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- Elinor saw, with concern, the excess of her sister's sensibility; but by Mrs. Dashwood it was valued and cherished. They encouraged each other now in the violence of their affliction. The agony of grief which overpowered them at first, was voluntarily renewed, was sought for, was created again and again.
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Chapter 1 The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had lived in so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquaintance.
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- Jane Austen
- 1811
- Elinor believes that Lucy is telling the truth about her secret engagement to Edward. Elinor feels badly treated by Edward, but is persuaded to forgive him by her conviction that he loves her.
- Under Elinor’s questioning, Lucy reveals that Edward has insufficient money of his own to marry, and depends on his mother’s favor. She and Edward have decided that they must wait until Mrs. Ferrars dies, and Edward inherits her fortune, before they can marry.
- Mrs. Jennings invites Elinor and Marianne to stay with her at her London home, and promises to do her best to marry them off. Elinor at first refuses on the grounds that they cannot leave their mother alone (privately, she does not want to risk meeting Edward), but Marianne is eager to accept because Willoughby is in London.
- Elinor, Marianne, and Mrs. Jennings reach Mrs. Jennings’ London house. Marianne immediately sits down to write a letter, and the reader is left to infer that it is to Willoughby.
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