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^Indeed you are mistaken there�察�sir�察�I should never augur want
of spirit from Captain Benwick¨s manners。 I thought them
particularly pleasing�察�and I will answer for it�察�they would generally
please。 ̄
^Well�察 �well�察 �ladies are the best judges�察 �but James Benwick is
rather too piano for me�察 �and though very likely it is all our
partiality�察�Sophy and I cannot help thinking Frederick¨s manners
better than his。 There is something about Frederick more to our
taste。 ̄
Anne was caught。 She had only meant to oppose the too
common idea of spirit and gentleness being incompatible with
each other�察�not at all to represent Captain Benwick¨s manners as
the very best that could possibly be�察�and�察�after a little hesitation�察�
she was beginning to say�察 �I was not entering into any comparison
of the two friends�察院�but the Admiral interrupted her with�察�
^And the thing is certainly true。 It is not a mere bit of gossip。
We have it from Frederick himself。 His sister had a letter from him
yesterday�察 �in which he tells us of it�察 �and he had just had it in a
letter from Harville�察 �written upon the spot�察 �from Uppercross。 I
fancy they are all at Uppercross。 ̄
This was an opportunity which Anne could not resist�察�she said�察�
therefore�察 �I hope�察�Admiral�察�I hope there is nothing in the style of
Captain Wentworth¨s letter to make you and Mrs。 Croft
particularly uneasy。 It did seem�察�last autumn�察�as if there were an
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attachment between him and Louisa Musgrove�察�but I hope it may
be understood to have worn out on each side equally�察�and without
violence。 I hope his letter does not breathe the spirit of an ill´used
man。 ̄
^Not at all�察 �not at all�察 �there is not an oath or a murmur from
beginning to end。 ̄
Anne looked down to hide her smile。
^No�察�no�察�Frederick is not a man to whine and complain�察�he has
too much spirit for that。 If the girl likes another man better�察 �it is
very fit she should have him。 ̄
^Certainly。 But what I mean is�察�that I hope there is nothing in
Captain Wentworth¨s manner of writing to make you suppose he
thinks himself ill´used by his friend�察 �which might appear�察 �you
know�察�without its being absolutely said。 I should be very sorry that
such a friendship as has subsisted between him and Captain
Benwick should be destroyed�察 �or even wounded�察 �by a
circumstance of this sort。 ̄
^Yes�察�yes�察�I understand you。 But there is nothing at all of that
nature in the letter。 He does not give the least fling at Benwick�察�
does not so much as say�察 �I wonder at it�察�I have a reason of my own
for wondering at it。¨ No�察 �you would not guess�察 �from his way of
writing�察�that he had ever thought of this Miss ��what¨s her name�殖�
for himself。 He very handsomely hopes they will be happy
together�察�and there is nothing very unforgiving in that�察�I think。 ̄
Anne did not receive the perfect conviction which the Admiral
meant to convey�察 �but it would have been useless to press the
enquiry farther。 She therefore satisfied herself with common´place
remarks or quiet attention�察�and the Admiral had it all his own way。
^Poor Frederick� 院�said he at last。 ^Now he must begin all over
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again with somebody else。 I think we must get him to Bath。 Sophy
must write�察 �and beg him to come to Bath。 Here are pretty girls
enough�察�I am sure。 It would be of no use to go to Uppercross again�察�
for that other Miss Musgrove�察�I find�察�is bespoke by her cousin�察�the
young parson。 Do not you think�察�Miss Elliot�察�we had better try to
get him to Bath�拭院�
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CHAPTER VII
hile Admiral Croft was taking this walk with Anne�察�and
Wexpressing his wish of getting Captain Wentworth to
Bath�察 �Captain Wentworth was already on his way
thither。 Before Mrs。 Croft had written�察 �he was arrived�察 �and the
very next time Anne walked out�察�she saw him。
Mr。 Elliot was attending his two cousins and Mrs。 Clay。 They
were in Milsom´street。 It began to rain�察�not much�察�but enough to
make shelter desirable for women�察 �and quite enough to make it
very desirable for Miss Elliot to have the advantage of being
conveyed home in Lady Dalrymple¨s carriage�察 �which was seen
waiting at a little distance�察 �she�察 �Anne�察 �and Mrs。 Clay�察 �therefore�察�
turned into Molland¨s�察�while Mr。 Elliot stepped to Lady Dalrymple�察�
to request her assistance。 He soon joined them again�察�successful�察�
of course�察 �Lady Dalrymple would be most happy to take them
home�察�and would call for them in a few minutes。
Her ladyship¨s carriage was a barouche�察�and did not hold more
than four with any comfort。 Miss Carteret was with her mother�察�
consequently it was not reasonable to expect accommodation for
all the three Camden´place ladies。 There could be no doubt as to
Miss Elliot。 Whoever suffered inconvenience�察 �she must suffer
none�察 �but it occupied a little time to settle the point of civility
between the other two。 The rain was a mere trifle�察�and Anne was
most sincere in preferring a walk with Mr。 Elliot。 But the rain was
also a mere trifle to Mrs。 Clay�察 �she would hardly allow it even to
drop at all�察�and her boots were so thick� �much thicker than Miss
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Anne¨s�察�and�察�in short�察�her civility rendered her quite as anxious to
be left to walk with Mr。 Elliot as Anne could be�察 �and it was
discussed between them with a generosity so polite and so
determined�察�that the others were obliged to settle it for them�察�Miss
Elliot maintaining that Mrs。 Clay had a little cold already�察�and Mr。
Elliot deciding on appeal�察�that his cousin Anne¨s boots were rather
the thickest。
It was fixed accordingly�察�that Mrs。 Clay should be of the party in
the carriage�察�and they had just reached this point�察�when Anne�察�as
she sat near the window�察�descried�察�most decidedly and distinctly�察�
Captain Wentworth walking down the street。
Her start was perceptible only to herself�察�but she instantly felt
that she was the greatest simpleton in the world�察 �the most
unaccountable and absurd� �For a few minutes she saw nothing
before her。 It was all confusion。 She was lost�察�and when she had
scolded back her senses�察�she found the others still waiting for the
carriage�察�and Mr。 Elliot ��always obliging�� just setting off for Union´
street on a commission of Mrs。 Clay¨s。
She