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was   little   to   distress   them   beyond   the   want   of   Graciousness      & 

Warmth。 Sir W。 made no objection�察�& Elizabeth did nothing worse 

than look cold & unconcerned。 Capt。 W。!with ♀25��000!& as high 

in   his   Profession    as  Merit   &   Activity   could   place    him�察  �was   no 

longer nobody。 He was now esteemed quite worthy to address the 

Daughter       of  a  foolish   spendthrift     Baronet�察    �who    had    not   had 

Principle or sense enough to maintain himself in the Situation in 

which Providence had placed him�察�& who could give his Daughter 

but a small part of the share of ten Thousand pounds which must 



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be her¨s hereafter。!Sir Walter indeed tho¨ he had no affection for 

his   Daughter  &   no  vanity  flattered   to  make   him   really   happy   on 

the occasion�察�was very far from thinking it a bad match for her。! 

On the contrary when he saw more of Capt。 W。 & eyed him well�察�

he   was   very   much   struck   by   his   personal   claims   &   felt   that  his 

superiority of appearance might be not unfairly  balanced   against 

her    superiority     of  Rank�察�and        all  this�察 �together     with   his   well´ 

sounding  name�察  �enabled  Sir W。   at last  to  prepare   his pen   with a 

very good grace for the insertion of the Marriage in the volume of 

Honour。!The           only   person     among      them     whose     opposition     of 

feelings could excite any serious anxiety�察�was Lady Russell。!Anne 

knew that Lady R。 must be suffering some pain in understanding 

&   relinquishing   Mr   E。   &   be   making   some   struggles   to   become 

truly acquainted with & do justice to Capt。 W。!This however�察�was 

what Lady R。 had now to do。 She must learn to feel that she had 

been   mistaken   with   regard   to   both!that   she   had   been   unfairly 

influenced       by   appearances       in  each!that�察      �because      Capt。   W。¨s 

manners had not suited her own ideas�察�she had been too quick in 

suspecting them to indicate a Character of dangerous Impetuosity�察�

& that because   Mr  Elliot¨s manners   had  precisely  pleased   her  in 

their propriety &   correctness�察  �their  general   politeness &   suavity�察�

she had been too quick in receiving them as the certain result of 

the    most    correct    opinions     &   well   regulated     Mind。    There     was 

nothing   less   for   Lady   R。   to   do   than   to   admit   that   she   had   been 

pretty   completely   wrong�察  �&   to   take   up   a   new   set   of   opinions   & 

hopes。!There is a quickness of perception in some�察�a nicety in the 

discernment   of   character!a   natural   Penetration   in   short   which 

no   Experience   in   others   can   equal!and   Lady   R。   had   been   less 

gifted   in   this  part  of  Understanding   than   her   young   friend�察�but 



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 she   was   a   very   good   Woman�察  �&   if   her   second   object   was   to   be 

 sensible   &   well   judging�察  �her   first   was   to   see    Anne     happy。     She 

 loved Anne better than she loved her own abilities!and when the 

 awkwardness of the Beginning was  over�察  �found   little   hardship   in 

 attaching   herself   as   a   Mother   to   the   Man   who   was   securing   the 

 happiness   of  her  Child。   Of all   the   family�察  �Mary  was   probably  the 

 one    most     immediately        gratified    by   the    circumstance。        It  was 

 creditable to have a  Sister  married�察  �and she   might  flatter  herself 

 that    she   had    been    greatly    instrumental       to  the   connection�察      �by 

 having Anne staying with her in the Autumn�察�& as her own Sister 

 must   be   better   than   her   Husbands   Sisters�察  �it   was   very   agreable 

 that   Captain   W。   should   be   a   richer   Man   than   either   Capt。   B。   or 

 Charles Hayter。!She had something to suffer perhaps when they 

 came into contact again�察  �in   seeing Anne   restored   to  the   rights   of 

 Seniority & the Mistress of a very pretty Landaulet!but she had a 

future    to   look   forward   to�察  �of   powerful   consolation!Anne   had   no 

 Uppercross Hall before   her�察  �no  Landed  Estate�察  �no  Headship   of a 

 family�察  �and   if   they   could   but   keep   Capt。   W。   from   being   made   a 

 Baronet�察�she would not change situations with Anne。!It would be 

well   for   the  Eldest    Sister   if   she   were   equally   satisfied   with  her 

 situation�察�for a change is not very probable there。!She had soon 

 the   mortification   of   seeing   Mr   E。   withdraw�察  �&   no   one   of   proper 

 condition has since presented himself to raise even the unfounded 

 hopes     which     sunk    with   him。    The     news    of   his   Cousin     Anne¨s 

 engagement burst on Mr Elliot most unexpectedly。 It deranged his 

 best   plan   of   domestic   Happiness�察  �his   best   hopes   of   keeping   Sir 

 Walter     single    by  the   watchfulness       which     a  son   in   law¨s   rights 

would have given!But tho¨ discomfited & disappointed�察�he could 

 still  do  something  for  his   own interest  &   his   own   enjoyment。   He 



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soon    quitted    Bath   and    on  Mrs    Clay¨s   quitting   it  likewise   soon 

afterwards       &   being    next   heard    of�察 �as   established     under    his 

Protection in London�察�it was evident how double a Game he  had 

been   playing�察  �&     how   determined      he   was   to  save   himself    from 

being cut out by one artful woman at least。!Mrs Clay¨s affections 

had overpowered her Interest�察�& she had sacrificed for the Young 

Man¨s sake�察�the possibility of scheming longer for Sir Walter�察�she 

has Abilities however as well as Affections�察�and it is now a doubtful 

point    whether     his  cunning     or  hers   may    finally   carry   the   day�察�

whether�察�after preventing her from being the wife of Sir Walter�察�he 

may not be wheedled & caressed at last into making her the wife 

of Sir William。 

    It cannot be doubted that Sir Walter & Elizabeth were shocked 

& mortified by the loss of their companion & the discovery of their 

deception in her。 They had their great cousins to be sure�察�to resort 

to   for   comfort!but   they   must   long   feel   that   to   flatter   &   follow 

others�察�without being flattered & followed themselves is but a state 

of half enjoyment。 

   Anne�察�satisfied at a very early period�察�of Lady Russell¨s meaning 

to love Capt。 W。 as she ought�察�had no other alloy to the happiness 

of   her   prospects�察    �than   what    arose    from   the   consciousness       of 

having no relations to bestow on him which a Man of Sense could 

value。!There�察        �she     felt   her    own     Inferiority     keenly。!The 

disproportion in their fortunes was nothing�察�it did not give her a 

moment¨s   regret�察�but   to   have   no   Family   to   receive   &   estimate 

him properly�察�nothing of respectability�察�of Harmony�察�of Goodwill to 

offer in return for all the Worth & all the prompt welcome which 

met her in his Brothers & Sisters�察�was a source of as lively pain�察�as 

her    Mind     could   well   be   sensible    of�察 �under     circumstances       of 



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