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since we met。 ̄
^I was not at all aware of this。 You never mentioned it before。
Had I known it�察 �I would have had the pleasure of talking to him
about you。 ̄
^To confess the truth�察院�said Mrs。 Smith�察�assuming her usual air
of cheerfulness�察 �that is exactly the pleasure I want you to have。 I
want you to talk about me to Mr。 Elliot。 I want your interest with
him。 He can be of essential service to me�察�and if you would have
the goodness�察�my dear Miss Elliot�察�to make it an object to yourself�察�
of course it is done。 ̄
^I should be extremely happy!I hope you cannot doubt my
willingness to be of even the slightest use to you�察院 �replied Anne�察�
^but I suspect that you are considering me as having a higher
claim on Mr。 Elliot!a greater right to influence him�察�than is really
the case。 I am sure you have�察 �somehow or other�察 �imbibed such a
notion。 You must consider me only as Mr。 Elliot¨s relation。 If in
that light there is anything which you suppose his cousin might
fairly ask of him�察�I beg you would not hesitate to employ me。 ̄
Mrs。 Smith gave her a penetrating glance�察 �and then�察 �smiling�察�
said!
^I have been a little premature�察�I perceive。 I beg your pardon。 I
ought to have waited for official information。 But now�察 �my dear
Miss Elliot�察�as an old friend�察�do give me a hint as to when I may
speak。 Next week�拭�To be sure by next week I may be allowed to
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think it all settled�察 �and build my own selfish schemes on Mr。
Elliot¨s good fortune。 ̄
^No�察院�replied Anne�察 �nor next week�察�nor next�察�nor next。 I assure
you that nothing of the sort you are thinking of will be settled any
week。 I am not going to marry Mr。 Elliot。 I should like to know
why you imagine I am�拭院�
Mrs。 Smith looked at her again�察�looked earnestly�察�smiled�察�shook
her head�察�and exclaimed!
^Now�察�how I do wish I understood you� �How I do wish I knew
what you were at� �I have a great idea that you do not design to be
cruel�察�when the right moment occurs。 Till it does come�察�you know�察�
we women never mean to have anybody。 It is a thing of course
among us�察 �that every man is refused!till he offers。 But why
should you be cruel�拭�Let me plead for my!present friend I cannot
call him!but for my former friend。 Where can you look for a more
suitable match�拭 �Where could you expect a more gentlemanlike�察�
agreeable man�拭�Let me recommend Mr。 Elliot。 I am sure you hear
nothing but good of him from Colonel Wallis�察�and who can know
him better than Colonel Wallis�拭院�
^My dear Mrs。 Smith�察�Mr。 Elliot¨s wife has not been dead much
above half a year。 He ought not to be supposed to be paying his
addresses to any one。 ̄
^Oh� �if these are your only objections�察院 �cried Mrs。 Smith�察�
archly�察 �Mr。 Elliot is safe�察�and I shall give myself no more trouble
about him。 Do not forget me when you are married�察�that¨s all。 Let
him know me to be a friend of yours�察�and then he will think little of
the trouble required�察�which it is very natural for him now�察�with so
many affairs and engagements of his own�察�to avoid and get rid of
as he can!very natural�察 �perhaps。 Ninety´nine out of a hundred
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would do the same。 Of course�察 �he cannot be aware of the
importance to me。 Well�察�my dear Miss Elliot�察�I hope and trust you
will be very happy。 Mr。 Elliot has sense to understand the value of
such a woman。 Your peace will not be shipwrecked as mine has
been。 You are safe in all worldly matters�察�and safe in his character。
He will not be led astray�察 �he will not be misled by others to his
ruin。 ̄
^No�察院�said Anne�察 �I can readily believe all that of my cousin。 He
seems to have a calm decided temper�察�not at all open to dangerous
impressions。 I consider him with great respect。 I have no reason�察�
from any thing that has fallen within my observation�察 �to do
otherwise。 But I have not known him long�察�and he is not a man�察�I
think�察 �to be known intimately soon。 Will not this manner of
speaking of him�察 �Mrs。 Smith�察 �convince you that he is nothing to
me�拭�Surely this must be calm enough。 And�察�upon my word�察�he is
nothing to me。 Should he ever propose to me ��which I have very
little reason to imagine he has any thought of doing���察 �I shall not
accept him。 I assure you I shall not。 I assure you Mr。 Elliot had not
the share which you have been supposing�察 �in whatever pleasure
the concert of last night might afford�此�not Mr。 Elliot�察�it is not Mr。
Elliot that! ̄
She stopped�察�regretting with a deep blush that she had implied
so much�察�but less would hardly have been sufficient。 Mrs。 Smith
would hardly have believed so soon in Mr。 Elliot¨s failure�察�but from
the perception of there being a somebody else。 As it was�察 �she
instantly submitted�察�and with all the semblance of seeing nothing
beyond�察�and Anne�察�eager to escape farther notice�察�was impatient to
know why Mrs。 Smith should have fancied she was to marry Mr。
Elliot�察�where she could have received the idea�察�or from whom she
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could have heard it。
^Do tell me how it first came into your head。 ̄
^It first came into my head�察院�replied Mrs。 Smith�察 �upon finding
how much you were together�察 �and feeling it to be the most
probable thing in the world to be wished for by everybody
belonging to either of you�察 �and you may depend upon it that all
your acquaintance have disposed of you in the same way。 But I
never heard it spoken of till two days ago。 ̄
^And has it indeed been spoken of�拭院�
^Did you observe the woman who opened the door to you when
you called yesterday�拭院�
^No。 Was not it Mrs。 Speed�察�as usual�察�or the maid�拭�I observed
no one in particular。 ̄
^It was my friend Mrs。 Rooke!Nurse Rooke�察�who�察�by the bye�察�
had a great curiosity to see you�察�and was delighted to be in the way
to let you in。 She came away from Marlborough´buildings only on
Sunday�察�and she it was who told me you were to marry Mr。 Elliot。
She had had it from Mrs。 Wallis herself�察�which did not seem bad
authority。 She sat an hour with me on Monday evening�察�and gave
me the whole history。 ̄
^The whole history�察院�repeated Anne�察�laughing。 ^She could not
make a very long history�察 �I think�察 �of one such little article of
unfounded news。 ̄
Mrs。 Smith said nothing。
^But�察院�continued Anne�察�presently�察 �though there is no truth in
my having this claim on Mr。 Elliot�察�I should be extremely happy to
be of use to you in any way that I could。 Shall I mention to him
your being in Bath�拭�Shall I take any message�拭院�
^No�察 �I thank you�此 �no�察 �certainly not。 In the warmth of the
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