeverattachher.There,however,heisquitemistaken.Hisageisonlysomuchbeyondhersastobeanadvantage,astomakehischaracterandprinciplesfixed;—andhisdisposition,Iamwellconvinced,isexactlytheveryonetomakeyoursisterhappy.Andhisperson,hismannerstoo,areallinhisfavour.Mypartialitydoesnotblindme;hecertainlyisnotsohandsomeasWilloughby—butatthesametime,thereissomethingmuchmorepleasinginhiscountenance.—Therewasalwaysasomething,—ifyouremember,—inWilloughby’seyesattimes,whichIdidnotlike

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