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The interest hich she thus anticipated the party, was soon afterwards increased,that the Miss Steeles were also to be at it

So well had they recoreeable had their assiduities ant, and her sister not even genteel, she was as ready as Sir John to ask them to spend a week or two in Conduit Street; and it happened to be particularly convenient to the Miss Steeles, as soon as the Dashwoods' invitation was known, that their visit should begin a few days before the party took place

Their claientleht not have donetheuests theywanted to be personally known to the family, to have a nearer view of their characters and her own difficulties, and to have an opportunity of endeavouring to please them, had seldo Mrs John Dashwood's card

On Elinor its effect was very different She began immediately to determine, that Edho lived with his iven by his sister; and to see him for the first time, after all that passed, in the company of Lucy!--she hardly kne she could bear it!

These apprehensions, perhaps, were not founded entirely on reason, and certainly not at all on truth They were relieved however, not by her own recollection, but by the good will of Lucy, who believed herself to be inflicting a severe disappointment when she told her that Edward certainly would not be in Harley Street on Tuesday, and even hoped to be carrying the pain still farther by persuading her that he was kept away by the extreme affection for herself, which he could not conceal when they were together

The i ladies to this formidable mother-in-law

"Pity me, dear Miss Dashwood!" said Lucy, as they walked up the stairs together--for the Middletons arrived so directly after Mrs Jennings, that they all followed the servant at the same time--"There is nobody here but you, that can feel for racious!--In a moment I shall see the person that all my happiness depends on--that is to be iven her i Miss Morton's mother, rather than her oho that, she assured her, and with great sincerity, that she did pity her--to the utter ah really uncomfortable herself, hoped at least to be an object of irrepressible envy to Elinor