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Poor Marianne, languid and low fro herself universally ill, could no longer hope that tomorroould find her recovered; and the idea of what tomorroould have produced, but for this unlucky illness, made every ailun their journey hos, were to have taken theirforenoon The little she said was all in lah Elinor tried to raise her spirits, and make her believe, as she THEN really believed herself, that it would be a very short one

The next day produced little or no alteration in the state of the patient; she certainly was not better, and, except that there was no amendment, did not appear worse Their party was now farther reduced; for Mr Palo as well froood-nature, as frohtened away by his wife, was persuaded at last by Colonel Brandon to perfor to go, Colonel Brandon hi likewise--Here, however, the kindness of Mrs Jennings interposed most acceptably; for to send the Colonel ahile his love was in so much uneasiness on her sister's account, would be to deprive the him at once that his stay at Cleveland was necessary to herself, that she should want hi, while Miss Dashas above with her sister, &c she urged hi the first wish of his own heart by a co even affect to des's entreaty armly seconded by Mr Pal behind him a person so well able to assist or advise Miss Dashwood in any enorance of all these arrange the owners of Cleveland away, in about seven days froave her no surprise that she saw nothing of Mrs Palave her likewise no concern, she never mentioned her name

Two days passed away from the time of Mr Palmer's departure, and her situation continued, with little variation, the same Mr Harris, who attended her every day, still talked boldly of a speedy recovery, and Miss Dashas equally sanguine; but the expectation of the others was by no s had deteret over it, and Colonel Brandon, as chiefly of use in listening to Mrs Jennings's forebodings, was not in a state of mind to resist their influence He tried to reason himent of the apothecary seemed to render absurd; but the many hours of each day in which he was left entirely alone, were but too favourable for the admission of every melancholy idea, and he could not expel from his mind the persuasion that he should see Marianne no more