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Pray, when are they to be h never less disposed to speak than at that ed herself to answer such an attack as this, and, therefore, trying to smile, replied, "And have you really, Ma'aaged to Mr Willoughby? I thought it had been only a joke, but so serious a question see, therefore, that you will not deceive yourself any longer I do assure you that nothing would surpriseto be married"

"For shame, for shame, Miss Dashwood! how can you talk so? Don't we all know that it must be a match, that they were over head and ears in love with each other froether in Devonshire every day, and all day long; and did not I know that your sister ca clothes? Come, come, this won't do Because you are so sly about it yourself, you think nobody else has any senses; but it is no such thing, I can tell you, for it has been known all over town this ever so long I tell every body of it and so does Charlotte"

"Indeed, Ma'am," said Elinor, very seriously, "you arein spreading the report, and you will find that you have though you will not believe ain, but Elinor had not spirits to say hby had written, hurried away to their roo the door, she saw Marianne stretched on the bed, alrief, one letter in her hand, and two or three others laying by her Elinor drew near, but without saying a word; and seating herself on the bed, took her hand, kissed her affectionately several tiave way to a burst of tears, which at first was scarcely less violent than Marianne's The latter, though unable to speak, seemed to feel all the tenderness of this behaviour, and after some time thus spent in joint affliction, she put all the letters into Elinor's hands; and then covering her face with her handkerchief, alrief, shocking as it was to witness it, must have its course, watched by her till this excess of suffering had sohby's letter, read as follows: "Bond Street, January