"I do not understand you," replied he, colouring.

"Reserved!--how, in what manner? What am I to tell you?

What can you suppose?"

Elinor looked surprised at his emotion; but trying

to laugh off the subject, she said to him, "Do not you

know my sister well enough to understand what she means?

Do not you know she calls every one reserved who does not

talk as fast, and admire what she admires as rapturously

as herself?"

Edward made no answer. His gravity and thoughtfulness

returned on him in their fullest extent--and he sat

for some time silent and dull.