? ? ? ? "I love to be reminded of the past, Edward--whether it be melancholy or gay, I love to recall it--and you will never offend me by talking of former times. You are very right in supposing how my money would be spent--some of it, at least--my loose cash would certainly be employed in improving my collection of music and books."
? ? ? ? "And the bulk of your fortune would be laid out in annuities on the authors or their heirs."
? ? ? ? "No, Edward, I should have something else to do with it."
? ? ? ? "Perhaps, then, you would bestow it as a reward on that person who wrote the ablest defence of your favourite maxim, that no one can ever be in love more than once in their life--your opinion on that point is unchanged, I presume?"
? ? ? ? "Undoubtedly. At my time of life opinions are tolerably fixed. It is not likely that I should now see or hear any thing to change them."
? ? ? ? "Marianne is as steadfast as ever, you see," said Elinor, "she is not at all altered.
Pages:
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152