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"I am afraid it is but too true," said Marianne; "but why should you boast of it?"

"I suspect," said Elinor, "that to avoid one kind of affectation, Edward here falls into another Because he believes many people pretend to more admiration of the beauties of nature than they really feel, and is disgusted with such pretensions, he affects greater indifference and less discri them himself than he possesses He is fastidious and will have an affectation of his own"

"It is very true," said Marianne, "that adon Every body pretends to feel and tries to describe with the taste and elegance of hion of every kind, and sos to e to describe them in but orn and hackneyed out of all sense and "

"I aht in a fine prospect which you profess to feel But, in return, your sister must allow me to feel no more than I profess I like a fine prospect, but not on picturesque principles I do not like crooked, twisted, blasted trees I adht, and flourishing I do not like ruined, tattered cottages I am not fond of nettles or thistles, or heath blosso fares please me better than the finest banditti in the world"

Marianne looked with amazement at Edward, with cohed

The subject was continued no farther; and Marianne reed her attention

She was sitting by Edward, and in taking his tea from Mrs Dashwood, his hand passed so directly before her, as to , with a plait of hair in the centre, very conspicuous on one of his fingers

"I never saw you wear a ring before, Edward," she cried "Is that Fanny's hair? I reht her hair had been darker"

Marianne spoke inconsiderately what she really felt--but when she sa much she had pained Edward, her own vexation at her want of thought could not be surpassed by his He coloured very deeply, and giving a lance at Elinor, replied, "Yes; it isalways casts a different shade on it, you know"