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Elinor would not vouchsafe any answer

"It would be so droll, if Fanny should have a brother and I a sister settling at the same time And yet it is not very unlikely"

"Is Mr Edward Ferrars," said Elinor, with resolution, "going to be married?"

"It is not actually settled, but there is such a thing in agitation

He has a most excellent mother Mrs Ferrars, with the utmost liberality, will come forward, and settle on him a thousand a year, if the hter of the late Lord Morton, with thirty thousand pounds A very desirable connection on both sides, and I have not a doubt of its taking place in tiive away, to ive you another instance of her liberality:--The other day, as soon as we came to toare that money could not be very plenty with us just now, she put bank-notes into Fanny's hands to the amount of two hundred pounds And extrereat expense while we are here"

He paused for her assent and compassion; and she forced herself to say, "Your expenses both in town and country e one"

"Not so large, I dare say, as many people suppose I do not mean to complain, however; it is undoubtedly a comfortable one, and I hope will in ti on, is a most serious drain And then I have ham Farm, you must remember the place, where old Gibson used to live The land was so very desirable formy own property, that I felt it my duty to buy it I could not have answered it to my conscience to let it fall into any other hands A man must pay for his convenience; and it HAS cost me a vast deal of money"

"More than you think it really and intrinsically worth"

"Why, I hope not that I ave: but, with regard to the purchase-ht have been very unfortunate indeed; for the stocks were at that time so low, that if I had not happened to have the necessary sureat loss"