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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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