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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

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