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Chapter XV

           Heis,moreover,awarethatsheDOESdisapprovetheconnection,hedaresnotthereforeatpresentconfesstoherhisengagementwithMarianne,andhefeelshimselfobliged,fromhisdependentsituation,togiveintoherschemes,andabsenthimselffromDevonshireforawhile.Youwilltellme,Iknow,thatthismayormayNOThavehappened;butIwilllistentonocavil,unlessyoucanpointoutanyothermethodofunderstandingtheaffairassatisfactoryatthis.Andnow,Elinor,whathaveyoutosay?"

           "Nothing,foryouhaveanticipatedmyanswer."

           "Thenyouwouldhavetoldme,thatitmightormightnothavehappened.Oh,Elinor,howincomprehensibleareyourfeelings!Youhadrathertakeeviluponcreditthangood.YouhadratherlookoutformiseryforMarianne,andguiltforpoorWilloughby,thananapologyforthelatter.Youareresolvedtothinkhimblameable,becausehetookleaveofuswithlessaffectionthanhisusualbehaviourhasshewn.Andisnoallowancetobemadeforinadvertence,orforspiritsdepressedbyrecentdisappointment?Arenoprobabilitiestobeaccepted,merelybecausetheyarenotcertainties?Isnothingduetothemanwhomwehaveallsuchreasontolove,andnoreasonintheworldtothinkillof?Tothepossibilityofmotivesunanswerableinthemselves,thoughunavoidablysecretforawhile?And,afterall,whatisityoususpecthimof?"

           "Icanhardlytellmyself.Butsuspicionofsomethingunpleasantistheinevitableconsequenceofsuchanalterationaswejustwitnessedinhim.

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