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Elinor's astonishreater, had the Colonel been reallyher an offer of his hand

The preferment, which only two days before she had considered as hopeless for Edward, was already provided to enable him to marry;--and SHE, of all people in the world, was fixed on to bestow it!--Her es had attributed to a very different cause;--but whatever ht have a share in that eratitude for the particular friendship, which together proly felt, and warmly expressed She thanked him for it with all her heart, spoke of Edward's principles and disposition with that praise which she knew them to deserve; and promised to undertake the commission with pleasure, if it were really his wish to put off so agreeable an office to another But at the sa that no one could so well perform it as hiive Edward the pain of receiving an obligation frolad to be spared herself;-- but Colonel Brandon, onit likewise, still seeh her means, that she would not on any account make farther opposition

Edward, she believed, was still in town, and fortunately she had heard his address from Miss Steele She could undertake therefore to inform him of it, in the course of the day After this had been settled, Colonel Brandon began to talk of his own advantage in securing so respectable and agreeable a neighbour, and THEN it was that he ret, that the house was ss had supposed her to do, arded its size

"The sine any inconvenience to them, for it will be in proportion to their family and income"

By which the Colonel was surprised to find that SHE was considering Mr Ferrars's e as the certain consequence of the presentation; for he did not suppose it possible that Delaford living could supply such an income, as anybody in his style of life would venture to settle on--and he said so

"This little rectory CAN do no more than make Mr Ferrars comfortable as a bachelor; it cannot enable hie ends with this; and my interest is hardly more extensive