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But does it follow that had he married you, he would have been happy?--The inconveniences would have been different He would then have suffered under the pecuniary distresses which, because they are re He would have had a wife of whose temper he could make no complaint, but he would have been always necessitous--always poor; and probably would soon have learned to rank the innuood income as of far more importance, even to domestic happiness, than the mere temper of a wife"

"I have not a doubt of it," said Marianne; "and I have nothing to regret--nothing but my own folly"

"Rather say your mother's imprudence, my child," said Mrs Dashwood; "SHE must be answerable"

Marianne would not let her proceed;--and Elinor, satisfied that each felt their own error, wished to avoid any survey of the past thatthe first subject, immediately continued, "One observation may, I think, be fairly drawn frohby's difficulties have arisen froainst virtue, in his behaviour to Eliza Williain of every lesser one, and of all his present discontents"

Marianne assented ly to the remark; and her mother was led by it to an enumeration of Colonel Brandon's injuries and n could unitedly dictate Her daughter did not look, however, as ifto her expectation, saw on the two or three following days, that Marianne did not continue to gain strength as she had done; but while her resolution was unsubdued, and she still tried to appear cheerful and easy, her sister could safely trust to the effect of tiaret returned, and the faain quietly settled at the cottage; and if not pursuing their usual studies with quite so our as when they first caorous prosecution of thes of Edward She had heard nothing of hi certain even of his present abode Some letters had passed between her and her brother, in consequence of Marianne's illness; and in the first of John's, there had been this sentence:-- "We know nothing of our unfortunate Edward, and can make no enquiries on so prohibited a subject, but conclude hience of Edward afforded her by the correspondence, for his na letters