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1Nothing new was heard by them, for a day or two afterwards, of affairs in Harley Street, or Bartlett's Buildings. But
2though so much of the matter was known to them already, that Mrs. Jennings might have had enough to do in spreading that
3knowledge farther, without seeking after more, she had resolved from the first to pay a visit of comfort and inquiry to
4her cousins as soon as she could; and nothing but the hindrance of more visitors than usual, had prevented her going to
5them within that time. The third day succeeding their knowledge of the particulars, was so fine, so beautiful a Sunday
6as to draw many to Kensington Gardens, though it was only the second week in March. Mrs. Jennings and Elinor were of the
7number; but Marianne, who knew that the Willoughbys were again in town, and had a constant dread of meeting them, chose
8rather to stay at home, than venture into so public a place. An intimate acquaintance of Mrs. Jennings joined them soon
9after they entered the Gardens, and Elinor was not sorry that by her continuing with them, and engaging all Mrs.
10Jennings's conversation, she was herself left to quiet reflection. She saw nothing of the Willoughbys, nothing of
11Edward, and for some time nothing of anybody who could by any chance whether grave or gay, be interesting to her. But at
12last she found herself with some surprise, accosted by Miss Steele, who, though looking rather shy, expressed great
13satisfaction in meeting them, and on receiving encouragement from the particular kindness of Mrs. Jennings, left her own
14party for a short time, to join their's. Mrs. Jennings immediately whispered to Elinor, "Get it all out of her, my dear.
15She will tell you any thing if you ask. You see I cannot leave Mrs. Clarke." It was lucky, however, for Mrs. Jennings's
16curiosity and Elinor's too, that she would tell any thing without being asked; for nothing would otherwise have been
17learnt. "I am so glad to meet you;" said Miss Steele, taking her familiarly by the arm--"for I wanted to see you of all
18things in the world." And then lowering her voice, "I suppose Mrs. Jennings has heard all about it. Is she angry?" "Not
19at all, I believe, with you." "That is a good thing. And Lady Middleton, is she angry?" "I cannot suppose it possible
20that she should be." "I am monstrous glad of it. Good gracious! I have had such a time of it! I never saw Lucy in such a
21rage in my life. She vowed at first she would never trim me up a new bonnet, nor do any thing else for me again, so long
22as she lived; but now she is quite come to, and we are as good friends as ever. Look, she made me this bow to my hat,
23and put in the feather last night. There now, you are going to laugh at me too. But why should not I wear pink ribbons?
24I do not care if it is the Doctor's favourite colour. I am sure, for my part, I should never have known he did like it
25better than any other colour, if he had not happened to say so. My cousins have been so plaguing me! I declare sometimes
26I do not know which way to look before them." She had wandered away to a subject on which Elinor had nothing to say, and
27therefore soon judged it expedient to find her way back again to the first. "Well, but Miss Dashwood," speaking
28triumphantly, "people may say what they chuse about Mr. Ferrars's declaring he would not have Lucy, for it is no such
29thing I can tell you; and it is quite a shame for such ill-natured reports to be spread abroad. Whatever Lucy might
30think about it herself, you know, it was no business of other people to set it down for certain." "I never heard any
31thing of the kind hinted at before, I assure you," said Elinor. "Oh, did not you? But it was said, I know, very well,
32and by more than one; for Miss Godby told Miss Sparks, that nobody in their senses could expect Mr. Ferrars to give up a
33woman like Miss Morton, with thirty thousand pounds to her fortune, for Lucy Steele that had nothing at all; and I had
34it from Miss Sparks myself. And besides that, my cousin Richard said himself, that when it came to the point he was
35afraid Mr. Ferrars would be off; and when Edward did not come near us for three days, I could not tell what to think
36myself; and I believe in my heart Lucy gave it up all for lost; for we came away from your brother's Wednesday, and we
37saw nothing of him not all Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and did not know what was become of him. Once Lucy thought to
38write to him, but then her spirits rose against that. However this morning he came just as we came home from church; and
39then it all came out, how he had been sent for Wednesday to Harley Street, and been talked to by his mother and all of
40them, and how he had declared before them all that he loved nobody but Lucy, and nobody but Lucy would he have. And how
41he had been so worried by what passed, that as soon as he had went away from his mother's house, he had got upon his
42horse, and rid into the country, some where or other; and how he had stayed about at an inn all Thursday and Friday, on
43purpose to get the better of it. And after thinking it all over and over again, he said, it seemed to him as if, now he
44had no fortune, and no nothing at all, it would be quite unkind to keep her on to the engagement, because it must be for
45her loss, for he had nothing but two thousand pounds, and no hope of any thing else; and if he was to go into orders, as
46he had some thoughts, he could get nothing but a curacy, and how was they to live upon that?--He could not bear to think
47of her doing no better, and so he begged, if she had the least mind for it, to put an end to the matter directly, and
48leave him shift for himself. I heard him say all this as plain as could possibly be. And it was entirely for her sake,
49and upon her account, that he said a word about being off, and not upon his own. I will take my oath he never dropt a
50syllable of being tired of her, or of wishing to marry Miss Morton, or any thing like it. But, to be sure, Lucy would
51not give ear to such kind of talking; so she told him directly (with a great deal about sweet and love, you know, and
52all that--Oh, la! one can't repeat such kind of things you know)--she told him directly, she had not the least mind in
53the world to be off, for she could live with him upon a trifle, and how little so ever he might have, she should be very
54glad to have it all, you know, or something of the kind. So then he was monstrous happy, and talked on some time about
55what they should do, and they agreed he should take orders directly, and they must wait to be married till he got a
56living. And just then I could not hear any more, for my cousin called from below to tell me Mrs. Richardson was come in
57her coach, and would take one of us to Kensington Gardens; so I was forced to go into the room and interrupt them, to
58ask Lucy if she would like to go, but she did not care to leave Edward; so I just run up stairs and put on a pair of
59silk stockings and came off with the Richardsons." "I do not understand what you mean by interrupting them," said
60Elinor; "you were all in the same room together, were not you?" "No, indeed, not us. La! Miss Dashwood, do you think
61people make love when any body else is by? Oh, for shame!--To be sure you must know better than that. (Laughing
62affectedly.)--No, no; they were shut up in the drawing-room together, and all I heard was only by listening at the
63door." "How!" cried Elinor; "have you been repeating to me what you only learnt yourself by listening at the door? I am
64sorry I did not know it before; for I certainly would not have suffered you to give me particulars of a conversation
65which you ought not to have known yourself. How could you behave so unfairly by your sister?"
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