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Patterns of Diction in Jane Austen's Major Novels

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with less tenderness of feeling,
and she
said Lucy to her one day, as they were walking together from the park to the cottage —
Elinor DID think
and her countenance expressed it, as
she answered that
replied Lucy;
returned Elinor, cautious of giving her real opinion of Edward's mother, and not very desirous of satisfying what seemed impertinent curiosity —
said Lucy, eyeing Elinor attentively as she spoke;
Elinor made her a civil reply, and they walked on for a few minutes in silence. It was broken by Lucy?, who renewed the subject again by saying, with some hesitation,
said Elinor, in great astonishment,
She looked down as she said this, amiably bashful, with only one side glance at her companion to observe its effect on her.
cried Elinor,
And she did not feel much delighted with the idea of such a sister-in-law.
replied Lucy,
fixing her eyes upon Elinor,
What felt Elinor at that moment? Astonishment, that would have been as painful as it was strong, had not an immediate disbelief of the assertion attended it. She turned towards Lucy in silent amazement, unable to divine the reason or object of such a declaration; and though her complexion varied, she stood firm in incredulity, and felt in no danger of an hysterical fit, or a swoon.
continued Lucy;
She paused.
Elinor for a few moments remained silent. Her astonishment at what she heard was at first too great for words; but at length forcing herself to speak, and to speak cautiously, she said, with calmness of manner, which tolerably well concealed her surprise and solicitude —
Elinor, though greatly shocked, still felt unable to believe it.
said she,
replied Elinor, with an exertion of spirits, which increased with her increase of emotion.
answered Elinor, without knowing what she said; but after a moment's reflection, she added, with revived security of Edward's honour and love, and her companion's falsehood —
cried Lucy, smiling.
replied Elinor, in a most painful perplexity,
She was silent. — Elinor's security sunk; but her self-command did not sink with it.
said she with a firm voice.
Then taking a small miniature from her pocket, she added,
She put it into her hands as she spoke; and when Elinor saw the painting, whatever other doubts her fear of a too hasty decision, or her wish of detecting falsehood might suffer to linger in her mind, she could have none of its being Edward's face. She returned it almost instantly, acknowledging the likeness.
continued Lucy,
replied Elinor calmly. They then proceeded a few paces in silence. Lucy spoke first.
said she
said Elinor;
As she said this, she looked earnestly at Lucy, hoping to discover something in her countenance; perhaps the falsehood of the greatest part of what she had been saying; but Lucy's countenance suffered no change.
said she,
Here she took out her handkerchief; but Elinor did not feel very compassionate.
continued Lucy, after wiping her eyes,
As she said this, she looked directly at her companion.
replied Elinor, startled by the question;
continued Lucy, after a few minutes silence on both sides,
replied Elinor, most feelingly sensible of every fresh circumstance in favour of Lucy's veracity;
She remembered too, her own surprise at the time, at his mentioning nothing farther of those friends, at his total silence with respect even to their names.
repeated Lucy.
taking a letter from her pocket and carelessly showing the direction to Elinor.
Elinor saw that it WAS his hand, and she could doubt no longer.
she had allowed herself to believe,
for a few moments, she was almost overcome — her heart sunk within her, and she could hardly stand; but exertion was indispensably necessary; and she struggled so resolutely against the oppression of her feelings, that her success was speedy, and for the time complete.
said Lucy, returning the letter into her pocket,
said Elinor, with a composure of voice, under which was concealed an emotion and distress beyond any thing she had ever felt before. She was mortified, shocked, confounded.

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