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Chapter XI

           Heradmirationandregard,evenhersisterlyregard,wasallhisown;buthewasalover;hisattentionswerewhollyMarianne’s,andafarlessagreeablemanmighthavebeenmoregenerallypleasing.ColonelBrandon,unfortunatelyforhimself,hadnosuchencouragementtothinkonlyofMarianne,andinconversingwithElinorhefoundthegreatestconsolationfortheindifferenceofhersister.

           Elinor’scompassionforhimincreased,asshehadreasontosuspectthatthemiseryofdisappointedlovehadalreadybeenknowntohim.Thissuspicionwasgivenbysomewordswhichaccidentallydroppedfromhimoneeveningatthepark,whentheyweresittingdowntogetherbymutualconsent,whiletheothersweredancing.HiseyeswerefixedonMarianne,and,afterasilenceofsomeminutes,hesaid,withafaintsmile,"Yoursister,Iunderstand,doesnotapproveofsecondattachments."

           "No,"repliedElinor,"heropinionsareallromantic."

           "Orrather,asIbelieve,sheconsidersthemimpossibletoexist."

           "Ibelieveshedoes.Buthowshecontrivesitwithoutreflectingonthecharacterofherownfather,whohadhimselftwowives,Iknownot.Afewyearshoweverwillsettleheropinionsonthereasonablebasisofcommonsenseandobservation;andthentheymaybemoreeasytodefineandtojustifythantheynoware,byanybodybutherself."

           "Thiswillprobablybethecase,"hereplied;"andyetthereissomethingsoamiableintheprejudicesofayoungmind,thatoneissorrytoseethemgivewaytothereceptionofmoregeneralopinions."

           "Icannotagreewithyouthere,"saidElinor.

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