hat her mother and sisters are untroubled by her private woes.
             Marianne, two years younger than Elinor, is thoroughly youthful, impetuous, and immersed in romantic ideals. She lacks the sense and discretion of Elinor, preferring to express exactly what she feels and holds nothing back. Elinor often has to apologize on her sister's behalf, as Marianne makes few attempts to be polite or mask her feelings of contempt for those people she dislikes.
             The youngest Dashwood girl, Margaret, she is thirteen; she tries to imitate Marianne's romantic sentiments, but is not nearly as extreme. Margaret is included in most social invitations that the Dashwood's are invited to, though she is neither a child nor an adult, which is perhaps an awkward position for her. In
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