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. Ferrars should seem to like me, if she did not, and her liking me is every thing. You shan't talk me out of my satisfaction.

I am sure it will all end well, and there will be no difficulties at all, to what I