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rather than generosity and fortitude�察�that one hears of。 There is so 

little real   friendship   in   the   world� �and   unfortunately ̄   ��speaking 

low    and   tremulously��      ^there    are  so  many     who    forget   to  think 

seriously till it is almost too late。 ̄ 

   Anne   saw   the   misery   of   such   feelings。   The   husband   had   not 

been what he ought�察�and the wife had been led among that part of 

mankind which made her think worse of the world than she hoped 

it  deserved。     It  was   but   a  passing    emotion     however      with   Mrs。 

Smith�察�she shook it off�察�and soon added in a different tone�察�

    ^I   do  not   suppose   the   situation   my   friend   Mrs。   Rooke   is   in   at 

present�察�will furnish much either to interest  or  edify  me。!She   is 

only     nursing     Mrs。    Wallis    of  Marlborough´buildings!a             mere 

pretty�察   �silly�察 �expensive�察    �fashionable     woman�察     �I  believe!and       of 

course will have nothing to report but of lace and finery。!I mean 

to   make    my    profit  of  Mrs。    Wallis�察  �however。     She   has   plenty    of 

money�察�and I intend she shall buy all the high´priced things I have 

in hand now。 ̄ 

   Anne      had    called   several     times    on   her   friend�察   �before    the 

existence of such a person was known in Camden´place。 At last�察�it 

became necessary to speak of her。!Sir Walter�察�Elizabeth and Mrs。 

Clay�察   �returned     one   morning      from   Laura´place�察     �with   a  sudden 

invitation  from   Lady  Dalrymple   for  the   same   evening�察  �and   Anne 

was already engaged�察�to spend that evening in Westgate´buildings。 

She was not sorry for the excuse。 They were only asked�察�she was 

sure�察�because Lady Dalrymple being kept at home by a bad cold�察�

was    glad   to  make     use   of  the   relationship     which    had   been    so 

pressed on her�察�and she declined on her own account with great 



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alacrity!^She        was    engaged     to  spend    the  evening     with   an   old 

schoolfellow。 ̄ They were not much interested in anything relative 

to  Anne�察  �but  still  there   were   questions   enough  asked�察 �to  make   it 

understood       what    this  old   schoolfellow     was�察  �and   Elizabeth     was 

disdainful�察�and Sir Walter severe。 

    ^Westgate´buildings� 院�said he�察 �and who is Miss Anne Elliot to 

be   visiting  in   Westgate´buildings�拭�A   Mrs。   Smith。   A   widow   Mrs。 

Smith�察�and         who   was    her   husband�拭  �One   of     five  thousand     Mr。 

Smiths whose names are to be met with everywhere。 And what is 

her attraction�拭�That she   is   old and   sickly。!Upon my  word�察  �Miss 

Anne   Elliot�察  �you   have   the   most   extraordinary   taste�   �Everything 

that   revolts    other   people�察  �low   company�察     �paltry   rooms�察   �foul   air�察�

disgusting associations are inviting to you。 But surely you may put 

off   this  old  lady   till  to´morrow。     She   is  not   so  near   her   end�察  �I 

presume�察�but that she may  hope  to  see  another  day。   What is   her 

age�拭�Forty�拭院�

    ^No�察�Sir�察�she is not one´and´thirty�察�but I do not think I can put 

off my engagement�察�because  it  is   the   only  evening  for  some   time 

which will at once suit her  and myself。!She   goes   into  the   warm 

bath   to´morrow�察  �and   for   the   rest   of   the   week�察  �you   know�察  �we   are 

engaged。 ̄ 

    ^But    what    does    Lady    Russell    think    of  this  acquaintance�拭院�

asked Elizabeth。 

    ^She     sees   nothing     to  blame    in   it�察院 �replied   Anne�察     �on   the 

contrary�察�she approves it�察�and has generally taken me�察�when I have 

called on Mrs。 Smith。 

    ^Westgate´buildings   must   have   been   rather   surprised   by   the 

appearance of a carriage drawn up near its pavement�察院�observed 

Sir Walter。!^Sir Henry Russell¨s widow�察�indeed�察�has no honours 



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to distinguish her arms�察�but still it is a handsome equipage�察�and no 

doubt is well known to convey a Miss Elliot。!A widow Mrs。 Smith 

lodging  in   Westgate´buildings�  �A   poor   widow   barely   able   to   live�察�

between   thirty  and   forty!a mere   Mrs。   Smith�察  �an   every´day   Mrs。 

Smith�察�of all people and all names in the world�察�to be the chosen 

friend of Miss Anne Elliot�察�and to be preferred by her to her own 

family   connections   among   the   nobility   of   England   and   Ireland� �

Mrs。 Smith� �Such a name� 院�

    Mrs。   Clay�察  �who   had   been   present   while   all   this   passed�察  �now 

thought it advisable to leave the room�察�and Anne could have said 

much�察�and did long to say a little in defence of her friend¨s not very 

dissimilar claims to theirs�察�but her sense of personal respect to her 

father prevented her。 She made no reply。 She left it to himself to 

recollect�察�that Mrs。 Smith was not the only widow in Bath between 

thirty and forty�察�with little to live on�察�and no sirname of dignity。 

    Anne     kept   her   appointment�察      �the   others    kept   theirs�察  �and   of 

course she heard the next morning that they had had a delightful 

evening。!She   had   been   the   only   one   of   the   set   absent�察  �for   Sir 

Walter   and   Elizabeth   had   not   only   been   quite   at   her   ladyship¨s 

service   themselves�察  �but  had   actually  been   happy   to   be   employed 

by her in collecting others�察�and had been at the trouble of inviting 

both Lady Russell and Mr。 Elliot�察�and Mr。 Elliot had made a point 

of   leaving     Colonel    Wallis    early�察  �and    Lady    Russell     had   fresh 

arranged   all   her   evening   engagements   in   order   to   wait   on   her。 

Anne     had    the   whole   history   of   all   that   such  an  evening     could 

supply from Lady Russell。 To her�察�its greatest interest must be�察�in 

having   been      very   much     talked    of  between     her   friend   and   Mr。 

Elliot�察�in having been wished for�察�regretted�察�and at the same time 

honoured        for    staying     away     in   such     a   cause。!Her        kind�察�



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compassionate   visits   to   this   old   schoolfellow�察 �sick   and        reduced�察�

seemed to have quite delighted Mr。 Elliot。 He thought her a most 

extraordinary   young   woman�察          �in  her   temper�察    �manners�察    �mind�察   �a 

model of female excellence。 He could meet even Lady Russell in a 

discussion       of  her   merits�察    �and    Anne     could    not   be   given    to 

understand so much by her friend�察�could not know herself to be so 

highly rated by a sensible man�察  �without  many  of  those  agreeable 

sensations which her friend meant to create。 

    Lady Russell   was now  perfectly  decided   in   her  opinion   of  Mr。 

Elliot。 She was as much convinced of his meaning to gain Anne in 

time   as   of   his   deserving   her�察  �and   was   beginning   to   calculate   the 

number   of   weeks   which   would   free   him   from   all   the   remaining 

restraints of widowhood�察�and leave him at liberty to exert his most 

open powers of pleasing。 She   would not  speak   to Anne   with  half 

the   certainty   she   felt   on   the   subject�察  �she   would   venture   on   little 

more      than    hints   of   what    might     be   hereafter�察   �of   a  possible 

attachment        on   his  side�察  �of  the   desirableness       of  the   alliance�察�

supposing  such a

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