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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 

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