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^Upon my word it would�察院�replied Mary。 ^Dear me� �If he should
rise to any very great honours� �If he should ever be made a
baronet� �Lady Wentworth¨ sounds very well。 That would be a
noble thing�察 �indeed�察 �for Henrietta� �She would take place of me
then�察�and Henrietta would not dislike that。 Sir Frederick and Lady
Wentworth� �It would be but a new creation�察�however�察�and I never
think much of your new creations。 ̄
It suited Mary best to think Henrietta the one preferred on the
very account of Charles Hayter�察�whose pretensions she wished to
see put an end to。 She looked down very decidedly upon the
Hayters�察 �and thought it would be quite a misfortune to have the
existing connection between the families renewed!very sad for
herself and her children。
^You know�察院�said she�察 �I cannot think him at all a fit match for
Henrietta�察 �and considering the alliances which the Musgroves
have made�察�she has no right to throw herself away。 I do not think
any young woman has a right to make a choice that may be
disagreeable and inconvenient to the principal part of her family�察�
and be giving bad connections to those who have not been used to
them。 And�察 �pray�察 �who is Charles Hayter�拭 �Nothing but a country
curate。 A most improper match for Miss Musgrove of Uppercross。
Her husband�察 �however�察 �would not agree with her here�察 �for
besides having a regard for his cousin�察 �Charles Hayter was an
eldest son�察�and he saw things as an eldest son himself。
^Now you are taking nonsense�察 �Mary�察院 �was therefore his
answer。 ^It would not be a great match for Henrietta�察�but Charles
has a very fair chance�察�through the Spicers�察�of getting something
from the Bishop in the course of a year or two�察�and you will please
to remember�察�that he is the eldest son�察�whenever my uncle dies�察�he
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steps into very pretty property。 The estate at Winthrop is not less
than two hundred and fifty acres�察�besides the farm near Taunton�察�
which is some of the best land in the country。 I grant you�察�that any
of them but Charles would be a very shocking match for Henrietta�察�
and indeed it could not be�察 �he is the only one that could be
possible�察�but he is a very good´natured�察�good sort of a fellow�察�and
whenever Winthrop comes into his hands�察�he will make a different
sort of place of it�察�and live in a very different sort of way�察�and with
that property�察�he will never be a contemptible man。 Good�察�freehold
property。 No�察 �no�察 �Henrietta might do worse than marry Charles
Hayter�察 �and if she has him�察 �and Louisa can get Captain
Wentworth�察�I shall be very well satisfied。 ̄
^Charles may say what he pleases�察院�cried Mary to Anne�察�as soon
as he was out of the room�察 �but it would be shocking to have
Henrietta marry Charles Hayter�察�a very bad thing for her�察�and still
worse for me�察 �and therefore it is very much to be wished that
Captain Wentworth may soon put him quite out of her head�察�and I
have very little doubt that he has。 She took hardly any notice of
Charles Hayter yesterday。 I wish you had been there to see her
behaviour。 And as to Captain Wentworth¨s liking Louisa as well as
Henrietta�察 �it is nonsense to say so�察 �for he certainly does like
Henrietta a great deal the best。 But Charles is so positive� �I wish
you had been with us yesterday�察�for then you might have decided
between us�察�and I am sure you would have thought as I did�察�unless
you had been determined to give it against me。
A dinner at Mr。 Musgrove¨s had been the occasion when all
these things should have been seen by Anne�察�but she had staid at
home�察�under the mixed plea of a headache of her own�察�and some
return of indisposition in little Charles。 She had thought only of
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avoiding Captain Wentworth�察�but an escape from being appealed
to as umpire was now added to the advantages of a quiet evening。
As to Captain Wentworth¨s views�察 �she deemed it of more
consequence that he should know his own mind early enough not
to be endangering the happiness of either sister�察�or impeaching his
own honour�察 �than that he should prefer Henrietta to Louisa�察 �or
Louisa to Henrietta。 Either of them would�察�in all probability�察�make
him an affectionate�察�good´humoured wife。 With regard to Charles
Hayter�察�she had delicacy which must be pained by any lightness of
conduct in a well´meaning young woman�察 �and a heart to
sympathize in any of the sufferings it occasioned�察�but if Henrietta
found herself mistaken in the nature of her feelings�察�the alteration
could not be understood too soon。
Charles Hayter had met with much to disquiet and mortify him
in his cousin¨s behaviour。 She had too old a regard for him to be so
wholly estranged as might in two meetings extinguish every past
hope�察 �and leave him nothing to do but to keep away from
Uppercross�察 �but there was such a change as became very
alarming�察 �when such a man as Captain Wentworth was to be
regarded as the probable cause。 He had been absent only two
Sundays�察 �and when they parted�察 �had left her interested�察 �even to
the height of his wishes�察 �in his prospect of soon quitting his
present curacy�察 �and obtaining that of Uppercross instead。 It had
then seemed the object nearest her heart�察 �that Dr。 Shirley�察 �the
rector�察 �who for more than forty years had been zealously
discharging all the duties of his office�察 �but was now growing too
infirm for many of them�察 �should be quite fixed on engaging a
curate�察�should make his curacy quite as good as he could afford�察�
and should give Charles Hayter the promise of it。 The advantage
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of his having to come only to Uppercross�察 �instead of going six
miles another way�察�of his having�察�in every respect�察�a better curacy�察�
of his belonging to their dear Dr。 Shirley�察 �and of dear�察 �good Dr。
Shirley¨s being relieved from the duty which he could no longer
get through without most injurious fatigue�察�had been a great deal�察�
even to Louisa�察 �but had been almost every thing to Henrietta。
When he came back�察 �alas� �the zeal of the business was gone by。
Louisa could not listen at all to his account of a conversation
which he had just held with Dr。 Shirley�此 �she was at a window�察�
looking out for Captain Wentworth�察 �and even Henrietta had at
best only a divided attention to give�察�and seemed to have forgotten