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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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