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Chapter XLVIII

           Wereitpossible,shemustsayitmustbeEdward.Shelookedagain.Hehadjustdismounted;—shecouldnotbemistaken,—itWASEdward.Shemovedawayandsatdown."HecomesfromMr.Pratt’spurposelytoseeus.IWILLbecalm;IWILLbemistressofmyself."

           Inamomentsheperceivedthattheotherswerelikewiseawareofthemistake.ShesawhermotherandMariannechangecolour;sawthemlookatherself,andwhisperafewsentencestoeachother.Shewouldhavegiventheworldtobeabletospeak—andtomakethemunderstandthatshehopednocoolness,noslight,wouldappearintheirbehaviourtohim;—butshehadnoutterance,andwasobligedtoleavealltotheirowndiscretion.

           Notasyllablepassedaloud.Theyallwaitedinsilencefortheappearanceoftheirvisitor.Hisfootstepswereheardalongthegravelpath;inamomenthewasinthepassage,andinanotherhewasbeforethem.

           Hiscountenance,asheenteredtheroom,wasnottoohappy,evenforElinor.Hiscomplexionwaswhitewithagitation,andhelookedasiffearfulofhisreception,andconsciousthathemeritednokindone.Mrs.Dashwood,however,conforming,asshetrusted,tothewishesofthatdaughter,bywhomshethenmeantinthewarmthofherhearttobeguidedineverything,metwithalookofforcedcomplacency,gavehimherhand,andwishedhimjoy.

           Hecoloured,andstammeredoutanunintelligiblereply.Elinor’slipshadmovedwithhermother’s,and,whenthemomentofactionwasover,shewishedthatshehadshakenhandswithhimtoo.

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