. The novels and letters of Jane Austen . o this? Margaret, we will walkhere at least two hours. Margaret agreed, and they pursued their wayagainst the wind, resisting it with laughing de-light for about twenty minutes longer, when sud-denly the clouds united over their heads, and adriving rain set full in their faces. Chagrinedand surprised, they were obliged, though unwill-ingly, to turn back, for no shelter was nearer thantheir own house. One consolation, however, re-mained for them, to which the exigence of themoment gave more than usual propriety; it wasthat of running with all possible s
. The novels and letters of Jane Austen . o this? Margaret, we will walkhere at least two hours. Margaret agreed, and they pursued their wayagainst the wind, resisting it with laughing de-light for about twenty minutes longer, when sud-denly the clouds united over their heads, and adriving rain set full in their faces. Chagrinedand surprised, they were obliged, though unwill-ingly, to turn back, for no shelter was nearer thantheir own house. One consolation, however, re-mained for them, to which the exigence of themoment gave more than usual propriety; it wasthat of running with all possible speed down thesteep side of the hill which led immediately totheir garden gate. They set off. Marianne had at first the advan-tage, but a false step brought her suddenly tothe ground, and Margaret, unable to stop herselfto assist her, was involuntarily hurried along, andreached the bottom in safety. A gentleman carrying a gun, with two pointersplaying round him, was passing up the hill andwithin a few yards of Marianne, when her acci-[56]. ;-ocl<^ I8«ya SENSE AND SENSIBILITY dent happened. He put down his gun and ran toher assistance. She had raised herself from theground, but her foot had been twisted in the fall,and she was scarcely able to stand. The gentle-man offered his services, and perceiving that hermodesty declined what her situation renderednecessary, took her up in his arms without fartherdelay, and carried her down the hill. Then pass-ing through the garden, the gate of which hadbeen left open by Margaret, he bore her directlyinto the house, whither Margaret was just ar-rived, and quitted not his hold till he had seatedher in a chair in the parlour. Elinor and her mother rose up in amazementat their entrance, and while the eyes of both werefixed on him with an evident wonder and a secretadmiration which equally sprung from his ap-pearance, he apologized for his intrusion by re-lating its cause, in a manner so frank and sograceful, that his person, which
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