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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