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Elinor now found the difference between the expectation of an unpleasant event, however certain the mind may be told to consider it, and certainty itself She now found, that in spite of herself, she had always ad would occur to prevent hisLucy; that some resolution of his own, soible opportunity of establishment for the lady, would arise to assist the happiness of all

But he was nowflattery, which so ence

That he should be ined) he could be in orders, and consequently before he could be in possession of the living, surprised her a little at first But she soon sa likely it was that Lucy, in her self-provident care, in her haste to secure hi but the risk of delay They weredown to her uncle's What had Edward felt on being within fourLucy's e!

They would soon, she supposed, be settled at Delaford--Delaford,--that place in which so ive her an interest; which she wished to be acquainted with, and yet desired to avoid She saw thee-house; saw in Lucy, the active, contrivingat once a desire of sality, and ashamed to be suspected of half her econoht, courting the favour of Colonel Brandon, of Mrs Jennings, and of every wealthy friend In Edward--she knew not what she saw, nor what she wished to see;--happy or unhappy,--nothing pleased her; she turned away her head from every sketch of him

Elinor flattered herself that some one of their connections in London would write to theive farther particulars,--but day after day passed off, and brought no letter, no tidings Though uncertain that any one were to blame, she found fault with every absent friend They were all thoughtless or indolent

"When do you write to Colonel Brandon,fro on

"I wrote to him, my love, last week, and rather expect to see, than to hear fro to us, and should not be surprised to see him walk in today or tomorrow, or any day"