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Chapter XLVII

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           "Itisverytrue.MYhappinessneverwashisobject."

           "Atpresent,"continuedElinor,"heregretswhathehasdone.Andwhydoesheregretit?—Becausehefindsithasnotansweredtowardshimself.Ithasnotmadehimhappy.Hiscircumstancesarenowunembarrassed—hesuffersfromnoevilofthatkind;andhethinksonlythathehasmarriedawomanofalessamiabletemperthanyourself.Butdoesitfollowthathadhemarriedyou,hewouldhavebeenhappy?—Theinconvenienceswouldhavebeendifferent.Hewouldthenhavesufferedunderthepecuniarydistresseswhich,becausetheyareremoved,henowreckonsasnothing.Hewouldhavehadawifeofwhosetemperhecouldmakenocomplaint,buthewouldhavebeenalwaysnecessitous—alwayspoor;andprobablywouldsoonhavelearnedtoranktheinnumerablecomfortsofaclearestateandgoodincomeasoffarmoreimportance,eventodomestichappiness,thanthemeretemperofawife."

           "Ihavenotadoubtofit,"saidMarianne;"andIhavenothingtoregret—nothingbutmyownfolly."

           "Rathersayyourmother’simprudence,mychild,"saidMrs.Dashwood;"SHEmustbeanswerable."

           Mariannewouldnotletherproceed;—andElinor,satisfiedthateachfelttheirownerror,wishedtoavoidanysurveyofthepastthatmightweakenhersister’sspirits;she,therefore,pursuingthefirstsubject,immediatelycontinued,

           "Oneobservationmay,Ithink,befairlydrawnfromthewholeofthestory—thatallWilloughby’sdifficultieshavearisenfromthefirstoffenceagainstvirtue,inhisbehaviourtoElizaWilliams.

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