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be vain。 Mary knew�察 �from Charles¨s manner of speaking�察 �that he
was quite determined on going�察�and that it would be of no use to
teaze him。 She said nothing�察�therefore�察�till he was out of the room�察�
but as soon as there was only Anne to hear�察�
^So you and I are to be left to shift by ourselves�察�with this poor
sick child!and not a creature coming near us all the evening� �I
knew how it would be。 This is always my luck。 If there is anything
disagreeable going on men are always sure to get out of it�察 �and
Charles is as bad as any of them。 Very unfeeling� �I must say it is
very unfeeling of him to be running away from his poor little boy。
Talks of his being going on so well� �How does he know that he is
going on well�察�or that there may not be a sudden change half an
hour hence�拭�I did not think Charles would have been so unfeeling。
So here he is to go away and enjoy himself�察�and because I am the
poor mother�察�I am not to be allowed to stir�察�and yet�察�I am sure�察�I
am more unfit than anybody else to be about the child。 My being
the mother is the very reason why my feelings should not be tried。
I am not at all equal to it。 You saw how hysterical I was yesterday。 ̄
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^But that was only the effect of the suddenness of your alarm!
of the shock。 You will not be hysterical again。 I dare say we shall
have nothing to distress us。 I perfectly understand Mr。 Robinson¨s
directions�察�and have no fears�察�and indeed�察�Mary�察�I cannot wonder
at your husband。 Nursing does not belong to a man�察 �it is not his
province。 A sick child is always the mother¨s property�察 �her own
feelings generally make it so。 ̄
^I hope I am as fond of my child as any mother!but I do not
know that I am of any more use in the sick´room than Charles�察�for
I cannot be always scolding and teazing the poor child when it is
ill�察�and you saw�察�this morning�察�that if I told him to keep quiet�察�he
was sure to begin kicking about。 I have not nerves for the sort of
thing。 ̄
^But�察 �could you be comfortable yourself�察 �to be spending the
whole evening away from the poor boy�拭院�
^Yes�察�you see his papa can�察�and why should not I�拭�Jemima is
so careful�察�and she could send us word every hour how he was。 I
really think Charles might as well have told his father we would all
come。 I am not more alarmed about little Charles now than he is。 I
was dreadfully alarmed yesterday�察�but the case is very different to´
day。 ̄
^Well!if you do not think it too late to give notice for yourself�察�
suppose you were to go�察 �as well as your husband。 Leave little
Charles to my care。 Mr。 and Mrs。 Musgrove cannot think it wrong
while I remain with him。 ̄
^Are you serious�拭院�cried Mary�察�her eyes brightening。 ^Dear me� �
that¨s a very good thought�察 �very good�察 �indeed。 To be sure�察 �I may
just as well go as not�察�for I am of no use at home!am I�拭�and it only
harasses me。 You�察 �who have not a mother¨s feelings�察 �are a great
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deal the properest person。 You can make little Charles do
anything�察 �he always minds you at a word。 It will be a great deal
better than leaving him only with Jemima。 Oh� �I shall certainly go�察�
I am sure I ought if I can�察�quite as much as Charles�察�for they want
me excessively to be acquainted with Captain Wentworth�察 �and I
know you do not mind being left alone。 An excellent thought of
yours�察 �indeed�察 �Anne。 I will go and tell Charles�察 �and get ready
directly。 You can send for us�察 �you know�察�at a moment¨s notice�察 �if
anything is the matter�察 �but I dare say there will be nothing to
alarm you。 I should not go�察�you may be sure�察�if I did not feel quite
at ease about my dear child。 ̄
The next moment she was tapping at her husband¨s dressing´
room door�察�and as Anne followed her up stairs�察�she was in time for
the whole conversation�察�which began with Mary¨s saying�察�in a tone
of great exultation�察�
^I mean to go with you�察 �Charles�察 �for I am of no more use at
home than you are。 If I were to shut myself up for ever with the
child�察�I should not be able to persuade him to do anything he did
not like。 Anne will stay�察�Anne undertakes to stay at home and take
care of him。 It is Anne¨s own proposal�察�and so I shall go with you�察�
which will be a great deal better�察�for I have not dined at the other
house since Tuesday。 ̄
^This is very kind of Anne�察院�was her husband¨s answer�察 �and I
should be very glad to have you go�察�but it seems rather hard that
she should be left at home by herself�察�to nurse our sick child。 ̄
Anne was now at hand to take up her own cause�察 �and the
sincerity of her manner being soon sufficient to convince him�察�
where conviction was at least very agreeable�察 �he had no farther
scruples as to her being left to dine alone�察�though he still wanted
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her to join them in the evening�察�when the child might be at rest for
the night�察�and kindly urged her to let him come and fetch her�察�but
she was quite unpersuadable�察�and this being the case�察�she had ere
long the pleasure of seeing them set off together in high spirits。
They were gone�察 �she hoped�察 �to be happy�察 �however oddly
constructed such happiness might seem�察 �as for herself�察 �she was
left with as many sensations of comfort�察 �as were�察 �perhaps�察 �ever
likely to be hers。 She knew herself to be of the first utility to the
child�察 �and what was it to her if Frederick Wentworth were only
half a mile distant�察�making himself agreeable to others�拭�
She would have liked to know how he felt as to a meeting。
Perhaps indifferent�察 �if indifference could exist under such
circumstances。 He must be either indifferent or unwilling。 Had he
wished ever to see her again�察 �he need not have waited till this
time�察�he would have done what she could not but believe that in
his place she should have done long ago�察 �when events had been
early giving him the independence which alone had been wanting。
Her brother and sister came back delighted with their new
acquaintance�察 �and their visit in general。 There had been music�察�
singing�察 �talking�察 �laughing�察�all that was most agreeable�察 �charming
manners in Captain Wentworth�察 �no shyness or reserve�察 �they
seemed all to know each other perfectly�察�and he was coming the
very next morning to shoot with Charles。 He was to come to
breakfast�察�but not at the Cottage�察�though that had been proposed
at first�察�but then he had been pressed to come to the Great House
instead�察�and he seemed afraid of being in Mrs。 Charles Musgrove¨s
way�察�on account of the child�察�and therefore�察�somehow�察�they hardly
knew how�察�it ended in Charles¨s being to meet him to breakfast at
his fath