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^No�察 �I thank you�此 �no�察 �certainly not。 In the warmth of the
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moment�察�and under a mistaken impression�察�I might�察�perhaps�察�have
endeavoured to interest you in some circumstances�察�but not now。
No�察�I thank you�察�I have nothing to trouble you with。 ̄
^I think you spoke of having known Mr。 Elliot many years�拭院�
^I did。 ̄
^Not before he was married�察�I suppose�拭院�
^Yes�察�he was not married when I knew him first。 ̄
^And!were you much acquainted�拭院�
^Intimately。 ̄
^Indeed� �Then do tell me what he was at that time of life。 I have
a great curiosity to know what Mr。 Elliot was as a very young man。
Was he at all such as he appears now�拭院�
^I have not seen Mr。 Elliot these three years�察院�was Mrs。 Smith¨s
answer�察 �given so gravely that it was impossible to pursue the
subject farther�察�and Anne felt that she had gained nothing but an
increase of curiosity。 They were both silent!Mrs。 Smith very
thoughtful。 At last�察�
^I beg your pardon�察 �my dear Miss Elliot�察院 �she cried�察 �in her
natural tone of cordiality�察 �I beg your pardon for the short answers
I have been giving you�察�but I have been uncertain what I ought to
do。 I have been doubting and considering as to what I ought to tell
you。 There were many things to be taken into the account。 One
hates to be officious�察 �to be giving bad impressions�察 �making
mischief。 Even the smooth surface of family´union seems worth
preserving�察 �though there may be nothing durable beneath。
However�察�I have determined�察�I think I am right�察�I think you ought
to be made acquainted with Mr。 Elliot¨s real character。 Though I
fully believe that�察�at present�察�you have not the smallest intention of
accepting him�察 �there is no saying what may happen。 You might�察�
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some time or other�察�be differently affected towards him。 Hear the
truth�察 �therefore�察 �now�察 �while you are unprejudiced。 Mr。 Elliot is a
man without heart or conscience�察�a designing�察�wary�察�cold´blooded
being�察 �who thinks only of himself�察 �whom for his own interest or
ease�察�would be guilty of any cruelty�察 �or any treachery�察 �that could
be perpetrated without risk of his general character。 He has no
feeling for others。 Those whom he has been the chief cause of
leading into ruin�察�he can neglect and desert without the smallest
compunction。 He is totally beyond the reach of any sentiment of
justice or compassion。 Oh� �he is black at heart�察�hollow and black� 院�
Anne¨s astonished air�察 �and exclamation of wonder�察 �made her
pause�察�and in a calmer manner�察�she added�察�
^My expressions startle you。 You must allow for an injured�察�
angry woman。 But I will try to command myself。 I will not abuse
him。 I will only tell you what I have found him。 Facts shall speak。
He was the intimate friend of my dear husband�察�who trusted and
loved him�察�and thought him as good as himself。 The intimacy had
been formed before our marriage。 I found them most intimate
friends�察�and I�察�too�察�became excessively pleased with Mr。 Elliot�察�and
entertained the highest opinion of him。 At nineteen�察 �you know�察�
one does not think very seriously�察 �but Mr。 Elliot appeared to me
quite as good as others�察 �and much more agreeable than most
others�察�and we were almost always together。 We were principally
in town�察 �living in very good style。 He was then the inferior in
circumstances�察�he was then the poor one�察�he had chambers in the
Temple�察 �and it was as much as he could do to support the
appearance of a gentleman。 He had always a home with us
whenever he chose it�察 �he was always welcome�察 �he was like a
brother。 My poor Charles�察�who had the finest�察�most generous spirit
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in the world�察�would have divided his last farthing with him�察�and I
know that his purse was open to him�察�I know that he often assisted
him。 ̄
^This must have been about that very period of Mr。 Elliot¨s
life�察院�said Anne�察 �which has always excited my particular curiosity。
It must have been about the same time that he became known to
my father and sister。 I never knew him myself�察�I only heard of him�察�
but there was a something in his conduct then�察�with regard to my
father and sister�察 �and afterwards in the circumstances of his
marriage�察�which I never could quite reconcile with present times。
It seemed to announce a different sort of man。 ̄
^I know it all�察 �I know it all�察院 �cried Mrs。 Smith。 ^He had been
introduced to Sir Walter and your sister before I was acquainted
with him�察�but I heard him speak of them for ever。 I know he was
invited and encouraged�察�and I know he did not choose to go。 I can
satisfy you�察�perhaps�察�on points which you would little expect�察�and
as to his marriage�察�I knew all about it at the time。 I was privy to all
the fors and againsts�察 �I was the friend to whom he confided his
hopes and plans�察 �and though I did not know his wife previously
��her inferior situation in society�察 �indeed�察 �rendered that
impossible���察�yet I knew her all her life afterwards�察�or�察�at least�察�till
within the last two years of her life�察�and can answer any question
you may wish to put。 ̄
^Nay�察院�said Anne�察 �I have no particular enquiry to make about
her。 I have always understood they were not a happy couple。 But I
should like to know why�察�at that time of his life�察 �he should slight
my father¨s acquaintance as he did。 My father was certainly
disposed to take very kind and proper notice of him。 Why did Mr。
Elliot draw back�拭院�
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^Mr。 Elliot�察院�replied Mrs。 Smith�察 �at that period of his life�察�had
one object in view!to make his fortune�察�and by a rather quicker
process than the law。 He was determined to make it by marriage。
He was determined�察 �at least�察 �not to mar it by an imprudent
marriage�察 �and I know it was his belief ��whether justly or not�察 �of
course I cannot decide���察 �that your father and sister�察 �in their
civilities and invitations�察�were designing a match between the heir
and the young lady�察 �and it was impossible that such a match
should have answered his ideas of wealth and independence。 That
was his motive for drawing back�察�I can assure you。 He told me the
whole story。 He had no concealments with me。 It was curious�察�that
having just left you behind me in Bath�察 �my first and principal
acquaintance on marrying should be your cousin�察 �and that�察�
through him�察 �I should be continually hearing of your