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family connexion�察 �as good company�察 �as those who would collect
good company around them�察 �they had their value。 Anne smiled
and said�察�
^My idea of good company�察�Mr。 Elliot�察�is the company of clever�察�
well´informed people�察�who have a great deal of conversation�察�that
is what I call good company。 ̄
^You are mistaken�察院�said he gently�察 �that is not good company�察�
that is the best。 Good company requires only birth�察�education�察�and
manners�察�and with regard to education is not very nice。 Birth and
good manners are essential�察�but a little learning is by no means a
dangerous thing in good company�察�on the contrary�察�it will do very
well。 My cousin�察�Anne�察�shakes her head。 She is not satisfied。 She is
fastidious。 My dear cousin ��sitting down by her�� you have a better
right to be fastidious than almost any other woman I know�察 �but
will it answer�拭 �Will it make you happy�拭 �Will it not be wiser to
accept the society of those good ladies in Laura´place�察 �and enjoy
all the advantages of the connexion as far as possible�拭 �You may
depend upon it�察 �that they will move in the first set in Bath this
winter�察 �and as rank is rank�察 �your being known to be related to
them will have its use in fixing your family ��our family let me say��
in that degree of consideration which we must all wish for。 ̄
^Yes�察院�sighed Anne�察 �we shall�察�indeed�察�be known to be related
to them� 院 �then recollecting herself�察 �and not wishing to be
answered�察�she added�察 �I certainly do think there has been by far
too much trouble taken to procure the acquaintance。 I suppose
��smiling�� I have more pride than any of you�察�but I confess it does
vex me�察 �that we should be so solicitous to have the relationship
acknowledged�察�which we may be very sure is a matter of perfect
indifference to them。 ̄
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^Pardon me�察�dear cousin�察�you are unjust in your own claims。 In
London�察�perhaps�察�in your present quiet style of living�察�it might be
as you say�察�but in Bath�察�Sir Walter Elliot and his family will always
be worth knowing�察�always acceptable as acquaintance。 ̄
^Well�察院�said Anne�察 �I certainly am proud�察�too proud to enjoy a
welcome which depends so entirely upon place。 ̄
^I love your indignation�察院�said he�察 �it is very natural。 But here
you are in Bath�察�and the object is to be established here with all
the credit and dignity which ought to belong to Sir Walter Elliot。
You talk of being proud�察�I am called proud�察�I know�察�and I shall not
wish to believe myself otherwise�察 �for our pride�察 �if investigated�察�
would have the same object�察�I have no doubt�察�though the kind may
seem a little different。 In one point�察 �I am sure�察 �my dear cousin�察院�
��he continued�察�speaking lower�察�though there was no one else in the
room�� ^in one point�察�I am sure�察 �we must feel alike。 We must feel
that every addition to your father¨s society�察 �among his equals or
superiors�察�may be of use in diverting his thoughts from those who
are beneath him。 ̄
He looked�察�as he spoke�察 �to the seat which Mrs。 Clay had been
lately occupying�察 �a sufficient explanation of what he particularly
meant�察 �and though Anne could not believe in their having the
same sort of pride�察�she was pleased with him for not liking Mrs。
Clay�察�and her conscience admitted that his wishing to promote her
father¨s getting great acquaintance was more than excusable in
the view of defeating her。
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CHAPTER V
hile Sir Walter and Elizabeth were assiduously
Wpushing their good fortune in Laura´place�察 �Anne was
renewing an acquaintance of a very different
description。
She had called on her former governess�察 �and had heard from
her of there being an old school´fellow in Bath�察�who had the two
strong claims on her attention of past kindness and present
suffering。 Miss Hamilton�察 �now Mrs。 Smith�察 �had shewn her
kindness in one of those periods of her life when it had been most
valuable。 Anne had gone unhappy to school�察�grieving for the loss
of a mother whom she had dearly loved�察 �feeling her separation
from home�察�and suffering as a girl of fourteen�察�of strong sensibility
and not high spirits�察 �must suffer at such a time�察 �and Miss
Hamilton�察�three years older than herself�察�but still from the want of
near relations and a settled home�察 �remaining another year at
school�察 �had been useful and good to her in a way which had
considerably lessened her misery�察 �and could never be
remembered with indifference。
Miss Hamilton had left school�察�had married not long afterwards�察�
was said to have married a man of fortune�察 �and this was all that
Anne had known of her�察 �till now that their governess¨s account
brought her situation forward in a more decided but very different
form。
She was a widow and poor。 Her husband had been extravagant�察�
and at his death�察 �about two years before�察 �had left his affairs
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dreadfully involved。 She had had difficulties of every sort to
contend with�察�and in addition to these distresses had been afflicted
with a severe rheumatic fever�察 �which�察 �finally settling in her legs�察�
had made her for the present a cripple。 She had come to Bath on
that account�察�and was now in lodgings near the hot baths�察�living in
a very humble way�察�unable even to afford herself the comfort of a
servant�察�and of course almost excluded from society。
Their mutual friend answered for the satisfaction which a visit
from Miss Elliot would give Mrs。 Smith�察 �and Anne therefore lost
no time in going。 She mentioned nothing of what she had heard�察�
or what she intended�察�at home。 It would excite no proper interest
there。 She only consulted Lady Russell�察 �who entered thoroughly
into her sentiments�察�and was most happy to convey her as near to
Mrs。 Smith¨s lodgings in Westgate´buildings�察�as Anne chose to be
taken。
The visit was paid�察 �their acquaintance re´established�察 �their
interest in each other more than re´kindled。 The first ten minutes
had its awkwardness and its emotion。 Twelve years were gone
since they had parted�察 �and each presented a somewhat different
person from what the other had imagined。 Twelve years had
changed Anne from the blooming�察�silent�察�unformed girl of fifteen�察�
to the elegant little woman of seven´and´twenty�察�with every beauty
except bloom�察�and with manners as consciously right as they were
invariably gentle�察 �and twelve years had transformed the fine´
looking�察 �well´grown Miss Hamilton�察 �in all the glow of