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Elinor saith great uneasiness the low spirits of her friend His visit afforded her but a very partial satisfaction, while his own enjoyment in it appeared so imperfect It was evident that he was unhappy; she wished it were equally evident that he still distinguished her by the sa; but hitherto the continuance of his preference seemed very uncertain; and the reservedness of his manner towards her contradicted oneone

He joined her and Marianne in the breakfast-roo before the others were down; and Marianne, as always eager to promote their happiness as far as she could, soon left them to themselves But before she was half way upstairs she heard the parlour door open, and, turning round, was astonished to see Edward hie to see my horses," said he, "as you are not yet ready for breakfast; I shall be back again presently"

Edward returned to the country; in his walk to the village, he had seen e itself, in a eneral view of the whole, which had exceedingly pleased him This was a subject which ensured Marianne's attention, and she was beginning to describe her own admiration of these scenes, and to question him more minutely on the objects that had particularly struck hi, "You must not enquire too far, Marianne--ree in the picturesque, and I shall offend you by norance and want of taste if we coht to be bold; surfaces strange and uncouth, which ought to be irregular and rugged; and distant objects out of sight, which ought only to be indistinct through the soft medium of a hazy atmosphere You ive I call it a very fine country--the hills are steep, the woods seem full of fine ti--with rich meadows and several neat farm houses scattered here and there It exactly answers my idea of a fine country, because it unites beauty with utility--and I dare say it is a picturesque one too, because you admire it; I can easily believe it to be full of rocks and prorey moss and brush wood, but these are all lost onof the picturesque"