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with him any where。 ̄ 

    Mr。    Elliot�察  �and    his   friends    in  Marlborough         Buildings�察    �were 

talked of the whole evening。 ^Colonel Wallis had been so impatient 

to   be   introduced       to  them�     �and    Mr。    Elliot   so  anxious     that    he 

should� 院  �And   there   was   a   Mrs。   Wallis�察  �at   present   known   only   to 

them      by   description�察     �as   she   was    in   daily   expectation       of  her 

confinement�察       �but   Mr。    Elliot   spoke   of   her   as   ^a   most   charming 

woman�察  �quite   worthy   of   being   known   in   Camden´place�察院  �and   as 

soon     as  she   recovered      they   were     to  be   acquainted。      Sir   Walter 

thought   much   of   Mrs。   Wallis�察  �she   was   said   to   be   an   excessively 

pretty   woman�察  �beautiful。   ^He   longed   to   see   her。   He   hoped            she 

might   make   some   amends   for   the   many   very   plain   faces   he   was 

continually       passing     in  the   streets。   The    worst    of   Bath    was    the 

number   of   its   plain   women。   He   did   not   mean   to   say   that   there 

were no pretty women�察�but the number of the plain was out of all 

proportion。   He   had   frequently   observed�察  �as   he   walked�察  �that   one 

handsome         face   would     be   followed     by   thirty�察  �or  five´and´thirty 

frights�察�and once�察�as he had stood in a shop on Bond´street�察�he had 

counted   eighty´seven          women      go   by�察  �one   after   another�察    �without 

there   being   a   tolerable   face   among   them。   It   had         been    a  frosty 

morning�察�to be sure�察�a sharp frost�察�which hardly one woman   in a 

thousand could stand the test of。 But still�察  �there   certainly  were   a 

dreadful   multitude   of   ugly   women   in   Bath�察  �and   as   for   the   men� �

they   were   infinitely   worse。   Such   scarecrows   as   the   streets   were 

full of� �It was evident how little the women were used to the sight 

of    anything      tolerable�察   �by    the   effect   which      a  man     of   decent 

appearance produced。 He had never walked anywhere arm´in´arm 

with Colonel Wallis ��who was a fine military figure�察�though sandy´ 

haired�� without observing that every woman¨s eye was upon him�察�



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every  woman¨s   eye   was sure   to  be   upon   Colonel   Wallis。 ̄   Modest 

Sir Walter� �He was not allowed to escape�察�however。 His daughter 

and  Mrs。   Clay  united   in   hinting   that   Colonel   Wallis¨s   companion 

might have as   good a   figure   as  Colonel Wallis�察�and   certainly  was 

not sandy´haired。 

    ^How   is   Mary   looking�拭院  �said   Sir   Walter�察  �in   the   height   of   his 

good humour。 ^The last time I saw her she had a red nose�察�but I 

hope that may not happen every day。 ̄ 

    ^Oh�  �no�察  �that must  have   been   quite   accidental。   In  general she 

has     been    in   very    good     health    and    very    good     looks    since 

Michaelmas。 ̄ 

    ^If I thought it would not  tempt  her  to  go  out  in   sharp   winds�察�

and grow coarse�察�I would send her a new hat and pelisse。 ̄ 

    Anne   was   considering   whether   she   should   venture   to   suggest 

that   a   gown�察  �or   a   cap�察  �would   not   be   liable   to   any   such   misuse�察�

when a knock at the door suspended everything。 ^A knock at the 

door� �and so late� �It was ten o¨clock。 Could it be Mr。 Elliot�拭�They 

knew he was to dine in Lansdown Crescent。 It was possible that he 

might stop in his way home to ask them how they did。 They could 

think   of   no   one   else。   Mrs。   Clay   decidedly   thought   it   Mr。   Elliot¨s 

knock。 ̄ Mrs。 Clay was right。 With all the state which a butler and 

foot´boy could give�察�Mr。 Elliot was ushered into the room。 

    It was the same�察�the very same man�察�with no difference but of 

dress。    Anne     drew    a  little  back�察   �while    the  others    received     his 

compliments�察�and her sister his apologies for calling at so unusual 

an   hour�察  �but   ^he   could   not   be   so   near   without   wishing   to   know 

that neither she nor her friend had taken cold the day before�察�&c。 

&c。 ̄     which    was    all  as  politely   done�察  �and    as  politely    taken�察  �as 

possible�察  �but   her   part   must   follow   then。   Sir   Walter   talked   of   his 



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youngest daughter�察 �Mr。 Elliot must give him leave to present him 

to     his    youngest      daughter ̄!��there           was     no     occasion      for 

remembering          Mary��     and    Anne�察     �smiling    and     blushing�察    �very 

becomingly shewed to Mr。 Elliot the pretty features which he had 

by no means forgotten�察�and instantly saw�察�with amusement at his 

little start of surprise�察�that he had not been at all aware of who she 

was。   He   looked   completely   astonished�察  �but   not   more   astonished 

than     pleased�察   �his  eyes    brightened�察     �and   with    the   most    perfect 

alacrity   he   welcomed   the   relationship�察  �alluded   to   the   past�察  �and 

entreated to be received as an acquaintance already。 He was quite 

as   good´looking   as   he   had   appeared   at   Lyme�察        �his   countenance 

improved by speaking�察�and his manners were so exactly what they 

ought   to   be�察  �so   polished�察  �so   easy�察  �so   particularly   agreeable�察  �that 

she    could    compare       them    in   excellence     to   only   one    person¨s 

manners。 They were not the same�察�but they were�察�perhaps�察�equally 

good。 

    He sat down with them�察�and improved their conversation very 

much。 There could be no doubt of his being a sensible man。 Ten 

minutes were enough to certify that。 His tone�察�his expressions�察�his 

choice     of  subject�察   �his   knowing     where     to  stop�察�it     was    all  the 

operation of a sensible�察�discerning mind。 As soon as he could�察�he 

began      to  talk   to  her   of   Lyme�察    �wanting     to  compare       opinions 

respecting       the   place�察  �but   especially     wanting     to   speak    of   the 

circumstance   of  their  happening  to  be   guests   in   the   same   inn   at 

the   same   time�察  �to   give   his   own   route�察  �understand   something   of 

hers�察  �and   regret  that  he  should   have   lost  such   an   opportunity   of 

paying   his   respects   to   her。   She   gave   him   a   short   account   of   her 

party  and  business at  Lyme。   His   regret  increased   as   he   listened。 

He   had   spent   his   whole   solitary   evening   in   the   room   adjoining 



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theirs�察�had heard voices!mirth continually�察�thought they must be 

a   most     delightful    set   of  people!longed          to  be   with    them�察   �but 

certainly      without     the   smallest     suspicion     of   his  possessing       the 

shadow  of  a   right  to   introduce   himself。   If   he   had   but   asked   who 

the    party    were�    �The    name     of   Musgrove       would     have    told   him 

enough。 ^Well�察�it would serve to cure him of an absurd practice of 

never   asking  a   question   at   an   inn�察  �which   he   had   adopted�察  �when 

quite a young man�察�on the principal of its being very ungenteel to 

be curious。 

    ^The  notions   of a   young  man   of  one  or  two  and   twenty�察院  �said 

he�察   �as   to   what   is   necessary   in   manners   to   make   h

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