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^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�we may as
well go and sit with them a little while�察 �and when we have that
over�察�we can enjoy our walk。 ̄
Anne had always thought such a style of intercourse highly
imprudent�察 �but she had ceased to endeavour to check it�察 �from
believing that�察�though there were on each side continual subjects
of offence�察 �neither family could now do without it。 To the Great
House accordingly they went�察 �to sit the full half hour in the old´
fashioned square parlour�察�with a small carpet and shining floor�察�to
which the present daughters of the house were gradually giving
the proper air of confusion by a grand piano´forte and a harp�察�
flower´stands and little tables placed in every direction。 Oh� �could
the originals of the portraits against the wainscot�察 �could the
gentlemen in brown velvet and the ladies in blue satin have seen
what was going on�察�have been conscious of such an overthrow of
all order and neatness� �The portraits themselves seemed to be
staring in astonishment。
The Musgroves�察�like their houses�察�were in a state of alteration�察�
perhaps of improvement。 The father and mother were in the old
English style�察 �and the young people in the new。 Mr。 and Mrs。
Musgrove were a very good sort of people�察�friendly and hospitable�察�
not much educated�察 �and not at all elegant。 Their children had
more modern minds and manners。 There was a numerous family�察�
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but the only two grown up�察�excepting Charles�察�were Henrietta and
Louisa�察 �young ladies of nineteen and twenty�察 �who had brought
from school at Exeter all the usual stock of accomplishments�察�and
were now like thousands of other young ladies�察 �living to be
fashionable�察�happy�察�and merry。 Their dress had every advantage�察�
their faces were rather pretty�察 �their spirits extremely good�察 �their
manner unembarrassed and pleasant�察 �they were of consequence
at home�察�and favourites abroad。 Anne always contemplated them
as some of the happiest creatures of her acquaintance�察 �but still�察�
saved as we all are�察 �by some comfortable feeling of superiority
from wishing for the possibility of exchange�察 �she would not have
given up her own more elegant and cultivated mind for all their
enjoyments�察�and envied them nothing but that seemingly perfect
good understanding and agreement together�察�that good´humoured
mutual affection�察 �of which she had known so little herself with
either of her sisters。
They were received with great cordiality。 Nothing seemed
amiss on the side of the Great House family�察�which was generally�察�
as Anne very well knew�察 �the least to blame。 The half hour was
chatted away pleasantly enough�察�and she was not at all surprised
at the end of it�察�to have their walking party joined by both the Miss
Musgroves�察�at Mary¨s particular invitation。
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CHAPTER VI
nne had not wanted this visit to Uppercross�察�to learn that
Aa removal from one set of people to another�察�though at a
distance of only three miles�察 �will often include a total
change of conversation�察 �opinion�察 �and idea。 She had never been
staying there before�察�without being struck by it�察�or without wishing
that other Elliots could have her advantage in seeing how
unknown�察 �or unconsidered there�察 �were the affairs which at
Kellynch Hall were treated as of such general publicity and
pervading interest�察�yet�察�with all this experience�察 �she believed she
must now submit to feel that another lesson�察�in the art of knowing
our own nothingness beyond our own circle�察 �was become
necessary for her�察�for certainly�察�coming as she did�察�with a heart
full of the subject which had been completely occupying both
houses in Kellynch for many weeks�察�she had expected rather more
curiosity and sympathy than she found in the separate but very
similar remark of Mr。 and Mrs。 Musgrove!^So�察 �Miss Anne�察 �Sir
Walter and your sister are gone�察 �and what part of Bath do you
think they will settle in�拭院 �and this�察 �without much waiting for an
answer�察�or in the young ladies¨ addition of�察 �I hope we shall be in
Bath in the winter�察�but remember�察�papa�察�if we do go�察�we must be
in a good situation�此�none of your Queen´squares for us� 院�or in the
anxious supplement from Mary�察 �of ^Upon my word�察 �I shall be
pretty well off�察�when you are all gone away to be happy at Bath� 院�
She could only resolve to avoid such self´delusion in future�察�and
think with heightened gratitude of the extraordinary blessing of
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having one such truly sympathising friend as Lady Russell。
The Mr。 Musgroves had their own game to guard�察 �and to
destroy�察�their own horses�察�dogs�察�and newspapers to engage them�察�
and the females were fully occupied in all the other common
subjects of housekeeping�察�neighbours�察�dress�察�dancing�察�and music。
She acknowledged it to be very fitting�察 �that every little social
commonwealth should dictate its own matters of discourse�察 �and
hoped�察�ere long�察�to become a not unworthy member of the one she
was now transplanted into。!With the prospect of spending at
least two months at Uppercross�察�it was highly incumbent on her to
clothe her imagination�察�her memory�察�and all her ideas in as much
of Uppercross as possible。
She had no dread of these two months。 Mary was not so
repulsive and unsisterly as Elizabeth�察 �nor so inaccessible to all
influence of hers�察 �neither was there anything among the other
component parts of the cottage inimical to comfort。!She was
always on friendly terms with her brother´in´law�察 �and in the
children�察�who loved her nearly as well�察�and respected her a great
deal more than their mother�察 �she had an object of interest�察�
amusement�察�and wholesome exertion。
Charles Musgrove was civil and agreeable�察�in sense and temper
he was undoubtedly superior to his wife�察 �but not of powers�察 �or
conversation�察�or grace�察�to make the past�察�as they were connected
together�察 �at all a dangerous contemplation�察 �though�察 �at the same
time�察 �Anne could believe�察 �with Lady Russell�察 �that a more equal
match might have greatly improved him�察�and that a woman of real
understanding might have given more consequence to his
character�察 �and more usefulne