“I want no proof of their affection,” said Elinor; “but of their engagement I do.” “I
The concealment of the verbose promise of marriage although extremely passionate about one another has cause Elinor suspicion from the very start and it appears now rightfully so. (Writing the note in past tense, omg how spot on I was. lol) Appealing again to her sensibility in this whole story. She is so grounded and sensible to be able to distinguished between wild affections displayed and eluding to commitments and spoken, out loud, and verified commitments. There seemed to be a total silicone of both on ONE subject. Marriage.