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1"Oh, yes; and as like him as she can stare. I dare say the Colonel will leave her all his fortune." When Sir John
2returned, he joined most heartily in the general regret on so unfortunate an event; concluding however by observing,
3that as they were all got together, they must do something by way of being happy; and after some consultation it was
4agreed, that although happiness could only be enjoyed at Whitwell, they might procure a tolerable composure of mind by
5driving about the country. The carriages were then ordered; Willoughby's was first, and Marianne never looked happier
6than when she got into it. He drove through the park very fast, and they were soon out of sight; and nothing more of
7them was seen till their return, which did not happen till after the return of all the rest. They both seemed delighted
8with their drive; but said only in general terms that they had kept in the lanes, while the others went on the downs. It
9was settled that there should be a dance in the evening, and that every body should be extremely merry all day long.
10Some more of the Careys came to dinner, and they had the pleasure of sitting down nearly twenty to table, which Sir John
11observed with great contentment. Willoughby took his usual place between the two elder Miss Dashwoods. Mrs. Jennings sat
12on Elinor's right hand; and they had not been long seated, before she leant behind her and Willoughby, and said to
13Marianne, loud enough for them both to hear, "I have found you out in spite of all your tricks. I know where you spent
14the morning." Marianne coloured, and replied very hastily, "Where, pray?" "Did not you know," said Willoughby, "that we
15had been out in my curricle?" "Yes, yes, Mr. Impudence, I know that very well, and I was determined to find out where
16you had been to. I hope you like your house, Miss Marianne. It is a very large one, I know; and when I come to see you,
17I hope you will have new-furnished it, for it wanted it very much when I was there six years ago." Marianne turned away
18in great confusion. Mrs. Jennings laughed heartily; and Elinor found that in her resolution to know where they had been,
19she had actually made her own woman enquire of Mr. Willoughby's groom; and that she had by that method been informed
20that they had gone to Allenham, and spent a considerable time there in walking about the garden and going all over the
21house. Elinor could hardly believe this to be true, as it seemed very unlikely that Willoughby should propose, or
22Marianne consent, to enter the house while Mrs. Smith was in it, with whom Marianne had not the smallest acquaintance.
23As soon as they left the dining-room, Elinor enquired of her about it; and great was her surprise when she found that
24every circumstance related by Mrs. Jennings was perfectly true. Marianne was quite angry with her for doubting it. "Why
25should you imagine, Elinor, that we did not go there, or that we did not see the house? Is not it what you have often
26wished to do yourself?" "Yes, Marianne, but I would not go while Mrs. Smith was there, and with no other companion than
27Mr. Willoughby." "Mr. Willoughby however is the only person who can have a right to show that house; and as he went in
28an open carriage, it was impossible to have any other companion. I never spent a pleasanter morning in my life." "I am
29afraid," replied Elinor, "that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety." "On the
30contrary, nothing can be a stronger proof of it, Elinor; for if there had been any real impropriety in what I did, I
31should have been sensible of it at the time, for we always know when we are acting wrong, and with such a conviction I
32could have had no pleasure." "But, my dear Marianne, as it has already exposed you to some very impertinent remarks, do
33you not now begin to doubt the discretion of your own conduct?" "If the impertinent remarks of Mrs. Jennings are to be
34the proof of impropriety in conduct, we are all offending every moment of our lives. I value not her censure any more
35than I should do her commendation. I am not sensible of having done anything wrong in walking over Mrs. Smith's grounds,
36or in seeing her house. They will one day be Mr. Willoughby's, and--" "If they were one day to be your own, Marianne,
37you would not be justified in what you have done." She blushed at this hint; but it was even visibly gratifying to her;
38and after a ten minutes' interval of earnest thought, she came to her sister again, and said with great good humour,
39"Perhaps, Elinor, it was rather ill-judged in me to go to Allenham; but Mr. Willoughby wanted particularly to show me
40the place; and it is a charming house, I assure you.--There is one remarkably pretty sitting room up stairs; of a nice
41comfortable size for constant use, and with modern furniture it would be delightful. It is a corner room, and has
42windows on two sides. On one side you look across the bowling-green, behind the house, to a beautiful hanging wood, and
43on the other you have a view of the church and village, and, beyond them, of those fine bold hills that we have so often
44admired. I did not see it to advantage, for nothing could be more forlorn than the furniture,--but if it were newly
45fitted up--a couple of hundred pounds, Willoughby says, would make it one of the pleasantest summer-rooms in England."
46Could Elinor have listened to her without interruption from the others, she would have described every room in the house
47with equal delight. CHAPTER XIV. The sudden termination of Colonel Brandon's visit at the park, with his steadiness in
48concealing its cause, filled the mind, and raised the wonder of Mrs. Jennings for two or three days; she was a great
49wonderer, as every one must be who takes a very lively interest in all the comings and goings of all their acquaintance.
50She wondered, with little intermission what could be the reason of it; was sure there must be some bad news, and thought
51over every kind of distress that could have befallen him, with a fixed determination that he should not escape them all.
52"Something very melancholy must be the matter, I am sure," said she. "I could see it in his face. Poor man! I am afraid
53his circumstances may be bad. The estate at Delaford was never reckoned more than two thousand a year, and his brother
54left everything sadly involved. I do think he must have been sent for about money matters, for what else can it be? I
55wonder whether it is so. I would give anything to know the truth of it. Perhaps it is about Miss Williams and, by the
56bye, I dare say it is, because he looked so conscious when I mentioned her. May be she is ill in town; nothing in the
57world more likely, for I have a notion she is always rather sickly. I would lay any wager it is about Miss Williams. It
58is not so very likely he should be distressed in his circumstances now, for he is a very prudent man, and to be sure
59must have cleared the estate by this time. I wonder what it can be! May be his sister is worse at Avignon, and has sent
60for him over. His setting off in such a hurry seems very like it. Well, I wish him out of all his trouble with all my
61heart, and a good wife into the bargain." So wondered, so talked Mrs. Jennings. Her opinion varying with every fresh
62conjecture, and all seeming equally probable as they arose. Elinor, though she felt really interested in the welfare of
63Colonel Brandon, could not bestow all the wonder on his going so suddenly away, which Mrs. Jennings was desirous of her
64feeling; for besides that the circumstance did not in her opinion justify such lasting amazement or variety of
65speculation, her wonder was otherwise disposed of. It was engrossed by the extraordinary silence of her sister and
66Willoughby on the subject, which they must know to be peculiarly interesting to them all. As this silence continued,
67every day made it appear more strange and more incompatible with the disposition of both. Why they should not openly
68acknowledge to her mother and herself, what their constant behaviour to each other declared to have taken place, Elinor
69could not imagine.
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