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Uppercross as well as those of Kellynch。 The two families were so
continually meeting�察�so much in the habit of running in and out of
each other¨s house at all hours�察�that it was rather a surprise to her
to find Mary alone�察�but being alone�察 �her being unwell and out of
spirits was almost a matter of course。 Though better endowed
than the elder sister�察 �Mary had not Anne¨s understanding nor
temper。 While well�察�and happy�察�and properly attended to�察�she had
great good humour and excellent spirits�察 �but any indisposition
sunk her completely�察 �she had no resources for solitude�察 �and
inheriting a considerable share of the Elliot self´importance�察 �was
very prone to add to every other distress that of fancying herself
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neglected and ill´used。 In person�察�she was inferior to both sisters�察�
and had�察�even in her bloom�察�only reached the dignity of being ^a
fine girl。 ̄ She was now lying on the faded sofa of the pretty little
drawing´room�察 �the once elegant furniture of which had been
gradually growing shabby�察 �under the influence of four summers
and two children�察�and�察�on Anne¨s appearing�察�greeted her with�察�
^So�察�you are come at last� �I began to think I should never see
you。 I am so ill I can hardly speak。 I have not seen a creature the
whole morning� 院�
^I am sorry to find you unwell�察院 �replied Anne。 ^You sent me
such a good account of yourself on Thursday� 院�
^Yes�察�I made the best of it�察�I always do�察�but I was very far from
well at the time�察�and I do not think I ever was so ill in my life as I
have been all this morning!very unfit to be left alone�察�I am sure。
Suppose I were to be seized of a sudden in some dreadful way�察�and
not able to ring the bell� �So�察�Lady Russell would not get out。 I do
not think she has been in this house three times this summer。 ̄
Anne said what was proper�察 �and enquired after her husband。
^Oh� �Charles is out shooting。 I have not seen him since seven
o¨clock。 He would go�察�though I told him how ill I was。 He said he
should not stay out long�察�but he has never come back�察�and now it is
almost one。 I assure you�察 �I have not seen a soul this whole long
morning。 ̄
^You have had your little boys with you�拭院�
^Yes�察 �as long as I could bear their noise�察 �but they are so
unmanageable that they do me more harm than good。 Little
Charles does not mind a word I say�察�and Walter is growing quite as
bad。 ̄
^Well�察 �you will soon be better now�察院 �replied Anne�察 �cheerfully。
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^You know I always cure you when I come。 How are your
neighbours at the Great House�拭院�
^I can give you no account of them。 I have not seen one of them
to´day�察�except Mr。 Musgrove�察�who just stopped and spoke through
the window�察 �but without getting off his horse�察 �and though I told
him how ill I was�察�not one of them have been near me。 It did not
happen to suit the Miss Musgroves�察�I suppose�察�and they never put
themselves out of their way。 ̄
^You will see them yet�察�perhaps�察�before the morning is gone。 It
is early。 ̄
^I never want them�察�I assure you。 They talk and laugh a great
deal too much for me。 Oh� �Anne�察�I am so very unwell� �It was quite
unkind of you not to come on Thursday。 ̄
^My dear Mary�察�recollect what a comfortable account you sent
me of yourself� �You wrote in the cheerfullest manner�察�and said you
were perfectly well�察 �and in no hurry for me�察 �and that being the
case�察 �you must be aware that my wish would be to remain with
Lady Russell to the last�此�and besides what I felt on her account�察�I
have really been so busy�察�have had so much to do�察�that I could not
very conveniently have left Kellynch sooner。 ̄
^Dear me� �what can you possibly have to do�拭院�
^A great many things�察�I assure you。 More than I can recollect in
a moment�此�but I can tell you some。 I have been making a duplicate
of the catalogue of my father¨s books and pictures。 I have been
several times in the garden with Mackenzie�察�trying to understand�察�
and make him understand�察 �which of Elizabeth¨s plants are for
Lady Russell。 I have had all my own little concerns to arrange!
books and music to divide�察�and all my trunks to repack�察�from not
having understood in time what was intended as to the waggons。
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And one thing I have had to do�察 �Mary�察 �of a more trying nature�察�
going to almost every house in the parish�察�as a sort of take´leave。 I
was told that they wished it。 But all these things took up a great
deal of time。 ̄
^Oh� �well� 院�and after a moment¨s pause�察 �but you have never
asked me one word about our dinner at the Pooles yesterday。 ̄
^Did you go then�拭 �I have made no enquiries�察 �because I
concluded you must have been obliged to give up the party。 ̄
^Oh yes� �I went。 I was very well yesterday�察 �nothing at all the
matter with me till this morning。 It would have been strange if I
had not gone。 ̄
^I am very glad you were well enough�察 �and I hope you had a
pleasant party。 ̄
^Nothing remarkable。 One always knows beforehand what the
dinner will be�察 �and who will be there�察 �and it is so very
uncomfortable not having a carriage of one¨s own。 Mr。 and Mrs。
Musgrove took me�察 �and we were so crowded� �They are both so
very large�察�and take up so much room� �And Mr。 Musgrove always
sits forward。 So�察 �there was I�察 �crowded into the back seat with
Henrietta and Louise。 And I think it very likely that my illness to´
day may be owing to it。 ̄
A little further perseverance in patience and forced
cheerfulness on Anne¨s side produced nearly a cure on Mary¨s。
She could soon sit upright on the sofa�察 �and began to hope she
might be able to leave it by dinner´time。 Then�察�forgetting to think
of it�察�she was at the other end of the room�察�beautifying a nosegay�察�
then�察 �she ate her cold meat�察 �and then she was well enough to
propose a little walk。
^Where shall we go�拭院 �said she�察 �when they were ready。 ^I
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suppose you will not like to call at the Great House before they
have been to see you�拭院�
^I have not the smallest objection on that account�察院 �replied
Anne。 ^I should never think of standing on such ceremony with
people I know so well as Mrs。 and the Miss Musgroves。 ̄
^Oh� �but they ought to call upon you as soon as possible。 They
ought to feel what is due to you as my sister。 However�察�