SenseandSensibilityJaneAustenThisfileisfreeforindividualuseonly.Itmustnotbealteredorresold.Organisationswishingtouseitmustfirstobtainalicence.Lowcostlicensesareavailable.Contactusthroughourwebsite©TheElectricBookCo1998TheElectricBookCompanyLtd20CambridgeDrive,LondonSE128AJ,UK+44(0)1814883872www.elecbook.comELECBOOKCLASSICSebc0048.JaneAusten:SenseandSensibilityJaneAusten:SenseandSensibilityClassicsinLiterature:JaneAustenElecBook3SenseandSensibilityVolumeIChapterI.TheDashwoods,Norlandanditsentail6ChapterII.JohnDashwoodleaveshissistersbereft12ChapterIII.EdwardFerrarsarrivesatNorland;Elinorattractedtohim19ChapterIV.MrsJohnDashwoodinsultstheDashwoods;ahouseisofferedinDevonshire25ChapterV.MrsDashwoodtotakeBartonCottage32ChapterVI.ToBartonCottage,theDashwoodsmeettheirrelationsSirJohnandLadyMiddleton36ChapterVII.TheDashwoodsdineatBartonPark,meetCol.Brandon41ChapterVIII.Col.BrandonandEdwardsFerrarsdiscussed46ChapterIX.MarianneDashwoodfallsdownahill;WilloughbycarrieshertotheCottage51ChapterX.Willoughbycalleveryday;Marianneattractedtohim58ChapterXI.MarianneandWilloughbyinseparable;ElinortalkstoCol.BrandonofMarianne66ChapterXII.Willoughby“gives”Marianneahorse;shegiveshimalockofhair71ChapterXIII.Col.Brandoncalledsuddenlyaway;WilloughbytakesMariannetoAllenham77ChapterXIV.WilloughbyenthusesaboutBartonCottage85ChapterXV.WilloughbyquitsDevonshireabruptly;MarianneJaneAusten:SenseandSensibilityClassicsinLiterature:JaneAustenElecBook4devastated90ChapterXVI.EdwardFerrarsarrivesatBartonCottage99ChapterXVII.EdwardandDashwoodstalktogether107ChapterXVIII.MariannementionsEdward’sringwithalockofhair113ChapterXIX.EdwardreluctantlyleavesBarton;thePalmersarrive119ChapterXX.DashwoodsdineattheParkwiththePalemers129ChapterXXI.TheMissSteelesarrive138ChapterXXII.LucySteeleengagedtoEdwardFerrars!148VolumeIIChapterI.ElinorconsidersthebadnewsfromLucy158ChapterII.ElinorspeakstoLucyaboutEdward166ChapterIII.MrsjenningsinvitestheMissDashwoodstoLondon173ChapterIV.InLondon,MarianneawaitsWilloughbyinvain180ChapterV.Col.BrandonquestionsElinoraboutWilloughbyandMarianne189ChapterVI.TheymeetWilloughbyataparty;Mariannesnubbed,shetakestoherbed198ChapterVII.Willoughbywrites;heisengagedtoanother203ChapterVIII.AllLondonknows;Marianneinconsolable217ChapterIX.Col.BrandonrevealsWilloughby’streacherytoElinor227ChapterX.Willoughbyismarried;theMissSteelesarriveinLondon240ChapterXI.JohnDashwoodcomestoLondon249JaneAusten:SenseandSensibilityClassicsinLiterature:JaneAustenElecBook5ChapterXII.MrsJohnDashwood’sparty;ElinorinsultedbyEdward’smother,MrsFerrars259ChapterXIII.EdwardvisitsElinor;LucySteeleisthere268ChapterXIV.Amusicalevening’theMissSteelesinvitedtotheJohnDashwoods276VolumeIIIChapterI.Edward’sengagementtoLucyrevealed286ChapterII.LucywritestoElinor301ChapterIII.Col.BrandonoffersEdwardtherectoryatDelafordthroughElinor311ChapterIV.ElinorrelatedthenewstoEdward318ChapterV.ElinorvisitstheJohnDashwoods,speakstoRobertFerrars327ChapterVI.TheDashwoodsgotoCleveland336ChapterVII.Mariannefallsill;Willoughbyarrives342ChapterVIII.WilloughbyexplainshisbehaviourtoElinor354ChapterIX.MrsDashwoodarrivesatCleveland;speakswarmlyofCol.Brandon372ChapterX.TheDashwoodsreturntoBarton;ElinorrelatesherconversationwithWilloughby380ChapterXI.TalkofWilloughby;hearofEdward’smarriagetoLucy390ChapterXII.Edwardarrives;heisnotmarriedtoLucy—Robertis399ChapterXIII.EdwardproposestoElinorandisaccepted404ChapterXIV.Elinorismarried,movestoDelafordParsonage;MariannemarriedCol.Brandon418JaneAusten:SenseandSensibilityClassicsinLiterature:JaneAustenElecBook6SENSEANDSENSIBILITYVOLUMEICHAPTERIhefamilyofDashwoodhadlongbeensettledinSussex.Theirestatewaslarge,andtheirresidencewasatNorlandPark,inthecentreoftheirproperty,where,formanygenerations,theyhadlivedinsorespectableamannerastoengagethegeneralgoodopinionoftheirsurroundingacquaintance.Thelateownerofthisestatewasasingleman,wholivedtoaveryadvancedage,andwhoformanyyearsofhislife,hadaconstantcompanionandhousekeeperinhissister.Butherdeath,whichhappenedtenyearsbeforehisown,producedagreatalterationinhishome;fortosupplyherloss,heinvitedandreceivedintohishousethefamilyofhisnephewMr.HenryDashwood,thelegalinheritoroftheNorlandestate,andthepersontowhomheintendedtobequeathit.Inthesocietyofhisnephewandniece,andtheirchildren,theoldGentleman’sdayswerecomfortablyspent.Hisattachmenttothemallincreased.TheconstantattentionofMr.andMrs.HenryDashwoodtohiswishes,TJaneAusten:SenseandSensibilityClassicsinLiterature:JaneAustenElecBook7whichproceedednotmerelyfrominterest,butfromgoodnessofheart,gavehimeverydegreeofsolidcomfortwhichhisagecouldreceive;andthecheerfulnessofthechildrenaddedarelishtohisexistence.Byaformermarriage,Mr.HenryDashwoodhadoneson:byhispresentlady,threedaughters.Theson,asteadyrespectableyoungman,wasamplyprovidedforbythefortuneofhismother,whichhadbeenlarge,andhalfofwhichdevolvedonhimonhiscomingofage.Byhisownmarriage,likewise,whichhappenedsoonafterwards,headdedtohiswealth.TohimthereforethesuccessiontotheNorlandestatewasnotsoreallyimportantastohissisters;fortheirfortune,in