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

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<v Speaker 1>Elizabeth Klett. Persuasion by Jane Austen, chapter nineteen. While Admiral

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<v Speaker 1>Croft was taking this walk with Anne and expressing his

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<v Speaker 1>wish of getting Captain Wentworth to bath, Captain Wentworth was

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<v Speaker 1>already on his way thither before Missus Croft had written.

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<v Speaker 1>He was arrived, and the very next time Anne walked

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<v Speaker 1>out she saw him. Mister Elliot was attending his two

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<v Speaker 1>cousins and missus Clay. They were in Milsom Street. It

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<v Speaker 1>began to rain, not much, but enough to make shelter

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<v Speaker 1>desirable for women, and quite enough to make it very

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<v Speaker 1>desirable for miss Elliot to have the advantage of being

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<v Speaker 1>conveyed home in Lady Dalrymple's carriage, which was seen waiting

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<v Speaker 1>at a little distance. She. Anne and Missus Clay therefore

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<v Speaker 1>turned into Mollin's, while mister Elliot stepped to Lady Dalrymple

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<v Speaker 1>to request her assistance. He soon joined them again, successful,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, Lady Dalrymple would be most happy to take

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<v Speaker 1>them home, and would call for them in a few minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>Her ladyship's carriage was a barouche and did not hold

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<v Speaker 1>more than four with any comfort. Miss Carteret was with

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<v Speaker 1>her mother. Consequently, it was not reasonable to expect accommodation

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<v Speaker 1>for all the three Camden Place ladies. There could be

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<v Speaker 1>no doubt as to Miss Eliot, whoever suffered in convenience,

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<v Speaker 1>she must suffer none. But it occupied a little time

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<v Speaker 1>to settle the point of civility between the other two.

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<v Speaker 1>The rain was a mere trifle, and Anne was most

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<v Speaker 1>sincere in preferring a walk with mister Elliot. But the

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<v Speaker 1>rain was also a mere trifle to missus Clay. She

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<v Speaker 1>would hardly allow it even to drop at all, And

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<v Speaker 1>her boots were so thick, much thicker than miss Anne's,

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<v Speaker 1>And in short, her civility rendered her quite as anxious

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<v Speaker 1>to be left to walk with mister Elliot as Anne

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<v Speaker 1>could be. And it was discussed between them with a generosity,

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<v Speaker 1>so polite and so determined that the others were obliged

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<v Speaker 1>to settle it for them, Miss Eliot maintaining that missus

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<v Speaker 1>Clay had a little cold already, and mister Elliot, deciding

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<v Speaker 1>on appeal that his cousin Ann's boots were rather the thickest.

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<v Speaker 1>It was fixed accordingly that missus Clay should be of

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<v Speaker 1>the party in the carriage, and they had just reached

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<v Speaker 1>this point when Anne, as she sat near the window,

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<v Speaker 1>descried most decidedly and distinctly Captain Wentworth walking down the street.

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<v Speaker 1>Her start was perceptible only to herself, but she instantly

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<v Speaker 1>felt that she was the greatest simpleton in the world,

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<v Speaker 1>the most unaccountable and absurd. For a few minutes she

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<v Speaker 1>saw nothing before her. It was all confusion. She was lost,

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<v Speaker 1>and when she had scolded back her senses, she found

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<v Speaker 1>the others still waiting for the carriage, and mister Elliot,

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<v Speaker 1>always obliging, just setting off for Union Street on a

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<v Speaker 1>commission of missus Clay's. She now felt a great inclination

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<v Speaker 1>to go to the outer door. She wanted to see

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<v Speaker 1>if it rained. Why was she to suspect herself of

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<v Speaker 1>another motive? Captain Wentworth must be out of sight. She

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<v Speaker 1>left her seat. She would go. One half of her

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<v Speaker 1>should not be always so much wiser than the other half,

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<v Speaker 1>or always suspecting the other of being worse than it was,

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<v Speaker 1>she would see if it rained. She was sent back, however,

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<v Speaker 1>in a moment by the entrance of Captain Wentworth himself

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<v Speaker 1>among a party of gentlemen and ladies, evidently his acquaintance,

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<v Speaker 1>and whom he must have joined a little below Milsome Street.

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<v Speaker 1>He was more obviously struck and confused by the sight

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<v Speaker 1>of her than she had ever observed before. He looked

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<v Speaker 1>quite red. For the first time since their renewed acquaintance.

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<v Speaker 1>She felt that she was betraying the least sensibility of

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<v Speaker 1>the two. She had the advantage of him in the

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<v Speaker 1>preparation of the last few moments. All the overpowering, blinding,

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<v Speaker 1>bewildering first effects of strong surprise were over with her. Still, however,

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<v Speaker 1>she had enough to feel it was agitation, pain, pleasure,

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<v Speaker 1>a something between delight and misery. He spoke to her

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<v Speaker 1>and then turned away. The character of his manner was embarrassment.

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<v Speaker 1>She could not have called it either cold or friendly,

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<v Speaker 1>or anything so certainly as embarrassed. After a short interval, however,

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<v Speaker 1>he came towards her and spoke again. Mutual inquiries on

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<v Speaker 1>common subjects passed, neither of them probably much the wiser

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<v Speaker 1>for what they heard, and Anne, continuing fully sensible of

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<v Speaker 1>his being less at ease than formerly they had by

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<v Speaker 1>dint of being so very much together got to speak

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<v Speaker 1>to each other with a considerable portion of apparent indifference

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<v Speaker 1>and calmness. But he could not do it now. Time

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<v Speaker 1>had changed him, or Louisa had changed him. There was

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<v Speaker 1>consciousness of some sort or another. He looked very well,

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<v Speaker 1>not as if he had been suffering in health or spirits,

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<v Speaker 1>and he talked of Uppercross, of the musgroves, nay even

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<v Speaker 1>of Louisa, and had even a momentary look of his

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<v Speaker 1>own arch significance as he named her. But yet it

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<v Speaker 1>was Captain Wentworth, not comfortable, not easy, not able to

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<v Speaker 1>feign that he was. It did not surprise, but it

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<v Speaker 1>grieved Anne to observe that Elizabeth would not know him.

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<v Speaker 1>She saw that he saw Elizabeth, that Elizabeth saw him,

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<v Speaker 1>that there was complete internal recognition on each side. She

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<v Speaker 1>was convinced that he was ready to be acknowledged as

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<v Speaker 1>an acquaintance, expecting it, and she had the pain of

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<v Speaker 1>seeing her sister turn away with unalterable coldness. Lady Dalrymple's carriage,

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<v Speaker 1>for which Miss Eliot was growing very impatient, now drew up.

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<v Speaker 1>The servant came in to announce it. It was beginning

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<v Speaker 1>to rain again, and altogether there was a delay, and

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<v Speaker 1>a bustle and a talking, which must make all the

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<v Speaker 1>little crowd in the shop understand that Lady Dalrymple was

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<v Speaker 1>calling to convey Miss Eliot. At last, Miss Eliot and

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<v Speaker 1>her friend, unattended but by the servant, for there was

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<v Speaker 1>no cousin returned, were walking off, and Captain Wentworth watching them,

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<v Speaker 1>turned again to Anne, and by manner rather than words,

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<v Speaker 1>was offering his services to her. I am much obliged

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<v Speaker 1>to you, was her answer. But I am not going

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<v Speaker 1>with them. The cage would not accommodate so many I walk.

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<v Speaker 1>I prefer walking. But it rains, oh, very little, nothing

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<v Speaker 1>that I regard. After a moment's pause, he said, though

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<v Speaker 1>I came only yesterday, I have equipped myself properly for

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<v Speaker 1>bath already you see, pointing to a new umbrella. I

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<v Speaker 1>wish you would make use of it if you are

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<v Speaker 1>determined to walk, though I think it would be more

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<v Speaker 1>prudent to let me get you a chair. She was

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<v Speaker 1>very much obliged to him, but declined at all, repeating

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<v Speaker 1>her conviction that the rain would come to nothing at present,

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<v Speaker 1>and adding, I am only waiting for mister Eliot. He

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<v Speaker 1>will be here in a moment. I am sure she

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<v Speaker 1>had hardly spoken the words. When mister Elliot walked in,

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<v Speaker 1>Captain Wentworth recollected him perfectly. There was no difference between

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<v Speaker 1>him and the man who had stood on the steps

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<v Speaker 1>at lyme admiring Anne as she passed, except in the

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<v Speaker 1>air and look and manner of the privileged relation and

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<v Speaker 1>friend he came in with eagerness, appeared to see and

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<v Speaker 1>think only of her, apologize for his stay, was grieved

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<v Speaker 1>to have kept her waiting, and anxious to get her

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<v Speaker 1>away without further loss of time, and before the rain increased,

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<v Speaker 1>And in another moment they walked off together, her arm

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<v Speaker 1>under his, a gentle and embarrassed glance, and a good

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<v Speaker 1>morning to you being all that she had time for

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<v Speaker 1>as she passed away. As soon as they were out

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<v Speaker 1>of sight, the ladies of Captain Wentworth's party began talking

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<v Speaker 1>of them. Mister Elliot does not dislike his cousin. I fancy,

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<v Speaker 1>Oh no, that is clear enough. One can guess what

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<v Speaker 1>will happen there. He is always with them, half lives

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<v Speaker 1>in the family I believe what a very good looking man. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>and Miss Atkinson, who dined with him once at the Wallaces,

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<v Speaker 1>says he is the most agreeable man she ever was

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<v Speaker 1>in company with. She is pretty. I think Anne Elliot

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<v Speaker 1>very pretty when one comes to look at her. It

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<v Speaker 1>is not the fashion to say so, but I confess

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<v Speaker 1>I admire her more than her sister. Oh so do I,

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<v Speaker 1>and so do I. No comparison, but the men are

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<v Speaker 1>all wild after miss Eliot. Anne is too delicate for them.

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<v Speaker 1>Anne would have been particularly obliged to her cousin if

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<v Speaker 1>he would have walked by her side all the way

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<v Speaker 1>to Camden Place without saying a word. She had never

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<v Speaker 1>found it so difficult to listen to him, though nothing

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<v Speaker 1>could exceed his solicitude and care, and though his subjects

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<v Speaker 1>were principally such as were, won't be always interesting. Praise warm,

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<v Speaker 1>just and discriminating of Lady Russell, and insinuations highly rational

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<v Speaker 1>against missus Clay. But just now she could think only

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<v Speaker 1>of Captain Wentworth. She could not understand his present feelings,

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<v Speaker 1>whether he were really suffering much from disappointment or not,

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<v Speaker 1>And till that point were settled, she could not be

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<v Speaker 1>quite herself. She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time,

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<v Speaker 1>but alas alass she must confess to herself that she

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<v Speaker 1>was not wise. Yet another circumstance, very essential for her

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<v Speaker 1>to know was how long he meant to be in Bath.

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<v Speaker 1>He had not mentioned it, or she could not recollect it.

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<v Speaker 1>He might be only passing through, but it was more

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<v Speaker 1>probable that he should become to stay. In that case,

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<v Speaker 1>so liable as everybody was to meet everybody in Bath,

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<v Speaker 1>Lady Russell would in all likelihood see him somewhere. Would

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<v Speaker 1>she recollect him? How would it all be? She had

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<v Speaker 1>already been obliged to tell Lady Russell that Louisa Musgrove

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<v Speaker 1>was to marry Captain Bennock. It had caused her something

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<v Speaker 1>to encounter Lady Russell's surprise, and now if she were

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<v Speaker 1>by chance to be thrown into company with Captain Wentworth,

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<v Speaker 1>her imperfect knowledge of the matter might add another shade

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<v Speaker 1>of prejudice against him. The following morning, Anne was out

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<v Speaker 1>with her friend and for the first hour in an

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<v Speaker 1>incessant and fearful sort of watch for him in Vain.

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<v Speaker 1>But at last, in returning down Pulteney Street, she distinguished

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<v Speaker 1>him on the right hand pavement, at such a distance

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<v Speaker 1>as to have him in view of the greater part

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<v Speaker 1>of the street. There were many other men about him,

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<v Speaker 1>many groups walking the same way, but there was no

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<v Speaker 1>mistaking him. She looked instinctively at the Lady Russell, but

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<v Speaker 1>not from any mad idea of her recognizing him so

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<v Speaker 1>soon as she did herself. No, it was not to

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<v Speaker 1>be supposed that Lady Russell would perceive him till they

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<v Speaker 1>were nearly opposite. She looked at her, however, from time

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<v Speaker 1>to time anxiously, and when the moment approached which must

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<v Speaker 1>point him out, though not daring to look again for

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<v Speaker 1>her own countenance, she knew was unfit to be seen.

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<v Speaker 1>She was yet perfectly conscious of Lady Russell's eyes being

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<v Speaker 1>turned exactly in the direction for him, of her being

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<v Speaker 1>in short intently observing him. She could thoroughly comprehend the

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<v Speaker 1>sort of fascination he must possess over Lady Russell's mind,

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<v Speaker 1>the difficulty it must be for her to withdraw her eyes,

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<v Speaker 1>the astonishment she must be feeling that eight or nine

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<v Speaker 1>years should have passed over him, and in foreign climes,

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<v Speaker 1>and in active service too, without robbing him of one

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<v Speaker 1>personal grace. At last, Lady Russell drew back her head.

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<v Speaker 1>Now how would she speak of him? You will wonder,

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<v Speaker 1>said she? What has been fixing my eye so long?

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<v Speaker 1>But I was looking after some window curtains which Lady

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<v Speaker 1>Alicia and missus Frankland were telling me of last night.

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<v Speaker 1>They described the drawing room window curtains of one of

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<v Speaker 1>the houses on this side of the way and this

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<v Speaker 1>part of the street, as being the handsomest and best

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<v Speaker 1>hung of any in Bath, but could not recollect the

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<v Speaker 1>exact number. And I have been trying to find out

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<v Speaker 1>which it could be, But I confess I can see

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<v Speaker 1>no curtains hereabouts that answered their description. Anne sighed and

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<v Speaker 1>blushed and smiled in pity and disdain, either at her

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<v Speaker 1>should have lost the right moment for seeing whether he

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<v Speaker 1>saw them. A day or two passed without producing anything.

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<v Speaker 1>The theater or the rooms where he was most likely

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<v Speaker 1>to be were not fashionable enough for the elliots, whose

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<v Speaker 1>evening amusements were solely in the elegant stupidity of private

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<v Speaker 1>parties in which they were getting more and more engaged,

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<v Speaker 1>and Anne, wearied of such a state of stagnation, sick

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<v Speaker 1>of knowing nothing, and fancy being herself stronger because her

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<v Speaker 1>strength was not tried, was quite impatient for the concert evening.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a concert for the benefit of a person

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<v Speaker 1>patronized by Lady Dalrymple. Of course they must attend. It

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<v Speaker 1>was really expected to be a good one, and Captain

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<v Speaker 1>Wentworth was very fond of music. If she could only

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<v Speaker 1>have a few minutes conversation with him again, she fancied

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<v Speaker 1>she should be satisfied, And as to the power of

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<v Speaker 1>addressing him, she felt all over courage. If the opportunity occurred,

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<v Speaker 1>Elizabeth had turned from him, Lady Russell overlooked him. Her

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<v Speaker 1>nerves were strengthened by these circumstances. She felt that she

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<v Speaker 1>owed him attention. She had once partly promised Missus Smith

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<v Speaker 1>to spend the evening with her, but in a short,

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<v Speaker 1>hurried call she excused herself and put it off with

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<v Speaker 1>the more decided promise of a longer visit. On the morrow.

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<v Speaker 1>Missus Smith gave a most good humored acquiescence. By all means, said,

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<v Speaker 1>she only tell me all about it when you do come,

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<v Speaker 1>who is your party? Anne named them all. Missus Smith

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<v Speaker 1>made no reply, but when she was leaving her said,

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<v Speaker 1>and with an expression half serious, half arch, well, I

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<v Speaker 1>heartily wish your concert may answer, and do not fail

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<v Speaker 1>me to morrow if you can come, for I begin

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<v Speaker 1>to have a foreboding that I may not have many

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<v Speaker 1>more visits from you. Anne was startled and confused, but

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<v Speaker 1>after standing in a moment's suspense, was obliged, and not

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<v Speaker 1>sorry to be obliged, to hurry away. End of Chapter

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen