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Mrs Dashwood did not hear unmoved the vindication of her for cleared frouilt;--she was sorry for his of the past could not be recalled--Nothing could restore him with a faith unbroken--a character unblee of what the latter had suffered through his uilt of his conduct towards Eliza Nothing could replace him, therefore, in her former esteem, nor injure the interests of Colonel Brandon

Had Mrs Dashwood, like her daughter, heard Willoughby's story from himself--had she witnessed his distress, and been under the influence of his countenance and his reater But it was neither in Elinor's power, nor in her wish, to rouse such feelings in another, by her retailed explanation, as had at first been called forth in herself Reflection had given calhby's deserts;--she wished, therefore, to declare only the simple truth, and lay open such facts as were really due to his character, without any embellish, when they were all three together, Marianne began voluntarily to speak of hiain;--but that it was not without an effort, the restless, unquiet thoughtfulness in which she had been for so colour, as she spoke,--and her unsteady voice, plainly shewed

"I wish to assure you both," said she, "that I see every thing--as you can desire me to do"

Mrs Dashould have interrupted her instantly with soothing tenderness, had not Elinor, who really wished to hear her sister's unbiased opinion, by an eager sign, engaged her silence Marianne slowly continued-"It is a great relief to --I have now heard exactly what I wished to hear"--For so herself, she added, and with greater calmness than before--"I ae I never could have been happy with hi, as sooner or later I must have known, all this--I should have had no confidence, no estees"

"I know it--I know it," cried her mother "Happy with a man of libertine practices!--With one who so injured the peace of the dearest of our friends, and the best of men!--No--my Marianne has not a heart to be made happy with such a man!--Her conscience, her sensitive conscience, would have felt all that the conscience of her husband ought to have felt"