Elinor wished very much to ask whether Willoughby were then in town, but she was afraid of giving him pain by any enquiry after his rival; and at length, by way of saying something, she asked if he had been in London ever since she had seen him last.
Elinor zou zeer gaarne hebben gevraagd of Willoughby in de stad was; maar zij vreesde hem verdriet te doen, door te vragen naar zijn medeminnaar, en eindelijk vroeg zij, om maar iets te zeggen, of hij in Londen was gebleven, sedert zij elkaar het laatst hadden gezien.