Chapter XLV

           

           Elinor,forsometimeafterhelefther,forsometimeevenafterthesoundofhiscarriagehaddiedaway,remainedtoomuchoppressedbyacrowdofideas,widelydifferinginthemselves,butofwhichsadnesswasthegeneralresult,tothinkevenofhersister.

           Willoughby,he,whomonlyhalfanhouragoshehadabhorredasthemostworthlessofmen,Willoughby,inspiteofallhisfaults,excitedadegreeofcommiserationforthesufferingsproducedbythem,whichmadeherthinkofhimasnowseparatedforeverfromherfamily,withatenderness,aregret,ratherinproportion,asshesoonacknowledgedwithinherself—tohiswishesthantohismerits.Shefeltthathisinfluenceoverhermindwasheightenedbycircumstanceswhichoughtnotinreasontohaveweight;bythatpersonofuncommonattraction,thatopen,affectionate,andlivelymannerwhichitwasnomerittopossess;andbythatstillardentloveforMarianne,whichitwasnoteveninnocenttoindulge.Butshefeltthatitwasso,long,longbeforeshecouldfeelhisinfluenceless.

           WhenatlastshereturnedtotheunconsciousMarianne,shefoundherjustawaking,refreshedbysolongandsweetasleeptotheextentofherhopes.Elinor’sheartwasfull.Thepast,thepresent,thefuture,Willoughby’svisit,Marianne’ssafety,andhermother’sexpectedarrival,threwheraltogetherintoanagitationofspiritswhichkeptoffeveryindicationoffatigue,andmadeheronlyfearfulofbetrayingherselftohersister.

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