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together at Lyme�察�and grieving for him�拭�I little thought then!but
no matter。 This was drawn at the Cape。 He met with a clever
young German artist at the Cape�察 �and in compliance with a
promise to my poor sister�察�sat to him�察�and was bringing it home for
her�察 �and I have now the charge of getting it properly set for
another� �It was a commission to me� �But who else was there to
employ�拭 �I hope I can allow for him。 I am not sorry�察 �indeed�察 �to
make it over to another。 He undertakes it ̄!��looking towards
Captain Wentworth�� ^he is writing about it now。 ̄ And with a
quivering lip he wound up the whole by adding�察 �Poor Fanny� �she
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would not have forgotten him so soon� 院�
^No�察院 �replied Anne�察 �in a low�察 �feeling voice。 ^That I can easily
believe。 ̄
^It was not in her nature。 She doated on him。 ̄
^It would not be the nature of any woman who truly loved。 ̄
Captain Harville smiled�察�as much as to say�察 �Do you claim that
for your sex�拭院�and she answered the question�察�smiling also�察 �Yes。
We certainly do not forget you as soon as you forget us。 It is�察�
perhaps�察�our fate rather than our merit。 We cannot help ourselves。
We live at home�察 �quiet�察 �confined�察�and our feelings prey upon us。
You are forced on exertion。 You have always a profession�察�
pursuits�察�business of some sort or other�察�to take you back into the
world immediately�察 �and continual occupation and change soon
weaken impressions。 ̄
^Granting your assertion that the world does all this so soon for
men ��which�察 �however�察 �I do not think I shall grant���察 �it does not
apply to Benwick。 He has not been forced upon any exertion。 The
peace turned him on shore at the very moment�察�and he has been
living with us�察�in our little family circle�察�ever since。 ̄
^True�察院�said Anne�察 �very true�察�I did not recollect�察�but what shall
we say now�察�Captain Harville�拭�If the change be not from outward
circumstances�察 �it must be from within�察 �it must be nature�察 �man¨s
nature�察�which has done the business for Captain Benwick。 ̄
^No�察 �no�察 �it is not man¨s nature。 I will not allow it to be more
man¨s nature than woman¨s to be inconstant and forget those they
do love�察 �or have loved。 I believe the reverse。 I believe in a true
analogy between our bodily frames and our mental�察 �and that as
our bodies are the strongest�察 �so are our feelings�察 �capable of
bearing most rough usage�察�and riding out the heaviest weather。 ̄
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^Your feelings may be the strongest�察院 �replied Anne�察 �but the
same spirit of analogy will authorise me to assert that ours are the
most tender。 Man is more robust than woman�察 �but he is not
longer´lived�察�which exactly explains my view of the nature of their
attachments。 Nay�察 �it would be too hard upon you�察 �if it were
otherwise。 You have difficulties�察 �and privations�察 �and dangers
enough to struggle with。 You are always labouring and toiling�察�
exposed to every risk and hardship。 Your home�察�country�察�friends�察�
all quitted。 Neither time�察 �nor health�察 �nor life�察 �to be called your
own。 It would be hard�察 �indeed ̄ ��with a faltering voice���察 �if
woman¨s feelings were to be added to all this。 ̄
^We shall never agree upon this question ̄!Captain Harville
was beginning to say�察�when a slight noise called their attention to
Captain Wentworth¨s hitherto perfectly quiet division of the room。
It was nothing more than that his pen had fallen down�察�but Anne
was startled at finding him nearer than she had supposed�察�and half
inclined to suspect that the pen had only fallen because he had
been occupied by them�察�striving to catch sounds�察�which yet she did
not think he could have caught。
^Have you finished your letter�拭院�said Captain Harville。
^Not quite�察�a few lines more。 I shall have done in five minutes。 ̄
^There is no hurry on my side。 I am only ready whenever you
are。!I am in very good anchorage here�察院。�smiling at Anne�撮� ^well
supplied�察 �and want for nothing。!No hurry for a signal at all。!
Well�察 �Miss Elliot�察院 。�lowering his voice�� ^as I was saying we shall
never agree�察 �I suppose�察 �upon this point。 No man and woman
would�察�probably。 But let me observe that all histories are against
you!all stories�察 �prose and verse。 If I had such a memory as
Benwick�察 �I could bring you fifty quotations in a moment on my
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side the argument�察�and I do not think I ever opened a book in my
life which had not something to say upon woman¨s inconstancy。
Songs and proverbs�察 �all talk of woman¨s fickleness。 But perhaps
you will say�察�these were all written by men。 ̄
^Perhaps I shall。!Yes�察 �yes�察 �if you please�察 �no reference to
examples in books。 Men have had every advantage of us in telling
their own story。 Education has been theirs in so much higher a
degree�察�the pen has been in their hands。 I will not allow books to
prove any thing。 ̄
^But how shall we prove any thing�拭院�
^We never shall。 We never can expect to prove any thing upon
such a point。 It is a difference of opinion which does not admit of
proof。 We each begin�察�probably�察�with a little bias towards our own
sex�察 �and upon that bias build every circumstance in favour of it
which has occurred within our own circle�察 �many of which
circumstances ��perhaps those very cases which strike us the most��
may be precisely such as cannot be brought forward without
betraying a confidence�察�or in some respect saying what should not
be said。 ̄
^Ah� 院 �cried Captain Harville�察 �in a tone of strong feeling�察 �if I
could but make you comprehend what a man suffers when he
takes a last look at his wife and children�察�and watches the boat that
he has sent them off in�察 �as long as it is in sight�察 �and then turns
away and says�察 �God knows whether we ever meet again� � And
then�察�if I could convey to you the glow of his soul when he does see
them again�察 �when�察 �coming back after a twelvemonth¨s absence�察�
perhaps�察�and obliged to put into another port�察 �he calculates how
soon it be possible to get them there�察 �pretending to deceive
himself�察�and saying�察 �They cannot be here till such a day�察� but all
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the while hoping for