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Chapter 15.

Mrs. Dashwood's visit to Lady Middleton took place the next day,

and two of her daughters went with her.

But Marianne excused herself from being of the party

under some trifling pretext of employment.

And her mother, who concluded that a promise had been made by Willoughby the night before

of calling on her while they were absent,

was perfectly satisfied with her remaining at home.

On the return from the park, they found Willoughby's keracle and servant in waiting at the cottage,

and Mrs. Dashwood was convinced that her conjecture had been just.

So far it was all she had foreseen.

But on entering the house, she beheld what no foresight had taught her to expect.

They were no sooner in the passage than Marianne came hastily out of the parlor,

apparently, in violent affliction with her handkerchief at her eyes,

and without noticing them ran upstairs.

Surprised and alarmed, they proceeded directly into the room she had just quitted,

where they found only Willoughby, who was leaning against the mantelpiece with his back towards them.

He turned round on their coming in, and his countenance,

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