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Chapter XIII

           HewasafraidofcatchingcoldIdaresay,andinventedthistrickforgettingoutofit.Iwouldlayfiftyguineastheletterwasofhisownwriting."

           "Ihavenodoubtofit,"repliedMarianne.

           "Thereisnopersuadingyoutochangeyourmind,Brandon,Iknowofold,"saidSirJohn,"whenonceyouaredeterminedonanything.But,however,Ihopeyouwillthinkbetterofit.Consider,herearethetwoMissCareyscomeoverfromNewton,thethreeMissDashwoodswalkedupfromthecottage,andMr.Willoughbygotuptwohoursbeforehisusualtime,onpurposetogotoWhitwell."

           ColonelBrandonagainrepeatedhissorrowatbeingthecauseofdisappointingtheparty;butatthesametimedeclaredittobeunavoidable.

           "Well,then,whenwillyoucomebackagain?"

           "IhopeweshallseeyouatBarton,"addedherladyship,"assoonasyoucanconvenientlyleavetown;andwemustputoffthepartytoWhitwelltillyoureturn."

           "Youareveryobliging.Butitissouncertain,whenImayhaveitinmypowertoreturn,thatIdarenotengageforitatall."

           "Oh!hemustandshallcomeback,"criedSirJohn."Ifheisnotherebytheendoftheweek,Ishallgoafterhim."

           "Ay,sodo,SirJohn,"criedMrs.Jennings,"andthenperhapsyoumayfindoutwhathisbusinessis."

           "Idonotwanttopryintoothermen’sconcerns.Isupposeitissomethingheisashamedof."

           ColonelBrandon’shorseswereannounced.

           "Youdonotgototownonhorseback,doyou?"addedSirJohn.

           "No.OnlytoHoniton.Ishallthengopost."

           "Well,asyouareresolvedtogo,Iwishyouagoodjourney.Butyouhadbetterchangeyourmind.

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