chapter43
CHAPTER43
Mariannegotupthenextmorningatherusualtime;
toeveryinquiryrepliedthatshewasbetter,andtriedtoproveherselfso,byengaginginheraccustomaryemployments。
Butadayspentinsittingshiveringoverthefirewithabookinherhand,whichshewasunabletoread,orinlying,wearyandlanguid,onasofa,didnotspeakmuchinfavourofheramendment;andwhen,atlast,shewentearlytobed,moreandmoreindisposed,ColonelBrandonwasonlyastonishedathersister’scomposure,who,thoughattendingandnursingherthewholeday,againstMarianneinclination,andforcingpropermedicinesonheratnight,trusted,likeMarianne,tothecertaintyandefficacyofsleep,andfeltnorealalarm。