2. CHAPTER 41
Mrs. Jennings goes to see Lucy and confirms that Edward and
she are happy, also because they will be together at Delaford
Parsonage and gives credit to Elinor and Colonel Brandon for
their assistance.
Elinor feels obliged to visit and goes without Marianne, but
with her brother, John, to see Fanny who is always happy to
see his sister. He wonders if it is true that Coronel Brandon
offered Edward a job. He wants to keep it a secret for his
mother in law, for now.
Elinor thinks that it is not Mrs. Ferrars business since she
outcast her son completely, but John disagrees because he
knows she loves Edward and would be concerned if she knew
anything bad was happening to him.
Then they talk about the Ferrars brothers and Miss Morton
marrying to Robert, which is the one with the money now.
3. CHAPTER 41
John wanted to tell Elinor that Mrs. Ferrars had
admitted that she would have preferred it if Edward
had just married Elinor, instead of Lucy.
Robert ridicules Edward and laughs at the idea of
him as a clergyman, and does not take into
consideration that his family has screwed him over.
Elinor and Robert talk about his future sister in law
and he admits was unimpressed with her and
thought it was a mistake for Edward to marry her.
Fanny enters to see Elinor and acts surprisingly
friendly.
4. CHAPTER 42
Elinor goes to see her brother again before leaving to
Delaware to the Coronel’s house and everyone is
expecting for him to marry Elinor.
The plan was that in April, the Palmers, Mrs. Jennings,
and the Dashwoods leave London to go to Cleveland
and that the Colonel and Mr. Palmer to meet them there.
Marianne is sad to leave London with all her memories.
Elinor is happy about the trip. Cleveland turned to be
lovely and Marianne imagined she could see
Willoughby's house, Combe Magna from where she
was.
Marianne vows to spend her time at the Palmers' taking
long, lonely, rather romantic and sentimental walks. Bad
weather settles and everyone settlers down in the
house.
5. CHAPTER 42
Colonel Brandon and Mr. Palmer arrive and Elinor
gets to know him a little better and thinks he is
better than she thought, but in general, worse than
Edward.
Colonel Brandon tells Elinor about Edward and how
Parsonage at Delaford would be improved before
Edward settles there.
Mrs. Jennings takes Colonel Brandon's affectionate
treatment of Elinor to be a sign of his love for her,
but Elinor knows that he is still in love with her sick
sister, Marianne.
Marianne had gotten ill by getting wet in her walks
and Elinor convinces her to rest.
6. CHAPTER 43
Marianne gets up the morning and is still sick. They
call the doctor and he says the infection will be
okay in a a few days. They send away the baby to
protect it and Mr. Palmer would go in a few days to
join her.
Marianne doesn't get any better and Mr. Palmer
have to leave to meet up with his wife, and Colonel
Brandon stays with Mr. Palmer and Mrs. Jennings.
Colonel Brandon is extremely worried when
Marianne doesn’t get better in two days.
7. CHAPTER 43
On the third day, Marianne gets delirious at night
and asks for her mother and Colonel Brandon gets
her. The next morning she was even worse. The
doctor goes to check Marianne and tries another
solution and she reacts to it and is pout of danger
for the moment. Elinor stays with Marianne all
afternoon.
That evening, Elinor awaits the arrival of her mother
and Colonel Brandon around ten, but at eight
Willoughby arrives.
8. CHAPTER 44
Elinor is horrified by his visit but agrees to talk to
him, even though she knows it is potentially
dangerous if Colonel Brandon finds him there.
Willoughby wants to make sure that Marianne's out
of danger, and Elinor realizes he’s drunk.
Willoughby tells Elinor about his relationship with
Marianne. He said he first saw her as a play thing
and was unable to marry her because he was
dependent financially of an aunt. Then he realized
he really loved her.
9. CHAPTER 44
He abandoned Marianne in the pursuit of wealth and
that the time he was with her was the happiest.
At that time, though, Mrs. Smith found out about the
Eliza situation and Marianne was also hurt with that out
into the light.
Mrs. Smith, told Willoughby that she would forgive him if
he would marry Eliza but he refused, and he was booted
out of her house and her good favor.
Willoughby spent the night deliberating on his situation –
in the end, his fear of poverty outweighed his love for
Marianne so he left Devonshire, hoping that he would
never see Marianne again, and thus never doubt his
actions.
10. CHAPTER 44
Elinor feels bad for the poor guy, but is worried that Colonel
Brandon is on his way. She pushes him to wrap up the story.
Willoughby then relates the story of the letters that passed
between him and Marianne in London. He was also tormented
by the fact that she was there, so close, yet so far. It's clear
that he's still in love with Marianne, even though he's married
to someone else.
Marianne's notes made him know he was loved but he was
already engaged to Ms. Gray. He even admits to stalking them
to know what Marianne was doing.
The evening of the ball was the worst since he found out
Marianne was dying.
Elinor asks him about the letter that he wrote in response and
he says that he wrote it under the stern eye of his wife, who
forced him to copy a letter of her construction and send it to
Marianne and send back all her mementos.
11. CHAPTER 44
Willoughby makes Elinor promise to tell Marianne
all of this once she's better and that he found out of
this when Sir John Middleton had made him feel
bad for his acts at the theatre yesterday, and had
worked.
Elinor thinks about what he has told her and
encourages him to be as happy as possible. He
says it is impossible and that he dreads Marianne
marriage to Colonel Brandon.
Willoughby flees.
12. CHAPTER 45
Elinor goes to check on Marianne and feels bad for
Willoughby.
Mrs. Dashwood and Colonel Brandon finally arrive
and after a brief moment of excitement, Marianne
goes back to sleep.
Elinor can't stop thinking about "poor Willoughby",
and dreads to tell her sister about the message.
Then, she feels bad for feeling bad about
Willoughby because Colonel Brandon had suffered
much worse. Marianne gets better every day.
13. CHAPTER 45
Mrs. Dashwood explains that she loves the idea of
Colonel Brandon marrying one of her daughters, and
Marianne would probably be happier with him.
Colonel Brandon talked to Mrs. Dashwood in the
carriage, and admitted that he has loved Marianne from
the moment he met her.
Colonel Brandon is cautious in his hopes; he doesn't
think that Marianne will shift her allegiances to him so
soon after Willoughby, but Mrs. Dashwood herself
believes that Willoughby was worthless.
As far as Mrs. Dashwood is concerned, it's a done deal
and she is already planning on moving the whole family
closer to Delaford but Elinor feels anxious because she
doesn't want to be too close to Edward and Lucy.
14. CHARACTERS
Mrs. Jennings Willoughby
Elinor Lucy
John Edward
Robert Ms. Gray
Marianne Doctor
Colonel Brandon Mrs. Ferrars
Mr. Palmer
Eliza
Mrs. Smith
Mrs. Dashwood
15. SETTINGS
Dashwood home, London
Combe Magna & Palmer’s home, Cleveland
Parsonage, Delaford
Devonshire
