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gradually yielding to the better hopes which her  looks�察  �or  words�察�

or actions occasionally encouraged�察�it had been vanquished at last 

by those sentiments and those tones which had reached him while 

she     talked    with    Captain     Harville�察   �and     under    the    irresistible 

governance of which he had seized a   sheet  of  paper�察�and   poured 

out his feelings。 

    Of   what   he   had   then   written�察  �nothing   was   to   be   retracted   or 

qualified。   He   persisted   in      having   loved     none    but   her。  She    had 

never been supplanted。 He never even believed himself to see her 

equal。 Thus much indeed he was obliged to acknowledge!that he 

had been constant unconsciously�察�nay unintentionally�察�that he had 

meant to forget her�察�and believed it to be done。 He had imagined 

himself   indifferent�察  �when   he   had   only   been   angry�察  �and   he   had 

been   unjust   to   her   merits�察  �because   he   had   been   a   sufferer   from 

them。 Her character was now fixed on his mind as perfection itself�察�

maintaining the loveliest medium of fortitude and gentleness�察�but 

he   was   obliged   to   acknowledge   that   only   at   Uppercross   had   he 

learnt     to  do   her   justice�察  �and    only   at  Lyme      had   he   begun     to 

understand himself。 

    At  Lyme�察  �he   had   received   lessons   of   more   than   one   sort。   The 

passing admiration of Mr。 Elliot had at least roused him�察�and the 

scenes      on   the   Cobb    and    at   Captain     Harville¨s    had    fixed   her 

superiority。 

    In his preceding attempts to attach himself to Louisa Musgrove 

��the attempts of angry pride���察�he protested that he had for ever felt 

it   to   be  impossible�察    �that   he  had   not   cared�察   �could    not   care�察 �for 

Louisa�察  �though   till   that   day�察  �till   the   leisure   for   reflection   which 

followed   it�察  �he   had   not   understood   the   perfect   excellence   of   the 

mind   with   which   Louisa¨s   could   so   ill   bear   a   comparison�察  �or   the 



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perfect  unrivalled   hold it  possessed   over   his   own。   There�察  �he   had 

learnt  to  distinguish  between  the   steadiness   of   principle   and   the 

obstinacy of self´will�察�between the darings of heedlessness and the 

resolution   of   a   collected   mind。   There   he   had   seen   everything   to 

exalt in his estimation the woman he had lost�察�and there begun to 

deplore the pride�察�the folly�察�the madness of resentment�察�which had 

kept him from trying to regain her when thrown in his way。 

    From   that  period   his   penance   had   become   severe。   He   had   no 

sooner been free from the horror and remorse attending the first 

few days of Louisa¨s accident�察�no sooner begun to feel himself alive 

again�察    �than   he   had   begun     to   feel  himself�察  �though     alive�察  �not  at 

liberty。 

    ^I   found�察院    �said   he�察   �that   I  was    considered      by   Harville     an 

engaged   man�   �That   neither   Harville   nor   his   wife   entertained   a 

doubt of our mutual attachment。 I was startled and shocked。 To a 

degree�察    �I  could    contradict   this   instantly�察    �but�察 �when     I  began    to 

reflect that others might have felt the same!her own family�察�nay�察�

perhaps herself�察�I was no longer at my own disposal。 I was hers in 

honour if she wished it。 I had been unguarded。 I had not thought 

seriously   on     this   subject   before。    I  had   not   considered      that   my 

excessive      intimacy   must      have    its  danger    of   ill  consequence      in 

many ways�察�and that I had no  right  to  be   trying  whether  I   could 

attach  myself   to  either  of  the   girls�察  �at  the   risk   of   raising   even   an 

unpleasant       report�察   �were    there   no   other    ill  effects。  I  had   been 

grossly wrong�察�and must abide the consequences。 ̄ 

    He found too late�察�in short�察�that he had entangled himself�察�and 

that   precisely   as   he   became   fully   satisfied   of   his   not   caring   for 

Louisa      at  all�察 �he  must    regard    himself     as  bound     to  her�察  �if  her 

sentiments        for   him     were     what     the    Harvilles     supposed。       It 



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determined him to leave Lyme�察�and   await  her  complete   recovery 

elsewhere。 He would gladly weaken�察�by any fair means�察�whatever 

feelings or speculations concerning him might exist�察�and he went�察�

therefore�察    �to  his  brother¨s�察   �meaning      after   a  while    to  return   to 

Kellynch�察�and act as circumstances might require。 

    ^I was six weeks with Edward�察院�said he�察 �and saw him happy。 I 

could have no other pleasure。 I deserved none。 He enquired after 

you  very  particularly�察  �asked   even   if   you   were   personally   altered�察�

little suspecting that to my eye you could never alter。 ̄ 

    Anne smiled�察�and let it pass。 It was too pleasing a blunder for a 

reproach。 It is something for a woman to be assured�察�in her eight´ 

and´twentieth   year�察      �that   she   has   not   lost  one   charm     of  earlier 

youth�察�but the value of such homage was inexpressibly increased 

to Anne�察�by comparing it  with  former  words�察  �and  feeling  it  to  be 

the result�察�not the cause of a revival of his warm attachment。 

    He had remained in Shropshire�察�lamenting the blindness of his 

own   pride�察  �and   the   blunders   of   his   own   calculations�察  �till   at   once 

released from Louisa by the astonishing and felicitous intelligence 

of her engagement with Benwick。 

    ^Here�察院�said he�察 �ended the worst of my state�察�for now I could at 

least  put   myself  in   the   way   of   happiness�察  �I   could   exert   myself�察  �I 

could   do   something。   But   to   be   waiting   so   long   in   inaction�察  �and 

waiting     only   for   evil�察 �had   been    dreadful。    Within     the  first  five 

minutes I said�察 �I will be at Bath on Wednesday�察� and I was。 Was it 

unpardonable   to  think it  worth  my  while   to  come�拭 �and   to   arrive 

with  some   degree   of  hope�拭 �You  were   single。  It  was   possible  that 

you    might     retain   the   feelings    of  the   past�察 �as   I  did�察 �and    one 

encouragement happened to be mine。 I could never doubt that you 

would   be   loved   and   sought   by   others�察  �but   I   knew   to   a   certainty 



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that you had refused one man�察�at least�察�of better pretensions than 

myself�此�and I could not help often saying�察�Was this for me�拭院�

    Their first meeting in Milsom´street afforded much  to  be said�察�

but the concert still more。 That evening seemed to be made up of 

exquisite   moments。   The   moment   of   her   stepping   forward   in   the 

Octagon      Room      to  speak    to  him�察   �the  moment       of  Mr。   Elliot¨s 

appearing      and    tearing    her  away�察   �and    one   or  two   subsequent 

moments�察  �marked by  returning  hope   or  increasing  despondency�察�

were dwelt on with energy。 

    ^To see you�察院�cried he�察 �in the midst of those who could not be 

my well´wishers�察�to see your cousin close by you�察�conversing and 

smiling�察�and feel all the horrible eligibilities and

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