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<v Speaker 1>Chapter fifteen of Persuasion. This is a LibriVox recording. All

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<v Speaker 1>Elizabeth Klett. Persuasion by Jane Austen, Chapter fifteen. Sir Walter

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<v Speaker 1>had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty,

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<v Speaker 1>dignified situation such as becomes a man of consequence, and

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<v Speaker 1>both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction.

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<v Speaker 1>Anne entered it with a sinking heart, anticipating an imprisonment

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<v Speaker 1>of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, Oh, when

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<v Speaker 1>shall I leave you again? A degree of unexpected cordiality, however,

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<v Speaker 1>in the welcome she received did her good. Her father

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<v Speaker 1>and sister were glad to see her for the sake

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<v Speaker 1>of showing her the house and furniture, and man her

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<v Speaker 1>with kindness. Her making a fourth when they sat down

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<v Speaker 1>to dinner was noticed as an advantage. Missus Clay was

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<v Speaker 1>very pleasant and very smiling, but her courtesies and smiles

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<v Speaker 1>were more matter. Of course, Anne had always felt that

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<v Speaker 1>she would pretend what was proper on her arrival, but

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<v Speaker 1>the complaisance of the others was unlooked for. They were

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<v Speaker 1>evidently in excellent spirits, and she was soon to listen

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<v Speaker 1>to the causes. They had no inclination to listen to her.

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<v Speaker 1>After laying out for some compliments of being deeply regretted

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<v Speaker 1>in their old neighborhood, which Anne could not pay, they

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<v Speaker 1>had only a few faint enquiries to make before the

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<v Speaker 1>talk must be all their own. Upper Cross excited no

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<v Speaker 1>interest kellynch very little. It was all Bath. They had

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<v Speaker 1>the pleasure of assuring her that Bath more than answered

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<v Speaker 1>their expectations. In every respect. Their house was undoubtedly the

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<v Speaker 1>best in Camden Place. Their drawing rooms had many decided

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<v Speaker 1>advantages over all the other which they had either seen

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<v Speaker 1>or heard of, and the superiority was not less in

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<v Speaker 1>the style of the fitting up or the taste of

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<v Speaker 1>the furniture. Their acquaintance was exceedingly sought. After everybody was

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<v Speaker 1>wanting to visit them. They had drawn back from many introductions,

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<v Speaker 1>and still were perpetually having cards left by people of

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<v Speaker 1>whom they knew nothing. Here were funds of enjoyment. Could

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<v Speaker 1>Anne wonder that her father and sister were happy? She

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<v Speaker 1>might not wonder But she must sigh that her father

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<v Speaker 1>should feel no degradation in his change, should see nothing

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<v Speaker 1>to regret in the duties and dignity of the resident landholder,

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<v Speaker 1>should find so much to be vain of in the

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<v Speaker 1>littleness of a town. And she must sigh and smile

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<v Speaker 1>and wonder too, as Elizabeth threw open the folding doors

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<v Speaker 1>and walked with exultation from one drawing room to the other,

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<v Speaker 1>boasting of their space at the possibility of that woman

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<v Speaker 1>who had been mistress of Kellynch Hall finding extent to

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<v Speaker 1>be proud of between two walls, perhaps thirty feet asunder.

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<v Speaker 1>But this was not all which they had to make

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<v Speaker 1>them happy. They had mister Elliot too. Anne had a

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<v Speaker 1>great deal to hear of mister Eliot. He was not

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<v Speaker 1>only pardoned, they were delighted with him. He had been

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<v Speaker 1>in Bath about a fortnight. He had passed through Bath

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<v Speaker 1>in November in his way to London, when the intelligence

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<v Speaker 1>of Sir Walter's being settled there had of course reached him,

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<v Speaker 1>though only twenty four hours in the place, but he

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<v Speaker 1>had not been able to avail himself of it. But

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<v Speaker 1>he had now been a fortnight in Bath, and his

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<v Speaker 1>first object on arriving, had been to leave his card

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<v Speaker 1>in Camden Place, following it up by such assiduous endeavors

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<v Speaker 1>to meet, and when they did meet, by such great

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<v Speaker 1>openness of conduct, such readiness to apologize for the past,

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<v Speaker 1>such solicitude to be received as a relation again that

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<v Speaker 1>their former good understanding was completely re established. They had

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<v Speaker 1>not a fault to find in him. He had explained

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<v Speaker 1>away all the appearance of neglect on his own side.

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<v Speaker 1>It had originated in misapprehension entirely. He had never had

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<v Speaker 1>an idea of throwing himself off. He had feared that

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<v Speaker 1>he was thrown off, but knew not why, and delicacy

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<v Speaker 1>had kept him silent. Upon the hint of having spoken

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<v Speaker 1>disrespectfully or carelessly of the family and the family honors,

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<v Speaker 1>he was quite indignant. He who had ever boasted of

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<v Speaker 1>being an elliot, at whose feelings as to connection were

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<v Speaker 1>only too strict to suit the unfeudal tone of the

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<v Speaker 1>present day. He was astonished, indeed, But his character and

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<v Speaker 1>general conduct must refute it. He could refer, Sir Walter,

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<v Speaker 1>to all who knew him, and certainly the pains he

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<v Speaker 1>had been taking on this The first opportunity of reconciliation

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<v Speaker 1>to be restored to the footing of a relation, and

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<v Speaker 1>heir presumptive was a strong proof of his opinions on

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<v Speaker 1>the subject. The circumstances of his marriage, too, were found

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<v Speaker 1>to admit of much extenuation. This was an article not

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<v Speaker 1>to be entered on by himself, but a very intimate

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<v Speaker 1>friend of his, a Colonel Wallace, a highly respectable man,

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<v Speaker 1>perfectly the gentleman, and not an ill looking man, Sir

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<v Speaker 1>Walter added, who was living in very good style in

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<v Speaker 1>Marlborough buildings, and had, at his own particular request, been

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<v Speaker 1>admitted to their acquaintance through mister Eliot, had mentioned one

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<v Speaker 1>or two things relative to the marriage, which made a

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<v Speaker 1>material difference in the discredit of it. Colonel Wallace had

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<v Speaker 1>known mister Elliot long, had been well acquainted also with

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<v Speaker 1>his wife, had perfectly understood the whole story. She was

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<v Speaker 1>certainly not a woman of family, but well educated, accomplished, rich,

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<v Speaker 1>and excessively in love with his friend. There had been

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<v Speaker 1>the charm she had sought him. Without that attraction, not

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<v Speaker 1>all her money would have tempted Eliot, and Sir Walter

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<v Speaker 1>was moreover assured of her having been a very fine

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<v Speaker 1>woman here was a great deal to soften the business.

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<v Speaker 1>A very fine woman with a large fortune in love

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<v Speaker 1>with him. Sir Walter seemed to admit it as complete apology,

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<v Speaker 1>and though Elizabeth could not see the circumstance in quite

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<v Speaker 1>so favorable a light, she allowed it to be a

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<v Speaker 1>great extenuation. Mister Elliot had called repeatedly, had dined with

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<v Speaker 1>them once, evidently delighted by the distinction of being asked

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<v Speaker 1>for they gave no dinners in general, delighted in short

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<v Speaker 1>by every proof of cousinly notice and placing his whole

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<v Speaker 1>happiness in being on intimate terms in Camden Place. Anne listened,

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<v Speaker 1>but without quite understanding it. Allowances, large allowances she knew

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<v Speaker 1>must be made for the ideas of those who spoke.

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<v Speaker 1>She heard it all under embellishment. All that sounded extravagant

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<v Speaker 1>or irrational in the progress of the reconciliation might have

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<v Speaker 1>no origin but in the language of the relators. Still, however,

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<v Speaker 1>she had the sensation of their being something more than

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<v Speaker 1>immediately appeared in mister Elliot's wishing, after an interval of

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<v Speaker 1>so many years, to be well received by them. In

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<v Speaker 1>a worldly view, he had nothing to gain by being

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<v Speaker 1>on terms with Sir Walter, nothing to risk by a

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<v Speaker 1>state of variance. In all probability, he was already the

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<v Speaker 1>richer of them too, and the kelland estate would as

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<v Speaker 1>surely be his hereafter as the title a sensible man,

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<v Speaker 1>and he had looked like a very sensible man. Why

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<v Speaker 1>should it be an object to him? She could only

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<v Speaker 1>offer one solution. It was perhaps for Elizabeth's sake. There

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<v Speaker 1>might really have been a liking formerly, though convenience and

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<v Speaker 1>accident had drawn him a different way, And now that

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<v Speaker 1>he could afford to please himself, he might mean to

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<v Speaker 1>pay his addresses to her. Elizabeth was certainly very handsome,

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<v Speaker 1>with well bred, elegant manners, and her character might never

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<v Speaker 1>have been penetrated by mister Elliot knowing her, but in

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<v Speaker 1>public and when very young himself. How her temper and

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<v Speaker 1>understanding might bear the investigation of his present keener time

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<v Speaker 1>of life was another concern, and rather a fearful one.

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<v Speaker 1>Most earnestly did she wish that he might not be

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<v Speaker 1>too nice or too observant if Elizabeth were his object,

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<v Speaker 1>and that Elizabeth was disposed to believe herself so, and

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<v Speaker 1>that her friend, missus Clay was encouraging. The idea seemed

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<v Speaker 1>apparent by a glance or two between them. While mister

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<v Speaker 1>Elliot's frequent visits were talked of, Anne mentioned the glimpses

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<v Speaker 1>she had had of him at Lime, but without being

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<v Speaker 1>much attended to. No. Yes, perhaps it had been mister Eliot.

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<v Speaker 1>They did not know it might be him. Perhaps they

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<v Speaker 1>could not listen to her description of him. They were

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<v Speaker 1>describing him themselves. Sir Walter especially, he did justice to

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<v Speaker 1>his very gentlemanlike appearance, his air of elegance and fashion,

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<v Speaker 1>his good shaped face, his sensible eye. But at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time Master lament his being very much underhung, a

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<v Speaker 1>defect which time seemed to have increased. Nor could he

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<v Speaker 1>pretend to say that ten years had not altered almost

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<v Speaker 1>every feature of the worse. Mister Eliot appeared to think

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<v Speaker 1>that he Sir Walter, was looking exactly as he had

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<v Speaker 1>done when they last parted, but Sir Walter had not

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<v Speaker 1>been able to return the compliment entirely, which embarrassed him.

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<v Speaker 1>He did not mean to complain. However, mister Elliott was

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<v Speaker 1>better to look at than most men, and he had

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<v Speaker 1>no objection to being seen with him anywhere. Mister Elliot

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<v Speaker 1>and his friends in Marlborough Buildings were talked of the

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<v Speaker 1>hall evening. Colonel Wallace had been so impatient to be

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<v Speaker 1>introduced to them, and mister Elliot so anxious that he should.

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<v Speaker 1>And there was a Missus Wallace at present, known only

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<v Speaker 1>to them by description, as she was in daily expectation

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<v Speaker 1>of her confinement. But mister Elliot spoke of her as

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<v Speaker 1>a most charming woman, quite worthy of being known in

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<v Speaker 1>Camden Place, and as soon as she recovered they were

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<v Speaker 1>to be acquainted. Sir Walter thought much of Missus Wallace.

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<v Speaker 1>She was said to be an excessively pretty woman, beautiful.

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<v Speaker 1>He longed to see her. He hoped she might make

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<v Speaker 1>some amends for the many very plain faces he was

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<v Speaker 1>continually passing in the streets. The worst of Bath was

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<v Speaker 1>the number of its plain women. He did not mean

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<v Speaker 1>to say that there were no pretty women, but the

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<v Speaker 1>the number of the plane was out of all proportion.

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<v Speaker 1>He had frequently observed as he walked that one handsome

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<v Speaker 1>And once, as he had stood in a shop on

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<v Speaker 1>Bond Street, he had counted eighty seven women go by

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<v Speaker 1>It had been a frosty morning, to be sure, a

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<v Speaker 1>sharp frost which hardly one woman in a thousand could

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<v Speaker 1>stand the test of. But still there certainly were a

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<v Speaker 1>dreadful multitude of ugly women in Bath, And as for

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<v Speaker 1>the men, they were infinitely worse such scarecrows as the

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<v Speaker 1>streets were full of. It was evident how little the

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<v Speaker 1>women were used to the sight of anything tolerable by

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<v Speaker 1>the effect which a man of decent appearance produced. He

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<v Speaker 1>had never walked anywhere arm in arm with Colonel Wallace,

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<v Speaker 1>who was a fine military figure, though Sandy had without

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<v Speaker 1>observing that every woman's eye was upon him, Every woman's

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<v Speaker 1>eye was sure to be upon Colonel Wallace. Modest Sir Walter,

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<v Speaker 1>he was not allowed to escape. However, his daughter and

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<v Speaker 1>Missus Clay united in hinting that Colonel Wallace's companion might

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<v Speaker 1>have as good a figure as Colonel Wallace, and certainly

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<v Speaker 1>was not Sandy haired. How is Mary looking, said Sir Walter,

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<v Speaker 1>in the height of his good humor. The last time

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<v Speaker 1>I saw her she had a red nose. But I

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<v Speaker 1>hope that may not happen every day. Oh, no, that

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<v Speaker 1>must have been quite accidental. In general, she has been

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<v Speaker 1>in very good health and very good looks since michaelmas.

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<v Speaker 1>If I thought it would not tempt her to go

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<v Speaker 1>out in sharp winds and grow coarse, I would send

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<v Speaker 1>her a new hat and police. Anne was considering whether

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<v Speaker 1>she should venture to suggest that a gown or a

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<v Speaker 1>cap would not be liable to any such misuse when

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<v Speaker 1>a knock at the door suspended everything. A knock at

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<v Speaker 1>the door, and so late it was ten o'clock. Could

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<v Speaker 1>at Lansdowne Crescent. It was possible that he might stop

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<v Speaker 1>They could think of no one else. Missus Clay decidedly

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<v Speaker 1>with all the state which a butler and foot boy

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<v Speaker 1>could give. Mister Elliot was ushered into the room. It

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<v Speaker 1>was the same the very same man, with no difference

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<v Speaker 1>but of dress. Anne drew a little back, while the

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<v Speaker 1>others received his compliments and her sister his apologies for

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<v Speaker 1>calling it so unusual an hour. But he could not

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<v Speaker 1>be so near, without wishing to know that neither she

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<v Speaker 1>nor her friend had he can cold the day before,

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<v Speaker 1>et cetera, et cetera, which was all as politely done

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<v Speaker 1>and as politely taken as possible. But her part must follow. Then,

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<v Speaker 1>Sir Walter talked of his youngest daughter. Mister Elliot must

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<v Speaker 1>give him leave to present him to his youngest daughter.

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<v Speaker 1>There was no occasion for remembering Mary and Anne smiling

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<v Speaker 1>and blushing very because showed to mister Elliot the pretty

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<v Speaker 1>features which he had by no means forgotten, and instantly

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<v Speaker 1>saw with amusement at his little start of surprise that

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<v Speaker 1>he had not been at all aware of who she was.

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<v Speaker 1>He looked completely astonished, but not more astonished than pleased.

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<v Speaker 1>His eyes brightened, and with the most perfect alacrity, he

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<v Speaker 1>welcomed the relationship alluded to the past, and entreated to

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<v Speaker 1>be received as an acquaintance. Already he was quite as

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<v Speaker 1>good looking as he had appeared at lyme, his countenance

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<v Speaker 1>improved by speaking, and his manners were so exactly what

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<v Speaker 1>they ought to be, so polished, so easy, so particularly agreeable,

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<v Speaker 1>that she could compare them in excellence to only one

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<v Speaker 1>person's manners. They were not the same, but they were

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<v Speaker 1>perhaps equally good. He sat down with them and improved

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<v Speaker 1>their conversation very much. There could be no doubt of

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<v Speaker 1>his being a sensible man. Ten minutes were not to

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<v Speaker 1>certify that his tone, his expressions, his choice of subject,

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<v Speaker 1>his knowing where to stop, it was all the upper

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<v Speaker 1>ration of a sensible, discerning mind. As soon as he could,

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<v Speaker 1>he began to talk to her of Lyme, wanting to

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<v Speaker 1>compare opinions respecting the place, but especially wanting to speak

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<v Speaker 1>of the circumstances of their happening to be guests in

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<v Speaker 1>the same inn at the same time, to give his

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<v Speaker 1>own route, understand something of hers, and regret that he

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<v Speaker 1>should have lost such an opportunity of paying his respects

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<v Speaker 1>to her. She gave him a short account of her

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<v Speaker 1>party and business at Lyme. His regret increased as he listened.

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<v Speaker 1>He had spent his whole solitary evening in the room

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<v Speaker 1>adjoining theirs, had heard voices mirth. Continually thought they must

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<v Speaker 1>be a most delightful set of people. Longed to be

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<v Speaker 1>with them, but certainly without the smallest suspicion of his

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<v Speaker 1>possessing the shadow of a right to introduce himself if

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<v Speaker 1>he had but asked who the party were, the name

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<v Speaker 1>of Musgrove would have told him enough. Well. It would

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<v Speaker 1>serve to cure him of an absurd practice of never

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<v Speaker 1>asking a question at an inn, which he had adopted

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<v Speaker 1>when quite a young man, on the principle of its

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<v Speaker 1>being very ungenteeled. Be curious. The notions of a young

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<v Speaker 1>man of one or two and twenty, said he, as

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<v Speaker 1>to what is necessary in manners to make him quite

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<v Speaker 1>the thing, are more absurd, I believe, than those of

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<v Speaker 1>any other set of beings in the world. The folly

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<v Speaker 1>of the means they often employ is only to be

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<v Speaker 1>equaled by the folly of what they have in view.

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<v Speaker 1>But he must not be addressing his reflections to Anne alone,

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<v Speaker 1>he knew it. He was soon diffused again among the others,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was only at intervals that he could return

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<v Speaker 1>to Lyme. His inquiries, however, produced at length an account

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<v Speaker 1>of the scenes she had been engaged in there soon

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<v Speaker 1>after his leaving the place. Having alluded to an accident,

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<v Speaker 1>he must hear the whole When he questioned, Sir Walter

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<v Speaker 1>and Elizabeth began to question also, But the difference in

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<v Speaker 1>their manner of doing it could not be unfelt. She

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<v Speaker 1>could only compare mister Elliot to Lady Russell in the

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<v Speaker 1>wish of really comprehending what had passed, and in the

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<v Speaker 1>degree of concern for what she must have suffered in

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<v Speaker 1>witnessing it. He stayed an hour with them. The elegant

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<v Speaker 1>little clock on the mantelpiece had struck eleven with its

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<v Speaker 1>silver sounds, and the watchman was beginning to be heard

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<v Speaker 1>at a distance telling the same tale. Before mister Elliot

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<v Speaker 1>or any of them, seemed to feel that he had

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<v Speaker 1>been there long. Anne could not have supposed it possible

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<v Speaker 1>that her first evening in Camden Place could have passed

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<v Speaker 1>so well. End of Chapter fifteen.