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 l b the teacher:
In addition to all the language forms o f Levels O n e and Two,
w hich are used again at this level o f the series, the main verb
forms and tenses used at Level T hree are:
• past continuous verbs, present perfect simple verbs, con­
ditional clauses (using the ‘first’ or ‘open future’ conditional),
question tags and further com m on phrasal verbs
• m odal verbs: have (got) to and don't have to (to express obliga­
tion), need to and needn't (to express necessity), could and mis
able to (to describe past ability), could and would (in offers and
polite requests for help), and shall (for future plans, offers and
suggestions).

Also used are:

• relative pronouns; who, that and which (in defining clauses)
• conjunctions: if and since (for tim e o r reason), so that (for
purpose or result) and while
• indirect speech (questions)
• participle clauses.

Specific attention is paid to vocabulary developm ent in the

Vocabulary W ork exercises at the end o f the book. These exer­
cises are aim ed at training students to enlarge their vocabulary*
systematically through intelligent reading and effective use o f a
dictionary.

To the student:
D ictionary Words:
• W hen you read this book, you will find that some words are
darker black than the others on the page. L ook th em up in
your dictionary, i f you do no t already know them , o r try to
guess the m eaning o f the words first, w ith o u t a dictionary.
M rs D ashw ood Fanny

S ir J o h n & L ady M id d le to n
B A R T O N PA R K
 C H A PTER ONE

‘I’d like to help my sisters,’ said Jo h n Dashwood. ‘M y father

asked m e to do som ething for them , so I shall give them some
m oney.’
‘O h , b u t y o u r father was ill!’ Fanny, his wife, answered. ‘H e
d idn’t m ean it!’
‘B ut I promised! T hey need m y help.’
His father was dead now and everything was changing in the
family. John was the son o f M r D ashw ood’s first wife; he had
plenty o f m oney from his m other, and Fanny was also quite rich.
But M r D ashw ood did no t have m uch to give his next wife and
their three daughters.
‘Well - perhaps we can give them a present,’ said Fanny.
‘A small present o f m oney - that’s a good idea. You’re right!’
said John.
‘N o, n o t m oney. First, help them to find a new hom e. And
then later send th em some fruit, o r fish, or meat. W hy do they
need money? T hey can live very cheaply!’
‘O f course! Yes, that’s w hat my father w anted,’ Jo h n decided
happily. H e was n o t a bad man, b u t he listened to his selfish wife
too m uch,
M rs D ashw ood and h er three daughters - Elinor, M arianne
and M argaret —w ould soon have to leave their family hom e. This
large house, called N orland Park, now belonged to Jo h n and
Fanny. M rs D ashw ood disliked Fanny, and w anted to leave im ­
m ediately, b u t E linor advised her no t to. Elinor was nineteen,
and very sensible. She thought carefully about everything. H er
m o th er w anted to move to another large house, bu t they had to
find som ewhere cheap.
A nd so they stayed at N orland for a few m ore m onths, living

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like visitors in their old hom e. Fanny’s brother, Edward, was also
staying there. H e was no t handsome, but he was a pleasant, clever
young man. H e and Elinor were often together, and were soon
good friends. M rs D ashw ood noticed this,
’In a few m onths,’ Mrs D ashw ood said to M arianne, ‘Elinor
and Edward will get married! Elinor will be so happy!’
‘B ut w hat shall we do w ithout her?’ M arianne asked.
‘W e’ll see h er often! B ut you look sad, M arianne, D o n ’t you
like Edward?’
A quiet, serious person like Edward was b o rin g to M arianne.
‘O h, h e ’s a kind man. B ut h e doesn’t seem to feel strongly about
books and music, or Elinor’s beautiful pictures! I must have a
different kind o f man! B ut will I ever find one?’
‘M y dear girl, y o u ’re only sixteen!’ M rs D ashw ood replied.
In fact, E linor did like Edward very m uch. B ut his sister,
Fanny, did n o t like seeing them together. She and her m other,
M rs Ferrars, w anted a rich w ife for Edward, n o t a poor one like
Elinor.
Fanny was rude to M rs D ashw ood about this, ‘H e is no t free
for any young la d y , you know. M y m other has special plans for
him .’
M rs D ashw ood could no t wait to leave Norland.
She was lucky. A letter arrived from Sir John M iddleton, a
relative from D evon, in the west o f England. H e w anted to offer
h e r a house n o t far from his large house, B arton Park. It was a
friendly letter and they agreed to move there. T h e new house
was cheap and they could live there easily. Mrs D ashw ood still
hoped for som e m oney from John, but he did n o t give them
anything. T h ey sold their horses and carriage, and only took
three servants w ith them . ‘Dear, dear N orland!’ cried M arianne.
‘Perhaps I shall never see you again! A nd oh, you beautiful trees!
W h en shall I walk under your leaves again?’

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‘He is notfree for any young lady, you km
 C H A PTER TWO

It was a long way to Devon. B ut it was a very pretty part o f the

country, w ith high hills, fine trees, and open farmland. T heir
new hom e had tw o sitting-rooms and four bedrooms, and was
quite comfortable. T hey put M arianne’s piano in one o f the
sitting-room s, and some o f Elinor’s pictures on the walls.
‘It’s too small,’ M rs D ashw ood said, ‘but I’D save some m oney
and build m ore room s.’
T h e next day, after breakfast, Sir John M iddleton came over to
see them . H e was about forty, and seemed to be a naturally
happy, friendly m an. H e invited them to dinner at B arton
Park, and later sent them- some fruit and vegetables from the
garden.
B arton Park was a large, handsom e house w ith plenty o f ser­
vants, about half a mile from their new hom e. Sir John nearly
always had visitors there, and often gave dances too. H e liked
people, and Lady M iddleton liked to serve beautiful meals. B ut
she was a cold w om an, w ho did no t say m uch.
At dinner, they m et Mrs Jennings, the m other o f Lady M id­
dleton. She was very different from her daughter - a large, happy
w om an, w ho talked a lot, and liked to laugh loudly.
‘D id you two girls leave your hearts at N orland?’ she asked
E linor and M arianne. B oth M rs Jennings’s daughters were m ar­
ried, and so she now w anted to m arry off the rest o f the world!
‘O h , your faces are red,’ she laughed.
T he o ther visitor at B arton Park that evening, was a quiet man
o f about thirty-five. His nam e was C olonel Brandon and h e was
a friend o f Sir Jo h n ’s. H e had a sensible face; he was no t hand­
some, b u t he was a gentleman.
After dinner, M arianne played the piano and sang, and he was
the only person w ho really listened. Everybody enjoyed the

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music, b u t Sir Jo h n talked all the time, and Lady M iddleton was
only interested in h er four noisy children. T hey came in after
dinner, pulled her dress and stopped the conversation.
‘C olonel Brandon is old,’ thought M arianne, ‘bu t he likes my
music.’
‘H e loves her!’ thought M is Jennings. A nd soon she told
everybody this.
‘W hat a stupid idea!’ M arianne said to h er m other later,
‘H ow can he feel anything? H e ’s thirty-five years old - an old
man!’
‘I’m only forty!’ M rs D ashw ood laughed. ‘And I’m no t ready
to die yet!’
‘Well, perhaps he’s no t ready to die. B ut at his age, he can’t
know anything about love! H e needs a nurse, no t a wife!’

CH APTER TH REE

T he Dashwoods were now busy and happy in their new home.

T he girls often w ent ou t walking, and one day M arianne and
M argaret decided to climb a high hill together, near the house. It
was a beautiful m o rning w hen they left, but soon black clouds
built up in the sky, and it started to rain very hard. T hey began to
run fast dow n the hill. M argaret got to the bottom , bu t M arianne
fell and could not get up again.
A gentlem an was walking near them w ith his dog. H e saw the
accident, and im m ediately came to help them .
‘I’ve h u rt my foot!’ M arianne said.
‘I can carry y o u ,’ h e replied, and picked her up from the
ground. H e carried h er dow n the hill, through the garden and
into the house. E linor and h er m other were very surprised to see
this young man w ith M arianne in his arms, bu t h e quickly ex­
plained everything.

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7 can carry you, ’ he replied, and picked her up
Jrom the ground.
 ‘O h thank you, thank you!’ M rs D ashw ood said again and
again. ‘Please sit dow n!’
‘N o , I’m too dirty and wet from the rain,’ he answered. ‘B ut
can I com e tom orrow ? M y nam e is W illoughby.’
H e was a handsom e young m an, and M rs D ashw ood encour­
aged him to visit them again. A nd M arianne quickly forgot
about h er bad foot.
‘D o you know this m an W illoughby?’ they asked Sir John the
next day.
‘W illoughby? Is he here again? Yes, h e’s a good man! He
rides a h o n e well and has a clever little dog! Was the dog w ith
him?’
B u t they were n o t interested in his dog.
‘W h o is he?’ asked Elinor. ‘Does he live here?’
‘N o, no - he has a relative here, an old lady. H e has a very nice
house n o t too far away, at C om be M agna in Somerset, and will
be a good husband for somebody! Be careful E linor —M arianne
has Brandon already. She m ustn’t catch all the men! Perhaps
W illoughby will be just right for you!’
‘M y daughters do not try to catch m en!’ M rs D ashw ood said
angrily.
‘Last C hristm as,’ Sir Jo h n continued, ‘I invited him to one o f
my dances, and he danced from eight in the evening until four in
the m orning!’
‘D id he?’ asked M arianne. ‘T h a t’s the kind o f m an that I
like!’
And W illoughby liked the three Miss Dashwoods. H e visited
them the next day. T h e two older sisters were both pretty girls;
M arianne was taller than Elinor, and had a specially lovely face
w ith a sweet smile and dark, bright eyes. S h e .was shf- at ^ rs t.
T h en W illoughby saw the piano and talked about music, and
M arianne could n o t stay silent. After this, he came to the house
every day.

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 Sir John also invited the girls to several dances at B arton Park,
and W illoughby and M arianne danced together m ost o f the
time. It was a happy tim e for M arianne, and she did no t try to
keep her feelings a secret.
‘M y girls will soon have tw o good husbands,’ M r D ashw ood
thought. M arianne forgot about C olonel B randon, b u t he did
n o t forget her. E linor liked him , and was sorry for him , but w hat
could she do? C an a quiet gentlem an o f thirty-five w in against a
handsom e young one o f twenty-five?
O n e day, there was a plan to visit W hitw ell, a fine house
w ith some beautiful gardens. Some friends o f C olonel Brandon
lived there. Everybody planned to drive there in carriages
from B arton Park - the M iddletons, the Dashwoods, C olonel
Brandon, W illoughby, and a few m ore friends too. T hey all
arrived at B arton early, and were looking forward to the day’s
adventure.
B ut during breakfast, C olonel B randon came in w ith a letter.
H e looked unhappy.
‘I ’m very sorry,’ he said, ‘but I m ust go to L ondon im m edi­
ately to finish som e im portant business. W e can’t go to W hitw ell
today. My friends are away, and the servants d o n ’t know you -
y o u w on’t get in w ithout m e.’
T his was an unpleasant surprise.
‘Well,’ Lady M iddleton said, ‘you’ll be back soon, and w e’ll go
to W hitwell then, w on’t we?’
‘Perhaps I w on’t be able to return. I can’t be sure.’
‘W e can still go ou t in the carriages,’ Sir Jo h n said. ‘It’s a
beautiful day.’
W illoughby said quiedy to M arianne, ‘Som e people d o n ’t like
this kind o f happy party, and B randon is one o f them .’
H e and M arianne jum ped into their carriage and drove away
very fast. T h e others also drove off and did n o t see M arianne and
W illoughby again until m uch later.
T here was a dinner, and a small dance at B arton Park for

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everyone that evening. M rs Jennings sat next to M arianne,
and E linor could hear their conversation.
‘A nd so you had a secret adventure this m orning! B ut I know
all about it!’
M arianne tu rn ed red in the face.
‘We w ent out in my carriage,’ W illoughby said quickly.
‘A h ,b u t w here to? To Allenham!’ W illoughby’s old aunt lived
in Allenham House, but she was away from hom e that day. ‘To
the house that will soon be yours!’ She laughed. ‘D o you like it,
M arianne? It’s very big, isn’t it?’
M arianne could no t speak,
‘Is this true?’ E linor asked h er later.
‘Yes, o f course it’s true! A nd w hy not?’
‘You and W illoughby w ent together to this em pty house! O h ,
M arianne, that wasn’t right!’
‘It was the nicest m orning that I have ever spent! W h at’s
w rong w ith that?’
‘If som ething is nice, it can still be w rong,’ E linor replied
quietly.
M rs D ashw ood soon heard the news. ‘T hey’re engaged!’ she
decided. ‘H e took her to see h er new hom e!’
B u t W illoughby and M arianne did no t tell them anything,
‘Ask them , please, m other,’ Elinor said anxiously to Mrs
Dashwood. ‘Are they really engaged? A nd why is it a secret?’
‘Ask her!’ repeated M rs Dashwood. ‘N o, I can’t! I’m sure
M arianne will tell m e soon. Perhaps W illoughby’s aunt doesn’t
like M arianne. Perhaps they m ust keep the engagem ent secret for
a few m onths.’
‘I’m n o t sure. Maybe there is no engagem ent.’
‘B ut he loves her! You can see that,’
‘Yes, I can. B ut I d o n ’t understand - there’s som ething strange
about it all.’
A few days later, M rs Dashwood, Elinor and M argaret were
com ing hom e from a visit to Lady M iddleton.

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 ‘Look!’ M argaret said. ‘There's W illoughby's carriage outside
o u td o o r!’
T he ladies w ent inside, and immediately M arianne cam e out
o f the sitting-room and ran upstairs to h er bedroom . She was
crying. W illoughby was still standing in the sitting-room . H e
looked very serious.
‘Is M arianne ill?’ M rs D ashw ood asked anxiously.
‘N o —I hope not. I’m sorry —I’m here to say goodbye.’
‘Goodbye? Are you going back to London?’
‘Yes, this m orning. ’
‘Well,you’ll come back soon!’
‘U nhappily, that w o n ’t be possible. I only see my aunt once a
year.’
‘B ut we can invite you! You’re always w elcom e here!’
‘You’re very kind,’ W illoughby said. ‘B ut - 1 m ust go now.’
H e clim bed into his carriage, and drove away.

C H A PTER FO U R

M arianne was very unhappy, bur she also enjoyed h er sadness a

little. She did n o t sleep, eat o r speak m uch. She cried a lot. She
liked to walk round the park and think o f W illoughby. She sang
th e songs that they sang together w hen he was there. She read
again the books that they both enjoyed.
O n e day, th e three sisters were ou t walking along the road
to B arton. A m an on a horse was riding towards them.
‘it’s W illoughby'.’ M arianne shouted. She started to run
towards him .
‘N o 1.’ called Elinor. ‘It’s som ebody different - oh!’
I t was Edward Ferrars. H e was on his way to visit them , but he
seem ed uncom fortable w ith them .
‘Have you ju st arrived?’ M arianne asked him.

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It was Edward Ferrars. He was on his way to visit them,
hut he seemed uncomfortable with them.
 ‘N o. I came two weeks ago,’ he answered.
Two weeks ago! W hy didn’t he com e to see Elinor then?
‘D id yo u visit N orland?’ Elinor asked.
A nd why were Edward and Elinor so cold together? M arianne
asked herself. T hey were not like real lovers! N o t like h er and
Willoughby!
‘Yes, about a m onth ago.’
‘H ow did it look?’ M arianne asked him .
‘O h , as it always looks in autum n — plenty o f dead leaves
everywhere.’
‘T hose beautiful leaves!’ M arianne said. ‘O h, I w ould love to
see them again! N obody there enjoys them !’
‘N o t everyone likes dead leaves;’ said Elinor.
‘Well then, Edward, do you like the beautiful hills here?’ asked
M arianne.
‘Yes, but the roads at the bottom will get very dirty in w inter.’
‘H ow strange!’ M arianne thought, and so did Elinor. W hat
was wrong? She was unhappy about Edw ard’s coldness, b u t she
did n o t w ant to show her feeling.
Edward stayed at their house for a w eek, and was m ore
friendly by the end o f it. B ut there was still som ething
different about him.
‘Perhaps there’s trouble w ith his m other,1 Elinor thought.
‘She wants m e to be famous!’ Edward told th em once. ‘B ut I
only want som e quiet, useful w ork. I’d like to be a priest and
w ork for the C h u rch.’
Elinor was n o t happy after his visit, bu t she w orked busily in
the house, and seemed calm.
O n e m orning, Sir John arrived at their door, and invited them
up to the house.
‘Please com e now !’ he asked them . ‘C om e and m eet two
beautiful young lady visitors! You’ll like them so much! T h ey ’re
tw o sisters, relatives o f M rs Je n n in g s. . .’

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 Miss Lucy Steele, the younger sister was really quite pretty.
T h e older Miss Steele*, was about thirty, and her face was neither
sensible n o r pretty. T hey were playing w ith Lady M iddleton’s
children.
‘John loves being a bad boy!’ said Lady M iddleton happily.
H er oldest child took Miss Steele’s handkerchief and threw it out
o f the window. ‘A nd W illiam is so playful!’ W illiam was now
biting the lady’s finger. ‘Litde Anna M aria,’ continued Lady
M iddleton lovingly. ‘She’s always so quiet!’ Just then, the little
girl h it h er head on the table and began to scream. T h e Miss
Steeles gave her sweets and Lady M iddleton to o k the crying
child o u t o f the room.
‘W h at fine, clever children!’ said Lucy Steele. ‘I d o n ’t like very
quiet children.’
‘Q u iet children can sometimes be very pleasant,’ Elinor
replied.
‘D o you like D evon, Miss Dashw ood?’ said Miss Steele. ‘D id
you w ant to leave N orland? T here were some handsom e and
am using young m en there, w eren’t there?’
‘I’m sorry, but I really don’t know,’ said Elinor. She did n o t
like the two sisters - Lucy Steele was n o t so free w ith her words
as the older Miss Steele, bu t her face was no t very honest. B ut
the Miss Steeles liked the Miss Dashwoods, and Elinor and
M arianne now had to spend an hour or two w ith them nearly
every day.
D u rin g one dinner at B arton Park, Miss Steele said to Elinor
) ‘It’s very good news about your sister! Engaged so young and to
a very handsom e man! Perhaps you will be lucky too soon! O r
perhaps you already have a special friend?’
T h e secret escaped quickly from Sir J o h n ’s lips. ‘T h e letter

*Jane A u ste n calls th e o ld e r sister ‘M iss S te e le ’ a n d th e y o u n g e r ‘M iss L ucy

S te e le ’.

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The secret escaped quickly from Sir John’s lips,
‘The letter F - , ’ he said.
F he said. ‘T h at’s a very im portant letter for Elinor!’
Everybody laughed.
‘B u t w h o is it?’ Miss Steele asked.
‘His nam e is Ferrars! And it’s a great secret!’ H e spoke into her
ear, but everybody could hear.
‘O h , w hat a nice y oung man!’ said Miss Steele to Elinor. ‘I
know him very well.’
‘N o t very w ell,’ Lucy said quickly, ‘We saw him once o r twice
at m y uncle’s.’
‘You know him ?’ Elinor asked. ‘H ow interesting!’
B u t she could no t find ou t anything m ore that evening.
T hen, a few days later, she and Lucy were walking in the park
together.
‘D o you know M rs Ferrars?’ Lucy asked suddenly. ‘W hat kind
o f a w om an is she?’
‘Fanny’s m other? N o , I’ve never m et her.’
‘I w ant y o ur advice — you see, maybe she will soon be a
relative o f m ine.’
‘O f yours?’ Elinor said in surprise. ‘D o you know h er younger
son then - M r R o b e rt Ferrars?’
‘N o ,’ Lucy said, ‘no - I speak o f Edward Ferrars, the older
brother.’
E linor could no t speak, but h er face changed colour.
‘You’re probably surprised,’ Lucy continued, ‘because it’s a
great secret. You see, we’re engaged. O u r engagem ent started
fo u r years ago.’
‘And w hen did you m eet?’
‘O h , we were only children then. Edward often stayed in my
uncle’s house.’
‘I’m so surprised!’ Elinor said. ‘Are we talking abcaxvthe same
M r Edw ard Ferrars?’
‘H ere - look! ‘ Lucy took a small picture from"her pocket. It
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 ‘You will keep my secret, w on’t you?’ said Lucy. ‘O nly you
can advise me! I love him so m uch, bu t his m other is a difficult
w om an - I’m no t rich enough for her. Edward and I are so
unhappy. W e can’t m eet often, and w e can only w rite letters
about tw ice a year. W hat can we do?’
‘I’m sorry,’ Elinor said, ‘but how can 1 help you?’
‘His m other w on’t give him any m oney. H e was very unhappy
on his last visit to B arton, wasn’t he? D id n ’t you notice?’
‘Yes, we did.’
‘Elinor, you seem cold! Have I said som ething w rong?’
‘It’s very difficult for you b oth, and I’m sorry for you.’ Elinor
tried to speak calmly,
‘M ust we break our engagem ent? Tell me, Elinor! M ust we
wait for years like this?’
‘You have waited four years already.’
‘If Edward gets some m oney, w e will be happy, I know it! C an
you ask your brother? W ould he give Edward the jo b o f priest in
the church at N orland?’
E linor felt sorry for Edward. D id he really love this young
woman? ‘M r Ferrars is m y friend,’ she said, ‘and I w ant to help
him . B ut my brother w on’t listen to m e.’
‘W ill you be in L ondon this winter, Miss Dashw ood?’ Lucy
asked.
‘N o, we can’t possibly go,’ Elinor replied.
‘O h, b u t I’d like to see you there. M y sister and I are going to
stay w ith som e relatives. But o f course, I’m really going there to
see Edward - h e ’s com ing in February.’

C H A P T E R FIV E

E linor was w rong about London. M rs Jennings lived in London

for part o f each year, and she invited the two older Dashw ood

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girls to visit her there in January. Mrs D ashw ood agreed
immediately.
‘You two must go! M argaret and I will be very happy here
together w ith o u r books and our music. M rs Jennings is a kind
and m otherly sort o f wom an. ’
‘M other, there is a problem —’
‘Ah, m y sensible Elinor sees a problem, o f course!’
‘She’s a good w om an, bu t no t the politest ’
‘Elinor, if you d o n ’t go, I will!’ said M arianne. M arianne, o f
course, was hoping to see W illoughby in London. ‘And y o u ’ll
enjoy it too! Edward will be there.’
‘Yes, you can m eet his mother! She’ll be your m other too,
one day,’ M rs D ashw ood said happily.
T h ey arrived in L ondon after a three-day jo u rn ey in Mrs
Jennings’s carriage. H e r house was large and comfortable. T he
girls had a very pleasant bedroom , and Elinor immediately began
to w rite a letter. M arianne was w riting too.
‘I’m w riting to M other,’ Elinor said, ‘and so you need n o t
w rite to h er today.’
‘I’m n o t w riting to her!’ said M arianne quickly.
‘She’s w riting to W illoughby’, thought Elinor.
M arianne finished the letter, and gave it to a servant to take.
All evening, she listened for a knock at the door. At last there was
a visitor - b u t tt was only C olonel Brandon. M arianne ran ou t o f
the room .
‘Is y o u r sister ill?’ he asked Elinor anxiously.
‘O h - n o - s h e ’s just tired, and she has a headache,’ Elinor told
him . Poor man! she thought.
H e talked politely for some time, and then asked her, ‘Will
you be pleased to have a new brother soon?’
‘W h at do you mean?’ asked Elinor.
H e tried to smile. ‘Well, everybody knows about M arianne’s
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‘Ijust want to know —have Willoughby and Marianne
agreed everything? Will they marry soon?’
 ‘Everybody? T h at’s n o t possible! H er family d o n ’t know
about it - how can o ther people think this?’
i ’m sorry, I didn’t m ean to be rude. I just w ant to know -
have W illoughby and M arianne agreed everything? W ill they
m arry soon?’
E linor could see his love for M arianne clearly, and so she tried
to explain everything to him . It was better to be honest; there
was n o t m uch hope for C olonel Brandon.
N o o th er visitor came, and there were no letters for M arianne
during the next few days. M arianne w rote another letter to
W illoughby, but there was no reply.
‘This is very strange,’ Elinor thought. She decided to w rite
hom e. H er m other must ask M arianne about the engagem ent.
A few days later, they all w ent to a party. It was a large party,
w ith crowds o f well-dressed people, and the room was very hot,
Elinor found tw o chairs for them by the wall. Suddenly she saw
W illoughby, H e was standing near them , talking to a y oung lady.
M arianne saw him too. Light cam e into h er face, and she
ju m p ed up. Elinor pulled her dow n again.
‘Sit down! B e calm!’ she ordered.
‘W hy doesn’t he com e and speak to m e?’ M arianne asked.
‘Perhaps he hasn’t seen you yet.’
T h en W illoughby tu rn ed round and looked at them . H e held
o u t his hand - b u t to Elinor, no t M arianne.
‘Willoughby! W hat does this mean?’ M arianne asked. ‘D id n ’t
you get m y letters?’
H e looked very uncom fortable. ‘Yes, thank you. You kindly
sent m e news o f your arrival.’ T h e n he turned away to the
young lady again.
M arianne’s face was w hite now. ‘G o to him , Elinor! H e must
explain! Surely there’s som e mistake!’
‘N o, my dear sister. It’s not possible now. W ait until
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 B u t the next m orning early, M arianne was up and w riting a
letter. She was crying hard,
‘M arianne, can I ask
‘N o, Elinor, d o n ’t ask m e anything. Soon you will know
everything,’
Before lunch, a letter came - a reply from W illoughby.
M arianne took it to h er room , and E linor followed. H er sister
was lying on the bed, almost screaming in pain. Elinor took the
letter and read it: ‘I am sorry, but you m ust understand. I am
engaged, and will soon get m arried. I do n o t w ant to hu rt your
feelings, but you have perhaps made a mistake. I did not mean
to encourage you. M y feelings for you were never those o f a
lover.’
‘O h , this is unkind!’ Elinor said. ‘This is not the letter o f a
gentlem an!’
M rs Jennings was waiting downstairs; she was planning to take
them out.
‘Ah, M arianne got a letter from W illoughby this m orning!’
she laughed. ‘P oor M arianne looks quite ill w ith love! H e must
m arry h er soon!’
‘M rs Jennings,’ Elinor said, ‘they are n o t engaged!’
‘O h yes, my dear Elinor - it’s no t really a secret, is it? I tell
everybody about it!’
E linor told her the bad news. It was a very unpleasant surprise
for M rs Jennings, and she tried to do many kind things for M ari-
anne all day. She brought her a glass o f wine, gave her the best
place by the fire, and cooked little bits o f the nicest food for her.
M arianne could n o t enjoy any o f this,
‘H ow can he do this, Elinor?’ she said to her sister that evening
in their bedroom .
‘H e ’s a bad man. I f he breaks your engagem ent, it will be
better finally. You’ll see.’
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Her sister was lying on the bed, almost screaming in pain.
 ‘N o engagem ent?’ Elinor asked, surprised. ‘B ut he loved you,
didn’t he?’
‘Yes —no —he never said/it. But he seemed to love me, and he
encouraged m e to love him , too. W hat has happened? W h o is
this wom an? O h , Elinor, you are so lucky! You can be happy - I
can never be happy again!1
‘M e, happy? M arianne,you don’t know - and o f course I can’t
be happy! N o t w hen you are in so m uch pain.’
T h e next m orning, M rs Jennings brought them news about
W illoughby’s young lady. ‘She is a Miss Grey, and very rich. And
so h e’s broken his promise just for m oney!’
‘Well, there was no real engagem ent betw een W illoughby and .
M arianne —’
‘N o , d o n ’t try to explain it. H e’s not a gendem an. B ut there’s
one good thing —C olonel Brandon can have her now. H e ’ll be a
very good husband! And he has a fine house at Delaford in
D orset w ith fruit trees in the garden - I’ll encourage him at
once! She’ll soon forget about W illoughby.’
C olonel Brandon came to the house often, and was a good
friend b o th to E linor and M arianne. M arianne did no t show any
interest in him , b u t she was no t unkind to him . She felt only her
terrible pain. Soon W illoughby got m arried, and the news only
made it worse. She w anted to leave London, bu t her m other
didn’t advise it. T here was m ore to do in the city, M rs Dashw ood
w rote in h er letter, and their brother, Jo h n Dashw ood, was
com ing to tow n soon. T hey m ust see him.
T h e M iddletons were also in town. ‘I shall never speak to
W illoughby again!’ Sir Jo h n said. Lady M iddleton was polite, but
a litde cold, w hich was no t unusual. In fact Elinor found this
easier. Too many people were anxious about M arianne, and
talked about h er all the time.
A nd then the Miss Steeles arrived in London.
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 E linor understood h er m eaning very well, bu t said
nothing,

C H A P T E R SIX

Soon after this, their brother, M r Jo h n D ashw ood came to see

them at M rs Jennings’s house. C olonel B randon was there too
that m orning.
‘A nd so y o u ’re all happy in your new little hom e at Barton!
Edward told us all about it. I m ust m eet the M iddletons. W ill you
take m e to m eet them , Elinor?’
E linor agreed. It was a fine day, and they could walk the short
way to the M iddletons’ house.
’C olonel B randon seems to be a good sort o f m an - a gende-
man! D oes he have m oney?’
‘Yes, and a large house.’
‘W onderful1. H e ’ll be a good husband for you, Elinor!’
‘For me?’ E linor asked in surprise.
‘O h yes! I w atched him - he looked at you a lot!’
‘N o ,’ Elinor said, ‘he doesn’t w ant to m arry m e!’
‘You’re w rong, Elinor, wrong! You m ust try! You haven't got
m uch m oney, it’s true - bu t h e ’ll have you, I’m sure! W e’ll all be
very happy for you. Perhaps my sister and Fanny’s brother will
b o th m arry at the same time!’
‘W h at do you mean?’ Elinor asked quickly. ‘Is Edward going
to m arry som eone?’
‘W e think so, yes, very soon. His m other has found the right
young lady for him . H e r nam e is Miss M orton, and she is very
rich. And m oney is so useful - everything is very e x p a n m now.
W e need m ore m oney for N orland.’
‘Yes,John - b u t y o u ’re no t poor.’
‘Well, w e’re n o t rich! W e’re m aking a new ftoWer ganjen, and

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‘What do you mean?* Elinor asked quickly. ‘Is Edward
going to marry someone?’
o f course w e had to buy m ore furniture. Your m other took so
much w ith her! Now, w hat is the m atter w ith M arianne? She
doesn’t look well. She m ust be careful, if she wants to find a
husband!’
Lady M iddleton and Mrs John D ashw ood were soon the best o f
friends. T hey were b o th selfish w om en. T he Dashwoods invited
the M iddletons to d in n er w ith Elinor,M arianne, M rsjennings,the
Miss Steeles and C olonel Brandon. T hey invited M rs Ferrars too.
‘O h , Elinor! I’m so anxious! O nly you can understand this! I
shall soon m eet my new m other!’ Lucy Steele said, entering the
Dashwoods’ house.
‘N o t yours, but Miss M o rto n ’s perhaps,’ Elinor thought.
Edward was n o t there — she was pleased. H e was in London
already, b u t could n o t com e that evening.
Mrs Ferrars was a little, thin w om an w ith a serious and quite
unpleasant face. She did not say m uch, but looked at Elinor w ith
dislike.
T here were many servants, and the dinner was an expensive
one. Later, in the sitting-room , John D ashw ood showed one o f
E linor’s pictures to C olonel Brandon.
‘H o w well E linor paints!’ he said. T h e C olonel agreed.
‘Yes,’ said Fanny, ‘look, m other! Have you seen Miss D ash-
w ood’s picture?’
'Very pretty,’ M rs Ferrars said coldly, and did n o t look at it.
‘It is a little like one o f Miss M o rto n ’s pictures, isn’t it?’ Fanny
continued.
‘She paints beautifully,’ M rs Ferrars said, m ore warm ly now.
‘Miss M o rto n does everything well!’
M arianne didn’t like this. ‘Well, and w h o is this Miss M orton?
And w hat does she m atter? Elinor is here —we are talking about
her, n o t Miss M orton!
M rs Ferrars and Fanny were bo th very angry. B ut C olonel
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her sister and said quietly, ‘Dear, dear Elinor! D on’t be unhappy!’
And then she began to cry,
‘Ah, p o o r girl!’ M rs Jennings said.
‘P oor M arianne,’ her brother said to C olonel B randon. ‘She
was quite beautiful a few m onths ago, but now it’s alt gone.’
Lucy Steele was very excited. She came to see E linor the next
m orning.
‘I’m so happy!’ she said. ‘Mrs Ferrars was so kind to me! Did
you notice? Everything will be all right, I know it will!’
M arianne still didn’t know anything about Edw ard’s and
Lucy’s engagem ent. ‘I must tell her soon,’ Elinor thought.
T he time for this came very quickly. O n e m orning, M rs Jen­
nings hu rried back into the house after h er shopping.
‘Have you heard the news?’ she asked Elinor. ‘O h , it’s so
strange! Edward Ferrars and Lucy Steele are secretly engaged!
And now M rs Ferrars has heard about it! She is very, very angry.
She has a rich young lady ready for Edward. Your sister Fanny
shouted at Lucy, Lucy cried, and M rs Ferrars has sent Edward
o u t o f the house! She is no t going to give him any m oney —she’s
going to give it all to R o b ert!’
R o b ert, Edward’s younger brother, was a well-dressed, but
quite stupid young man.
‘Lucy isn’t rich! B ut she’s m y relative,and a nice young lady!’
M rs Jennings continued, ‘W hy can’t they marry? Well, Edward is
keeping his promise! H e w on’t break the engagem ent —he has
told his m o th er this. Poor young man! If he has n o hom e, he can
stay here!’
E linor w ent to tell M arianne. ‘H o w long ago did you hear
about their engagem ent?’ M arianne asked. She and Elinor were
both crying now.
‘Four m onths ago,’
‘Four months! And you said nothing to me! All the tim e 1 was
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‘A lt the time I was so unhappy and you were so kind to me!
Oh, Elinor!’
 ‘I w anted to say som ething, but it was a secret. And perhaps
they will be happy together - 1 hope so,’
‘H o w can you forget him so easily? Is your heart so hard?’
‘M arianne, I do feel strongly for Edward, Yes, I loved him , and
it was very painful. Fanny, Lucy and M rs Ferrars have all h u rt me
too. B ut I couldn’t say anything - I had to try to be calm, and to
help you too. Please, M arianne, say nothing, and be polite to
Lucy and Edw ard.’
M arianne kissed her sister w arm ly, and promised.

C H A P T E R SEVEN

M arianne w anted to go hom e very m uch now, after two m onths

in London. It was a long journey, quite difficult and expensive.
But, luckily, M rs Jennings offered them her help. H e r other
daughter, Charlotte, lived at Cleveland, only one day’s journey
from B arton, their hom e. Mrs Jennings w anted to visit her for
Easter.
‘W e can travel there together,’ she told the girls,‘and stay a few
days. T h en y o u r m other can send h er servant for you. C olonel
Brandon is com ing too. W e shall have a happy tim e!’
‘O h no,’ M arianne said to Elinor. ‘I can’t go there —Cleveland
is in Somerset! W illoughby’s hom e is near there.’
E linor talked about their m other - ‘W e shall see her very
soon!’ and at last M arianne agreed.
B ut first C olonel Brandon came to see Elinor about Edward.
‘I d o n ’t know M r Ferrars well,' he said, ‘but I m et him a few
times and liked him . H e ’s going to be a priest, isn’t he? Well, I
can offer him w ork in my church at Delaford. T he m oney is no t
m uch, and the house is quite small, bu t it’s better than nothing.
Will yo u tell him ?’
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she cook pen and paper, and began co w rite him a letter. T hen
suddenly the d o o r opened, and Edward came in.
T hey b o th found it difficult to speak. ‘You’re leaving
L ondon,’ he said. ‘I w anted to say goodbye to you.’
Elinor explained the C olonel’s offer to him.
‘T h e C olonel has asked m e to be his priest? Is it possible?’
‘You still have friends - are you surprised?’
‘N o —you were always a good friend
‘It is really C olonel B randon’s idea, no t m ine,’ Elinor replied.
‘B ut I’m very pleased about it.’
‘I’ll go and see him immediately!’ Edward said, ju m p in g up.
‘A nd now he can m arry Lucy,’ thought Elinor sadly.
Elinor visited her brother for the last tim e in London.
‘Has C olonel B randon realty given the jo b o f priest to
Edward?’ h e asked her. ‘W hy did he do that?’
‘H e w anted to help M r Ferrars.’
‘Well, Edward is a very lucky man! A nd now he will m arry
Lucy. B u t M rs Ferrars m ustn’t hear about it!’
‘O f course she’ll hear about it!’ Elinor said.
‘Ah, b u t she’ll be so unhappy! Edw ard is still her son!
‘B ut she’s forgotten that, hasn’t she?’
‘N o, no - she is the m ost loving m other in the world!’
Elinor was silent.
‘Possibly,’ h e r bro ther continued, ‘M r Robert Ferrars will
m arry Miss M o rto n now.’
‘C an’t she choose?' asked Elinor. ‘O r are R o b e rt and Edward
the same to her?’
‘O f course it’s the same thing! R o b e rt will have all the m oney
now.’

Early on an April m orning, they began their jo u rn ey tp Cleve­

land, and arrived there after three days. T he house was ia*$;e and
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Marianne enjoyed walking among the trees, thinking sadly of Willoughby;
and his house only thirty miles away.
 M arianne enjoyed walking am ong these trees, thinking sadly
o f W illoughby, and his house only thirty miles away. She walked
through the wet grass and far away into the wilder part o f the
park. After four days, she caught a terrible cold.
At first, Elinor was no t w orried.
‘M arianne m ust go to bed and sleep all night. T h en she’ll be
better in the m o rning,’ she told C olonel Brandon. H e was m uch
too anxious about her.
F or a few days, it was just an ordinary cold. B ut then M arianne
got m uch worse. She had a terrible headache and a feve r, and
began to say strange things.
‘Is m other com ing?’ she asked anxiously. She lay heavily in
h er bed; it was about m idnight. ‘O h , bu t if she goes round by
London, I shan’t see her! It’s too far!’
E linor sent for the doctor im mediately. H er sister looked very
ill. A nd w ho could go for their mother?
‘I’ll go,’ said C olonel B randon, and left at once.
E linor sat w ith M arianne all night; the doctor didn’t com e
until five o ’clock in the m orning.
‘It's a dangerous fever,’ he said. B ut he couldn’t really help her.
Everyone was very frightened now.
‘She’s a beautiful young girl!’ M rs Jennings cried. ‘She can’t
die so young!’
Elinor tried to stay calm, but it was too m uch for her. T he
doctor came again.
‘N o, she’s n o t better,’ he said. M arianne was unnaturally quiet
now, and sleeping heavily. 'Perhaps I can still help her —I’ll give
her some different pills.’
By about midday, M arianne was a little stronger, and the fever
n o t so bad. By four o ’clock, she was m uch better.
‘She’s o u t o f danger now,’ said the doctor, and M arianne
began to sleep m ore comfortably.
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day. T h en M rs Jennings w ent up to bed. T hey were bo th very
tiied, but Elinor w anted to w ait for her m other. She heard a
carriage outside. B ut it was only eight o ’clock - her m other and
C olonel B randon could n o t possibly arrive until ten. W h o was
it?
T h e d o o r opened, and W illoughby walked in.
‘I m ust talk to you, Miss Dashwood!* !
‘And I m ust not talk w ith you, M r W illoughby!’
‘Please! - it’s very im portant, I’ve com e all the way from
L ondon today!’
‘Today?’ said Elinor, surprised. ‘Well then, sit dow n, and tell
m e y o u r business at once. B u t please be quick!’
‘H ow is y o u r sister? Is the fever really better now? Your
servant told m e - is it true?’
‘Yes, w e hope it is.’ j
‘A nd now, Miss D ashw ood, am I a bad m an or a stupid man?
Bad - that’s w hat you think, isn’t it? B ut no, I’m n o t really
bad, only stupid. A nd I’m very sorry - 1 w ant to tell you
everything.’
H e told h er his story. H e didn’t m ean to love M arianne. She
was a pretty girl, and he amused him self w ith h er at first. T h e n he
started to love her seriously. H e planned to m arry her. B ut his
old aunt, w ho lived near B arton, heard som ething terrible about
him : he once to o k a young w om an away from her husband, and
then left h er w h en she was having his baby.
‘If this is true, Allenham House will never be yours!’ she told
W illoughby.
It was true; he had very little m oney, and was waiting for his
aunt’s house to be his.
‘I have always spent a lot o f m oney,’ he told Elinor now. ‘It’s
n o t good, I know. M y happiest hours were w ith your sister, and I
loved her, b u t I couldn’t live w ithout m oney. A nd so I decided to
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T h en o f course I saw you in London, and that was terrible!
M arianne’s sweet face - did you see the letter?’
‘T h e letter that you w rote to her? Yes.’
‘M y wife w rote it. She found M arianne’s letters, and was very
angry. I held the pen, bu t they were all h er words.’
‘This is w rong!’ Elinor said. ‘D o n ’t talk about your wife like
that! You chose her - you chose all this!’
‘M y wife didn’t love m e then, and she doesn’t love m e now. I
heard about M arianne’s illness, and at once my love for her came
back in to m y heart! I love only her! B ut she will never be m ine
now. W ill you tell h er all this? I h u rt her badly, bu t I have also
h u rt myself. Am I still a very bad man? W hat do you think?’
‘I’ll tell her som ething. And I’m sorry for you, M r W illough­
by.’ Perhaps he was n o t a very bad man, bu t he was a weak and
selfish one, and he liked m oney too m uch.
E linor sat thinking hard w hile she waited for h er m other. At
last M rs D ashw ood arrived w ith C olonel B randon. She was very
frightened, b u t Elinor quickly told her the good news that M ari­
anne was better, and she ran upstairs to see her. She held her
daughter in h er arms, and offered to sit w ith her all night. Elinor
was glad to agree; she needed to sleep now.
H er m other had som ething m ore to say the next m orning.
‘Elinor! C olonel Brandon opened his heart to m e yesterday and
told m e about his love for M arianne. We were both in the car­
riage, and so frightened about her fever - it was natural to speak
about o ur feelings for her! O h , he is a good, unselfish m an!’
“Ves,’ Elinor replied, ‘he is. I f M arianne agrees to m arry him,
I’m sure they’ll be very happy. W hat did you say to him ?’
‘I encouraged him - “You need time, just time, C olonel!” I
told him . M arianne w on’t think about W illoughby for ever.
Well, h e ’s n o t so sure, but he’s ready to wait. She’ll be very near
m e at Delaford! T h e C olonel is not as handsom e as W illoughby,
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7 love only her! But she will never be mine now. ’
 Every day now M arianne got a little better, and at last they
were able to return to their house at Barton. M arianne was
happy to be hom e again, but rem em bering everything was pain­
ful too. She w ent to h er piano, and picked up some music. B ut it
was a b o o k o f music w ith W illoughby’s nam e in it, and she
couldn’t play.
‘Well, Elinor,’ she said. ‘I’ll be stronger soon, and then I shall
study seriously. I shall read for six hours every day, and practise
the piano. I’ll learn a lot this way.’
Elinor smiled. O n e m orning, she took M arianne out for a
walk. M arianne looked up at the hill behind the house and said,
‘I first saw W illoughby there. 1 can talk about it now —m ost o f
the pain has gone. B ut I would like to know —did he really love
me? O r was it all a terrible mistake?’
E linor told her about W illoughby’s visit. M arianne turned
white, b u t said, ‘T h an k you! oh thank y»a! i t ■■-will .be easier
now!’
Soon M argaret returned from a visit, and M rs D ashw ood and
her daughters were together again in their home.
T h en , one day, one o f the servants returned from the nearest
tow n and said, ‘M r Ferrars is m arried. D id you know?’
M arianne began to cry, and Elinor looked terrible. Mrs
Dashw ood saw the pain on her face, and began to question the
servant.
‘W h o told you this?’
‘I saw M r Ferrars and his new wife, Miss Lucy Steele. T heir
carriage stopped outside the hotel. Miss Steele — well, M rs
Ferrars now —told me. “ I’ve changed my name!” she said. M r
Ferrars didn’t say m uch.’
‘W here were they going?’
‘T hey came from London, and they were travelling w est.’
‘T h ey ’re probably going to visit Lucy’s uncle,’ said Elinor
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 'She looked very well,’ the servant continued, ‘and very happy
too. She’s a handsom e young w om an!’
E linor had no hope now. Before this day, there was always just
a little hope. B ut now Edward was m arried - and so quickly, too!
H e wasn’t a priest yet.
A nd then, through the window, they saw a m an on a horse.
Was it the Colonel? H e was com ing to visit them very soon. But,
no! - it was Edward. Everyone saw, and waited silently. ‘I will be
calm ,’ Elinor told herself.
Edward looked w hite and anxious too, bu t M rs Dashwood
gave him her hand. ‘W e hope you will be very happy,’ she said.
E linor began to talk about the weather. T h en she had nothing
m ore to say, so M rs D ashw ood spoke again.
'Is M rs Ferrars well? Is she w ith her uncle now ?’
‘She’s well, thank you ~ but w ith her uncle?’ H e looked
surprised. ‘N o, my m other is in L ondon.’
‘Kly m other is talking about M rs Edward Ferrars,’ said Elinor.
‘Perhaps - ’ Edward said, 'perhaps you m ean M rs Robert
Ferrars?’
'M rs Robert Ferrars!’ M arianne and h er m other said together.
B ut E linor could n o t speak.
‘Yes — m y brother and Miss Lucy Steele are m arried now.
Perhaps you haven’t heard.’
E linor ju m p ed to her feet and ran ou t o f the room .
T hree hours later, she and Edward were engaged, and he was
the happiest m an in the world. H e told h er all about his engage­
m ent to Lucy.
'I was staying w ith h er uncle some years ago,’ he said, ‘and I
had nothing to do. I w anted to study, but I couldn’t go to uni­
versity for another year. A nd so I thought only about Lucy and
h er pretty face. W e w ere m uch too young for an engagement.
B ut 1 had to keep m y prom ise.’
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‘Perhaps Edward said, ‘perhaps you mean Mrs R o b e rt Ferrars?’
 ‘R o b e rt w ent to talk to Lucy. “You can’t m arry Edward!” he
told her. “It’s very bad for the family!” H e w ent to see h er tw o or
three times m ore - and you can guess the rest! H e was pleased to
take h er from m e. A nd I didn’t have enough m oney for her. M y
m o th er is very angry w ith them , b u t R o b e rt is still her favourite,
and she’ll give him som ething.’
Edward agreed to stay at their house for a w eek,andhe andE linor
had som e very happy days together. T hey talked about everything.
‘B ut Edw ard,’ she said, ‘you were engaged to Lucy, and you
spent a lot o f tim e w ith me! Wasn’t that w rong?’
‘At first you were just a friend, bu t then I began to realize my
feelings for you. Yes, it was dangerous - I had to leave, but I
couldn’t leave you at once,’ he said.
C olonel B randon arrived, and the tw o m en w ere soon good
friends. Edward w ould be the priest for the C olonel’s village
soon, b u t m oney was still a problem for him and Elinor, T hey did
n o t need a lot, but they did need enough to live on.
T h en John Dashw ood w rote to her: ‘M rs Ferrars wants to see
Edw ard again! She is ready to forgive him.*
‘Yes, but she doesn’t know about our engagem ent,’ Edward
said. Finally, he w ent to visit his m other. She was very glad to see
him . Elinor was n o t as good as Miss M orton, but at last she
agreed to his new engagem ent. She gave them enough m oney so
that they could m arry comfortably.
After the wedding, Jo h n D ashw ood visited the happy pair in
th eir new hom e. ‘Well, dear sister,’ he said. ‘You are lucky, it’s
true. B ut I w ould prefer to have C olonel B randon for my
brother! H e has a m uch better house! Perhaps M arianne - he
doesn’t love her yet, but maybe he will soon - you m ust encour­
age her, Elinor! Yes, you m ust encourage th em both!’
M arianne was a very unusual girl. She loved a m an w hen she
was old enough to love him deeply. B ut she finally forgot him ,
and m arried another! She was nineteen then. A nd h er new

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husband, C olonel B randon, you will rem em ber, was already ‘an
old m an ’! B ut they were very happy together, and M arianne
soon loved him w ith all her heart.
M rs Dashw ood continued to live at B arton, but w ent to see
her tw o daughters very often. T hey were, o f course, living near
their m o th er - M arianne in Delaford Park, and Elinor in the
priest’s house in th e village. A nd M rs D ashw ood wasn’t unhappy
at hom e. M argaret was old enough to go to dances now, and her
m other could think about a husband for her, too.
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Vocabulary Work

Look back at the ‘Dictionary Words’ in this book. Make sure that you
know the meaning of each word.
1 Here are some words which you know already. Which Dictionary
Words are nearest to them in meaning?.
a Man c Illness eHurt
b Woman d Worried
2 Which Dictionary Words can you use for:
a someone in your family
b something you play music on
c something you can ride in
d someone who works in a house
e someone who works in the church
3 Use each of these Dictionary Words to write a new sentence, show­
ing that you know the meaning of each word clearly:
a feelings b advise c encouragement
d encourage e invite

Comprehension

Families
You will find it helpful to write down the names of all the people in this
story in their different family groups,
a Who is Fanny married to?
b Is John Dashwood Mrs Dashwood’s son?
c What are the names of the three Dashwood sisters?
d Who is Mrs Jennings?
e What is the name of one of Mrs Jennings’s daughters?
f Who is Edward Ferrars’s sister?
g Whose relatives are the Miss Steeles?

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Story
Chapter 1
1 Why must Mrs Dashwood find a new, smaller house?
2 Who offers to help her?
Chapter 3
3 How does Marianne meet Willoughby?
4 Why is he visiting Barton?
Chapters 5 and 6
5 What does Marianne do first in London?
6 What is Mrs Ferrars’s plan for Edward?
Chapters 7 and 8
7 How does Colonel Brandon ask Elinor to help Edward?
8 Who does Lucy Steele marry?

Places
1 Who lives in these houses?
a Norfand
b Barton Park
c Cleveland
2 Cleveland is just south of the city of Bristol. How far Is this from
London? (Look at the map opposite p. 1 to help you.) Willoughby
did this journey in one day - was that unusual in 1810? Why or why
not?
3 Mrs Jennings spent part of every year in her house in London. What
other places did she like to visit?
4 Where did Elinor and Marianne go to live at the end of the story?

Discussion

1 How important is money in this book? Who in the story prefers love,
and who prefers money? Is it still difficult to choose between love
and money today? Why?
2 What do you think about WiHoughby? Was Marianne happier with­
out him in the end?

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Writing
1 Edward Ferrars seems boring to Marianne, and interesting to Elinor.
Describe him in your words, using your ideas. What does he like to
do? What does he say? (100 words)
2 You are Marianne. You met Willoughby for the first time yesterday.
Describe what happened. How do you feel now? (150 words)

Review

1 Have you seen the film of Sense and Sensibility? If you have, is the
story different from this one? How? Do you prefer the film or the
book? Why?
2 Do you prefer
a Elinor or Marianne?
b Willoughby or Colonel Brandon?
Say why.
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Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
S U M M A R Y
ane Austen is one of the literary giants of the 19th
century. Sense and Sensibility, published in 1811,
was Austen's first novel and is an acknowledged
masterpiece. Like all her novels, its subject m atter is
romantic; it is written with a sharp w it and keenly
observant eye. It has recently been made into an Oscar-
winning film starring Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet.
All Jane Austen's novels are about a young woman's
progress towards marriage, and Sense and Sensibility is
no exception. The book tells the story of tw o pretty, well-
bred sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. Their father
dies, leaving them with little money, and the family has to
move to a smaller house in a different part o f the country.
Elinor and Marianne are very different in temperament.
The elder sister, Elinor, is sensible and self controlled.
Marianne, em otional and im pulsive, is much more
romantic. Marianne falls in love with Willoughby, a
goodlooking and exciting young man, and Elinor falls in
love with the ordinary but pleasant Edward Ferrars, her
sister-in-law's brother. However, these romances run far
from smoothly, and both girls experience disappointment
in love. All ends well, of course, but with the sting in the
tail that readers have learned to expect from Jane Austen.
ABOUT JANE AUSTEN
Jane Austen, one of England's greatest novelists, was
born in 1775 in the Hampshire countryside; she had six
brothers and sisters. Her father, George Austen, was a
clergyman; the family was middle class and comfortably
off. Austen started writing as a young teenager. Even at
that age her works were incisive and elegantly expressed.
Jane Austen's family was lively and affectionate. Like
most country people of that time, the family lived a fairly
restricted social life, since travel was difficult. Austen
received several proposals of marriage. However, she
never married, and lived an uneventful life, happy to
remain in the family home. We know that she wrote her
novels at her desk in the drawing room, with her family
around her. She was an attractive, lively and witty young
woman, much loved and respected by family and friends.
The whole family recognized her genius. Her brother
wrote: 'In person she was very attractive; her figure was
rather tall and sle n d e r She was a clear brunette with a
rich colour.'
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Austen wrote six major novels: Sense and Sensibility
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and Emma (1816) were published during her lifetime;
Northanger Abbey and Persuasion were published in 1818
after her death. The books were popular. Highly placed
public figures such as the Prince Regent (the heir to the
throne) admired her novels greatly. The Prince kept a set CO
of her novels in each of his homes.
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As many geniuses did, Jane Austen died relatively
young. She developed Addison's disease and died in CO
1817 in Winchester, at the age o f 42.
BACKGROUND AND THEMES
Jane Austen's works are satirical comedies about the
middle and upper-middle classes. The plots are variations
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on a standard theme: a young woman's courtship and
eventual marriage. By the end of every one of Austen's
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novels the heroine has found a husband. The world
Austen describes is not a large one; she describes small CO
social groups in provincial environments. In one letter
Austen compares herself to a painter of miniatures: 'The
little bit o f Ivory on which I work with so fine a brush '
But within this narrow focus Austen explores universal
themes: money and its effect on the human psyche;
romance and its illusions and the necessary progression
towards more realistic relationships, as the courting
couples discover each other's true natures. For a young
woman of this period, marriage was the surest route to
independence and freedom. Marriage to a wealthy man of
good birth was the most desirable position for a woman.
Unmarried women living in their parents' house (as Jane
Austen was) were considered to be second-class citizens.
Austen was a very careful writer and revised her novels
many times. She writes clearly and incisively, with great
wit. Few writers combine this, as she does, with needle-
sharp observation o f human behaviour. The stories flow
and are easy to read; she needs only a few words to bring
the characters to life. Her dialogue is unequalled.
SENSE & S E N S I B I L I T Y : T H E ME S
Sense and Sensibility is, above all, a study of character.
As the title suggests, one sister, Elinor, embodies 'sense'

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- self-control, careful thought, the ability to accept
gracefully the trials of life. The other sister, Marianne,
embodies 'sensibility' - 'sensibility' here has the old-
fashioned meaning o f the capacity for feeling, often too
much.
In Austen's novel, 'sense' trium phs over 'sensibility'.
There is a symmetry in the story. Both sisters fall in love
and both are disappointed in love. But one bears her
disappointm ent bravely, the other is hysterical and self­
absorbed. Whom do we admire? Elinor, o f course, who,
although she is loving and sensitive, is also self­
contained. In this respect, Elinor is typical o f Austen's
heroines, and the type of woman whom Jane Austen most
admired.
Another theme that weaves through the novel is money,
the need for it, and its effect on people. Austen accepts
th a t a certain am ount o f money is necessary for
happiness and the respect o f one's peers. But she is
scathing in her condemnation o f greed and meanness.
Her portraits of John and Fanny Dashwood and Mrs
SENSE AND S E N S I B I L I T Y
Ferrars (Fanny's mother) are savagely witty; one does not
forget them.
( Communicative activities )
The following teacher-led activities cover the same
sections o f text as the exercises at the back o f the reader,
and supplement those exercises. For supplementary
exercises covering shorter sections o f the book:, see the
photocopiable Student's Activities pages o f this Factsheet.
These are primarily for use with class readers but, with the
exception o f discussion and pair/groupwork questions,
can also be used by students working alone in a self­
access centre.
ACTIVITIES BEFORE READING THE BOOK
1 Teach the word 'connection'. Give students these
definitions of 'sense' and 'sensibility':
Sense: intelligence about how you live your life.
Sensibility: having strong feelings, often feeling too
much.
In small groups students look at the front cover of the
book and discuss these questions:
(a) What is the connection between the title and the
pictures, do you think?
(b) What is the story about, do you think?
ACTIVITIES AFTER READING A SECTION
Chapters 1-3
In pairs, students answer these questions.
(a) Why do you think Willoughby is going back to
London?
(b) Do you think he is serious about Elinor?
(c) What do you think will happen between them?
Chapters 4-6
1 In pairs, students discuss the following questions:
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(a) Who do you prefer, Elinor or Marianne? Give
reasons for your opinion.
(b) Which sister are you most like? Say why.
(c) Which sister do you think is more modern? Give
reasons for your opinion.
2 Ask students to look up the noun quality in their
dictionaries. Then, in pairs, students write down one or
tw o qualities that they feel the following characters
have:
Lucy Steele, Mrs Ferrars, John Dashwood, Colonel
Brandon, Mrs Jennings
For each quality, they must find sentences in the
chapter that prove their point. For example, for Mrs
Jennings, one could write the following:
k in d . . . she tried to do many kind things for Marianne
all day. (p20)
Chapter 7
In groups of four, students take it in turns to play either
Edward or Willoughby. The group asks questions about
their behaviour and 'Edward' and 'Willoughby' must
answer the questions.
ACTIVITIES AFTER READING THE BOOK
1 Teach the phrase: 'the moral of the story' (what can be
learnt from the story). In small groups, students write
down what they think is the 'moral of the story'. They
should write one to four sentences. Each group then
reads out their sentences, and the class votes for the
best 'moral'. Tell students that they can have more
than one 'moral'.
Example: The moral of the story is that people should
not marry for money.
2 Ask students to look up behave and deserve in their
dictionaries. Then, in pairs, they discuss this question:
(a) In what ways does Marianne behave stupidly in
this book?
(b) Do you think she deserved what happened to
her? Say why/why not.
( Glossary )
I t w ill b e u s e fu l f o r y o u r s tu d e n ts to k n o w th e fo llo w in g n e w w ords.
T h e y a re p ra c tis e d in th e ‘B e fo re You R e a d ’ s e c tio n s o f e x e rc is e s a t
th e b a c k o f the boo k. (D e fin itio n s a re b a s e d o n th o s e in th e L o n g m a n
A c tiv e S tu d y D ic tio n a r y )
C h a p te rs 1-3
a d v is e (v) to te ll s o m e b o d y w h a t yo u th in k th e y s h o u ld do
a n x io u s (a d j) w o rrie d
c a rria g e (n) a v e h ic le th a t is p u lle d by h o rs e s
e n c o u ra g e (v) to te ll s o m e b o d y th a t th e y a re d o in g th e rig h t th in g so
th a t th e y w ill c o n tin u e
e n g a g e d (a d j) w h e n yo u h a ve p ro m is e d to m a rry so m e o n e
g e n tle m a n (n) a k in d m an fro m a g o o d fa m ily
s e n s ib ility (n) s o m e o n e ’s s tro n g fe e lin g s
s e r v a n t (n ) a p erso n w h o w o rk s fo r s o m e o n e in th e ir h o u se
C h a p te rs 4 -6
p rie s t (n) s o m e o n e w h o w o rk s fo r a ch u rch
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fe v e r (n) a v e ry h igh b o d y te m p e ra tu re
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Read the Introduction at the front of the book. Then put (b) Fanny Dashwood about Elinor? Why does she
these sentences about the story in the right order. Keep feel this? PRE­
your book closed! (c) Elinor about Edward?
INTERMEDIATE
(a) Edward doesn't seem interested in Elinor now. What (d) Marianne about Edward? Why does she feel
has this?
(b) everyone thinks that they will marry. Elinor, her older 4 What do we learn from this chapter about the
sister, is characters of John and Fanny Dashwood?
(c) family home, and move to a small house in another
part of the Chapter 2
(d) Mrs Dashwood and her daughters must leave 1 Find the word 'relationship' in your dictionary. What is
Norland, their the relationship of these people? CO
(e) gone wrong? (a) Sir John Middleton: Lady Middleton, Mrs m
Dashwood (mother of Elinor and Marianne)
(f) Edward Ferrars. But Willoughby suddenly leaves for
London, and (b) Mrs Jennings: Lady Middleton CO
(g) meets a handsome young stranger called Willoughby. (c) Colonel Brandon: Sir John
Soon
2 Which people in this chapter are:
(h) more serious. She prefers a quiet, sensible young man
(a) over forty years old?
called
(b) about forty years old?
(i) simply. But almost at once, Marianne, the middle
daughter, (c) about thirty-five years old?

(j) country. They have very little money now, and must 3 Which of these things do you think will come true?
CO
live more Say why/why not.
(a) Elinor and Colonel Brandon will marry.
(b) Marianne and Colonel Brandon will marry.
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A c tiv it ie s w h i l e re a d in g th e bo ok
(c) Mrs Dashwood and Colonel Brandon will marry.
CHAPTERS 1-3 (d) Colonel Brandon will not marry anyone.

Chapter 1 Chapter 3
Draw a 'family tree' of the Dashwood family. 1 Who says these things? When and why do they say
Are these sentences right or wrong? If they are wrong, them?
correct them. (a) 'I've hurt my foot.'
(a) The father of John, Elinor, Marianne and Margaret (b) 'I can carry you.'
has died. He has left his money to his son, John, (c) 'He has a very nice house not too far away '
who is the oldest child.
(d) 'M y daughters do not try to catch men!'
(b) John's father asked John to help his (John's
(e) 'I must go to London immediately to finish some
father's) second wife and her children.
important business.'
(c) There is only one Mrs Dashwood.
(f) 'And so you had a secret adventure this
(d) John gives a lot of money to his father's second morning.'
wife.
(g) 'If something is nice, it can still be wrong.'
(e) Marianne and Edward are good friends.
(h) 'But he loves her. You can see that!'
(f) Sir John Middleton has a house for Mrs
(i) 'I'm here to say goodbye.'
Dashwood in the north of England.
2 In pairs, answer these questions.
3 How do these people feel about each other?
(a) Mrs Dashwood (Elinor and Marianne's mother) (a) How does Marianne show that she is not very
about Fanny Dashwood? Why does she feel sensible?
this? (b) How does Elinor show that she is sensible?

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CHAPTERS 4-6 (c) Why are Mrs Ferrars and Fanny angry with
Marianne?
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(d) Why does Mrs Ferrars send Edward out of the
1 Answer these questions. house?
(a) Who do the sisters meet as they walk along the
(e) Who is Mrs Ferrars going to give all her money
road?
to?
(b) How is Edward different towards Elinor?
(f) Why do Elinor and Marianne cry?
(c) What is Lucy Steele's 'great secret'?
(g) Why didn't Elinor tell Marianne about Edward's
(d) How does Elinor act when she hears Lucy's secret engagement?
secret?
2 Read this and answer the question.
(e) What does Elinor think of Lucy? Why?
'How can you forget him so easily? Is your heart so
2 Work in pairs. Act the conversation between Elinor hard?'
and Lucy as they walk in the park. 'Marianne, I do feel strongly for Edward. Yes, I loved
Chapter 5 him, and it was very painful. Fanny, Lucy and Mrs
Ferrars have all hurt me too. But I couldn't say
1 Choose the right answer. anything - I had to try to be calm, and to help you
(a) Elinor and Marianne go to London because too. Please, Marianne, say nothing, and be polite to
Lucy and Edward.'
(i) John Dashwood invites them.
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(ii) Mrs Jennings invites them. (a) How do these words show the difference
between Elinor and Marianne?
(b) Marianne writes a letter to
(b) Which sister has 'sense'? Which sister has
(i) her mother. 'sensibility'? Say why.
(ii) Willoughby.
(c) People think that Marianne and Willoughby are
CHAPTER 7
(i) engaged. 1 Put these sentences in the order of the story.

(ii) ju st friends. (a) Edward visits Mrs Dashwood, Elinor and

Marianne.
(d) Marianne
(b) Mrs Ferrars forgives Edward.
(i) has told Elinor and her mother that she and
Willoughby are engaged. (c) Willoughby talks to Elinor.
(ii) has not told them that they are engaged. (d) Marianne marries Colonel Brandon.
(e) Willoughby does not speak to Marianne at the (e) Colonel Brandon says he can give Edward a jo b
party because as a priest.
(i) he is engaged to another woman. (f) Elinor and Marianne learn that Edward is married.
(ii) he is angry with her. (g) Marianne becomes dangerously ill.
(f) In Willoughby's letter, he tells Marianne (h) Edward and Elinor get engaged.
(i) he never loved her. (i) Mrs Dashwood tells Elinor of Colonel Brandon's
(ii) he loved her but needed to marry someone love for Marianne.
rich. 2 The title of this chapter is 'All's Well That Ends Well'.
2 Work in pairs. Discuss these questions. Do you agree that everything ends well for these
people? Say why/why not.
(a) Elinor says about Willoughby's letter: 'This is not
the letter of a gentleman.' Do you agree? Say Elinor, Marianne, Lucy Ferrars, Edward Ferrars,
why/why not. Willoughby
(b) Do you think Marianne will forget Willoughby
quickly? Say why/why not.
(c) Do you think Marianne has been stupid? Say A c t iv itie s a f t e r re a d in g th e b ook
why/why not?

Chapter 6 Talk with another student.

People agree that Jane Austen's books show us the
1 Answer these questions.
importance of money in the early 19th century. How is
(a) What unpleasant news about Edward does John money important to people's lives in this book?
Dashwood give Elinor? Then write two or three paragraphs about this.
(b) Why is John Dashwood pleased about this?

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Answers to book activities Answers to Factsheet activities
1 (a) T h ese are M a ria n ne ’s w o rd s to a
1 a riding (yes) ■ C o m m u n ica tive a ctivitie s g en tlem an w hen she runs fa s t dow n a
b sw im m ing (no) O pen a n sw e rs except: hill and falls.
c reading (yes) (b) T h is is W illo u g h b y’ s answ e r to
d playing the piano (yes) A c tivities a fte r reading th e book M arianne. Fie is o u tw a lk in g with his
e sleeping (no) dog w hen he sees her. Fie carrie s her
2 (a) S he goes alone w ith W illo ug hb y to
f carrying so m e bo dy (yes) hom e.
v isit his aunt’ s house. S he lets people
g w alking along the stre et (yes) (c) Sir John says this w hen he hears that
th in k th a t she is engaged to
h crying (yes) W illo u g h b y carried M arianne home.
W illo ug hb y w hen he has not asked
i greeting (yes) (d) Mrs Dashw ood says th is in reply to Sir
her to m arry him. She w a lks fo r a long
j sitting in a ca rriage (no) John, w h o says tha t M arianne m ustn’t
w ay through w e t gra ss and g ets ill
2 a ca rria g e catch all the men.
because of this.
b g en tlem an (e) C olonel B randon says this. Fie has
c a n xio u s ■ S tu d e n t’s activitie s invited people to visit the house of
d advise som e frie n d s of his but ca nn ot go.
A c tivities b efo re relading th e book
e e nco urag e (f) Mrs Je nn in gs says th is to E linor after
f engaged (d), (c), 0 , (0, (g), (b), (h), (f), (a), (e) she has gone off alon e with
g serva nt W illoughby.
A c tivities w h ile reading th e book
h sensib ility (g) E linor says th is to M arianne after she
3 a E linor D ashw ood C h a p te r 1 has gone off alon e w ith W illo ug hb y.
b Fanny D ashw ood 1 (h) Mrs Dashw ood says th is to Elinor.
c M rs Jennings Mr D ashw ood M rs D ashw ood E linor is asking her m other if M arianne
d
e
f
M arianne D ashw ood
C o lo ne l B randon
Mr W illo ug hb y
T (first wife)

John Dashw ood m arried

(i)
and W illo u g h b y are engaged.
W illo ug hb y says this w hen he
sudd en ly a rrive s at the D a shw ood’ s
4 a S he is running dow n a hill in the rain Fanny D ashw ood house and tells M arianne he has to go
and falls down, to London.
Mr D a s h w o o d - - Mrs D ashw ood
b Mr W illo ug hb y 2 (a) M arianne goes off alone with
(second wife)
c m usic, dancing W illoughby. T h is is not v e ry sensible
5 O pen answ ers r 1 because it m akes people th in k tha t
6 b A priest is a churchm an. E linor M arianne M argaret they are engaged. In fact, people do
7 a Because he says tha t he is engaged 2 (a) R ight not kn o w if th e y are engaged.
to m arry a n o th e r person, (b) R ight (b) E linor sh ow s she is sensible because
b She is called M iss G re y and she is (c) W rong. Th ere are tw o Mrs she is w o rried a bo ut w h a t M arianne
v e ry rich, D ashw oods: John D a shw oo d ’s wife, h a s done.
c C olonel B randon Fanny, and Jo hn ’ s fa th e r’s second C h a p te r 4
8 Lucy se n s e s th a t E lin or is still in terested wife.
in E dw ard Ferrars, and th in ks th a t E linor 1 (a) E dw ard Ferrars
(d) W ron g . Fie doe s not give any m oney
is hoping to see him in London. (b) Fie is cold.
to her.
9 Mrs F errars fin ds out tha t E dw ard is (c) She is e ng aged to E dw ard Ferrars.
(e) R ight
se cre tly engaged to Lucy S teele. She (d) She hides her feelings.
(f) W rong. T he house is in the w e st of
w a n ts him to m arry another, richer girl. (e) S h e d is lik e s her. S he lo o ks d ishonest.
E ngland.
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3 (a) She does not like her b ecause Fanny
and plans to give all her m oney to his is unfrien dly to her and doe s not w a nt C h a p te r 5
brother, Robert. to give any m oney to her.
1 (a) (ii), (b) (ii), (c) (i), (d) (ii), (e) (i), (f) (i)
10a A feve r m eans an illne ss with a high (b) She does not like E linor b ecause she
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tem perature. know s her brother E dw ard likes E linor.
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11 O pen answ ers Fanny w a n ts a rich w ife fo r Edward,
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12 a E dw ard says this to Elinor. not a poor one like Elinor.
b W illo ug hb y says this to E linor (about (c) S he likes him, th e y are good friends. C h a p te r 6
M arianne), (d) S he th in k s he is boring b eca use he is
1 (a) Fie te lls her tha t his m other has found
c Mrs Dashw ood says this to C olonel quie t and serious. M arianne likes a rich young lady fo r E dw ard.
B randon. people who feel stro ng ly a bo ut books (b) Because he needs m ore m o n ey for
d M arianne says th is to E linor (about or m usic or pictures and E dw ard does Norland and the young lady’s money
W illo ug hb y). not.
will help him.
13 a Because she believes th a t E dw ard is 4 O pen answ ers (c) Because she speaks her fee lin g s to
m arried to Lucy Steele,
C h a p te r 2 them and is rather rude.
b In conve rsa tion , E dw ard expla in s that
(d) Because she heard a bo ut Edw ard and
Lucy has m arried his brother, Robert, 1 (a) Lady M iddleton is S ir John M idd le to n ’ s
Lucy’ s se cre t e ngagem ent.
c E linor and E dw ard live in the priest’s wife. Mrs Dashw ood is a relative of
(e) Her yo unger son, Robert.
house at Barton. his.
(f) Because they both have broken hearts
M arianne lives with C olonel Brandon (b) M rs Je nn in gs is Lady M idd le to n ’ s
- W illo u g b y has m arried so m e on e else
a t D e la fo rd Park. mother.
and E dw ard is going to m arry Lucy
14-17 O pen answ e rs (c) Colonel Brandon is a friend of Sir
Steele.
John.
(g) Because it w as a secret.
2 (a) M rs Jenn in gs
(b) Sir John M iddleton, Lady M iddleton,
M rs D ashw ood
(c) Colonel Brandon
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Sense and Sensibility PRE-INTERMEDIATE (a )

2 (a) M arianne thinks th a t if you do not

cry and s h o w h ow sad you are you
are 'h a rd ’ and do not have feelings.
B ut in fact, E linor does have strong
fe e lin g s fo r E dw ard. But she w anted
to help M arianne and so she w as
strong and did not s h o w her
fee lin g s. S he does not believe in
show ing her fee lin g s to many
people. But this doe s not m ean she
does not have fee lin g s. P erhaps
E linor is stro ng e r than M arianne.
(b) E linor has sense. She th in ks a bo ut
thing s care fu lly and trie s to stay
calm. M arianne h a s 's e n s ib ility 1. She
fee ls a lot, probably too much.

C h a p te r 7

1 (e), (g), (C), (i), (f), (a), (h), (b), (d).

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A c tivities a fte r read in g th e book

M oney is the m ost im po rtan t thing in the
lives of John and Fanny D ashw ood. T hey
care m ore a bo ut m oney than the y do a bo ut
the ir rela tives and this is w h y th e y do not
give any m oney to Mrs Dashw ood and her
children. M oney is the m ost im po rtan t thing
in W illo u g b y’ s life. A lthough he loves
M arianne, he m arries fo r m oney. M oney is
the m ost im po rtan t thing in Lucy S te e le ’s
life. W hen she learns th a t R obert will have
m ore m oney than E dw ard, she m arries him.

M oney is im po rtan t to Mrs Dashw ood,

, E linor and M arianne - they need it to live
com forta b ly. But it is not the m ost im po rtan t
thing in the ir lives. M oney is im po rtan t to
E dw ard - he ca nn ot get m arried w ith ou t
m oney. It is only w hen Mrs F errars agrees
to give him m oney tha t he is able to m arry
Elinor. B ut it is not the m ost im po rtan t thing
in his life. E linor has no m oney but he still
w a n ts to m arry her.

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