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Her own spirits improved by change of place and subject�察�by being
removed three miles from Kellynch�察�Mary¨s ailments lessened by
having a constant companion�察�and their daily intercourse with the
other family�察 �since there was neither superior affection�察�
confidence�察�nor employment in the cottage�察�to be interrupted by it�察�
was rather an advantage。 It was certainly carried nearly as far as
possible�察 �for they met every morning�察 �and hardly ever spent an
evening asunder�察 �but she believed they should not have done so
well without the sight of Mr。 and Mrs。 Musgrove¨s respectable
forms in the usual places�察 �or without the talking�察 �laughing�察 �and
singing of their daughters。
She played a great deal better than either of the Miss
Musgroves�察�but having no voice�察�no knowledge of the harp�察�and no
fond parents�察 �to sit by and fancy themselves delighted�察 �her
performance was little thought of�察�only out of civility�察�or to refresh
the others�察�as she was well aware。 She knew that when she played
she was giving pleasure only to herself�察 �but this was no new
sensation�此 �excepting one short period of her life�察 �she had never�察�
since the age of fourteen�察�never since the loss of her dear mother�察�
know the happiness of being listened to�察�or encouraged by any just
appreciation or real taste。 In music she had been always used to
feel alone in the world�察 �and Mr。 and Mrs。 Musgrove¨s fond
partiality for their own daughters¨ performance�察 �and total
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indifference to any other person¨s�察�gave her much more pleasure
for their sakes�察�than mortification for her own。
The party at the Great House was sometimes increased by
other company。 The neighbourhood was not large�察 �but the
Musgroves were visited by everybody�察 �and had more dinner´
parties�察 �and more callers�察 �more visitors by invitation and by
chance�察 �than any other family。 There were more completely
popular。
The girls were wild for dancing�察 �and the evenings ended�察�
occasionally�察�in an unpremeditated little ball。 There was a family
of cousins within a walk of Uppercross�察 �in less affluent
circumstances�察 �who depended on the Musgroves for all their
pleasures�此�they would come at any time�察�and help play at anything�察�
or dance anywhere�察�and Anne�察�very much preferring the office of
musician to a more active post�察�played country dances to them by
the hour together�察 �a kindness which always recommended her
musical powers to the notice of Mr。 and Mrs。 Musgrove more than
anything else�察�and often drew this compliment�察�^Well done�察�Miss
Anne� �very well done indeed� �Lord bless me� �how those little
fingers of yours fly about� 院�
So passed the first three weeks。 Michaelmas came�察 �and now
Anne¨s heart must be in Kellynch again。 A beloved home made
over to others�察 �all the precious rooms and furniture�察 �groves�察 �and
prospects�察�beginning to own other eyes and other limbs� �She could
not think of much else on the 29th of September�察�and she had this
sympathetic touch in the evening from Mary�察 �who�察 �on having
occasion to note down the day of the month�察�exclaimed�察 �Dear me�察�
is not this the day the Crofts were to come to Kellynch�拭�I am glad I
did not think of it before。 How low it makes me� 院�
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The Crofts took possession with true naval alertness�察�and were
to be visited。 Mary deplored the necessity for herself。 ^Nobody
knew how much she should suffer。 She should put it off as long as
she could�察院 �but was not easy till she had talked Charles into
driving her over on an early day�察 �and was in a very animated�察�
comfortable state of imaginary agitation�察 �when she came back。
Anne had very sincerely rejoiced in there being no means of her
going。 She wished�察�however to see the Crofts�察�and was glad to be
within when the visit was returned。 They came�察�the master of the
house was not at home�察�but the two sisters were together�察�and as it
chanced that Mrs。 Croft fell to the share of Anne�察 �while the
Admiral sat by Mary�察 �and made himself very agreeable by his
good´humoured notice of her little boys�察 �she was well able to
watch for a likeness�察�and if it failed her in the features�察�to catch it
in the voice�察�or in the turn of sentiment and expression。
Mrs。 Croft�察 �though neither tall nor fat�察 �had a squareness�察�
uprightness�察 �and vigour of form�察 �which gave importance to her
person。 She had bright dark eyes�察 �good teeth�察 �and altogether an
agreeable face�察 �though her reddened and weather´beaten
complexion�察�the consequence of her having been almost as much
at sea as her husband�察 �made her seem to have lived some years
longer in the world than her real eight´and´thirty。 Her manners
were open�察 �easy�察 �and decided�察 �like one who had no distrust of
herself�察 �and no doubts of what to do�察 �without any approach to
coarseness�察�however�察�or any want of good humour。 Anne gave her
credit�察�indeed�察�for feelings of great consideration towards herself�察�
in all that related to Kellynch�察�and it pleased her�此�especially�察�as she
had satisfied herself in the very first half minute�察 �in the instant
even of introduction�察�that there was not the smallest symptom of
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any knowledge or suspicion on Mrs。 Croft¨s side�察�to give a bias of
any sort。 She was quite easy on that head�察�and consequently full of
strength and courage�察�till for a moment electrified by Mrs。 Croft¨s
suddenly saying�察�
^It was you�察�and not your sister�察�I find�察�that my brother had the
pleasure of being acquainted with�察�when he was in this country。 ̄
Anne hoped she had outlived the age of blushing�察�but the age of
emotion she certainly had not。
^Perhaps you may not have heard that he is married�拭院 �added
Mrs。 Croft。
She could now answer as she ought�察 �and was happy to feel�察�
when Mrs。 Croft¨s next words explained it to be Mr。 Wentworth of
whom she spoke�察�that she had said nothing which might not do for
either brother。 She immediately felt how reasonable it was�察 �that
Mrs。 Croft should be thinking and speaking of Edward�察�and not of
Frederick�察 �and with shame at her own forgetfulness applied
herself to the knowledge of their former neighbour¨s present state
with proper interest。
The rest was all tranquillity�察�till just as they were moving�察 �she
heard the Admiral say to Mary!
^We are expecting a brother of Mrs。 Croft¨s here soon�察 �I