The next morning, Elinor heard a piece of news that astonished her.
Marianne told her with the greatest delight that Willoughby had promised
to give her a horse, so that he and she could go riding together. She
had not given a moment's thought to the cost of keeping the animal, or
to what society might think of her receiving such an expensive present
from a young man who was not a relation. It took Elinor some time to
make her understand that she could not possibly accept the gift, but
finally Marianne agreed, although unwillingly.
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Cradles