Sense and Sensibility, Chapter 35

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She had seen enough of her pride, her meanness and her determined prejudice against herself to comprehend all the difficulties that must have perplexed the engagement and retarded the marriage of Edward and herself, had he been otherwise free. And she had seen almost enough to be thankful for her own sake.

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that one greater obstacle preserved her from suffering under any other of mrs ferrers's creation preserved her from all dependence upon her caprice or any solicitude for her good opinion Or at least, if she did not bring herself quite to rejoice in Edward's being fettered to Lucy, she determined that had Lucy been more amiable, she ought to have rejoiced.

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She wondered that Lucy's spirits could be so very much elevated by the civility of Mrs. Ferrars, that her interest and her vanity should so very much blind her as to make the attention which seemed only paid her because she was not Eleanor appear a compliment to herself or to allow her to derive encouragement from a preference only given her because her real situation was unknown.

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But that it was so, had not only been declared by Lucy's eyes at the time, but was declared over again the next morning more openly. For at her particular desire, Lady Middleton set her down in Barclay Street, on the chance of seeing Eleanor alone, to tell her how happy she was. The chance proved a lucky one, for a message from Mrs. Palmer soon after she arrived carried Mrs. Jennings away.

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"'My dear friend,' cried Lucy as soon as they were by themselves, "'I come to talk to you of my happiness. "'Could anything be so flattering as Mrs. Ferrars's way of treating me yesterday?' so exceeding affable as she was.

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This remark was not calculated to make Edward or Eleanor more easy, nor to conciliate the goodwill of Lucy, who looked up at Marianne with no very benignant expression. Do you like London? said Edward, willing to say anything that might introduce another subject. Not at all. I expected much pleasure in it, but I have found none. The sight of you, Edward, is the only comfort it has afforded.

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And thank heaven, you are what you always were. She paused. No one spoke. I think, Eleanor, she presently added, we must employ Edward to take care of us in our return to Barton. In a week or two, I suppose, we shall be going, and I trust Edward will not be very unwilling to accept the charge." Poor Edward muttered something, but what it was nobody knew, not even himself.

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But Marianne, who saw his agitation and could easily trace it to whatever cause best pleased herself, was perfectly satisfied and soon talked of something else. We spent such a day, Edward, in Harley Street yesterday. So dull, so wretchedly dull. But I have much to say to you on that head, which cannot be said now.

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And with this admirable discretion, did she defer the assurance of her finding their mutual relatives more disagreeable than ever and of her being particularly disgusted with his mother till they were more in private. But why were you not there, Edward? Why did you not come? I was engaged elsewhere. engaged, but what was that when such friends were to be met?

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Perhaps, Miss Marianne, cried Lucy, eager to take some revenge on her, you think young men never stand upon engagements if they have no mind to keep them, little as well as great. Eleanor was very angry, but Marianne seemed entirely insensible of the sting, for she calmly replied, Not so indeed, for seriously speaking, I am very sure that conscience only kept Edward from Harley Street.