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Though Mrs Jennings was in the habit of spending a large portion of the year at the houses of her children and friends, she was not without a settled habitation of her own Since the death of her husband, who had traded with success in a less elegant part of the town, she had resided every winter in a house in one of the streets near Portan on the approach of January to turn her thoughts, and thither she one day abruptly, and very unexpectedly by them, asked the elder Misses Dashwood to acco complexion of her sister, and the animated look which spoke no indifference to the plan, irateful but absolute denial for both, in which she believed herself to be speaking their united inclinations The reason alleged was their deter their s received the refusal with some surprise, and repeated her invitation immediately

"Oh, Lord! I a you will favour me with your company, for I've quite set my heart upon it Don't fancy that you will be any inconvenience to me, for I shan't putBetty by the coach, and I hope I can afford THAT We three shall be able to go very well in o wherever I do, well and good, you hters I am sure your ood luck in getting my own children off my hands that she will think e of you; and if I don't get one of you at least well married before I have done with you, it shall not bemen, you may depend upon it"

"I have a notion," said Sir John, "that Miss Marianne would not object to such a scheme, if her elder sister would come into it It is very hard indeed that she should not have a little pleasure, because Miss Dashwood does not wish it So I would advise you two, to set off for tohen you are tired of Barton, without saying a word to Miss Dashwood about it"