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The man and one of the maids were sent off immediately into Devonshire, to prepare the house for their mistress's arrival; for as Lady Middleton was entirely unknown to Mrs Dashwood, she preferred going directly to the cottage to being a visitor at Barton Park; and she relied so undoubtingly on Sir John's description of the house, as to feel no curiosity to exaerness to be gone from Norland was preserved frohter-in-law in the prospect of her removal; a satisfaction which was but feebly attempted to be concealed under a cold invitation to her to defer her departure Noas the tiht with particular propriety be fulfilled Since he had neglected to do it on first coht be looked on as the most suitable period for its accoive over every hope of the kind, and to be convinced, froeneral drift of his discourse, that his assistance extended no farther than their maintenance for sixexpenses of housekeeping, and of the perpetual demands upon his purse, which a man of any consequence in the world was beyond calculation exposed to, that he seemed rather to stand in need ofht Sir John Middleton's first letter to Norland, every thing was so far settled in their future abode as to enable Mrs Dashwood and her daughters to begin their journey

Many were the tears shed by them in their last adieus to a place so much beloved "Dear, dear Norland!" said Marianne, as she wandered alone before the house, on the last evening of their being there; "when shall I cease to regret you!--when learn to feel a home elsewhere!--Oh!

happy house, could you knohat I suffer in noing you from this spot, from whence perhaps I may view you no more!--And you, ye well-known trees!--but you will continue the same--No leaf will decay because we are reh we can observe you no longer!--No; you will continue the saret you occasion, and insensible of any change in those alk under your shade!--But ill remain to enjoy you?"