Austen Said:

they were done by Miss Dashwood.

her mother had been quite rude enough, —

She had found in her every thing that could tend to make a farther connection between the families undesirable. —

she had seen almost enough to be thankful for her OWN sake, that one greater obstacle preserved her from suffering under any other of Mrs. Ferrars's creation, preserved her from all dependence upon her caprice, or any solicitude for her good opinion.

had Lucy been more amiable, she OUGHT to have rejoiced.

Lucy's spirits could be so very much elevated by the civility of Mrs. Ferrars; — that her interest and her vanity should so very much blind her as to make the attention which seemed only paid her because she was NOT ELINOR, appear a compliment to herself — or to allow her to derive encouragement from a preference only given her, because her real situation was unknown.

how happy she was.

she was happy to see him,

she had very much regretted being from home, when he called before in Berkeley Street.

Lucy could not stay much longer.

Edward would not often expose her or himself to the distress of hearing Marianne's mistaken warmth, nor to the repetition of any other part of the pain that had attended their recent meeting —

the inconstancy of beaux

a delightful thing for the girls to be together;

on having escaped the company of a stupid old woman so long.

the finest child in the world.

the exceedingly great inconvenience of sending her carriage for the Miss Dashwoods,

who could tell that they might not expect to go out with her a second time?

"her word she looked vastly smart, and she dared to say she would make a great many conquests."

he was exactly the coxcomb she had heard him described to be by Lucy.

'But how can it be done?'

'my dear Ferrars, do tell me how it is to be managed. There is not a room in this cottage that will hold ten couple, and where can the supper be?'

to request her company and her sister's, for some days, in Harley Street, as soon as Lady Middleton could spare them.

Mrs. Dashwood seemed actually working for her, herself; cherishing all her hopes, and promoting all her views!

for such a mark of uncommon kindness, vouchsafed on so short an acquaintance, seemed to declare that the good-will towards her arose from something more than merely malice against herself; and might be brought, by time and address, to do every thing that Lucy wished. Her flattery had already subdued the pride of Lady Middleton, and made an entry into the close heart of Mrs. John Dashwood; and these were effects that laid open the probability of greater.

whether she should ever be able to part with them.

'Lord!'

'they are all so fond of Lucy, to be sure they will make no difficulty about it;'

she thought to make a match between Edward and some Lord's daughter or other,

they should not stay a minute longer in the house,

he is monstrous fond of her,

No time was to be lost in undeceiving her, in making her acquainted with the real truth, and in endeavouring to bring her to hear it talked of by others, without betraying that she felt any uneasiness for her sister, or any resentment against Edward.

would ruin him for ever in her good opinion,

feel all her own disappointment over again.

she HAD loved him most sincerely,

so totally unamiable, so absolutely incapable of attaching a sensible man,

she never shall think well of anybody again;

they deserved some attention, were harmless, well-behaved girls, and would be pleasant companions;

'I wish, with all my heart,'

'that we had asked your sisters instead of them.'"

'THERE, to be sure,'

'I might have thought myself safe.'

she would settle on him the Norfolk estate, which, clear of land-tax, brings in a good thousand a-year;

His own two thousand pounds

should be his all; she would never see him again; and so far would she be from affording him the smallest assistance, that if he were to enter into any profession with a view of better support, she would do all in her power to prevent him advancing in it."

she would never trim me up a new bonnet, nor do any thing else for me again, so long as she lived;

nobody in their senses could expect Mr. Ferrars to give up a woman like Miss Morton, with thirty thousand pounds to her fortune, for Lucy Steele that had nothing at all;

she had not the least mind in the 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 glad to have it all,

Mrs. Richardson was come in her coach, and would take one of us to Kensington Gardens;

if any place could give her ease, Barton must do it.

as a measure which would fix the time of her returning to that dear mother, whom she so much wished to see, in a more eligible, more comfortable manner, than any other plan could do, and perhaps without any greater delay. From Cleveland, which was within a few miles of Bristol, the distance to Barton was not beyond one day, though a long day's journey; and their mother's servant might easily come there to attend them down; and as there could be no occasion of their staying above a week at Cleveland, they might now be at home in little more than three weeks' time.