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Chapter XV

           HasnothisbehaviourtoMarianneandtoallofus,foratleastthelastfortnight,declaredthathelovedandconsideredherashisfuturewife,andthathefeltforustheattachmentofthenearestrelation?Havewenotperfectlyunderstoodeachother?Hasnotmyconsentbeendailyaskedbyhislooks,hismanner,hisattentiveandaffectionaterespect?MyElinor,isitpossibletodoubttheirengagement?Howcouldsuchathoughtoccurtoyou?HowisittobesupposedthatWilloughby,persuadedashemustbeofyoursister’slove,shouldleaveher,andleaveherperhapsformonths,withouttellingherofhisaffection;—thattheyshouldpartwithoutamutualexchangeofconfidence?"

           "Iconfess,"repliedElinor,"thateverycircumstanceexceptONEisinfavouroftheirengagement;butthatONEisthetotalsilenceofbothonthesubject,andwithmeitalmostoutweighseveryother."

           "Howstrangethisis!YoumustthinkwretchedlyindeedofWilloughby,if,afterallthathasopenlypassedbetweenthem,youcandoubtthenatureofthetermsonwhichtheyaretogether.Hashebeenactingapartinhisbehaviourtoyoursisterallthistime?Doyousupposehimreallyindifferenttoher?"

           "No,Icannotthinkthat.HemustanddoesloveherIamsure."

           "Butwithastrangekindoftenderness,ifhecanleaveherwithsuchindifference,suchcarelessnessofthefuture,asyouattributetohim."

           "Youmustremember,mydearmother,thatIhaveneverconsideredthismatterascertain.Ihavehadmydoubts,Iconfess;buttheyarefainterthantheywere,andtheymaysoonbeentirelydoneaway.

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