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After some opposition, Marianne yielded to her sister's entreaties, and consented to go out with her and Mrs Jennings onefor half an hour She expressly conditioned, however, for paying no visits, and would do no more than accompany the on a negotiation for the exchange of a few old-fashioned jewels of her s recollected that there was a lady at the other end of the street on whoht to call; and as she had no business at Gray's, it was resolved, that while her young friends transacted their's, she should pay her visit and return for the the stairs, the Miss Dashwoods found so many people before them in the room, that there was not a person at liberty to tend to their orders; and they were obliged to wait All that could be done was, to sit down at that end of the counter which seeentle there, and it is probable that Elinor was not without hope of exciting his politeness to a quicker despatch But the correctness of his eye, and the delicacy of his taste, proved to be beyond his politeness He was giving orders for a toothpick-case for himself, and till its size, shape, and orna and debating for a quarter of an hour over every toothpick-case in the shop, were finally arranged by his own inventive fancy, he had no leisure to bestow any other attention on the two ladies, than as comprised in three or four very broad stares; a kind of notice which served to imprint on Elinor the re insignificance, though adorned in the first style of fashion

Marianne was spared fros of contempt and resentment, on this impertinent examination of their features, and on the puppyis on all the different horrors of the different toothpick-cases presented to his inspection, by re unconscious of it all; for she was as well able to collect her thoughts within herself, and be as ignorant of as passing around her, in Mr Gray's shop, as in her own bedrooold, and the pearls, all received their appoint named the last day on which his existence could be continued without the possession of the toothpick-case, drew on his gloves with leisurely care, and bestowing another glance on the Miss Dashwoods, but such a one as seemed rather to demand than express admiration, walked off with a happy air of real conceit and affected indifference