Chapter 20
As the Miss Dashwoods entered the drawing-room of the park the
next day, at one door, Mrs. Palmer came running in at the other,
looking as good humoured and merry as before. She took them all
most affectionately by the hand, and expressed great delight in
seeing them again.
"I am so glad to see you!" said she, seating herself between
Elinor and Marianne, "for it is so bad a day I was afraid you might
not come, which would be a shocking thing, as we go away again
tomorrow. We must go, for the Westons come to us next week you
know. It was quite a sudden thing our coming at all, and I knew
nothing of it till the carriage was coming to the door, and then
Mr. Palmer asked me if I would go with him to Barton. He is so
droll! He never tells me any thing! I am so sorry we c
