? ? ? ? "Was Mr. Ferrars in the carriage with her?"
? ? ? ? "Yes, ma'am, I just see him leaning back in it, but he did not look up;--he never was a gentleman much for talking."
? ? ? ? Elinor's heart could easily account for his not putting himself forward; and Mrs. Dashwood probably found the same explanation.
? ? ? ? "Was there no one else in the carriage?"
? ? ? ? "No, ma'am, only they two."
? ? ? ? "Do you know where they came from?"
? ? ? ? "They come straight from town, as Miss Lucy-- Mrs. Ferrars told me."
? ? ? ? "And are they going farther westward?"
? ? ? ? "Yes, ma'am--but not to bide long. They will soon be back again, and then they'd be sure and call here."
? ? ? ? Mrs. Dashwood now looked at her daughter; but Elinor knew better than to expect them. She recognised the whole of Lucy in the message, and was very confident that Edward would never come near them. She observed in a low voice, to her mother, that they were probably going down to Mr.
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