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my well´wishers�察�to see your cousin close by you�察�conversing and
smiling�察�and feel all the horrible eligibilities and proprieties of the
match� �To consider it as the certain wish of every being who could
hope to influence you� �Even if your own feelings were reluctant or
indifferent�察�to consider what powerful supports would be his� �Was
it not enough to make the fool of me which I appeared�拭�How could
I look on without agony�拭�Was not the very sight of the friend who
sat behind you�察 �was not the recollection of what had been�察 �the
knowledge of her influence�察�the indelible�察�immoveable impression
of what persuasion had once done!was it not all against me�拭院�
^You should have distinguished�察院 �replied Anne。 ^You should
not have suspected me now�察�the case is so different�察�and my age is
so different。 If I was wrong in yielding to persuasion once�察�
remember that it was to persuasion exerted on the side of safety�察�
not of risk。 When I yielded�察�I thought it was to duty�察 �but no duty
could be called in aid here。 In marrying a man indifferent to me�察�
all risk would have been incurred�察�and all duty violated。 ̄
^Perhaps I ought to have reasoned thus�察院 �he replied�察 �but I
could not。 I could not derive benefit from the late knowledge I had
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acquired of your character。 I could not bring it into play�察 �it was
overwhelmed�察 �buried�察 �lost in those earlier feelings which I had
been smarting under year after year。 I could think of you only as
one who had yielded�察 �who had given me up�察 �who had been
influenced by any one rather than by me。 I saw you with the very
person who had guided you in that year of misery。 I had no reason
to believe her of less authority now。!The force of habit was to be
added。 ̄
^I should have thought�察院 �said Anne�察 �that my manner to
yourself might have spared you much or all of this。 ̄
^No�察 �no� �your manner might be only the ease which your
engagement to another man would give。 I left you in this belief�察�
and yet!I was determined to see you again。 My spirits rallied with
the morning�察 �and I felt that I had still a motive for remaining
here。 ̄
At last Anne was at home again�察 �and happier than any one in
that house could have conceived。 All the surprise and suspense�察�
and every other painful part of the morning dissipated by this
conversation�察�she re´entered the house so happy as to be obliged
to find an alloy in some momentary apprehensions of its being
impossible to last。 An interval of meditation�察�serious and grateful�察�
was the best corrective of everything dangerous in such high´
wrought felicity�察�and she went to her room�察�and grew steadfast and
fearless in the thankfulness of her enjoyment。
The evening came�察 �the drawing´rooms were lighted up�察 �the
company assembled。 It was but a card party�察�it was but a mixture
of those who had never met before�察�and those who met too often!
a commonplace business�察�too numerous for intimacy�察�too small for
variety�察 �but Anne had never found an evening shorter。 Glowing
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and lovely in sensibility and happiness�察 �and more generally
admired than she thought about or cared for�察�she had cheerful or
forbearing feelings for every creature around her。 Mr。 Elliot was
there�察�she avoided�察�but she could pity him。 The Wallises�察�she had
amusement in understanding them。 Lady Dalrymple and Miss
Carteret�察�they would soon be innoxious cousins to her。 She cared
not for Mrs。 Clay�察 �and had nothing to blush for in the public
manners of her father and sister。 With the Musgroves�察 �there was
the happy chat of perfect ease�察 �with Captain Harville�察 �the kind´
hearted intercourse of brother and sister�察 �with Lady Russell�察�
attempts at conversation�察 �which a delicious consciousness cut
short�察 �with Admiral and Mrs。 Croft�察 �everything of peculiar
cordiality and fervent interest�察 �which the same consciousness
sought to conceal�察�and with Captain Wentworth�察�some moments
of communications continually occurring�察�and always the hope of
more�察�and always the knowledge of his being there� �
It was in one of these short meetings�察�each apparently occupied
in admiring a fine display of greenhouse plants�察�that she said!
^I have been thinking over the past�察 �and trying impartially to
judge of the right and wrong�察�I mean with regard to myself�察�and I
must believe that I was right�察�much as I suffered from it�察�that I was
perfectly right in being guided by the friend whom you will love
better than you do now。 To me�察�she was in the place of a parent。
Do not mistake me�察�however。 I am not saying that she did not err
in her advice。 It was�察�perhaps�察�one of those cases in which advice is
good or bad only as the event decides�察�and for myself�察�I certainly
never should�察�in any circumstance of tolerable similarity�察�give such
advice。 But I mean�察�that I was right in submitting to her�察�and that
if I had done otherwise�察�I should have suffered more in continuing
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the engagement than I did even in giving it up�察�because I should
have suffered in my conscience。 I have now�察 �as far as such a
sentiment is allowable in human nature�察 �nothing to reproach
myself with�察�and if I mistake not�察�a strong sense of duty is no bad
part of a woman¨s portion。 ̄
He looked at her�察�looked at Lady Russell�察�and looking again at
her�察�replied�察�as if in cool deliberation�察�
^Not yet。 But there are hopes of her being forgiven in time。 I
trust to being in charity with her soon。 But I too have been
thinking over the past�察 �and a question has suggested itself�察�
whether there may not have been one person more my enemy
even than that lady�拭�My own self。 Tell me if�察 �when I returned to
England in the year eight�察�with a few thousand pounds�察�and was
posted into the Laconia�察 �if I had then written to you�察 �would you
have answered my letter�拭�Would you�察�in short�察�have renewed the
engagement then�拭院�
^Would I� 院 �was all her answer�察 �but the accent was decisive
enough。
^Good God� 院�he cried�察 �you would� �It is not that I did not think
of it�察�or desire it�察�as what could alone crown all my other success�察�
but I was proud�察�too proud to ask again。 I did not understand you。
I shut my eyes�察�and would not understand you�察�or do you justice。
This is a recollection which ought to make me forgive every one
sooner than myself。 Six years of separation and suffering might
have been spared。 It is a sort of pain�察 �too�察 �which is new to me。 I
have been used to the gratification of believing myself to ea