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world herself�察�had found enough in her duties�察�her friends�察�and her
children�察�to attach her to life�察�and make it no matter of indifference
to her when she was called on to quit them。!Three girls�察�the two
eldest sixteen and fourteen�察 �was an awful legacy for a mother to
bequeath�察�an awful charge rather�察�to confide to the authority and
guidance of a conceited�察�silly father。 She had�察 �however�察 �one very
intimate friend�察 �a sensible�察 �deserving woman�察 �who had been
brought�察�by strong attachment to herself�察�to settle close by her�察�in
the village of Kellynch�察 �and on her kindness and advice�察 �Lady
Elliot mainly relied for the best help and maintenance of the good
principles and instruction which she had been anxiously giving
her daughters。
This friend�察�and Sir Walter�察�did not marry�察�whatever might have
been anticipated on that head by their acquaintance。!Thirteen
years had passed away since Lady Elliot¨s death�察 �and they were
still near neighbours and intimate friends�察 �and one remained a
widower�察�the other a widow。
That Lady Russell�察�of steady age and character�察�and extremely
well provided for�察 �should have no thought of a second marriage�察�
needs no apology to the public�察 �which is rather apt to be
unreasonably discontented when a woman does marry again�察�than
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when she does not�察 �but Sir Walter¨s continuing in singleness
requires explanation。!Be it known then�察 �that Sir Walter�察 �like a
good father�察。�having met with one or two private disappointments
in very unreasonable applications�� prided himself on remaining
single for his dear daughters¨ sake。 For one daughter�察 �his eldest�察�
he would really have given up any thing�察 �which he had not been
very much tempted to do。 Elizabeth had succeeded�察�at sixteen�察�to
all that was possible�察�of her mother¨s rights and consequence�察�and
being very handsome�察 �and very like himself�察 �her influence had
always been great�察 �and they had gone on together most happily。
His two other children were of very inferior value。 Mary had
acquired a little artificial importance�察 �by becoming Mrs。 Charles
Musgrove�察�but Anne�察 �with an elegance of mind and sweetness of
character�察 �which must have placed her high with any people of
real understanding�察 �was nobody with either father or sister�察 �her
word had no weight�察 �her convenience was always to give way!
she was only Anne。
To Lady Russell�察�indeed�察�she was a most dear and highly valued
god´daughter�察�favourite�察 �and friend。 Lady Russell loved them all�察�
but it was only in Anne that she could fancy the mother to revive
again。
A few years before�察�Anne Elliot had been a very pretty girl�察�but
her bloom had vanished early�察�and as even in its height�察�her father
had found little to admire in her�察 。�so totally different were her
delicate features and mild dark eyes from his own���察�there could be
nothing in them�察 �now that she was faded and thin�察 �to excite his
esteem。 He had never indulged much hope�察�he had now none�察 �of
ever reading her name in any other page of his favourite work。 All
equality of alliance must rest with Elizabeth�察�for Mary had merely
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connected herself with an old country family of respectability and
large fortune�察�and had therefore given all the honour and received
none�此�Elizabeth would�察�one day or other�察�marry suitably。
It sometimes happens that a woman is handsomer at twenty´
nine than she was ten years before�察 �and�察 �generally speaking�察 �if
there has been neither ill health nor anxiety�察�it is a time of life at
which scarcely any charm is lost。 It was so with Elizabeth�察�still the
same handsome Miss Elliot that she had begun to be thirteen
years ago�察 �and Sir Walter might be excused�察 �therefore�察 �in
forgetting her age�察 �or�察 �at least�察 �be deemed only half a fool�察 �for
thinking himself and Elizabeth as blooming as ever�察 �amidst the
wreck of the good looks of everybody else�察�for he could plainly see
how old all the rest of his family and acquaintance were growing。
Anne haggard�察 �Mary coarse�察 �every face in the neighbourhood
worsting�察 �and the rapid increase of the crow¨s foot about Lady
Russell¨s temples had long been a distress to him。
Elizabeth did not quite equal her father in personal
contentment。 Thirteen years had seen her mistress of Kellynch
Hall�察 �presiding and directing with a self´possession and decision
which could never have given the idea of her being younger than
she was。 For thirteen years had she been doing the honours�察�and
laying down the domestic law at home�察�and leading the way to the
chaise and four�察�and walking immediately after Lady Russell out
of all the drawing´rooms and dining´rooms in the country。
Thirteen winters¨ revolving frosts had seen her opening every ball
of credit which a scanty neighbourhood afforded�察 �and thirteen
springs shewn their blossoms�察�as she travelled up to London with
her father�察�for a few weeks¨ annual enjoyment of the great world。
She had the remembrance of all this�察�she had the consciousness of
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being nine´and´twenty to give her some regrets and some
apprehensions�察 �she was fully satisfied of being still quite as
handsome as ever�察 �but she felt her approach to the years of
danger�察 �and would have rejoiced to be certain of being properly
solicited by baronet´blood within the next twelvemonth or two。
Then might she again take up the book of books with as much
enjoyment as in her early youth�察�but now she liked it not。 Always
to be presented with the date of her own birth and see no
marriage follow but that of a youngest sister�察 �made the book an
evil�察�and more than once�察�when her father had left it open on the
table near her�察�had she closed it�察�with averted eyes�察�and pushed it
away。
She had had a disappointment�察�moreover�察�which that book�察�and
especially the history of her own family�察 �must ever present the
remembrance of。 The heir presumptive�察 �the very William Walter
Elliot�察�Esq。�察�whose rights had been so generously supported by her
father�察�had disappointed her。
She had�察�while a very young girl�察�as soon as she had known him
to be�察 �in the event of her having no brother�察 �the future baronet�察�
meant to marry him�察 �and her father had always meant that she
should。 He had not been known to them as a boy�察�but soon after
Lady Elliot¨s death�察�Sir Walter had sought the acquaintance�察�and
though his