No doubt (in my mind) that Elinor’s practicality saw the budgetary difficulties in remaining within their present social circle, but I think that may have been secondary to her desire to bring peace all of them in the form of getting some distance from Fanny. I mean, would you want to live so close to her? I know I certainly would not! ;-D It does, however, seem to me that even Elinor had not considered such a long distance move as that.