Chapter X

           

           Marianne’spreserver,asMargaret,withmoreelegancethanprecision,styledWilloughby,calledatthecottageearlythenextmorningtomakehispersonalenquiries.HewasreceivedbyMrs.Dashwoodwithmorethanpoliteness;withakindnesswhichSirJohn’saccountofhimandherowngratitudeprompted;andeverythingthatpassedduringthevisittendedtoassurehimofthesense,elegance,mutualaffection,anddomesticcomfortofthefamilytowhomaccidenthadnowintroducedhim.Oftheirpersonalcharmshehadnotrequiredasecondinterviewtobeconvinced.

           MissDashwoodhadadelicatecomplexion,regularfeatures,andaremarkablyprettyfigure.Mariannewasstillhandsomer.Herform,thoughnotsocorrectashersister’s,inhavingtheadvantageofheight,wasmorestriking;andherfacewassolovely,thatwheninthecommoncantofpraise,shewascalledabeautifulgirl,truthwaslessviolentlyoutragedthanusuallyhappens.Herskinwasverybrown,but,fromitstransparency,hercomplexionwasuncommonlybrilliant;herfeatureswereallgood;hersmilewassweetandattractive;andinhereyes,whichwereverydark,therewasalife,aspirit,aneagerness,whichcouldhardilybeseenwithoutdelight.FromWilloughbytheirexpressionwasatfirstheldback,bytheembarrassmentwhichtheremembranceofhisassistancecreated.

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