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As soon as Mrs Dashwood had recovered herself, to see Marianne was her first desire; and in two minutes she ith her beloved child, rendered dearer to her than ever by absence, unhappiness, and danger

Elinor's delight, as she sahat each felt in theMarianne of farther sleep;--but Mrs Dashwood could be calm, could be even prudent, when the life of a child was at stake, and Marianne, satisfied in knowing hertoo weak for conversation, submitted readily to the silence and quiet prescribed by every nurse around her Mrs Dashwood WOULD sit up with her all night; and Elinor, in compliance with her ht entirely sleepless, andanxiety seemed to hby, "poor Willoughby," as she now allowed herself to call hihts; she would not but have heard his vindication for the world, and now blaed hi it to her sister was invariably painful She dreaded the perforht be; doubted whether after such an explanation she could ever be happy with another; and for aColonel Brandon, reproved herself, felt that to HIS sufferings and his constancy far more than to his rival's, the reward of her sister was due, and wished any thing rather than Mrs Willoughby's death

The shock of Colonel Brandon's errand at Barton had been much softened to Mrs Dashwood by her own previous alarreat was her uneasiness about Marianne, that she had already determined to set out for Cleveland on that very day, without waiting for any further intelligence, and had so far settled her journey before his arrival, that the Careys were then expected everyto take her where there ht be infection

Marianne continued to mend every day, and the brilliant cheerfulness of Mrs Dashwood's looks and spirits proved her to be, as she repeatedly declared herself, one of the happiest women in the world Elinor could not hear the declaration, nor witness its proofs without so whether herto the temperate account of her own disappointment which Elinor had sent her, was led away by the exuberance of her joy to think only of ould increase it Marianne was restored to her froan to feel, her ownthe unfortunate attachhby, had contributed to place her;--and in her recovery she had yet another source of joy unthought of by Elinor It was thus imparted to her, as soon as any opportunity of private conference between them occurred