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               might   be   his   hold   or   his   views   on   Sir   Walter�察  �would 

 M                                     disagreeable 

               rather     have    the                    prompted       by   anybody 

else�察  �excused   himself   from   offering   the   slightest   hint�察  �and       only 

begged leave to recommend an implicit reference to the excellent 

judgment of Lady Russell!from whose known good sense he fully 

expected to have just such resolute measures advised as he meant 

to see finally adopted。 

    Lady   Russell   was   most   anxiously   zealous   on   the   subject�察  �and 

gave   it   much   serious   consideration。   She   was   a   woman   rather   of 

sound   than   of  quick   abilities�察  �whose difficulties in coming  to  any 

decision   in   this   instance   were   great�察  �from   the   opposition   of   two 

leading      principles。    She    was    of  strict  integrity    herself�察   �with   a 

delicate   sense   of   honour�察  �but   she   was   as   desirous   of   saving   Sir 

Walter¨s      feelings�察  �as  solicitous    for   the  credit    of  the   family�察  �as 

aristocratic in   her  ideas   of  what  was due   to  them�察  �as   anybody   of 

sense and honesty could well be。 She was a benevolent�察�charitable�察�

good woman�察�and capable of strong attachments�察  �most  correct  in 

her conduct�察  �strict in   her notions   of decorum�察�and   with  manners 

that were held a standard of good´breeding。 She had a cultivated 

mind�察  �and   was�察  �generally   speaking�察  �rational   and   consistent�察  �but 

she   had   prejudices   on   the   side   of   ancestry�察  �she   had   a   value   for 

rank and   consequence�察  �which blinded   her  a little   to  the   faults   of 

those who possessed them。 Herself the widow of only a knight�察�she 

gave     the    dignity    of  a   baronet     all  its   due�察  �and    Sir   Walter�察�



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independent   of   his   claims   as   an   old   acquaintance�察  �an         attentive 

neighbour�察      �an   obliging   landlord�察    �the   husband   of   her   very   dear 

friend�察�the father of Anne and her sisters�察�was�察�as being Sir Walter�察�

in   her   apprehension�察  �entitled   to   a   great   deal   of   compassion   and 

consideration under his present difficulties。 

    They must retrench�察�that did not admit of a doubt。 But she was 

very   anxious   to   have   it   done   with   the   least   possible   pain   to   him 

and   Elizabeth。   She   drew   up   plans   of   economy�察  �she   made   exact 

calculations�察�and she did what nobody else   thought  of  doing�此  �she 

consulted   Anne�察  �who   never   seemed   considered   by   the   others   as 

having any interest in the question。 She consulted�察�and in a degree 

was influenced by her in marking out the scheme of retrenchment 

which   was   at   last   submitted   to   Sir   Walter。   Every   emendation   of 

Anne¨s   had been  on   the   side   of  honesty  against   importance。   She 

wanted more vigorous measures�察�a more complete reformation�察�a 

quicker release from debt�察�a much higher tone of indifference for 

everything but justice and equity。 

    ^If we can persuade your father to all this�察院�said Lady Russell�察�

looking over her paper�察 �much may be done。 If he will adopt these 

regulations�察�in seven years he will be clear�察�and I hope we may be 

able    to  convince      him   and    Elizabeth�察    �that   Kellynch     Hall   has   a 

respectability       in    itself  which      cannot     be    affected     by    these 

reductions�察  �and   that   the   true   dignity   of   Sir   Walter   Elliot   will   be 

very far from lessened in the eyes of sensible people�察�by acting like 

a man of principle。   What  will   he   be doing�察  �in  fact�察  �but  what  very 

many of our first families have done!or ought to do�拭�There will 

be   nothing   singular  in   his   case�察  �and   it   is   singularity   which   often 

makes   the   worst   part   of   our   suffering�察  �as   it   always   does   of   our 

conduct。 I have great hope of prevailing。 We must be serious and 



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decided!for after all�察�the person who has contracted   debts   must 

pay   them�察  �and   though   a   great   deal   is   due   to   the   feelings   of   the 

gentleman�察�and the head of a house�察�like your father�察�there is still 

more due to the character of an honest man。 ̄ 

    This was the principle on which Anne wanted her father to be 

proceeding�察�his friends to be urging him。 She considered it as an 

act of indispensable duty to clear away the claims of creditors with 

all   the   expedition   which   the   most  comprehensive   retrenchments 

could     secure�察   �and   saw   no    dignity    in  anything     short   of  it。  She 

wanted   it   to   be   prescribed�察  �and   felt   as   a   duty。   She   rated   Lady 

Russell¨s     influence     highly�察  �and    as   to   the  severe   degree    of  self´ 

denial   which   her   own   conscience   prompted�察  �she   believed   there 

might  be   little   more   difficulty  in   persuading  them   to  a   complete�察�

than     to  half   a  reformation。      Her    knowledge       of  her   father    and 

Elizabeth   inclined   her   to   think   that   the   sacrifice   of   one   pair   of 

horses     would     be   hardly    less  painful    than    of  both�察   �and   so   on�察�

through the whole list of Lady Russell¨s too gentle reductions。 

    How Anne¨s more rigid requisitions might have been taken is of 

little consequence。 Lady Russell¨s had no success at all!could not 

be put up with!were not to be borne。 ^What� �every comfort of life 

knocked        off�    �Journeys�察     �London�察      �servants�察     �horses�察     �table! 

contractions and restrictions every where� �To live no longer with 

the   decencies   even  of  a   private   gentleman�   �No�察  �he   would   sooner 

quit Kellynch Hall at once�察�than remain in   it  on  such disgraceful 

terms。 ̄ 

    ^Quit   Kellynch   Hall。 ̄   The   hint   was   immediately   taken   up   by 

Mr。   Shepherd�察  �whose   interest   was   involved   in   the   reality   of   Sir 

Walter¨s      retrenching�察     �and    who     was    perfectly     persuaded       that 

nothing   would   be   done   without   a   change   of   abode。!^Since   the 



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idea had been started in the very quarter which ought  to dictate�察�

he   had   no   scruple�察院  �he   said�察   �in   confessing   his   judgment   to   be 

entirely on that side。 It did not appear to him that Sir Walter could 

materially   alter   his   style   of   living   in   a   house   which   had   such   a 

character   of   hospitality   and   ancient   dignity   to   support。!In   any 

other   place�察  �Sir   Walter   might   judge       for   himself�察   �and   would   be 

looked up  to�察  �as   regulating  the   modes   of life   in   whatever  way  he 

might choose to model his household。 ̄ 

    Sir Walter would quit Kellynch Hall�察�and after a very few days 

more   of   doubt   and   indecision�察  �the   great   question   of   whither   he 

should      go  was    settled�察  �and    the   first  outline    of  this   important 

change made out。 

    There   had   been   three   alternatives�察  �London�察  �Bath�察  �or   another 

house in the country。 All Anne¨s wishes had been for the latter。 A 

small   house   in   their   own   neighbourhood�察  �where   they   might   still 

have Lady Russ

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