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Chapter XLVII

           Thatcrimehasbeentheoriginofeverylesserone,andofallhispresentdiscontents."

           Marianneassentedmostfeelinglytotheremark;andhermotherwasledbyittoanenumerationofColonelBrandon’sinjuriesandmerits,warmasfriendshipanddesigncouldunitedlydictate.Herdaughterdidnotlook,however,asifmuchofitwereheardbyher.

           Elinor,accordingtoherexpectation,sawonthetwoorthreefollowingdays,thatMariannedidnotcontinuetogainstrengthasshehaddone;butwhileherresolutionwasunsubdued,andshestilltriedtoappearcheerfulandeasy,hersistercouldsafelytrusttotheeffectoftimeuponherhealth.

           Margaretreturned,andthefamilywereagainallrestoredtoeachother,againquietlysettledatthecottage;andifnotpursuingtheirusualstudieswithquitesomuchvigouraswhentheyfirstcametoBarton,atleastplanningavigorousprosecutionoftheminfuture.

           ElinorgrewimpatientforsometidingsofEdward.ShehadheardnothingofhimsinceherleavingLondon,nothingnewofhisplans,nothingcertainevenofhispresentabode.Somelettershadpassedbetweenherandherbrother,inconsequenceofMarianne’sillness;andinthefirstofJohn’s,therehadbeenthissentence:—"WeknownothingofourunfortunateEdward,andcanmakenoenquiriesonsoprohibitedasubject,butconcludehimtobestillatOxford;"whichwasalltheintelligenceofEdwardaffordedherbythecorrespondence,forhisnamewasnotevenmentionedinanyofthesucceedingletters.Shewasnotdoomed,however,tobelonginignoranceofhismeasures.

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