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am interested in�察�is that they should be firm。 If Louisa Musgrove
would be beautiful and happy in her November of life�察 �she will
cherish all her present powers of mind。 ̄
He had done�察�and was unanswered。 It would have surprised
Anne if Louisa could have readily answered such a speech!words
of such interest�察 �spoken with such serious warmth� �she could
imagine what Louisa was feeling。 For herself!she feared to move�察�
lest she should be seen。 While she remained�察 �a bush of low
rambling holly protected her�察 �and they were moving on。 Before
they were beyond her hearing�察�however�察�Louisa spoke again。
^Mary is good´natured enough in many respects�察院 �said she�察�
^but she does sometimes provoke me excessively�察�by her nonsense
and pride�察�the Elliot pride。 She has a great deal too much of the
Elliot pride。!We do so wish that Charles had married Anne
instead。!I suppose you know he wanted to marry Anne�拭院�
After a moment¨s pause�察�Captain Wentworth said�察�
^Do you mean that she refused him�拭院�
^Oh� �yes�察�certainly。 ̄
^When did that happen�拭院�
^I do not exactly know�察�for Henrietta and I were at school at the
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time�察�but I believe about a year before he married Mary。 I wish she
had accepted him。 We should all have liked her a great deal better�察�
and papa and mamma always think it was her great friend Lady
Russell¨s doing�察 �that she did not。!They think Charles might not
be learned and bookish enough to please Lady Russell�察 �and that
therefore�察�she persuaded Anne to refuse him。 ̄
The sounds were retreating�察�and Anne distinguished no more。
Her own emotions still kept her fixed。 She had much to recover
from�察�before she could move。 The listener¨s proverbial fate was not
absolutely hers�察 �she had heard no evil of herself�察�but she had
heard a great deal of very painful import。 She saw how her own
character was considered by Captain Wentworth�察 �and there had
been just that degree of feeling and curiosity about her in his
manner which must give her extreme agitation。
As soon as she could�察�she went after Mary�察 �and having found�察�
and walked back with her to their former station�察�by the stile�察�felt
some comfort in their whole party being immediately afterwards
collected�察 �and once more in motion together。 Her spirits wanted
the solitude and silence which only numbers could give。
Charles and Henrietta returned�察 �bringing�察 �as may be
conjectured�察 �Charles Hayter with them。 The minutiae of the
business Anne could not attempt to understand�察 �even Captain
Wentworth did not seem admitted to perfect confidence here�察�but
that there had been a withdrawing on the gentleman¨s side�察�and a
relenting on the lady¨s�察 �and that they were now very glad to be
together again�察 �did not admit a doubt。 Henrietta looked a little
ashamed�察 �but very well pleased�察�Charles Hayter exceedingly
happy�此�and they were devoted to each other almost from the first
instant of their all setting forward for Uppercross。
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Everything now marked out Louisa for Captain Wentworth�察�
nothing could be plainer�察 �and where many divisions were
necessary�察�or even where they were not�察�they walked side by side
nearly as much as the other two。 In a long strip of meadow´land�察�
where there was ample space for all�察 �they were thus divided!
forming three distinct parties�察�and to that party of the three which
boasted least animation�察�and least complaisance�察�Anne necessarily
belonged。 She joined Charles and Mary�察�and was tired enough to
be very glad of Charles¨s other arm�察�but Charles�察�though in very
good humour with her�察�was out of temper with his wife。 Mary had
shewn herself disobliging to him�察 �and was now to reap the
consequence�察 �which consequence was his dropping her arm
almost every moment to cut off the heads of some nettles in the
hedge with his switch�察�and when Mary began to complain of it�察�and
lament her being ill´used�察 �according to custom�察 �in being on the
hedge side�察 �while Anne was never incommoded on the other�察 �he
dropped the arms of both to hunt after a weasel which he had a
momentary glance of�察�and they could hardly get him along at all。
This long meadow bordered a lane�察�which their footpath�察�at the
end of it was to cross�察�and when the party had all reached the gate
of exit�察 �the carriage advancing in the same direction�察 �which had
been some time heard�察 �was just coming up�察 �and proved to be
Admiral Croft¨s gig。!He and his wife had taken their intended
drive�察 �and were returning home。 Upon hearing how long a walk
the young people had engaged in�察�they kindly offered a seat to any
lady who might be particularly tired�察�it would save her a full mile�察�
and they were going through Uppercross。 The invitation was
general�察�and generally declined。 The Miss Musgroves were not at
all tired�察�and Mary was either offended�察�by not being asked before
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any of the others�察�or what Louisa called the Elliot pride could not
endure to make a third in a one horse chaise。
The walking party had crossed the lane�察�and were surmounting
an opposite stile�察�and the Admiral was putting his horse in motion
again�察�when Captain Wentworth cleared the hedge in a moment to
say something to his sister。 The something might be guessed by its
effects。
^Miss Elliot�察�I am sure you are tired�察院�cried Mrs。 Croft。 ^Do let
us have the pleasure of taking you home。 Here is excellent room
for three�察�I assure you。 If we were all like you�察�I believe we might
sit four。!You must�察�indeed�察�you must。 ̄
Anne was still in the lane�察�and though instinctively beginning to
decline�察 �she was not allowed to proceed。 The Admiral¨s kind
urgency came in support of his wife¨s�察�they would not be refused�察�
they compressed themselves into the smallest possible space to
leave her a corner�察 �and Captain Wentworth�察 �without saying a
word�察�turned to her�察�and quietly obliged her to be assisted into the
carriage。
Yes�察�he had done it。 She was in the carriage�察�and felt that he
had placed her there�察�that his will and his hands had done it�察�that
she owed it to his perception of her fatigue�察�and his resolution to
give her rest。 She was very much affected by the view of his
disposition towards her�察 �which all these things made apparent。
This little circumstance seemed the completion of all that had
gone before。 She understood him。 He could not forgive her�察�but
he could not be unfeeling。 Though condemning