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I think it is because Elinor is Sense and she ends up making the passionate unconventional husband (the exiled Edward) and Marianne is sensibility and she ends up with the very practical choice in Colonel Brandon.

I took it to mean the opposite, as 'sensibility' in Jane Austen's time meant romantic ideas, of which Marianne has plenty, and 'sense' refers to Elinor's practicality - she is the levelheaded one in the family, whereas Marianne sometimes lets her feelings run away with her. Colonel Brandon, like Marianne, has strong emotions and is not afraid of showing them, and he shares her love of the arts. Also, he truly loves her, which has to make him a good choice. In the novel, Mrs Jennings describes the Colonel as a good match for Marianne because "she's handsome and he's rich".

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