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But pray, Colonel, how came you to conjure out that I should be in town today?"

"I had the pleasure of hearing it at Mr Pal"

"Oh, you did; well, and how do they all do at their house? How does Charlotte do? I warrant you she is a fine size by this time"

"Mrs Palmer appeared quite well, and I am commissioned to tell you, that you will certainly see her to-ht asladies with me, you see--that is, you see but one of them now, but there is another somewhere Your friend, Miss Marianne, too--which you will not be sorry to hear I do not knohat you and Mr Willoughby will do between you about her Ay, it is a fine thing to be young and handso once, but I never was very handsoood husband, and I don't knohat the greatest beauty can do ht years and better But Colonel, where have you been to since we parted? And how does your business go on? Co friends"

He replied with his accusto her in any Elinor now began to ain

After her entrance, Colonel Brandon becahtful and silent than he had been before, and Mrs Jennings could not prevail on hi, and the ladies were unanio early to bed

Marianne rose the nextwith recovered spirits and happy looks

The disappointotten in the expectation of as to happen that day They had not long finished their breakfast before Mrs Palmer's barouche stopped at the door, and in a few hted to see them all, that it was hard to say whether she received ain So surprised at their coh it hat she had rather expected all along; so angry at their accepting her h at the saiven them if they had not come!

"Mr Palmer will be so happy to see you," said she; "What do you think he said when he heard of your coet what it was now, but it was so so droll!"