Summary Chapter 8
Mrs. Jennings had happily seen her two daughters become respectably married and now worked on getting other people married. She was acute in detecting feelings of attachment in young ladies. She noticed that Colonel Brandon favored Marianne Dashwood the first evening. She considered it an excellent match. She had wanted to marry Colonel Brandon off since she first met him. Marianne doesn't appreciate Mrs. Jennings jokes. Colonel Brandon is old enough to be her father and is too old for passion. He already has rheumatism. Though he may live longer, he is too old to marry as far as she is concerned. Marianne worries that Edward is sick, for he still has not come to visit them. Mrs. Dashwood is content that he was pleased when they extended an invitation for him to come. Elinor didn't appar
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