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"No, Marianne, never My doctrine has never ai All I have ever attempted to influence has been the behaviour You uilty, I confess, of having often wished you to treat our acquaintance in general with greater attention; but when have I advised you to adopt their senti your sister over to your plan of general civility," said Edward to Elinor, "Do you gain no ground?"

"Quite the contrary," replied Elinor, looking expressively at Marianne

"My judgment," he returned, "is all on your side of the question; but I am afraid my practice is much more on your sister's I never wish to offend, but I aent, when I am only kept back by ht that I must have been intended by nature to be fond of low coentility!"

"Marianne has not shyness to excuse any inattention of hers," said Elinor

"She knows her oorth too well for false shame," replied Edward

"Shyness is only the effect of a sense of inferiority in some way or other If I could persuade raceful, I should not be shy"

"But you would still be reserved," said Marianne, "and that is worse"

Edward started--"Reserved! Am I reserved, Marianne?"

"Yes, very"

"I do not understand you," replied he, colouring "Reserved!--how, in what manner? What am I to tell you? What can you suppose?"

Elinor looked surprised at his eh off the subject, she said to hih to understand what she means? Do not you know she calls every one reserved who does not talk as fast, and admire what she admires as rapturously as herself?"

Edward htfulness returned on him in their fullest extent--and he sat for some time silent and dull