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of his thoughts�察�when he more seriously described the woman he
should wish to meet with。 ^A strong mind�察 �with sweetness of
manner�察院�made the first and the last of the description。
^That is the woman I want�察院�said he。 ^Something a little inferior
I shall of course put up with�察 �but it must not be much。 If I am a
fool�察�I shall be a fool indeed�察�for I have thought on the subject more
than most men。 ̄
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CHAPTER VIII
rom this time Captain Wentworth and Anne Elliot were
Frepeatedly in the same circle。 They were soon dining in
company together at Mr。 Musgrove¨s�察 �for the little boy¨s
state could no longer supply his aunt with a pretence for absenting
herself�察�and this was but the beginning of other dinings and other
meetings。
Whether former feelings were to be renewed must be brought
to the proof�察 �former times must undoubtedly be brought to the
recollection of each�察�they could not but be reverted to�察�the year of
their engagement could not but be named by him�察 �in the little
narratives or descriptions which conversation called forth。 His
profession qualified him�察 �his disposition lead him�察 �to talk�察 �and
^That was in the year six�察院 �That happened before I went to sea in
the year six�察院�occurred in the course of the first evening they spent
together�此�and though his voice did not falter�察�and though she had
no reason to suppose his eye wandering towards her while he
spoke�察�Anne felt the utter impossibility�察�from her knowledge of his
mind�察�that he could be unvisited by remembrance any more than
herself。 There must be the same immediate association of thought�察�
though she was very far from conceiving it to be of equal pain。
They had no conversation together�察�no intercourse but what the
commonest civility required。 Once so much to each other� �Now
nothing� �There had been a time�察 �when of all the large party now
filling the drawing´room at Uppercross�察�they would have found it
most difficult to cease to speak to one another。 With the exception�察�
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perhaps�察 �of Admiral and Mrs。 Croft�察 �who seemed particularly
attached and happy�察。�Anne could allow no other exceptions even
among the married couples�� there could have been no two hearts
so open�察 �no tastes so similar�察 �no feelings so in unison�察 �no
countenances so beloved。 Now they were as strangers�察�nay�察�worse
than strangers�察�for they could never become acquainted。 It was a
perpetual estrangement。
When he talked�察 �she heard the same voice�察 �and discerned the
same mind。 There was a very general ignorance of all naval
matters throughout the party�察�and he was very much questioned�察�
and especially by the two Miss Musgroves�察�who seemed hardly to
have any eyes but for him�察 �as to the manner of living on board�察�
daily regulations�察 �food�察 �hours�察 �&c。�察 �and their surprise at his
accounts�察 �at learning the degree of accommodation and
arrangement which was practicable�察�drew from him some pleasant
ridicule�察�which reminded Anne of the early days when she too had
been ignorant�察�and she too had been accused of supposing sailors
to be living on board without anything to eat�察�or any cook to dress
it if there were�察�or any servant to wait�察�or any knife and fork to use。
From thus listening and thinking�察�she was roused by a whisper
of Mrs。 Musgrove¨s who�察�overcome by fond regrets�察�could not help
saying�察�
^Ah� �Miss Anne�察�if it had pleased Heaven to spare my poor son�察�
I dare say he would have been just such another by this time。 ̄
Anne suppressed a smile�察 �and listened kindly�察 �while Mrs。
Musgrove relieved her heart a little more�察�and for a few minutes�察�
therefore�察 �could not keep pace with the conversation of the
others。!When she could let her attention take its natural course
again�察�she found the Miss Musgroves just fetching the navy´list!
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��their own navy list�察 �the first that had ever been at Uppercross���察�
and sitting down together to pore over it�察�with the professed view
of finding out the ships that Captain Wentworth had commanded。
^Your first was the Asp�察�I remember�察�we will look for the Asp。 ̄
^You will not find her there。!Quite worn out and broken up。 I
was the last man who commanded her。!Hardly fit for service
then。!Reported fit for home service for a year or two�察 �and so I
was sent off to the West Indies。 ̄
The girls looked all amazement。
^The Admiralty�察院�he continued�察 �entertain themselves now and
then�察�with sending a few hundred men to sea�察�in a ship not fit to be
employed。 But they have a great many to provide for�察�and among
the thousands that may just as well go to the bottom as not�察�it is
impossible for them to distinguish the very set who may be least
missed。 ̄
^Phoo� �phoo� 院 �cried the Admiral�察 �what stuff these young
fellows talk� �Never was a better sloop than the Asp in her day。!
For an old built sloop�察�you would not see her equal。 Lucky fellow
to get her� �He knows there must have been twenty better men
than himself applying for her at the same time。 Lucky fellow to get
anything so soon�察�with no more interest than his。 ̄
^I felt my luck�察 �Admiral�察 �I assure you�察院 �replied Captain
Wentworth�察 �seriously。!^I was as well satisfied with my
appointment as you can desire。 It was a great object with me at
that time to be at sea�察�a very great object�察�I wanted to be doing
something。 ̄
^To be sure you did。!What should a young fellow like you do
ashore for half a year together�拭�If a man had not a wife�察�he soon
wants to be afloat again。 ̄
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^But�察�Captain Wentworth�察院�cried Louisa�察 �how vexed you must
have been when you came to the Asp�察 �to see what an old thing
they had given you。 ̄
^I knew pretty well what she was before that day�察院 �said he�察�
smiling。 ^I had no more discoveries to make than you would have
as to the fashion and strength of any old pelisse�察 �which you had
seen lent about among half your acquaintance ever since you
could remember�察�and which at last�察�on some very wet day�察�is lent
to yourself。!Ah� �she was a dear old Asp to me。 She did all that I
wanted。 I knew she would。!I knew that we should either go to the
bottom together�察 �or that she would be the making of me�察 �and I
never had two days of foul weather all the time I was at sea in her�察�
and after taking privateers enough to be very entertaining�察�I had
the good luck in my passage home the next