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Chapter 25

Though Mrs. Jennings was in the habit of spending a large portion of the year at the

houses of her children and friends, she was not without a settled habitation of her own.

Since the death of her husband, who had traded with success in a less elegant part of the

town, she had resided every winter in a house in one of the streets near Portman Square.

Once this home, she began on the approach of January to turn her thoughts. And, thither,

she one day abruptly and very unexpectedly by them, asked the elder Mrs. Dashwood to accompany

her.

Eleanor, without observing the varying complexion of her sister and the animated book, which

spoke no indifference to the plan, immediately gave a grateful but absolute denial for both,

in which she believed herself to be speaking their united in clinicians. The reason alleged

was their determined resolution of not leaving their mother at that time of the year. Mrs.

Jennings received the refusal with some surprise and repeated her invitation immediately.

Oh, Lord, I am sure your mother can spare you very well, and I do beg you will favor

me with your company, for I have quite set my heart upon it.

Don't fancy that you will be any inconvenience to me, for I shan't put myself at all out

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