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pass between two or three of the lady visitors�察�as if they believed
themselves quite in the secret。 It was evident that the report
concerning her had spread�察 �and a short pause succeeded�察 �which
seemed to ensure that it would now spread farther。
^Do come�察�Anne ̄ cried Mary�察 �come and look yourself。 You will
be too late if you do not make haste。 They are parting�察 �they are
shaking hands。 He is turning away。 Not know Mr。 Elliot�察�indeed� �
You seem to have forgot all about Lyme。 ̄
To pacify Mary�察 �and perhaps screen her own embarrassment�察�
Anne did move quietly to the window。 She was just in time to
ascertain that it really was Mr。 Elliot�察 �which she had never
believed�察�before he disappeared on one side�察�as Mrs。 Clay walked
quickly off on the other�察 �and checking the surprise which she
could not but feel at such an appearance of friendly conference
between two persons of totally opposite interest�察�she calmly said�察�
^Yes�察�it is Mr。 Elliot�察�certainly。 He has changed his hour of going�察�I
suppose�察 �that is all!or I may be mistaken�察 �I might not attend�察院�
and walked back to her chair�察 �recomposed�察 �and with the
comfortable hope of having acquitted herself well。
The visitors took their leave�察 �and Charles�察 �having civilly seen
them off�察 �and then made a face at them�察 �and abused them for
coming�察�began with!
^Well�察�mother�察�I have done something for you that you will like。
I have been to the theatre�察�and secured a box for to´morrow night。
A¨n¨t I a good boy�拭�I know you love a play�察�and there is room for us
all。 It holds nine。 I have engaged Captain Wentworth。 Anne will
not be sorry to join us�察 �I am sure。 We all like a play。 Have not I
done well�察�mother�拭院�
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Mrs。 Musgrove was good humouredly beginning to express her
perfect readiness for the play�察�if Henrietta and all the others liked
it�察�when Mary eagerly interrupted her by exclaiming�察�
^Good heavens�察 �Charles� �how can you think of such a thing�拭�
Take a box for to´morrow night� �Have you forgot that we are
engaged to Camden´place to´morrow night�拭 �and that we were
most particularly asked to meet Lady Dalrymple and her
daughter�察�and Mr。 Elliot!all the principal family connexions!on
purpose to be introduced to them�拭�How can you be so forgetful�拭院�
^Phoo� �phoo� 院 �replied Charles�察 �what¨s an evening party�拭�
Never worth remembering。 Your father might have asked us to
dinner�察�I think�察�if he had wanted to see us。 You may do as you like�察�
but I shall go to the play。 ̄
^Oh� �Charles�察�I declare it will be too abominable if you do�察�when
you promised to go。 ̄
^No�察�I did not promise。 I only smirked and bowed�察�and said the
word `happy。¨ There was no promise。 ̄
^But you must go�察�Charles。 It would be unpardonable to fail。 We
were asked on purpose to be introduced。 There was always such a
great connexion between the Dalrymples and ourselves。 Nothing
ever happened on either side that was not announced
immediately。 We are quite near relations�察�you know�察�and Mr。 Elliot
too�察�whom you ought so particularly to be acquainted with� �Every
attention is due to Mr。 Elliot。 Consider�察 �my father¨s heir!the
future representative of the family。 ̄
^Don¨t talk to me about heirs and representatives�察院 �cried
Charles。 ^I am not one of those who neglect the reigning power to
bow to the rising sun。 If I would not go for the sake of your father�察�
I should think it scandalous to go for the sake of his heir。 What is
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Mr。 Elliot to me�拭院�
The careless expression was life to Anne�察�who saw that Captain
Wentworth was all attention�察�looking and listening with his whole
soul�察 �and that the last words brought his enquiring eyes from
Charles to herself。
Charles and Mary still talked on in the same style�察 �he�察 �half
serious and half jesting�察�maintaining the scheme for the play�察�and
she�察�invariably serious�察�most warmly opposing it�察�and not omitting
to make it known that�察�however determined to go to Camden´place
herself�察�she should not think herself very well used�察�if they went to
the play without her。 Mrs。 Musgrove interposed。
^We had better put it off。 Charles�察�you had much better go back
and change the box for Tuesday。 It would be a pity to be divided�察�
and we should be losing Miss Anne�察�too�察�if there is a party at her
father¨s�察�and I am sure neither Henrietta nor I should care at all
for the play�察�if Miss Anne could not be with us。 ̄
Anne felt truly obliged to her for such kindness�察 �and quite as
much so for the opportunity it gave her of decidedly saying!
^If it depended only on my inclination�察 �ma¨am�察 �the party at
home ��excepting on Mary¨s account�� would not be the smallest
impediment。 I have no pleasure in the sort of meeting�察�and should
be too happy to change it for a play�察 �and with you。 But�察 �it had
better not be attempted�察�perhaps。 ̄
She had spoken it�察 �but she trembled when it was done�察�
conscious that her words were listened to�察�and daring not even to
try to observe their effect。
It was soon generally agreed that Tuesday should be the day�察�
Charles only reserving the advantage of still teasing his wife�察 �by
persisting that he would go to the play to´morrow if nobody else
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would。
Captain Wentworth left his seat�察 �and walked to the fire´place�察�
probably for the sake of walking away from it soon afterwards�察�and
taking a station�察�with less bare´faced design�察�by Anne。
^You have not been long enough in Bath�察院�said he�察 �to enjoy the
evening parties of the place。 ̄
^Oh� �no。 The usual character of them has nothing for me。 I am
no card´player。 ̄
^You were not formerly�察�I know。 You did not use to like cards�察�
but time makes many changes。 ̄
^I am not yet so much changed�察院 �cried Anne�察 �and stopped�察�
fearing she hardly knew what misconstruction。 After waiting a few
moments he said!and as if it were the result of immediate
feeling!^It is a period�察�indeed� �Eight years and a half is a period。 ̄
Whether he would have proceeded farther was left to Anne¨s
imagination to ponder over in a calmer hour�察�for while still hearing
the sounds he had uttered�察 �she was startled to other subjects by
Henrietta�察�eager to make use of the present leisure for getting out�察�
and calling on her companions to lose no time�察�lest somebody else
should come in。
They were obliged to move。 Anne talked of being perfectly
ready�察�and tried to look it�察�but she felt that could Henrietta have
known