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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  

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