[Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen]@TWC D-Link bookSense and Sensibility CHAPTER 9 6/8
Was she out with him today ?" But Marianne could no more satisfy him as to the colour of Mr. Willoughby's pointer, than he could describe to her the shades of his mind. "But who is he ?" said Elinor.
"Where does he come from? Has he a house at Allenham ?" On this point Sir John could give more certain intelligence; and he told them that Mr.Willoughby had no property of his own in the country; that he resided there only while he was visiting the old lady at Allenham Court, to whom he was related, and whose possessions he was to inherit; adding, "Yes, yes, he is very well worth catching I can tell you, Miss Dashwood; he has a pretty little estate of his own in Somersetshire besides; and if I were you, I would not give him up to my younger sister, in spite of all this tumbling down hills.
Miss Marianne must not expect to have all the men to herself.
Brandon will be jealous, if she does not take care." "I do not believe," said Mrs.Dashwood, with a good humoured smile, "that Mr.Willoughby will be incommoded by the attempts of either of MY daughters towards what you call CATCHING him.
It is not an employment to which they have been brought up.
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