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On being informed of the invitation, Mrs Dashwood, persuaded that such an excursion would be productive of h all her affectionate attention to herself, how much the heart of Marianne was in it, would not hear of their declining the offer upon HER account; insisted on their both accepting it directly; and then began to foresee, with her usual cheerfulness, a variety of advantages that would accrue to thehted with the plan," she cried, "it is exactly what I could wish Margaret and I shall be as much benefited by it as yourselves

When you and the Middletons are gone, we shall go on so quietly and happily together with our books and our aret so iain! I have a little plan of alteration for your bedrooms too, which may now be perforht that you SHOULD go to town; I would have every young woman of your condition in life acquainted with the manners and amuseood sort of woman, of whose kindness to you I can have no doubt And in all probability you will see your brother, and whatever may be his faults, or the faults of his wife, when I consider whose son he is, I cannot bear to have you so wholly estranged froh with your usual anxiety for our happiness," said Elinor, "you have been obviating every impediment to the present scheme which occurred to you, there is still one objection which, in my opinion, cannot be so easily removed"

Marianne's countenance sunk

"And what," said Mrs Dashwood, "is est? What for forward? Do let me hear a word about the expense of it"

"My objection is this; though I think very well of Mrs Jennings's heart, she is not a woman whose society can afford us pleasure, or whose protection will give us consequence"

"That is very true," replied her mother, "but of her society, separately fro at all, and you will almost always appear in public with Lady Middleton"

"If Elinor is frightened away by her dislike of Mrs Jennings," said Marianne, "at least it need not prevent MY accepting her invitation I have no such scruples, and I am sure I could put up with every unpleasantness of that kind with very little effort"