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She fell into violent hysterics immediately, with such screa in his own dressing-roo a letter to his steward in the country So up he flew directly, and a terrible scene took place, for Lucy was co on

Poor soul! I pity HER And I must say, I think she was used very hardly; for your sister scolded like any fury, and soon drove her into a fainting fit Nancy, she fell upon her knees, and cried bitterly; and your brother, he walked about the room, and said he did not knohat to do Mrs Dashwood declared they should not stay a o down upon HIS knees too, to persuade her to let them stay till they had packed up their clothes THEN she fell into hysterics again, and he was so frightened that he would send for Mr Donavan, and Mr Donavan found the house in all this uproar The carriage was at the door ready to takein as he came off; poor Lucy in such a condition, he says, she could hardly walk; and Nancy, she was almost as bad I declare, I have no patience with your sister; and I hope, with all my heart, it will be apoor Mr Edill be in when he hears of it! To have his love used so scornfully! for they say he is monstrous fond of her, as well he reatest passion!--and Mr Donavan thinks just the sareat deal of talk about it; and the best of all is, that he is gone back again to Harley Street, that he may be within call when Mrs Ferrars is told of it, for she was sent for as soon as ever my cousins left the house, for your sister was sure SHE would be in hysterics too; and so she may, for what I care I have no pity for either of the such a to-do about reatness There is no reason on earth why Mr Edward and Lucy should not marry; for I am sure Mrs Ferrars h Lucy has next to nothing herself, she knows better than any body how to ; I dare say, if Mrs Ferrars would only allow hiood an appearance with it as any body else would with eight Lord!