? ? ? ? "She was certainly very civil to you."
? ? ? ? "Civil!--Did you see nothing but only civility?-- I saw a vast deal more. Such kindness as fell to the share of nobody but me!--No pride, no hauteur, and your sister just the same--all sweetness and affability!"
? ? ? ? Elinor wished to talk of something else, but Lucy still pressed her to own that she had reason for her happiness; and Elinor was obliged to go on.--
? ? ? ? "Undoubtedly, if they had known your engagement," said she, "nothing could be more flattering than their treatment of you;--but as that was not the case"--
? ? ? ? "I guessed you would say so"--replied Lucy quickly--"but there was no reason in the world why Mrs.
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