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you were saying。 But why be acquainted with us now�拭院�
^I can explain this too�察院�cried Mrs。 Smith�察�smiling。
^Can you really�拭院�
^Yes。 I have shewn you Mr。 Elliot as he was a dozen years ago�察�
and I will shew him as he is now。 I cannot produce written proof
again�察�but I can give as authentic oral testimony as you can desire�察�
of what he is now wanting�察 �and what he is now doing。 He is no
hypocrite now。 He truly wants to marry you。 His present
attentions to your family are very sincere�察�quite from the heart。 I
will give you my authority�此�his friend Colonel Wallis。 ̄
^Colonel Wallis� �you are acquainted with him�拭院�
^No。 It does not come to me in quite so direct a line as that�察�it
takes a bend or two�察�but nothing of consequence。 The stream is as
good as at first�察�the little rubbish it collects in the turnings is easily
moved away。 Mr。 Elliot talks unreservedly to Colonel Wallis of his
views on you�察 �which said Colonel Wallis�察 �I imagine to be�察 �in
himself�察 �a sensible�察 �careful�察 �discerning sort of character�察 �but
Colonel Wallis has a very pretty silly wife�察�to whom he tells things
which he had better not�察 �and he repeats it all to her。 She in the
overflowing spirits of her recovery�察�repeats it all to her nurse�察�and
the nurse knowing my acquaintance with you�察 �very naturally
brings it all to me。 On Monday evening�察 �my good friend Mrs。
Rooke let me thus much into the secrets of Marlborough´
buildings。 When I talked of a whole history�察 �therefore�察 �you see I
was not romancing so much as you supposed。 ̄
^My dear Mrs。 Smith�察�your authority is deficient。 This will not
do。 Mr。 Elliot¨s having any views on me will not in the least
account for the efforts he made towards a reconciliation with my
father。 That was all prior to my coming to Bath。 I found them on
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the most friendly terms when I arrived。 ̄
^I know you did�察�I know it all perfectly�察�but! ̄
^Indeed�察�Mrs。 Smith�察�we must not expect to get real information
in such a line。 Facts or opinions which are to pass through the
hands of so many�察 �to be misconceived by folly in one�察 �and
ignorance in another�察�can hardly have much truth left。 ̄
^Only give me a hearing。 You will soon be able to judge of the
general credit due�察�by listening to some particulars which you can
yourself immediately contradict or confirm。 Nobody supposes that
you were his first inducement。 He had seen you indeed�察�before he
came to Bath�察�and admired you�察�but without knowing it to be you。
So says my historian�察 �at least。 Is this true�拭 �Did he see you last
summer or autumn�察 �somewhere down in the west�察� to use her own
words�察�without knowing it to be you�拭院�
^He certainly did。 So far it is very true。 At Lyme。 I happened to
be at Lyme。 ̄
^Well�察院 �continued Mrs。 Smith�察 �triumphantly�察 �grant my friend
the credit due to the establishment of the first point asserted。 He
saw you then at Lyme�察�and liked you so well as to be exceedingly
pleased to meet with you again in Camden´place�察 �as Miss Anne
Elliot�察 �and from that moment�察 �I have no doubt�察 �had a double
motive in his visits there。 But there was another�察 �and an earlier�察�
which I will now explain。 If there is anything in my story which
you know to be either false or improbable�察 �stop me。 My account
states�察 �that your sister¨s friend�察 �the lady now staying with you�察�
whom I have heard you mention�察 �came to Bath with Miss Elliot
and Sir Walter as long ago as September ��in short when they first
came themselves���察�and has been staying there ever since�察�that she
is a clever�察�insinuating�察�handsome woman�察�poor and plausible�察�and
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altogether such in situation and manner�察�as to give a general idea�察�
among Sir Walter¨s acquaintance�察 �of her meaning to be Lady
Elliot�察 �and as general a surprise that Miss Elliot should be
apparently blind to the danger。 ̄
Here Mrs。 Smith paused a moment�察�but Anne had not a word to
say�察�and she continued�察�
^This was the light in which it appeared to those who knew the
family�察�long before you returned to it�察�and Colonel Wallis had his
eye upon your father enough to be sensible of it�察�though he did not
then visit in Camden´place�察�but his regard for Mr。 Elliot gave him
an interest in watching all that was going on there�察�and when Mr。
Elliot came to Bath for a day or two�察�as he happened to do a little
before Christmas�察 �Colonel Wallis made him acquainted with the
appearance of things�察�and the reports beginning to prevail。!Now
you are to understand�察 �that time had worked a very material
change in Mr。 Elliot¨s opinions as to the value of a baronetcy。
Upon all points of blood and connexion he is a completely altered
man。 Having long had as much money as he could spend�察�nothing
to wish for on the side of avarice or indulgence�察 �he has been
gradually learning to pin his happiness upon the consequence he
is heir to。 I thought it coming on before our acquaintance ceased�察�
but it is now a confirmed feeling。 He cannot bear the idea of not
being Sir William。 You may guess�察 �therefore�察 �that the news he
heard from his friend could not be very agreeable�察 �and you may
guess what it produced�察�the resolution of coming back to Bath as
soon as possible�察 �and of fixing himself here for a time�察 �with the
view of renewing his former acquaintance�察�and recovering such a
footing in the family as might give him the means of ascertaining
the degree of his danger�察�and of circumventing the lady if he found
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it material。 This was agreed upon between the two friends as the
only thing to be done�察 �and Colonel Wallis was to assist in every
way that he could。 He was to be introduced�察�and Mrs。 Wallis was to
be introduced�察 �and everybody was to be introduced。 Mr。 Elliot
came back accordingly�察 �and on application was forgiven�察 �as you
know�察 �and re´admitted into the family�察 �and there it was his
constant object�察�and his only object ��till your arrival added another
motive���察 �to watch Sir Walter and Mrs。 Clay。 He omitted no
opportunity of being with them�察�threw himself in their way�察�called
at all hours�察�but I need not be particular on this subject。 You can
imagine what an artful man would do�察 �and with this guide�察�
perhaps�察�may recollect what you have seen him do。 ̄
^Yes�察院�said Anne�察 �you tell me nothing which does not accord
with what I have known�察 �or could imagine。 There is always
something offensive in the de