Sense & Sensibility #5
In this pivotal issue of *Sense & Sensibility* #5 (2010), Marianne’s life hangs in the balance as a dangerous fever strikes, bringing Elinor and Colonel Brandon to her bedside. Willoughby’s sudden arrival offers a moment of reckoning, as he seeks to reshape Elinor’s perception of him—though he knows their paths can never cross again. With Marianne’s recovery, a quiet shift in understanding begins, and the Dashwood sisters return home to face a twist of fate: Edward’s apparent betrayal, only to be followed by a surprising and heartfelt resolution. Written by Jane Austen and Nancy Butler, with evocative art by Sonny Liew and coloring by SotoColor, the issue’s cover by Sonny Liew captures the emotional weight of the moment.
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Marianne contracts a dangerous fever, and Elinor and Colonel Brandon attend her. Willoughby arrives, having heard the news, and tries to convince Elinor that he is not as bad as he seems, though he knows there can never be anything between himself and Marianne. After Marianne recovers, she realizes that Colonel Brandon will make a better husband than Willoughby. The Dashwood girls return home, where they learn that Edward has married Lucy, but fortunately Edward arrives soon after to explain that it was his brother Robert who married Lucy, and he has come to propose marriage to Elinor.
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