CHAPTER 4 

"What a pity it is, Elinor," said Marianne, "that Edward should have no taste for drawing." 

"No taste for drawing!" replied Elinor, "why should you think so? He does not draw himself, indeed, but he has great pleasure in seeing the performances of other people, and I assure you he is by no means deficient in natural taste, though he has not had opportunities of improving it. Had he ever been in the way of learning, I think he would have drawn very well. He distrusts his own judgment in such matters so much, that he is always unwilling to give his opinion on any picture; but he has an innate propriety and simplicity of taste, which in general direct him perfectly right." 

Marianne was afraid of offending, and said no more on the subject; but the kind of approbation which Elinor described as excited in him by the drawings of other people, was very far from that rapturous delight, which, in her opinion, could alone be called taste. Yet, though smiling within herself at the mistake, she honoured her sister for that blind partiality to Edward which produced it. 

"I hope, Marianne," continued Elinor, "you do not consider him as deficient in general taste. Indeed, I think I may say that you cannot, for your behaviour to him is perfectly cordial, and if THAT were your opinion, I am sure you could never be civil to him." 

Marianne hardly knew what to say. She would not wound the feelings of her sister on any account, and yet to say what she did not believe was impossible. At length she replied: 

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. Does Elinor agree with Marianne?
2. Who were they speaking about?
3. What does Marianne think of Edward?
4. were Marianne and Elinor related?
5. how?
6. Does Edward draw?
7. Has he had many oppurtunities to learn to draw?
8. if he had, what does Elinor believe?
9. Does he give his opinion on many deawings?
10. why not?
11. What does Elinor say he is not deficient in?
12. Does Marianne agree?
13. how does she feel about the matter of his taste?
14. What was Marianne afraid to do?
15. who?
16. instead she chose to honour her for what?
17. who produced that in her?
18. How does Marianne act toward Edward?
19. Was Marianne going to agree with Elinor even though she did not believe it?
20. How did she describe saying what she did not believe?

Numbered answers:
1. No
2. Edward
3. that Edward has no taste for drawing.
4. Yes
5. Sisters
6. No
7. No
8. He would have drawn very well.
9. No
10. He distrusts his own judgment.
11. Natural taste
12. No
13. That he was far from having any.
14. Offending
15. Elinor
16. Her blind partiality.
17. Edward
18. Cordial.
19. She didn't know what to say.
20. Impossible.