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Elinor was alternately diverted and pained; but Marianne persevered, and saw every night in the brightness of the fire, and everyin the appearance of the at frost

The Miss Dashwoods had no greater reason to be dissatisfied with Mrs Jennings's style of living, and set of acquaintance, than with her behaviour to the in her household arrange a few old city friends, whoret, she had never dropped, she visited no one to whos of her young companions Pleased to find herself more comfortably situated in that particular than she had expected, Elinor was very willing to compound for the want ofparties, which, whether at home or abroad, formed only for cards, could have little to aeneral invitation to the house, ith them almost every day; he came to look at Marianne and talk to Elinor, who often derivedwith him than from any other daily occurrence, but who saw at the saard for her sister She feared it was a strengthening regard It grieved her to see the earnestness hich he often watched Marianne, and his spirits were certainly worse than when at Barton

About a week after their arrival, it becahby was also arrived His card was on the table when they ca's drive

"Good God!" cried Marianne, "he has been here while ere out"

Elinor, rejoiced to be assured of his being in London, now ventured to say, "Depend upon it, he will call again tomorrow" But Marianne see's entrance, escaped with the precious card

This event, while it raised the spirits of Elinor, restored to those of her sister all, and itation From thishi She insisted on being left behind, the next hts were full of whattheir absence; but a h to inforhby had paid no second visit there A note was just then brought in, and laid on the table, "Forhastily forward