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In the evening, as Marianne was discovered to be musical, she was invited to play The instrument was unlocked, every body prepared to be char very well, at their request went through the chief of the songs which Lady Middleton had brought into the fae, and which perhaps had lain ever since in the same position on the pianoforte, for her ladyship had celebrated that event by giving up h by her mother's account, she had played extremely well, and by her oas very fond of it

Marianne's perforhly applauded Sir John was loud in his ad, and as loud in his conversation with the others while every song lasted Lady Middleton frequently called him to order, wondered how any one's attention could be diverted fro a particular song which Marianne had just finished Colonel Brandon alone, of all the party, heard her without being in raptures He paid her only the compliment of attention; and she felt a respect for him on the occasion, which the others had reasonably forfeited by their shah it aht which alone could syainst the horrible insensibility of the others; and she was reasonable enough to allow that a ht well have outlived all acuteness of feeling and every exquisite power of enjoyment She was perfectly disposed to make every allowance for the colonel's advanced state of life which humanity required