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Chapter XII

           

           "Youaremistaken,Elinor,"saidshewarmly,"insupposingIknowverylittleofWilloughby.Ihavenotknownhimlongindeed,butIammuchbetteracquaintedwithhim,thanIamwithanyothercreatureintheworld,exceptyourselfandmama.Itisnottimeoropportunitythatistodetermineintimacy;—itisdispositionalone.Sevenyearswouldbeinsufficienttomakesomepeopleacquaintedwitheachother,andsevendaysaremorethanenoughforothers.Ishouldholdmyselfguiltyofgreaterimproprietyinacceptingahorsefrommybrother,thanfromWilloughby.OfJohnIknowverylittle,thoughwehavelivedtogetherforyears;butofWilloughbymyjudgmenthaslongbeenformed."

           Elinorthoughtitwisesttotouchthatpointnomore.Sheknewhersister’stemper.Oppositiononsotenderasubjectwouldonlyattachherthemoretoherownopinion.Butbyanappealtoheraffectionforhermother,byrepresentingtheinconvenienceswhichthatindulgentmothermustdrawonherself,if(aswouldprobablybethecase)sheconsentedtothisincreaseofestablishment,Mariannewasshortlysubdued;andshepromisednottotempthermothertosuchimprudentkindnessbymentioningtheoffer,andtotellWilloughbywhenshesawhimnext,thatitmustbedeclined.

           Shewasfaithfultoherword;andwhenWilloughbycalledatthecottage,thesameday,Elinorheardherexpressherdisappointmenttohiminalowvoice,onbeingobligedtoforegotheacceptanceofhispresent.Thereasonsforthisalterationwereatthesametimerelated,andtheyweresuchastomakefurtherentreatyonhissideimpossible.

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