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cheerful confidence in futurity�察 �against that over´anxious caution
which seems to insult exertion and distrust Providence� �She had
been forced into prudence in her youth�察 �she learned romance as
she grew older!the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning。
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With all these circumstances�察 �recollections and feelings�察 �she
could not hear that Captain Wentworth¨s sister was likely to live at
Kellynch without a revival of former pain�察�and many a stroll�察�and
many a sigh�察�were necessary to dispel the agitation of the idea。 She
often told herself it was folly�察�before she could harden her nerves
sufficiently to feel the continual discussion of the Crofts and their
business no evil。 She was assisted�察 �however�察 �by that perfect
indifference and apparent unconsciousness�察�among the only three
of her own friends in the secret of the past�察�which seemed almost
to deny any recollection of it。 She could do justice to the
superiority of Lady Russell¨s motives in this�察 �over those of her
father and Elizabeth�察 �she could honour all the better feelings of
her calmness!but the general air of oblivion among them was
highly important�察 �from whatever it sprung�察 �and in the event of
Admiral Croft¨s really taking Kellynch Hall�察 �she rejoiced anew
over the conviction which had always been most grateful to her�察�of
the past being known to those three only among her connexions�察�
by whom no syllable�察�she believed�察�would ever be whispered�察�and
in the trust that among his�察 �the brother only with whom he had
been residing�察 �had received any information of their short´lived
engagement。!That brother had been long removed from the
country!and being a sensible man�察�and�察�moreover�察�a single man
at the time�察 �she had a fond dependence on no human creature¨s
having heard of it from him。
The sister�察 �Mrs。 Croft�察 �had then been out of England�察�
accompanying her husband on a foreign station�察 �and her own
sister�察�Mary�察�had been at school while it all occurred!and never
admitted by the pride of some�察�and the delicacy of others�察 �to the
smallest knowledge of it afterwards。
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With these supports�察�she hoped that the acquaintance between
herself and the Crofts�察 �which�察 �with Lady Russell�察�still resident in
Kellynch�察�and Mary fixed only three miles off�察�must be anticipated�察�
need not involve any particular awkwardness。
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CHAPTER V
n the morning appointed for Admiral and Mrs。 Croft¨s
seeing Kellynch Hall�察�Anne found it most natural to take
O
her almost daily walk to Lady Russell¨s�察�and keep out of
the way till all was over�察 �when she found it most natural to be
sorry that she had missed the opportunity of seeing them。
This meeting of the two parties proved highly satisfactory�察�and
decided the whole business at once。 Each lady was previously well
disposed for an agreement�察�and saw nothing�察 �therefore�察 �but good
manners in the other�察�and with regard to the gentlemen�察�there was
such an hearty good humour�察�such an open�察�trusting liberality on
the Admiral¨s side�察�as could not but influence Sir Walter�察�who had
besides been flattered into his very best and most polished
behaviour by Mr。 Shepherd¨s assurances of his being known�察 �by
report�察�to the Admiral�察�as a model of good breeding。
The house and grounds�察 �and furniture�察 �were approved�察 �the
Crofts were approved�察 �terms�察 �time�察 �every thing�察 �and every body�察�
was right�察 �and Mr。 Shepherd¨s clerks were set to work�察 �without
there having been a single preliminary difference to modify of all
that ^This indenture sheweth。 ̄
Sir Walter�察 �without hesitation�察�declared the Admiral to be the
best´looking sailor he had ever met with�察�and went so far as to say�察�
that if his own man might have had the arranging of his hair�察�he
should not be ashamed of being seen with him any where�察�and the
Admiral�察�with sympathetic cordiality�察�observed to his wife as they
drove back through the Park�察 �I thought we should soon come to a
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deal�察 �my dear�察 �in spite of what they told us at Taunton。 The
Baronet will never set the Thames on fire�察�but there seems to be
no harm in him�此院�reciprocal compliments�察 �which would have
been esteemed about equal。
The Crofts were to have possession at Michaelmas�察�and as Sir
Walter proposed removing to Bath in the course of the preceding
month�察 �there was no time to be lost in making every dependant
arrangement。
Lady Russell�察�convinced that Anne would not be allowed to be
of any use�察 �or any importance�察 �in the choice of the house which
they were going to secure�察�was very unwilling to have her hurried
away so soon�察 �and wanted to make it possible for her to stay
behind till she might convey her to Bath herself after Christmas�察�
but having engagements of her own which must take her from
Kellynch for several weeks�察 �she was unable to give the full
invitation she wished�察 �and Anne though dreading the possible
heats of September in all the white glare of Bath�察�and grieving to
forego all the influence so sweet and so sad of the autumnal
months in the country�察�did not think that�察�everything considered�察�
she wished to remain。 It would be most right�察�and most wise�察�and�察�
therefore must involve least suffering to go with the others。
Something occurred�察 �however�察 �to give her a different duty。
Mary�察�often a little unwell�察�and always thinking a great deal of her
own complaints�察�and always in the habit of claiming Anne when
anything was the matter�察�was indisposed�察�and foreseeing that she
should not have a day¨s health all the autumn�察�entreated�察�or rather
required her�察 �for it was hardly entreaty�察 �to come to Uppercross
Cottage�察 �and bear her company as long as she should want her�察�
instead of going to Bath。
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^I cannot possibly do without Anne�察院 �was Mary¨s reasoning�察�
and Elizabeth¨s reply was�察 �Then I am sure Anne had better stay�察�
for nobody will want her in Bath。 ̄
To be claimed as a good�察�though in an improper style�察�is at least
better than being rejected as no good at all�察�and Anne�察�glad to be
thought of some use�察�glad to have anything marked out as a duty�察�