Sense and Sensibility, Chapter 50
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Now it's time to relax. Let your body fall... into a comfortable position in your bed and drift gently into a state of total relaxation with tonight's story. Sense and Sensibility Chapter 50 After a proper resistance on the part of Mrs. Ferrars, just so violent and so steady as to preserve her from that reproach which she always seemed fearful of incurring, the reproach of being too amiable, Edward was admitted to her presence and pronounced to be again her son. Her family had of late been exceedingly fluctuating. For many years of her life, she had had two sons. But the crime and annihilation of Edward a few weeks ago had robbed her of one. The similar annihilation of Robert had left her for a fortnight without any.
And now, by the resuscitation of Edward, she had one again.
How does Mrs. Ferrars react to Edward’s return and what does it mean for the Dashwood family?
In spite of his being allowed once more to live, however, he did not feel the continuance of his existence secure till he had revealed his present engagement, for the publication of that circumstance, he feared, might give a sudden turn to his constitution and carry him off as rapidly as before. With apprehensive caution, therefore, it was revealed, and he was listened to with unexpected calmness. Mrs. Ferrars at first reasonably endeavored to dissuade him from marrying Miss Dashwood by every argument in her power, told him that in Miss Morton he would have a woman of higher rank and larger fortune. and enforced the assertion by observing that Miss Morton was the daughter of a nobleman with 30,000 pounds, while Miss Dashwood was only the daughter of a private gentleman with no more than three.
But when she found that, though perfectly admitting the truth of her representation, he was by no means inclined to be guided by it, she judged it wisest, from the experience of the past, to submit. And therefore, after such an ungracious delay as she owed to her own dignity... And as served to prevent every suspicion of goodwill, she issued her decree of consent to the marriage of Edward and Eleanor. What she would engage to do towards augmenting their income was next to be considered. And here it plainly appeared that though Edward was now her only son, he was by no means her eldest. For while Robert was inevitably endowed with a thousand pounds a year, not the smallest objection was made against Edwards taking orders for the sake of two hundred and fifty at the utmost.
Nor was anything promised either for the present or in future beyond the ten thousand pounds which had been given with Fanny. It was as much, however, as was desired and more than was expected by Edward and Eleanor, and Mrs. Ferrars herself, by her shuffling excuses, seemed the only person surprised at her not giving more. With an income quite sufficient to their wants thus secured to them, they had nothing to wait for after Edward was in possession of the living, but the readiness of the house, to which Colonel Brandon, with an eager desire for the accommodation of Eleanor, was making considerable improvements. And after waiting some time for their completion, after experiencing, as usual, a thousand disappointments and delays from the unaccountable delatoriness of the workmen, Eleanor, as usual, broke through the first positive resolution of not marrying till everything was ready, and the ceremony took place in Barton Church early in the autumn.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the opening introduction and purpose of the Jane Austen Bedtime Stories podcast?
0:03–2:30
2
How does Mrs. Ferrars react to Edward’s return and what does it mean for the Dashwood family?
2:30–6:57
3
Why do Edward and Eleanor decide to marry and how is their new income arranged?
6:57–9:26
4
What role does Mrs. Ferrars play when she visits Edward and Eleanor at their new home?
9:26–13:43
5
How do Robert and Lucy’s secret meetings affect the Ferrars family dynamics?
13:43–17:21
6
What choices does Marianne face as she moves toward marriage with Colonel Brandon?
17:21–21:20
7
How is Willoughby’s fate resolved after Marianne’s marriage?
21:20–31:36
8
What final reflections wrap up the happy endings for all characters?
31:36–34:36