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Chapter XLVII

           Hadyoumarried,youmusthavebeenalwayspoor.Hisexpensivenessisacknowledgedevenbyhimself,andhiswholeconductdeclaresthatself-denialisawordhardlyunderstoodbyhim.Hisdemandsandyourinexperiencetogether,onasmall,verysmallincome,musthavebroughtondistresseswhichwouldnotbetheLESSgrievoustoyou,fromhavingbeenentirelyunknownandunthoughtofbefore.YOURsenseofhonourandhonestywouldhaveledyou,Iknow,whenawareofyoursituation,toattemptalltheeconomythatwouldappeartoyoupossible:and,perhaps,aslongasyourfrugalityretrenchedonlyonyourowncomfort,youmighthavebeensufferedtopracticeit,butbeyondthat—andhowlittlecouldtheutmostofyoursinglemanagementdotostoptheruinwhichhadbegunbeforeyourmarriage?—BeyondTHAT,hadyouendeavoured,howeverreasonably,toabridgeHISenjoyments,isitnottobefeared,thatinsteadofprevailingonfeelingssoselfishtoconsenttoit,youwouldhavelessenedyourowninfluenceonhisheart,andmadehimregrettheconnectionwhichhadinvolvedhiminsuchdifficulties?"

           Marianne’slipsquivered,andsherepeatedtheword"Selfish?"inatonethatimplied—"doyoureallythinkhimselfish?"

           "Thewholeofhisbehaviour,"repliedElinor,"fromthebeginningtotheendoftheaffair,hasbeengroundedonselfishness.Itwasselfishnesswhichfirstmadehimsportwithyouraffections;whichafterwards,whenhisownwereengaged,madehimdelaytheconfessionofit,andwhichfinallycarriedhimfromBarton.Hisownenjoyment,orhisownease,was,ineveryparticular,hisrulingprinciple.

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