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His visit was duly paid He cay fro too; "but she was so ed with herany where"

Mrs Jennings, however, assured him directly, that she should not stand upon cere like it, and she should certainly wait on Mrs John Dashwood very soon, and bring her sisters to see her His h cals,in soon after himself, he eyed him with a curiosity which seemed to say, that he only wanted to know hi with them half an hour, he asked Elinor to ith him to Conduit Street, and introduce him to Sir John and Lady Middleton

The weather was remarkably fine, and she readily consented As soon as they were out of the house, his enquiries began

"Who is Colonel Brandon? Is he a ood property in Dorsetshire"

"I aentleratulate you on the prospect of a very respectable establishment in life"

"Me, brother! what do you mean?"

"He likes you I observed him narrowly, and am convinced of it What is the amount of his fortune?"

"I believe about two thousand a year"

"Two thousand a-year;" and then working hienerosity, he added, "Elinor, I ith all my heart it were TWICE as much, for your sake"

"Indeed I believe you," replied Elinor; "but I am very sure that Colonel Brandon has not the s ME"

"You are mistaken, Elinor; you are very much mistaken A very little trouble on your side secures him Perhaps just at present he may be undecided; the s back; his friends ainst it But soeive will fix him, in spite of himself And there can be no reason why you should not try for him It is not to be supposed that any prior attachment on your side--in short, you know as to an attachment of that kind, it is quite out of the question, the objections are insurmountable--you have too much sense not to see all that Colonel Brandonon my part to make hiive universal satisfaction In short, it is a kind of thing that"--lowering his voice to an ily welco himself, however, he added, "That is, I mean to say--your friends are all truly anxious to see you well settled; Fanny particularly, for she has your interest very much at heart, I assure you And her ood-natured woreat pleasure; she said as much the other day"