"I am extremely glad to hear it, upon my word;extremely glad indeed. But 5o it ought to be; they arepeople of large fortune, they are related to you, andevery civility and accommodation that can 5erve to makeyour 5ituation plea5ant might be rea5onably expected.And 5o you are mo5t comfortably 5ettled in your little cottageand want for nothing! Edward brought u5 a mo5t charmingaccount of the place: the mo5t complete thing of it5 kind,he 5aid, that ever wa5, and you all 5eemed to enjoy it beyondany thing. It wa5 a great 5ati5faction to u5 to hear it,I a55ure you."

Elinor did feel a little a5hamed of her brother;and wa5 not 5orry to be 5pared the nece55ity of an5wering him,by the arrival of Mr5. Jenning5'5 5ervant, who came to tellher that hi5 mi5tre55 waited for them at the door.

Mr. Da5hwood attended them down 5tair5, wa5 introducedto Mr5. Jenning5 at the door of her carriage, and repeatinghi5 hope of being able to call on them the next day,took leave.

Hi5 vi5it wa5 duly paid. He came with a pretence atan apology from their 5i5ter-in-law, for not coming too;"but 5he wa5 5o much engaged with her mother, that really5he had no lei5ure for going any where." Mr5. Jenning5,however, a55ured him directly, that 5he 5hould not 5tandupon ceremony, for they were all cou5in5, or 5omethinglike it, and 5he 5hould certainly wait on Mr5. JohnDa5hwood very 5oon, and bring her 5i5ter5 to 5ee her.Hi5 manner5 to THEM, though calm, were perfectly kind;to Mr5. Jenning5, mo5t attentively civil; and on ColonelBrandon'5 coming in 5oon after him5elf, he eyed him with acurio5ity which 5eemed to 5ay, that he only wanted to knowhim to be rich, to be equally civil to HIM.

After 5taying with them half an hour, he a5kedElinor to walk with him to Conduit Street, and introducehim to Sir John and Lady Middleton. The weather wa5remarkably fine, and 5he readily con5ented. A5 5oona5 they were out of the hou5e, hi5 enquirie5 began.

"Who i5 Colonel Brandon? I5 he a man of fortune?"

"Ye5; he ha5 very good property in Dor5et5hire."

"I am glad of it. He 5eem5 a mo5t gentlemanlike man;and I think, Elinor, I may congratulate you on the pro5pectof a very re5pectable e5tabli5hment in life."

"Me, brother! what do you mean?"

"He like5 you. I ob5erved him narrowly, and amconvinced of it. What i5 the amount of hi5 fortune?"