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A friend of Sir John, whom the Dashwood sisters meet at Barton Park. Brandon is a 35 year-old bachelor who has been in love once before, with a woman named Eliza who was married against her will to Brandon’s brother. When he meets Marianne, he instantly falls in love with her, but she thinks he is far too old to marry and neglects his affections. For most of the novel, Brandon’s love for Marianne is quite hopeless. Nonetheless, he is a persistent, good friend to Elinor and is compassionate when Marianne is hurt by Willoughby. In an extraordinary act of generosity, Brandon gives Edward a living on his property after Edward is disinherited by his mother. At the end of the novel, Marianne finally allows herself to grow fond of Brandon, and they end up marrying and settling down together happily.
Colonel Brandon Quotes in Sense and Sensibility
The Sense and Sensibility quotes below are all either spoken by Colonel Brandon or refer to Colonel Brandon. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 31
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“He had left the girl whose youth and innocence he had seduced, in a situation of the utmost distress, with no creditable home, no help, no friends, ignorant of his address! He had left her, promising to return; he neither returned, nor wrote, nor relieved her."
"This is beyond every thing!" exclaimed Elinor.
"His character is now before you; expensive, dissipated, and worse than both.
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Colonel Brandon Quotes in Sense and Sensibility
The Sense and Sensibility quotes below are all either spoken by Colonel Brandon or refer to Colonel Brandon. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 31
Quotes
“He had left the girl whose youth and innocence he had seduced, in a situation of the utmost distress, with no creditable home, no help, no friends, ignorant of his address! He had left her, promising to return; he neither returned, nor wrote, nor relieved her."
"This is beyond every thing!" exclaimed Elinor.
"His character is now before you; expensive, dissipated, and worse than both.
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
