Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen chapter 43, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSummary:Marianne got up the next morning as usual, but as the day progressed, she started shivering and got sicker, and sicker. The Colonel felt alarmed by Marianne’s state, but Elanor dismissed it. Eventually a doctor is called, and he states that Marianne will be better in a few days, and that her infection is minor. At the word of infection, Mrs. Palmer leaves with her baby to stay with some relations, where Mr. Palmer is to join her in a few days. Mrs Jennings says that she will stay however, to help nurse Marianne, and while the Colonel wishes at first to leave, he is persuaded to stay by the stern woman. Marianne laments that they are again forced to stay more time from home. Marianne is no better on the following day, but she seems not to be any worse. On the third day, the doctor declares that Marianne is getting better, and Elanor rejoiced in the fact that he letters to her mother were light-hearted. At the end of the day however, Marianne falls seemingly more ill than before and Elanor decides to sit up with her sister all night. Marianne gets more and more disturbed and soon calls out in her fever for her mother and claims that she mustn’t go by London. Elanor tries to sooth her sister but checks her pulse and it is not good news. She runs down to the drawing room where she finds the Colonel and tells him what has happened. He offers to ride all night to collect Mrs. Dashwood, and in the time, it takes for Elanor to write a short message to her, his horses are ready, and he sets off. The doctor eventually comes and in spite of Marianne’s state, he declares that she will be better. Several hours go by and Marianne is still sick. A heavy storm has begun, and through the storm Elanor believes that she can hear the sound of a Carriage. She runs downstairs, and though it seems to early for the Colonel to be back, she feels nearly assured that it is him, but when she opens the door she sees for the first time in months, Willoughby… SEO stuff I don't want to do. Jane Austin's timeless classic Sense and Sensibility follows the story of two girls, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, and their endeavors in love, marriage, and societal expectations. Love is not easy however, and Elinor finds her sense tested by her charming brother-in-law, while Marianne's sensibility brings her nothing but heartbreak.
