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through   him�察  �I   should   be   continually   hearing   of   your   father   and 

sister。    He    described      one    Miss     Elliot�察  �and    I   thought     very 

affectionately of the other。 ̄ 

    ^Perhaps�察院      �cried    Anne�察    �struck     by   a   sudden      idea�察    �you 

sometimes spoke of me to Mr。 Elliot�拭院�

    ^To be sure I did�察�very often。 I used to boast of my  own Anne 

Elliot�察�and vouch for your being a very different creature from! ̄ 

    She checked herself just in time。 

    ^This accounts for something which Mr。 Elliot said last night�察院�

cried Anne。 ^This explains it。 I found he had been used to hear of 

me。   I   could   not   comprehend   how。   What   wild   imaginations            one 

forms where dear self is concerned� �How sure to be mistaken� �But 

I beg your pardon�察�I have interrupted you。 Mr。 Elliot married then 

completely   for   money�拭  �The   circumstances�察  �probably�察  �which   first 

opened your eyes to his character。 ̄ 

    Mrs。   Smith   hesitated   a   little   here。   ^Oh�   �those   things   are   too 



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common。        When      one   lives   in   the   world�察   �a   man     or  woman¨s 

marrying for money is too common to strike one as it ought。 I was 

very   young�察  �and   associated   only   with   the   young�察  �and   we   were   a 

thoughtless�察�gay set�察�without any strict rules of conduct。 We lived 

for   enjoyment。      I  think    differently    now�察   �time   and   sickness     and 

sorrow have given me other notions�察�but at that period I must own 

I saw nothing reprehensible in what Mr。 Elliot was doing。 `To do 

the best for himself�察� passed as a duty。 ̄ 

    ^But was not she a very low woman�拭院�

    ^Yes�察  �which   I   objected   to�察  �but   he   would   not   regard。     Money�察�

money�察     �was    all  that  he   wanted。     Her   father   was    a  grazier�察  �her 

grandfather had been a butcher�察�but that was all nothing。 She was 

a fine woman�察�had had   a decent  education�察  �was   brought  forward 

by some cousins�察�thrown by chance into Mr。 Elliot¨s company�察�and 

fell in love with him�察�and not a difficulty or a scruple was there on 

his   side�察  �with   respect   to   her   birth。   All   his   caution   was   spent   in 

being     secured     of   the   real   amount      of  her   fortune�察   �before     he 

committed   himself。   Depend   upon   it�察  �whatever   esteem   Mr。   Elliot 

may have for his own situation in life now�察�as a young man he had 

not   the   smallest   value   for   it。   His   chance   for   the   Kellynch   estate 

was something�察�but all the honour of the family he held as cheap 

as   dirt。   I   have   often   heard   him   declare�察  �that   if   baronetcies   were 

saleable�察    �anybody      should    have    his   for  fifty  pounds�察    �arms    and 

motto�察�name and livery included�察�but I will not pretend to repeat 

half  that  I   used   to  hear  him say  on  that  subject。   It   would   not  be 

fair�察  �and   yet   you   ought   to   have   proof�察   �for  what    is  all  this  but 

assertion�察�and you shall have proof。 ̄ 

    ^Indeed�察�my dear Mrs。 Smith�察�I want none�察院�cried Anne。 ^You 

have asserted nothing contradictory to what Mr。 Elliot appeared to 



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be some years ago。 This is all in confirmation�察�rather�察�of what we 

used   to   hear   and   believe。    I  am   more   curious     to   know   why   he 

should be so different now。 ̄ 

    ^But  for  my  satisfaction�察�if  you  will   have   the   goodness   to   ring 

for Mary!stay�察�I am sure you will have the still greater goodness 

of   going   yourself   into   my   bedroom�察  �and   bringing   me   the   small 

inlaid box which you will find on the upper shelf of the closet。 ̄ 

    Anne�察  �seeing   her   friend   to   be   earnestly   bent   on   it�察  �did   as   she 

was desired。 The box was brought and placed before her�察�and Mrs。 

Smith�察�sighing over it as she unlocked it�察�said�察�

    ^This is full of papers belonging to him�察�to my husband�察�a small 

portion only of what I had to look over when I lost him。 The letter I 

am   looking   for   was   one   written   by   Mr。   Elliot   to   him   before   our 

marriage�察�and happened to be saved�察�why�察�one can hardly imagine。 

But he was careless and immethodical�察�like other men�察�about those 

things�察  �and   when   I   came   to   examine   his   papers�察  �I   found   it   with 

others still more trivial�察�from different  people scattered   here  and 

there�察  �while   many   letters   and   memorandums   of   real   importance 

had been destroyed。 Here it is。 I would not burn it�察�because being 

even then very little satisfied with Mr。 Elliot�察�I was determined to 

preserve every document of former intimacy。 I have now another 

motive for being glad that I can produce it。 ̄ 

    This was the letter�察�directed to ^Charles Smith�察�Esq。 Tunbridge 

Wells�察院�and dated from London�察�as far back as July�察�1803�此�



^Dear Smith�察�

    ^I have received yours。 Your kindness almost overpowers me。 I 

wish nature had made such hearts as yours more common�察�but  I 

have   lived   three   and   twenty   years   in   the   world�察  �and   have   seen 



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none     like   it。  At  present�察   �believe    me�察  �I  have    no   need    of  your 

services�察  �being   in   cash   again。   Give   me   joy�此  �I   have   got   rid   of   Sir 

Walter   and      Miss。   They   are    gone   back    to   Kellynch�察  �and    almost 

made   me   swear   to   visit   them   this   summer�察  �but   my   first   visit   to 

Kellynch  will   be  with  a   surveyor�察  �to  tell   me   how   to   bring   it   with 

best  advantage   to  the   hammer。   The   baronet�察�nevertheless�察  �is   not 

unlikely     to  marry     again�察   �he   is  quite   fool  enough。      If  he  does�察�

however�察     �they   will   leave   me   in  peace�察   �which    may   be    a  decent 

equivalent for the reversion。 He is worse than last year。 

    ^I wish I had any name but Elliot。 I am sick of it。 The name of 

Walter  I can   drop�察  �thank  God� �and   I   desire   you   will   never   insult 

me with my second W。 again�察�meaning�察�for the rest of my life�察�to be 

only yours truly�察�

                                                                       Wm。 Elliot。 ̄ 



    Such a letter could not be read without putting Anne in a glow�察�

and Mrs。 Smith�察�observing the high colour in her face�察�said�察�

    ^The  language�察  �I   know�察  �is  highly  disrespectful。   Though   I   have 

forgot the exact terms�察�I have a perfect impression of the general 

meaning。   But  it shows   you   the   man。   Mark   his   professions   to  my 

poor husband。 Can any thing be stronger�拭院�

    Anne      could     not    immediately        get    over    the    shock      and 

mortification of finding such words applied to her father。 She was 

obliged to recollect that her seeing the letter was a violation of the 

laws of honour�察�that no one ought to be judged or to be known by 

such   testimonies�察  �that  no   private   correspondence   could   bear   the 

eye of others�察�before she could recover calmness enough to return 

the letter which she had been meditating over�察�and say�察�

    ^Thank you。 This is full proof undoubtedly�察�proof of every thing 



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