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Edward ree; he was earnestly pressed by Mrs Dashwood to stay longer; but, as if he were bent only on self-one when his enjoy the last two or three days, though still very unequal, were greatly irew more andaithout a sigh--declared his tied--even doubted to what place he should go when he left theo he must Never had any week passed so quickly--he could hardly believe it to be gone He said so repeatedly; other things he said too, which ave the lie to his actions He had no pleasure at Norland; he detested being in town; but either to Norland or London, he reatest happiness was in being with them Yet, he must leave them at the end of a week, in spite of their wishes and his own, and without any restraint on his ti in this way of acting to his mother's account; and it was happy for her that he had a mother whose character was so ieneral excuse for every thing strange on the part of her son Disappointed, however, and vexed as she was, and sometimes displeased with his uncertain behaviour to herself, she was very well disposed on the whole to regard his actions with all the candid allowances and generous qualifications, which had been rather hby's service, by her mother His want of spirits, of openness, and of consistency, were most usually attributed to his want of independence, and his better knowledge of Mrs Ferrars's disposition and designs The shortness of his visit, the steadiness of his purpose in leaving theinated in the same fettered inclination, the sa with his ainst will, parent against child, was the cause of all She would have been glad to knohen these difficulties were to cease, this opposition was to yield,--when Mrs Ferrars would be reformed, and her son be at liberty to be happy But from such vain wishes she was forced to turn for comfort to the renewal of her confidence in Edward's affection, to the reard in look or hich fell fro proof of it which he constantly wore round his finger