? ? ? ? "Know him! to be sure I do. Why, he is down here every year."
? ? ? ? "And what sort of a young man is he?"
? ? ? ? "As good a kind of fellow as ever lived, I assure you. A very decent shot, and there is not a bolder rider in England."
? ? ? ? "And is that all you can say for him?" cried Marianne, indignantly. "But what are his manners on more intimate acquaintance? What his pursuits, his talents, and genius?"
? ? ? ? Sir John was rather puzzled.
? ? ? ? "Upon my soul," said he, "I do not know much about him as to all THAT. But he is a pleasant, good humoured fellow, and has got the nicest little black bitch of a pointer I ever saw. Was she out with him today?"
? ? ? ? But Marianne could no more satisfy him as to the colour of Mr. Willoughby's pointer, than he could describe to her the shades of his mind.
? ? ? ? "But who is he?" said Elinor. "Where does he come from? Has he a house at Allenham?"
? ? ? ? On this point Sir John could give more certain intelligence; and he told them that Mr.
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