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Chapter XLVI

           Ishallnowlivesolelyformyfamily.You,mymother,andMargaret,musthenceforthbealltheworldtome;youwillsharemyaffectionsentirelybetweenyou.Fromyou,frommyhome,Ishallneveragainhavethesmallestincitementtomove;andifIdomixinothersociety,itwillbeonlytoshewthatmyspiritishumbled,myheartamended,andthatIcanpractisethecivilities,thelesserdutiesoflife,withgentlenessandforbearance.AsforWilloughby—tosaythatIshallsoonorthatIshalleverforgethim,wouldbeidle.Hisremembrancecanbeovercomebynochangeofcircumstancesoropinions.Butitshallberegulated,itshallbecheckedbyreligion,byreason,byconstantemployment."

           Shepaused—andaddedinalowvoice,"IfIcouldbutknowHISheart,everythingwouldbecomeeasy."

           Elinor,whohadnowbeenforsometimereflectingontheproprietyorimproprietyofspeedilyhazardinghernarration,withoutfeelingatallnearerdecisionthanatfirst,heardthis;andperceivingthatasreflectiondidnothing,resolutionmustdoall,soonfoundherselfleadingtothefact.

           Shemanagedtherecital,asshehoped,withaddress;preparedheranxiouslistenerwithcaution;relatedsimplyandhonestlythechiefpointsonwhichWilloughbygroundedhisapology;didjusticetohisrepentance,andsoftenedonlyhisprotestationsofpresentregard.Mariannesaidnotaword.—Shetrembled,hereyeswerefixedontheground,andherlipsbecamewhiterthanevensicknesshadleftthem.Athousandinquiriessprungupfromherheart,butshedarednoturgeone

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