Elinor was very earnest in her application to her mother, relating all that had passed, her suspicions of Willoughby's inconstancy, urging her by every plea of duty and affection to demand from Marianne an account of her real situation with respect to him.
Elinor schreef aan hare moeder met den diepsten ernst, vertelde al wat er was gebeurd, uitte haar vermoeden omtrent Willoughby's trouweloosheid, en drong er op aan, dat zij van Marianne zou vergen, wat plicht en genegenheid eischten, eene verklaring van haar werkelijke verhouding tot hem.