and she had now therefore nothing to do but to marry all the rest of the world. In the promotion of this object she was zealously act

ry much in love with Marianne Dashwood. She rather suspected it to be so, on the very first evening of their being together, from his listening so attentively while she sang to them; and when the visit was returned by the Middletons' dining at the cottage, the fact was ascertained by his listening to her again. It must be

the former her raillery was probably, as far as it regarded only himself, perfectly indifferent; but to the latter it was at first incomprehensible; and when its object was understood, she hardly knew

edingly ancient as he appeared to the youthful fancy of her daughter, ventured to

certainly younger than Mrs. Jennings, but he is old enough to be MY father; and if he were ever animated enough to be in love, must have long

y suppose that his age may appear much greater to you than to my mother; b

e rheumatism? and is not that the co

st be in continual terror of MY decay; and it must seem to you a mi

d enough to make his friends yet apprehensive of losing him in the course of nature.

mony together. But if there should by any chance happen to be a woman who is single at seven and

erself to submit to the offices of a nurse, for the sake of the provision and security of a wife. In his marrying such a woman therefore there would be nothing unsuitable. It would be a compact of convenience, and

ar enough to love, to make him a desirable companion to her. But I must object to your dooming Colonel Brandon and his wife to the constant confine

annel waistcoat is invariably connected with aches, cramps, rheumatisms

half so much. Confess, Marianne, is not there something interesting

I cannot conceal from you. I am sure Edward Ferrars is not well. We have now been here almost a fortnight, and yet he doe

y anxiety at all on the subject, it has been in recollecting that he sometimes showed a want of pleasure and

oned it to her, but

ing a new grate for the spare bedchamber, she observed that there was no immediat

n Edward's farewell there was no distinction between Elinor and me: it was the good wishes of an affectionate brother to both. Twice did I leave them purposely together in the course of the last morning, and each time did he most unaccountably f