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Question 1

It is rather small, but I am sure that we will soon have plenty of money, and then we may think about building!

Answer 1

Hallllloooo!

Question 2

Halloooooooo, hallllloooooooooo!

Answer 2

Mrs. Dashwood! Welcome, welcome! May I present my mother-in-law, Mrs. Jennings?

Question 3

Sir John. My daughters, Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret.

Answer 3

Have you ever seen prettier girls in all the world? HUSH, HUSH, YOU!

Question 4

I am sure they have left many broken young gentlemen in Devonshire! HUSH!

Answer 4

You must, of course, dine at Barton Park every day until you are settled. HUSH! (pause) Come, come! You must come!

Question 5

We shall wait on you for dinner, if it is no inconvenience.

Answer 5

Lady Middleton will be so pleased. We expect you tonight!

Question 6

Tonight! HUSH! HUSH!

Answer 6

The prettiest girls in all England! HUSH!

Question 7

The prettiest girls in all England! HUSH!

Answer 7

I must apologize to you, Miss Elinor and Miss Marianne, I was unable to get any eligible young bachelors here tonight. Only our particular friend, Colonel Brandon–but he is neither young nor very gay, I’m afraid. Brandon, old boy, come and feast your eyes upon Miss Elinor and Marianne Dashwood!… Brandon… Aren’t they the most charming girls in all England? To dinner, to dinner! I only hope you will not find it so very dull!

Question 8

Well, then, he is lately dead, Marianne, for I am sure there was such a man once, and his name begins with an F.

Answer 8

F, hey? F-f-f-f!

Question 9

Please do excuse my sister’s … enthusiasm.

Answer 9

No, pound away, by all means!

Question 10

Ma’am, Lord Middleton is here to ask if you have any letters to post.

Answer 10

Hallloooo!

Question 11

Do you know any gentlemen by the name of Willoughby?

Answer 11

Willoughby! What, is he in the county? He is down here very spring. I must ask him to dinner on Thursday.

Question 12

And what sort of a young man is he?

Answer 12

As good a fellow as ever lived! Not a bolder rider in England.

Question 13

And where is his residence?

Answer 13

Mr. Willoughby has no property of his own in this county; he resides here only while visiting his rich old cousin, Mrs. Smith, at Allenham Court. He’s to inherit the estate and all her fortune, eventually!

Question 14

Oh!

Answer 14

He is very well worth catching, Miss Dashwood; and if I were you, I would not give him up so easily to my younger sister. Miss Marianne must not expect to have all the men to herself! Brandon will be jealous, if she does not take care!

Question 15

Of course he is respectable, Mamma!

Answer 15

Aye, I see how it is! You will be setting your cap at him now, and never think of poor Brandon how can he compete against all this tumbling about and spraining of ankles?

Question 16

Queen Mab is still yours, Marianne. I shall keep her only till you can claim her for your more lasting home.

Answer 16

What is the matter with Brandon?

Question 17

I am very sorry, ma’am, that I received this tonight. I am afraid that it requires my immediate attendance in town–

Answer 17

In town!

Question 18

–and I do not mean to break up the party, but I am afraid that I must depart this moment.

Answer 18

Tonight?! Absurd! Go tomorrow instead!

Question 19

I have no doubt of it.

Answer 19

This is all very unorthodox.

Question 20

Your horses are ready, sir.

Answer 20

You had better change your mind!

Question 21

Did Brandon give you any further intelligence?

Answer 21

No; I suppose it must be something he is ashamed of. Well, despite our reduced numbers, we must make ourselves merry. What do you all say to a ramble after dinner? A short, moonlit drive about the country?

Question 22

Yes, yes, Mur. Impudence. and I found out WHERE you went in that carriage. I hope you like your future house, Miss Marianne, and I look forward to visiting you at Allenham!

Answer 22

A good trick on us! Willoughby, tell me, have you still got that fine mare?

Question 23

Oh, Mr. F-f-fffffffffffffferars!

Answer 23

Ah, Mr. F-f-f-ferrars!

Question 24

Please.

Answer 24

F-f-ferrars!

Question 25

Yes. No. It is old, that is, but new to me. Recent. Have I never worn it before? Yes.

Answer 25

Mr. Ferrars–

Question 26

Long F, sir, long F!

Answer 26

Mr. Ffffffffffffffferrars, you MUST have dinner with us tomorrow night, for we shall be quite alone–and the night after you must absolutely dine with us again, for we shall be a large party!

Question 27

Noooooooooooo!

Answer 27

A lot of riding for such a short visit.

Question 28

Oho, I see. I suppose you only came for some particular errand?

Answer 28

Oh, I see!

Question 29

I…I was in the county, ma’am.

Answer 29

Well, whatever your reason, we must have you stay longer now!

Question 30

Yes, young man. Do not be a ninny.

Answer 30

Stay.

Question 31

Stay!

Answer 31

Stay!

Question 32

Edward, really, you are more than welcome.

Answer 32

STAY!

Question 33

…I am afraid I must attend my mother.

Answer 33

Truly, Mr. Ferrars. Such a very short visit…

Question 34

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Answer 34

Hullo, hullo Miss Dashwood!

Question 35

She is out walking.

Answer 35

Well, lay that work aside for one moment, Lady Industry: I have brought you some strangers! Miss Anne and Lucy Steele, who are to stay with us at the Park. How do you like them?

Question 36

Yes, can you imagine? Naturally we invited them to stay with us directly! I daresay you can see the resemblance.

Answer 36

They are the sweetest girls in the world! You must come for a visit tonight, you can’t think how you will like them! Come, come!

Question 37

Well. Sir John tells us Miss Marianne has a special admirer who is VERY handsome. And I hope you will have as good luck yourself soon–but perhaps you have a gentleman friend, already?

Answer 37

His name is Ferrars, but pray do not tell it, for it’s a great secret.

Question 38

Poo, I am sure she will not object! On the contrary, she will think me very fit to procure you both a bevy of eligible young London bachelors!

Answer 38

Miss Marianne seems eager enough! Our Mr. Willoughby lives in town, does he not?

Question 39

Optional Dialogue

Answer 39

Pointers! I’ll tell you of a pointer, now You never saw such a fine bitch in the world as Mr. Palmer has–Mrs. Jennings’ Charlotte’s Mr. Palmer, that is. Oh, she has the keenest little nose, and such a howl–that’s the pointer, I mean, not Charlotte, although if you ask Mr. Palmer! When he takes her out in the field–the pointer, again, the pointer–she flushes out anything that breathes. Once, once–she was chasing, you know, off like a flash after some bird, we all were sure it was away, missed the shot, and I swear that she climbed a tree! Not a little–not a little tree, not a stump, no, any half-formed speck of a dog could climb a stump–I swear that this tree was a veritable…it seemed to span the sky.