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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

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