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the fainter self´threatenings of the past became in a decided tone�察�
^I must call on Mrs。 Croft�察�I really must call upon her soon。 Anne�察�
have you courage to go with me�察�and pay a visit in that house�拭�It
will be some trial to us both。 ̄
Anne did not shrink from it�察 �on the contrary�察 �she truly felt as
she said�察�in observing�察�
^I think you are very likely to suffer the most of the two�察�your
feelings are less reconciled to the change than mine。 By remaining
in the neighbourhood�察�I am become inured to it。 ̄
She could have said more on the subject�察�for she had in fact so
high an opinion of the Crofts�察 �and considered her father so very
fortunate in his tenants�察 �felt the parish to be so sure of a good
example�察 �and the poor of the best attention and relief�察 �that
however sorry and ashamed for the necessity of the removal�察�she
could not but in conscience feel that they were gone who deserved
not to stay�察 �and that Kellynch Hall had passed into better hands
than its owners¨。 These convictions must unquestionably have
their own pain�察 �and severe was its kind�察 �but they precluded that
pain which Lady Russell would suffer in entering the house again�察�
and returning through the well´known apartments。
In such moments Anne had no power of saying to herself�察�
^These rooms ought to belong only to us。 Oh�察�how fallen in their
destination� �How unworthily occupied� �An ancient family to be so
driven away� �Strangers filling their place� 院 �No�察 �except when she
thought of her mother�察�and remembered where she had been used
to sit and preside�察�she had no sigh of that description to heave。
Mrs。 Croft always met her with a kindness which gave her the
pleasure of fancying herself a favourite�察 �and on the present
occasion�察 �receiving her in that house�察 �there was particular
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attention。
The sad accident at Lyme was soon the prevailing topic�察�and on
comparing their latest accounts of the invalid�察 �it appeared that
each lady dated her intelligence from the same hour of yester
morn�察�that Captain Wentworth had been in Kellynch yesterday!
��the first time since the accident�� had brought Anne the last note�察�
which she had not been able to trace the exact steps of�察�had staid a
few hours and then returned again to Lyme!and without any
present intention of quitting it any more。!He had enquired after
her�察 �she found�察 �particularly�察�had expressed his hope of Miss
Elliot¨s not being the worse for her exertions�察 �and had spoken of
those exertions as great。!This was handsome�察�and gave her
more pleasure than almost anything else could have done。
As to the sad catastrophe itself�察 �it could be canvassed only in
one style by a couple of steady�察�sensible women�察�whose judgments
had to work on ascertained events�察 �and it was perfectly decided
that it had been the consequence of much thoughtlessness and
much imprudence�察�that its effects were most alarming�察�and that it
was frightful to think�察 �how long Miss Musgrove¨s recovery might
yet be doubtful�察 �and how liable she would still remain to suffer
from the concussion hereafter� �The Admiral wound it up
summarily by exclaiming�察�
^Ay�察�a very bad business indeed。!A new sort of way this�察�for a
young fellow to be making love�察�by breaking his mistress¨s head� �
is not it�察�Miss Elliot�拭�This is breaking a head and giving a
plaister�察�truly� 院�
Admiral Croft¨s manners were not quite of the tone to suit Lady
Russell�察 �but they delighted Anne。 His goodness of heart and
simplicity of character were irresistible。
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^Now�察�this must be very bad for you�察院�said he�察�suddenly rousing
from a little reverie�察 �to be coming and finding us here。!I had not
recollected it before�察 �I declare�察�but it must be very bad。!But
now�察 �do not stand upon ceremony。!Get up and go over all the
rooms in the house if you like it。 ̄
^Another time�察�Sir�察�I thank you�察�not now。 ̄
^Well�察 �whenever it suits you。!You can slip in from the
shrubbery at any time�察 �and there you will find we keep our
umbrellas hanging up by that door。 A good place is not it�拭 �But�察院�
��checking himself���察 �you will not think it a good place�察 �for yours
were always kept in the butler¨s room。 Ay�察�so it always is�察�I believe。
One man¨s ways may be as good as another¨s�察�but we all like our
own best。 And so you must judge for yourself�察�whether it would be
better for you to go about the house or not。 ̄
Anne�察�finding she might decline it�察�did so�察�very gratefully。
^We have made very few changes either�察院 �continued the
Admiral�察�after thinking a moment。 ^Very few。!We told you about
the laundry´door�察 �at Uppercross。 That has been a very great
improvement。 The wonder was�察�how any family upon earth could
bear with the inconvenience of its opening as it did�察�so long� �You
will tell Sir Walter what we have done�察 �and that Mr。 Shepherd
thinks it the greatest improvement the house ever had。 Indeed�察�I
must do ourselves the justice to say�察 �that the few alterations we
have made have been all very much for the better。 My wife should
have the credit of them�察 �however。 I have done very little besides
sending away some of the large looking´glasses from my dressing´
room�察�which was your father¨s。 A very good man�察�and very much
the gentleman I am sure!but I should think�察�Miss Elliot�察院。�looking
with serious reflection���察 �I should think he must be rather a dressy
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man for his time of life。!Such a number of looking´glasses� �oh
Lord� �there was no getting away from one¨s self。 So I got Sophy to
lend me a hand�察�and we soon shifted their quarters�察�and now I am
quite snug�察�with my little shaving glass in one corner�察�and another
great thing that I never go near。 ̄
Anne�察�amused in spite of herself�察 �was rather distressed for an
answer�察 �and the Admiral�察 �fearing he might not have been civil
enough�察�took up the subject again�察�to say�察�
^The next time you write to your good father�察�Miss Elliot�察�pray
give him my compliments and Mrs。 Croft¨s�察 �and say that we are
settled here quite to our liking�察�and have no fault at all to find with
the place。 The breakfast´room chimney smokes a little�察�I grant you�察�
but it is only when the wind is due north and blows hard�察 �which
may not happen three times a winter。 And take it altogether�察�now
that we have been into most of the houses hereabouts and can
judge��