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Chapter L

           FerrarsatfirstreasonablyendeavouredtodissuadehimfrommarryingMissDashwood,byeveryargumentinherpower;—toldhim,thatinMissMortonhewouldhaveawomanofhigherrankandlargerfortune;—andenforcedtheassertion,byobservingthatMissMortonwasthedaughterofanoblemanwiththirtythousandpounds,whileMissDashwoodwasonlythedaughterofaprivategentlemanwithnomorethanTHREE;butwhenshefoundthat,thoughperfectlyadmittingthetruthofherrepresentation,hewasbynomeansinclinedtobeguidedbyit,shejudgeditwisest,fromtheexperienceofthepast,tosubmit—andtherefore,aftersuchanungraciousdelayassheowedtoherowndignity,andasservedtopreventeverysuspicionofgood-will,sheissuedherdecreeofconsenttothemarriageofEdwardandElinor.

           Whatshewouldengagetodotowardsaugmentingtheirincomewasnexttobeconsidered;andhereitplainlyappeared,thatthoughEdwardwasnowheronlyson,hewasbynomeanshereldest;forwhileRobertwasinevitablyendowedwithathousandpoundsa-year,notthesmallestobjectionwasmadeagainstEdward’stakingordersforthesakeoftwohundredandfiftyattheutmost;norwasanythingpromisedeitherforthepresentorinfuture,beyondthetenthousandpounds,whichhadbeengivenwithFanny.

           Itwasasmuch,however,aswasdesired,andmorethanwasexpected,byEdwardandElinor;andMrs.Ferrarsherself,byhershufflingexcuses,seemedtheonlypersonsurprisedathernotgivingmore.

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