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“ His name is Ferrars , ” said he , in a very audible whisper ; “ but pray do not tell it , for it’s a great secret . ” “ Ferrars ! ” repeated Miss Steele ; “ Mr . Ferrars is the happy man , is he ? What ! your sister - in - law’s brother , Miss Dashwood ? a very agreeable young man to be sure ; I know him very well . ” “ How can you say so , Anne ? ” cried Lucy , who generally made an amendment to all her sister’s assertions . “ Though we have seen him once or twice at my uncle’s , it is rather too much to pretend to know him very well . ” Elinor heard all this with attention and surprise . “ And who was this uncle ? Where did he live ? How came they acquainted ? ” She wished very much to have the subject continued , though she did not chuse to join in it herself ; but nothing more of it was said , and for the first time in her life , she thought Mrs . Jennings deficient either in curiosity after petty information , or in a disposition to communicate it . The manner in which Miss Steele had spoken of Edward , increased her curiosity ; for it struck her as being rather ill - natured , and suggested the suspicion of that lady’s knowing , or fancying herself to know something to his disadvantage . — But her curiosity was unavailing , for no farther notice was taken of Mr . Ferrars’s name by Miss Steele when alluded to , or even openly mentioned by Sir John . CHAPTER XXII . Marianne , who had never much toleration for any thing like impertinence , vulgarity , inferiority of parts , or even difference of taste from herself , was at this time particularly ill - disposed , from the state of her spirits , to be pleased with the Miss Steeles , or to encourage their advances ; and to the invariable coldness of her behaviour towards them , which checked every endeavour at intimacy on their side , Elinor principally attributed that preference of herself which soon became evident in the manners of both , but especially of Lucy , who missed no opportunity of engaging her in conversation , or of striving to improve their acquaintance by an easy and frank communication of her sentiments . Lucy was naturally clever ; her remarks were often just and amusing ; and as a companion for half an hour Elinor frequently found her agreeable ; but her powers had received no aid from education : she was ignorant and illiterate ; and her deficiency of all mental improvement , her want of information in the most common particulars , could not be concealed from Miss Dashwood , in spite of her constant endeavour to appear to advantage . Elinor saw , and pitied her for , the neglect of abilities which education might have rendered so respectable ; but she saw , with less tenderness of feeling , the thorough want of delicacy , of rectitude , and integrity of mind , which her attentions , her assiduities , her flatteries at the Park betrayed ; and she could have no lasting satisfaction in the company of a person who joined insincerity with ignorance ; whose want of instruction prevented their meeting in conversation on terms of equality , and whose conduct toward others made every show of attention and deference towards herself perfectly valueless .
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