These are fictional letters from Miss Elinor Dashwood to Miss Lucy Steele, around the time that both of them married the Ferrars brothers.

Although these letters seem very friendly, two best friends telling each other of their marrying two brothers, they most certainly weren't written with the kind of warmth that you would suppose these letters to accompany.

I believe that these letters could have easily fitted in the book (after a view minor adjustments).

The book's first draft was written in letterform; therefore I find it only natural that I should write some letters too.

Dear Miss Dashwood

I am delighted to inform you of my marriage with Mr. Robert Ferrars, although I am quite sure that by now this happy new has reached you already.

My husband and I both wish that we could have enjoyed the company of our many delightful friends, such as yourself, on so special an occasion. Unfortunately the whole matter required absolute secrecy.

I do so hope that everyone shall find it in their hearts to forgive Mr. Ferrars and me for this rudeness. Especially you, Miss Dashwood, in whom I have found such a dear friend.

I hope that I shall be able to call on you in Barton very soon, but until then I wish you the very best of luck.

Yours sincerely

Mss. Robert Ferrars, the former Miss Lucy Steele

Dear

I am extremely delighted to hear of your new position. Although I must admit, I was surprised to find you married to Robert Ferrars, rather then to Edward Ferrars.

Nevertheless, I am certain that you and Mr. Ferrars will make a good match.

However, if I may be so straightforward as to ask, where shall you be to live?

For I assume that Mss. Ferrars disowned your husband once she was informed of your attachment to one another, did she not? After all she did clearly state how she thinks both of us far beneath worthy of her sons.

I do so hope that you shall soon find a steady establishment.

And as to you calling on me at Barton, I am afraid that you will find this to be impossible. For I have recently moved to Delaford, where I temporarily reside in Colonel Brandon's home, with my husband Edward Ferrars.

I can of course forgive your so-called rudeness, as to not inviting me to your wedding. I am afraid that I did the very same thing to you, only with a different brother.

We are rebuilding the parish on the colonel's estate, so that we may live there. My dear Edward is very delighted to finally become a man of the church.

He would, as I would to, very much enjoy reading any further letters of his brother and new sister.

Yours sincerely

Mss. Edward Ferrars, the former Miss Elinor Dashwood

Dear Elinor

If you don't mind me doing so I shall now call you by you Christian name, for after all we are sisters now. I am so glad to call you my sister, we have long been friends and I hope this ensures us of being friends forever.

I am most surprised to hear that you married Edward; I never would have guessed that you were attached to him. Not in all the times that I spoke of him did you portray any emotion that could have betrayed such feelings.

I am however glad to hear that you and Edward will live the life that you are worthy of.

As to the residence of Robert and myself, you needn't worry.

For Mss Ferrars had at first disowned Robert, but has now fully accepted us as her children once again.

Not that this makes a grave financially difference; you see Mss. Ferrars had already given Robert an estate before she disowned him, so no matter what we would have lived a comfortable live.

I hope that we shall be conversing and meeting for many years, as we are sisters now and my Robert would certainly like to be kept informed of the well doing of his elder brother.

Yours sincerely

Lucy Ferrars