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n ur s m
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so o n as I f
co ul
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m e t o kn it , w h ch i h a s b een a
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c a s es ; i n

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wa y s fin d m e s o nb u s
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s
up p ly m e w it h t h em e a ns ro f d o i n g e lit t le
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ta k es t h e ri gh t ti m e f or a
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hea lt h , a n d n ur s e
’

fl er s t a n d s w he n t o s p ea k . S he i s a s h ew r d,

i nt ellige nt fl r
s en s i b le w om an . Her s is a

li hef
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s eei n
g h um a n
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h as '
a
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f u nd of
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i n grt o . aa C ll it l go s s 1p 1 f y o u
a a - w ill ; b t m u
‘

l
a is u r e t t o z bes
‘

to w en e m a, s h e i s su re é t e '
a
,

m a es k . o ne kn o w
‘

on es
’
u s
p ec ies s b et t er .

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lk es t o h ea r wh t a
'

is g o in g . on,h t o
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mfi i f as t t o t h e n ew es t
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l
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r
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I ca n ea s ily béliev e it i .

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pp or

t u n it ies , a n d i f t h ey i n t elligent
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m ay
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ar e

hei w ellw o rt h l i t e i S uc h i
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t v a r i et es
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s n n o
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ofi Wit n es sin gl And h is m e rely xih

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’

not

it s f o ll
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t h ey . f or »

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en a fiec t in g .
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i n s t a n c es s m u st p a ss
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b ef o r e th em o f r dian t d is in t erest edf s elf a r

fiden yi n tt t of h e i s m fo r ti t ud e
'

g a a c h m e n ; ro ,

h
T a t i en c e r e s i g n
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an ilallt h e s ac r ifice t ha t en n ob l eu s m os t
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s :

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W i s {a re nat i nf t en . i n j hei e leva t ed s t yl e .

y ou desc ri b e . Her e an d t her efi huma n

m t u re imay g r ea t i n t i be
m es a o f«

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g e
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n e sal t y p e ah i n g its i i
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t w e ak es s an d
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s s . .

a w i t s s t r en g t h t h t
a s pp e a r s i n a s ie ak a L g

h m b j t i el fi h e nd i m ti
c a e
é r a s s
p ens c e n ss a
v

r at h en t h a n gener o it y a nd f rt it d e t hat
, s o u , :

i
f r e nds h i p i n : t h e g w o r d
l l
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an
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d u n fo r t u

na e t ly ( pea ki n g lo w a d t rem l u ly )
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s ; n u o s .

t h ere er e o m any w h 0 f rget t o t hi nk

w s . . , g o

la it la t ed
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s ei io u s i f t il js al
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ho w e v er w it h Mr s. S m it hw s h e . sh oe p l z it
o fiii a n d so o n a dd ed i n a i r en t t one
d ff e ,

f ri end Mr s Ro oke . is i n at '

p r es en t , .

wi ll

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p en s i v e, f a s h im ia b le si w o ma n f z l
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b e li e v e— an d of co u se wi r ll hav e . no t h in g
to re
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ti m e s on h er

fri e d b f o r e
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p e r o Ws k n as no w n i n C a m d en p ‘ la eé i f “ At
las t, i t bec a m e
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t he s am e ev en i n g , 3a nd
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ca us e L d y D a l
a r m
y p
s le b
u e n
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p t Z at “ J

i ‘ ‘

h m é r by a ba id c o ld , w a s i gla d t o m a k e
p
.

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h
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set o f t h es r e a t lo n s h ip l w h i c h h a d been so x

p r es s e d on h er , —a n d s he , d ec lin e d on ‘
h er

ow ni
‘

a cco u n t w it h g r e t l c ri t y a a a — fi
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s p en d t he ev en i n i h
'
w a s : e n g a g ed t o ggw t

a th o ld sc h oo lfello w i
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. T h ey p w er e t
not

m uc h i ter e ted
n s i n “a n y t hi n g y , r elat i v é
'

t og
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s t illt re
he we e u s o s

e nou
g h k d t o m asd ers t o d w h t e , a ke it un o
:
a

t h i o ld c h ltello w w } nd Eli bet h

s t s oo
'
as a z a

w aS di d i f l d Sir W lt r ere m ff :
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s a n u f ,
-

an a e s ev

5A ‘ “
V e t g t e b ild i g lf a i d h eg
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nd
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w h o is M i s A n e E lli o t t be v i i t i ng i i
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w est g at elb u ild in gs i -

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s
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s r
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w h at is h e r at tr a ct io n ?
t hai i kly £ U p on m y
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sw a
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s n s ol
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wo r d, Mi s s A e Ell i t n h av e t h e
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m o t x tr rd i ry? t as te lé Every t h i ng
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pres u m e, b u t th t a s he ma ) ” h op e t o i se
e

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'
a
g e? Fo r ty P ”

s h e is n ot '
o n e a rrd
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MR
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it i on l y ev en i n g
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B u t Wh a t d o es Lad y Ru s s ell t h i nk of

ie
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sli
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en er lly t a l en rif e
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pr ov es it ; and h a g s a s ,

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(
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served Si r
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x
so A n ne k ep t h er p p i n t men t ; t h e t h er
a o o s

t h eir s a d o f c u r e h e h e rd t h e
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li ep t ,
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eyen i n g en gg em en t s i nord e r f i o wa h
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miked p t}, bet w een h er f rie nd '

s a nd ~
Mr .

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sa m e ti m e h o n o u ed f o r

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i ma gin ea m a n m or e ex a c tly w h a t h e ou gh t
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i i Feb r u ar y;
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. as s s n s

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f r o m M ry w
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A d m ir l d M a C r o ft c m pli m n t
an rs . s o e s .

T h e C r o f t s m n s t be in Ba t h l A . c ir
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c u m st a nc e to i nt er e t s h er . T h ey w er e
 98

P sse ef r h smr
h h rt
er
ea ta d ?
m e i t v e ry
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Wh a t i §3 t h i s c r ied
Cr f t s rriv ed in B a th i i flfh e C r of t s
{T he o a

K ell ch ? W
w
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v ‘

b r o gh t y P u ou
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p o ,

t h o s e l ett er re c o n y er ient
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to y m (
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i
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n o t , you Jt h i n k , Mi s s Elli ot;

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t C
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w as a lr ead y . on t
h is
wa y h h t it r B
e , ef o re M rs .
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4r Elli o t was
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y w ere in Mi l o

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‘

m uch ,

v ery d e ir b l e fo r M i s Elli o t t o h v e t h e
s a s a

ad v a nt ge o f b ei g c nv ey ed ho me i '

a , n o n

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s , a

s een w iti g a t a littl e d i t an c e ;

n a he s s ,

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,
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i n t o Moll a n d w h il e Mr Ellio t st epp ed

’
s, .
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t o L a dy D lry m p l tao r eq s t h er a s s is t
e, ue -
9

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’ “

a n ce so n o n a a
“

c es s f l f c o ur
u , ; L dy D l ry m p l e w o u l d
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b e m s t h p py t o t k e t h em h me a n d
o a a o ,

wo uld c all f r t h em i
s
iof ew m inu t es n a .

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’
s c w a
-

d m o r e t h an f o u n wit h a ny
' ‘

an d di d n t h l o o .

c om r t Mi .C a rt er et w a s w it h h er
ss

m o th er ; c o n s equ e n tl y it w as n o t r e o n
' as

ab l e t o ex p ec t a c c o m m d ti n f r a l
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lt h c
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t h r ee C m den p l c e lad i es
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Wh oev er
I

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i
.

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s u fl ered i co n v e i en c e
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n s h e m u s t s u fl
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. '

no ne b u t i t o c c u p i ed a littl e t im e t o
, g

s et tl e t h e p o i n t o f c ivil ity b et w een t he

'

o t h er t w o : T he r i n w mer e trifl e a as a
”
,

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w a lk w it h M r Elli t B t t he r a i n
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f s he . . a .
)

w oul d gh a rd ly a ll o w it ev en t o d r o p a t li p
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s .

a n d l ier bo o t s w ere so t h i c k ! m u c h t h i ck er
 128

f ew m in ut es sh e befo r e h er .

It l c o n fu s on
w a s al i . S h e w a lo s t
s a nd

w h en s h e
«
ha d scol ded b a ck h er g en ses l s ,

sh e f ou n d t h e o t h er s s till w a iti e t h e n
g ,

ca rri ge n d
a , a

u s t s et ti n g o ff f o r U n i o n s tr eet o n a c o m
j -

m i s i on o f M r Cl ay s
’
s s.
.

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r
!
.
'

t o t h e u t er d o o r ; s h e w a nt ed t o s e i f it
o
p , .

r a i n ed Why w a s h e t o s us pec t h er s el f
. s

o f a n o t h er m o t v e ? C a t a i n Wen t w o rt h
i
p
m u st g b pu t o f i gh te S he l ef t h er s ea t
s .
g ,

s h e w eu l
d g o , o n e h a lf o f h er s h o ul d ’
n ot ’

be a w ay sl so m uch w i er t ha n t he o t h er
s

hal f, or ,
alwa y s sus
p ec ti n g t h e o t h er o f

b ei ng wo rs e t h a n i t aw a s . She weu l
d s ee
if it r a n ed i . S he w as sen tb a ck h h o wev er ,

in a m o m en t b y t h e .
t
en r an c e o f C ap t ain

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en h im s e f, l am on
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g t
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,

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rnn st s ha ve

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t h e lea s t s en s
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‘

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nt s . All t h e '
o v er

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p “ “
r i s e w er e o er w it h
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eit h er b dld
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o ri i e d ly, fr n

e t i ril
e r a y as i em b arr ed ass ;

30 A f t er ,
a

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w a rd s
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a nd §s
p o ke l a
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V OL . IV . 11
t he w i ers t t h ey h ea rd a n d An n e
fo r wha ,

c o nt n u n f lly se i b l e o f h i s b ei n l
gi i u
g e s ns s

a t ea s e t h a f r m erly T h ey h d by
n o . a ,

d i n t o f b ei n g o v ery m u c h t g et h er go t
s o ,

t o s p e k t o ea c h o t h er w it h a c o n s i d er
a

able o rti o n o f a p r en t i n d i ff er en c e d
p p n a a

c l m n es ; b u t h e c o u l d n t d o it
a s ow o n .

T i m e h d c h a ged h im o r L o ia n h ad ,
u sa

c h n g ed h i m
a T h er e w c o c i . e s of as ns o usn s

s o m e s rt o t h er H e l ok ed v ery w ell
o r o . o ,

n ot s i f h e h d be
a ff er i n g i h ea lt h o r en s u
a
p
.

s p irit n d h e t l k ed o f U
s, a pp e r c o a
o f r s s,

t h e Mu g o v e n ev e r of L s, i nd n ou sa, a
y s a ,

h a d ev e a m m en t ry l n k f h is o w
o a oo o n

a r ch s i g i fic a c e s h e n a m ed h er ; b t
n n a u

y et it w a C a p t W en t w o rt h
s o t com
ai n n

f o r t b lea ot e y o t a b l e t o f ei gn t h t
,
n as , n a

he was .

It d id o t r p ri e b u t it g ri ev ed {i n n
n su s , ‘
s

t o o b erv e t h t Eli
s b et h w o u l d o t k n ow
a z a n

him S h e w t h t h e s w Eli ab et h
.

‘
sa a a z ,

t h a t Eliz a b et h a w h i m t h t t h er e w s s ,
a a
 i aa

Wit h t h em
,

i
'

a n s w er , b ut 1 a m n ot
g o ng .

T he ca rr i a
g e w ou ld mm od t e s
n ot acco a o

man y . I w a lk . I p r ef er w lki g a n .
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it r i n s
i

B ut
'
a .

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g th t a I r é

g rad .
”

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“ ’
s a ai ,

I c am e o n ly y es t er d y I h v e eq i pped a ,
a u .

my el f p r p erly f B t h lr e dy y u e
‘

s o or a a a , o se ,

i ti ew u m b r ell
“ i
‘

(p o g t
n n n
) o I w sah a
-

o u w o l d m a k e u e o f it i f
u u a r e d et er
y y s , o

m i n ed t o w lk ; t h o g h I t h i nk it wo u l d
a u , ,

b e mor e p ru d en
'

t to l et m e get y o u a
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c h a ir
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.

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‘
‘

a o o , u

dec li n ed it ll r ep e ti g h er c vi c ti ona , a n on ,

t h a t t h e r i w o l d co m e t o th i g at
a n u o n n

p r es en t d d d i ,g
"

I man n ly W it a n ,
a o a

ing f M Elli t H e w ill b e h er e i n

or r. o . a

m om e t I m re
n , a su .

S he ha d h d ly s p ok n t h e w o r d
‘
'
”

‘
ar e s,

w h en M r Elli o t w a l k ed i . C pt ai n n. a
 1 33

\Veut w ort l
i r ec o l lec t ed h im p erf ec tly .

T here w a s n o d i ff er e c e b et w een h im n

an d t h e m a w ho h d n t o o d o n t h e st ep s
a s

a t Ly m e d m iri n g A n n e
a sh e a ed as ss
, p ,

ex c ep t i t he in n d l ok n d m a n ne r o f
a r a o a

t h e privil eg ed r el a ti d f ri en d on He an .

c me
a i n w it h e ger n es s ppa e r ed t o ,
a a

s ee a n d t h i n k o n ly f h er p o l gi s ed f o r
o , a o

hi s t y w a s gri ev ed t o ha v e k ept h er
s a ,

w a iti g n ,
d a ki o u s t o get h er
an n w ay a

w it h u t f ur t h er l s o f t i m e a n d b ef o r e
o o s ,

t h e r a i n i c r ea s ed ; a n d i n
n n o t h er m o a

m ent t h ey w alk ed ff t get he r h er a r m o o ,

u n d er h i s,
g e n tl e a d a em b a rr a s ed n s

g l a n ce , d an
“
g d m oa r i g t
oo y o u n n
’

o ,
”

b ei n g ll t h t h e h d ti me f r a s h e
a a s a o , s

a s s ed a w y
p a .

t h ey w er e o u t f i gh t t h e
'

. A oo
s s n as o s ,

l ad ie o f C p t a i n Wen t w t h p t y b e
s a or
'
s ar ,

g an ta lki n
g o f t h e m .

M r Elli ot d o es n o t d i l ik e h is c o u s i n
. s ,

I fa n y ?c
 1 34

Oh ! ,
n o, t t
h a is l r
c ea en o u h
g . One
c an
gt w ill h ap pen t h er e He i s
u es s w h a .

al w a y s w it h t h em ; h l f liv es i n t h e f a m ily
a ,

I beli ev e
, Wh t a v ery g oo d l o o k i g
. a -
n ,

”
m an !

Yes , an d Mi s s A k t in son , w ho di ned

w it h h im o nc e a t t he -

he .

t a g r eea b l e m an sh e ev er w as
i s ft h e m o s ,

i n co m p n y w it h
”
a .

S h e i p r et ty I t h i n k ; A nn e Elli ot
n
, s , ,

v ery p r etty wh en o n e c o m es t l o k a t h er
, o o .
;

I t is not t h e rf as h io n t o sa
y s o, but I c on

f ess I a d m ir e h er m o r e t h a n her i t r
s s e

“ .
Ob i '
so do I
.

th e m en al
lw i ld f t er Mi s s Ell io t
'
~
, a re a /

A nn e i s t o o d e l i cat e f o r t h em .
”

« A nne w ou l d h a v e bee n pa rti c u l a rly

o b l ig ed t o h e r c o u s i n if h e w o u l d h av e ,

Walk ed b y h er s i d e a ll t h e w ay t o C am -
g

dew p l ace w it h o u t ayi n g

-

, wo rd She
s a .

h d n ev er f o u n d it s o d i ffic ult t o l is t en t o
a i ,
 l36

I n hat :
t l i b l e s ev ery b ody w
"

c a s e, s o
‘
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a
"
a
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as ,

t o m eet ev ery b dy i B t h L dy Ri ss ell

’

o n a , a
‘
i

w o u ld i n a lllik eli h o o d ee h i m
.
m ew h er e s so .

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‘
u s e o .

i t a ll be ?

lready b een o b li ged t t ell

S he h ad a o
‘

L dy Ru ellt h a t Lo i s M g r v e w a s
' ‘
a ss u a us o

t o n a r y C p t in B en w i c k I t h ad c os t
‘
i z
r r a a .

h er o m et h i g t o e c o n t er L a dy R u ell
’
s n n u ss s

s u rp r e; nd i f h e w er e b y n y
'

ow is a n ,
s a

c ha n c e t o b e t h r w i n t o c o m p y w it h
i o n an .

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n n r , r

l edge f t h e m tt er m i g h t a dd no th er
o a a
'

s h ad e o f p r ej u d i c e a ga i n t h im s .

”
i T h e f l l w i g m r i g A n n e w a s o ut
i . o o n o n n

w it h h er f ien d a d f 0 t he fir t b u r i n
'

.
r ,
. n .
r s o ,
r

a n i n c es t d f e r f l s o rt o f w t c h f
san an a u a or

h im i v i ; b u t t l s t i r et r i ng
. n a n
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a a ,
n u n

d o w n Hult en ey tr eet s h e d i ti n g i h ed -
s ,
‘

s u s

h i m o t h e r gh t h d p v em e t t u c h
' ‘

n i an a n a s a .

d is t a n c e s t h a v e h im i vi ew t h e g r e t er
a o n a .

p a rt o f t h e s tr eet i «
.
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ot h er men a b o u t him ,
m an y gro u p s w lk a -
i

ing t h e s am e w a ,
y b u t t h er e w as n o m is

ta ki n g h im S he l k ed i n s ti n c tiv ely t
. oo a

L dy R u ell b t n o t fr o m a y m ad i de
a ss u n a

o f h er r co iei g h i m s o o
n s n h e d id s on as s
g
h er s el f No it w
; t t o b e s u pp ed
, as no os

t h t L dy R u ell w u l d p er c eiv e h im till

a a ss o

t hey w er e e rly pp o s it e S h e l ok ed
n a o . o

at h er h o w e er f r m ti m e t o ti m e
'
v , nxi
o , a

o us ly ; d w h e t h e m o m e t p p r c hed
an n n a oa

w h i ch m t p o i n t h im o t t h o gh o t
us u , u n
‘

d a ri g t o l o o k g i (f o r h er o w
n a a n
co u n n -

te na n ce h e k n ew w s u fit t o b e s ee
s n
) a n ,

sh e w et p e f ec t l c o
as ci o u f L d y ns
y y r a s o

R u s ell ey s b ei g t r n ed ex tly i n t h e
s
’
s e n u ac

d i r ec ti o n f o h i m o f h er b ei n g i n h ort
r , s

i n t en tly o b ervi g h im S he c o ld t h o
s n . u .

r o gh ly c o m p r eh e d t h e s rt f f sc i a
u n o o a n

ti n h e m u t p s es o v er L dy R ell
o s os s a uss
’
s

m i n d t h e d i ffic lty it m u s t b e f r h er t
,
u o o

w ith d r a w h er ey e t h e a s t o n i s h m en t h e
s, s

m t b e f eelin g t h a t ei gh t o r n i n e y ear s
us

H 5
 1 38

sh o u ld pha v e rve h i m and ia s s ed o , . n

f or ei gn c l i m es n d i a c t iv e s ervi ce t o o
a n
'
,

wi th ou t r bb i g h i m o f o ne p er o l
”
o n ? s na

g r ac e !
'
At l as t L dy R u
,
a ssell d r ew b c k h er a

h ea d No w how w o u l d h e p eak f '

.
, s S o

h im i
”

Yo u w ill w o n de r , sa id s h e, w ha t .

h a s b een fixi n g my e e so
y -
lo ng ; but I

Was l o o ki n g af t e r ir some i
w n do w c u t a n s; -

w h i ch L a d y A li c i a a d Mr s F r n kl a n d
‘

n . a

w er e t elli g m e o f l n t i gh t Th ey d e as n . .

s c ri b ed t h e d r w i g r o o m w i do w c u r
a n -
n -

t ai s o f o e o f t h e h o u s e n t h i s i de o f
n n
’

s o s
‘

t h e w y, a u d t h i
a
p rt o f t h e tr e e t s a a
.
s , s

b ei n g t h e h d o m e t a d b e t h an s
g f s n s un o

i n Bat h b t c l d n ot re ll t t h
a n
y , e
u c e
ou co

ex ac t n u m b er nd I h a v e b ee tryi n g t o
, a n

fin d o u t w h ic h i t c o l d b e b t I c o fess
a
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n

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l
i o c r t i n s h er e b o ut s
s . n , th t
u a a a .

an s w er t h eir d esc ri p ti o
”
n.

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'
‘

,
s he d f o n ly h a v e
co u l a f ew im m ut es
'
con e

ve r s ti o n w it h h i m g i y s h e f anci ed s he
a a a n
‘

h o l d b e s ti fied an d s to th e
’

s u a s
pp w er a »
.

of d d r e i g h im he f elt llo v er c o ur age

‘

a ss n s a

if t h e o p p o r t u n ity o c c rr ed Eli bet h

'
'

u z a
;

h a d t u n ed f ro m h im L d y R
r ell v er ,
-

a us s o

lo o k ed h i m ; h e erv e w er e tr e gt h e ed r n s s n n

by t h e e ci rc u m t c es ; h e felt t h at h e
‘
s s an s ,
s

o w ed h i rn tt n ti o a e n.
r

Sh e h ad o c e p a rtly p r o m i ed M r
'

n s s:

S m it h t o S p e d t h e ev en i g w it h h e ; b u t
n n r

iiiifiti ed c a ll s h e ex c u ed h er s el f
s h o rt l
“

in
‘

a s

nd p u t i t f w it h t h e m o r e d ec i d ed p o
'

a l o ,
>
r :

mi e of s l n ger vi it o n t h e m o r r o w
a o s .

M r s ; S m i t h gave m o s t go o d h m
‘

red . a
‘
-
u ou

a c u i e ce c e
q s n .

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by t h wh k ew yo i ti m at l y I
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h ve b ea cq i n t ed w it h y by h r c
en a ua ou c a a

t e m y ye rr Y r p er n y r d i
an a s. ou so , ou s

os iti m li h m e t m e t h ey —
p c p on, a co s n s, anh r

w er e ll d e ri b d t h y w er e l
a l p re t sc e ,
e a s en

”
to me .

M r : Elli o t Wa s n ot i pp i t
d sa o n ed in t he
i n t er es t h e h oped
l
to r ie N
a s . o o n e c an

it h t a nd t h e h a r m o f uc h m y t ery
w s c s a s .

T o h a ve been d e ri bed l o n g g t a r sc a o o e

cent a cqu m t a n c e by am el e p co ll i
‘
i
a n ss i e, s
,

it rei i t iblé ; an d A n w
'
ll l tf i
“
‘
s s ne as a C lll o u

d r d d q sti on d h im
‘

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g r l , an ue e ea e -

ly b t i v i
'
i i —
H e d l i g ht d
u b ei g
n a n . e e in n

a ked b t h w l d
s
;
t t ll
,
u e ou no e .

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i

t h e perh
’
o
‘

o, n —
so e e or o
p r a s,

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E '
b t i t ow “
"

u lo n o . e ou e n n
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n me
u

w ; b t s u ch h e
.
a

a s no u s
, .
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58

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y e rs g r ec e ed uch a
a a o of iv s
l

M i A n n e Elli ot , as h d i n p ir ed h i m
ss a
'
s

w ith t h e hi g h e t i de f h er m erit ; nd s a o a

ex c i t ed t h e w a r m e t c r o n t o kn w s u l s o
y

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i

y to
' '

no
'
of
‘

one

rti ality
g
ith
‘

h a vé f h er
'
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p o ken w p a o m any
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g o, as t he ' Mr . VV en t w o r t h , of

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a a n en t w o r t
’

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’
r ot he r .

migh t
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i
h ve b e m Mr E io ll t m:
' ’
a e n . s co

hi o t raget o ’
a s k ih é
’
‘
ut h ad
i

p an
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I
q u es ti o n .
I

The n a m e o f A nne Elli o t ,

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s a id he
’
,

”
h as l o ng ha d a i n t er e ti n g s ou n d t o n s
”

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ru e V ery l o n g h a li t p os s es s ed a c h arm
’
’

. s
‘

v er m y T ncy a n d, if I d a red , I w o ul
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’

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"

s at t n x

u ,

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Z h is
we e wo s ; but

scii rcé ly h afd h e e e

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s
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ce
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‘

i r a t t edti dlf wasca gh t t h er

i i

l e ' u by o s o u nd s
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f o r c ed r e t o r e h er at
fi
i
she w a s
‘
t a

t o s eem t o s .

t en ti o n t o thé d
’
’
r c h es t r a , a
‘

ii d look s tr aigh t
’

Wh en s h e c o u l d g iv e a n o th er g lat ic e
i
,

h eh ad mo v ed a w ay H e c o u l d n o t hav e
' ’
.

bdm s hew a
1
e nea r er t o h er i f h e w o u l d
f '
s
’
”

s o s u rr ou n d ed and

r at h er h a v e cau
g ht h i s e
y e.

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’
eec h t oo
s s
p .

'

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"
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"

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y i ncl i ati n on t o t alk
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r h er}
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d h iin
‘
t . S h e wi s hed h i m n dt s o n ea

v er; Nows he hoped

T h e fir s t ac t w a s o
‘

;
f or s om e ben efic ia l c h an ge ; a nd aft er a
‘
‘ ‘

p ri i t e
" '

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e od f n t h i n s a
g y g” n a m o ngs t h o o -

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h em d id d eci d e i z
'
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fl y;t so n e o f f t ’
g gn bu o

ii i qdes t A o n e o f t h efew
'
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of
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t ea . n n e w as

whod id n o t c h oo s e to mo v e . S h e r em a n ed i
in h er s ea t ,
an d s o d id L ad ‘ ‘
y
are h ad t h e p
J '
le as u r e of get t i n g i id ‘
of
‘
Mr .

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li dt f
’

and sh e d id mo t m ea n ;
‘

w ha t ev er
1

L dy R l t
‘
fi

i
i

l’ d l x

in gh t f eei
l u s s el s a cc o u n
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e w ’
she
m , J ‘
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 161

t o fl s h ri n k v er s ati o n w it h C p t a i
f ro m l
co n a n

j f’len
t w r t h i fo h e g v h er
r t h e pp,
t u a e i
o or

p i t y S h
. e“ w p e r d e d b y Las
a d y R sua ,
us

ell t en e t h t h e h d en h im
’
s co s un a nc a s a se .

Hed id n t c o m e h w ev er A e o m e
,
o o . nn s

ti m e f c i ed h e d i c er ed h im t d i
s
“

an s . s n a a s

st a e
nc
‘
b t h e
, v eur c /
m e T h e a
ne n x io s a . u

i nt erv al w r e w y a p r o d uc tiv ely

“
o a T he a n . ,

o t h er r et r d t h e r o m fill ed ag ai n
s u ne , -
o ,

b e he w e nc re r ec l a i m ed
s ,
d ep e d an r -
oss ss e ,

an d n t h er h u r f
a o l e r e r oof p n a ce o asu o e n
p
w a s t be et u t o ,ot h er h o r f m s i c
s ,
o , an u o u

w a t s
o g iv e d e li g h t t h g p e r e l o r or e a s, a s a

a ff ec t ed t s t e f r i t p ev i l a ed T A ne
o r a . o n ,

i t c h iefl
, y w o e
_
t h e p
.
r p ec t rf h r of os o an ou

ag at i t i o n S h e c . ld n o t q it t h t r o m ou . u a o

w it h t s eei g C pt a i Went ou n a n

w o rt h c e m r e w it h o t t h e i t e c h
on o
ng ,
e u n r a

o f o e f ri e d ly l
n k n oo .

I ettli g t h em s elv e t her e w er e

'
n r es s n s, .

n ow m ,
y c h an
g e t h
~
e r es lt ano f w h i c h s, . . u .

w fa v o r a b l e f h er C olo n elW llis

'
as u or . a

1 5
rem o v a l s, itt le her
"
a nd a l

ow A n w s e ab l ed t p l c e h er s el f
n, ne a n o a

m u c h n e r er t h e e d f t h e b en h t h n h e
‘

a n o c a s

'
; wi t h:
f
of p by
' “
a a se r
s . S h e c o uld n ot d o so ,

(flit co m p a ri n gh er s el f it h M i s L a r o lle
'
‘ ’

w s s,

iei nimit a bl e M i s s L a r o lles

'
i
l
tl ,
—
bn t st i llshe

h a pp i e
'

did i t an d
fi

,
‘

no t
‘
w it h m u c h r
t h o ugh by w ha t e m ed pr p eri ty
s e os iii t h e
'

'

a rl i c ti n
'

s ha p e of a n e
y bd a a o

nei g h bo u r s she f o u nd h er s elf at t h e v ery

end o f t h eben c h befo r e t h e c o n c ert cl o sed .

s uc h it ti w it h v c an t
’

w as h er s ua o n, a a

'
s pa eat l d w h c C pt i We t w ort h 1 a 11 ,
en a a n n

wa agai i si gh t S he w h im ot fdr
s
' i
n
‘
n ,
'
sa n

He w h e t o ; yet h e l k d gr ve
'
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i

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slo w d egree ‘
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p 1 .

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m o m en t f a t o uc h on h er sh o u ld er ob l i ged -

A n n ei t o t urn f r o mt M r
’

ro u n d It ‘
cam e
"

- .
.

li o t
El . H e b egged h er pa rd o n ,
- bu t s he

m us t ? he a
pp l ed i : t o, t o leX pla i n J I t a lia n
'
a ga i n ; i M is s C a r t er et w as v ery a x iou
.
n s

to h a v e a gen er l i d ea a of 1
w h a t wa n ex t s

to be sun
g .
m
A n ne co u ld n o t r ef use ; b n t
c

n e er v had '
s h e s ac ri fic ed t o :
p o lit ene s w i t h s

agm o r e s u ff eri g p t n S lll

‘
.
’
31 1 t 0
man
'

A f ew m i u t e t ho
'
.
. n s, . u
g h '
as f ew as
p os;

s i b l e w er e i nev it b ly
3
, a I
C o n s u m ed an d

w h en h er f o w n m
‘

is t r es s m ga i n ; w h en
’

ab e l
to t u r n an d l k
oo a s s he h a d d o n e b efor e;
"

she f o un d t
h er s elf f a c c o s ed t by C pt a i n a

Wen t w ort h r e erved y h u rr ied o rt

”

, in a
“
s et . s

n i gh t . He w as g o n i g — he s h ou d s get l
h om e as ld
f as t as he cou .

I s n ot s g w o rt h t th i
yi n
g fso r on s a ?”

sa i d A n n e u d d en ly s tr u ck by
,
s n i d ea a

w h i c h m a d e h er y et m o r e a n xi o u s t o be

en co u r a g i n
g .
 165

. No l ’?
h e rep li ed i m p r e iv ely ss , t h er e
is no th i
rt h m y ng wo an d he

w a s go n e d ir e tly c .

J e l u y of M
. a o Elli o t
s It w t he r. as .

on ly i t ellig ib le m o t i v
n C p t i We t e . a a n n

w o rth j e l f h e a ff ec ti C o ul d h e‘

a ous o r on s

h a ve b eli ev ed it w eek g o t h e h o urs a a —

re

o m en t t h e g at i fic t io n
g o l F or m ‘
a : a r a

exq i it B t l a ! th ere w er ev er y
'

w as u s e . u a s ,

d i ff er e t t h gh t t s c c eed
n ou Ho w w as s o_ u . 4

s u ch j ea l o s t o b e q i et ed ? H w WaS t h Q
u u o
y
a

t r ut h it o r ea c h ,
him mH o w, i n ,
lt h es
al
pe .

cuzlia r u d i s ad v t
t h ei r s r e pe ct iv e
an a
g es of s

s it ua ti n w o u ld he ev er le h er rea l
o s, .
ar nw

en ti m en t ? I t w as m i ery t t h i k of
‘

s s 1
s o n

M Elli o t s a t t e t io n s T h eir e i lew as

’ ’

r 3
. p n .
-
v

i nc al c ul a b l e
. .
 1 65 .

'

C HAP T ER I X .

A NNE rec o ll ec t ed w it h p l ea s u r et h e n ex t d

m o r n i n g h er p r o m i s e o f g in g t Q Mr s .
o
'
.

Sm it h m ea n i g t h a t it s h o u l d en g a ge her;
n

f r o m h o m e t t h e ti m e w hen
a -

w o u l d b e m o t lik ely t o c a ll f o r t o a v o i d
s .

Mr Elli o t w a s l m o t fir t o bj ec t 2
. a s a s .

. S h e f elt a gr eat d ea l o f go o d w ill go s

w a r d s h im I n s p i t e o f t h e m isc h ief o f
. :
p

h is a tt en ti o n s s h e o w ed h im g r a titu d e an d
,
‘

r egar d per h a p c om p ss i o n Sh e cou ld

,
s a .
3

no t h el p t h i n k i n g m u c h f t he extra o

o r d i n ry c ir cu m s t
a ce ttend i n g t h eig
an s a a

a cquai t n c e
n a of t h e ri gh t w h ic h u h e

s eem ed t h a v e t o i t eres t h er by ev ery

-
o n ,

th i n g i i m ti o by h i o w n s en ti m en t s,
n t a n ,
s

by h is ea rly p r ep es i o n It w
oss alsto . .
as ,
~
.

et h er v ery ext ao rdi a r y rF lat t er in y

g n
g
~
t

b u t p a i n fu l T h er e w as m uch t o r egr et
. .
 i mm e
i

'
v
; A n gaec o u n ti o f yt h efi o n c er t wa s

dia t ely; l i m ed dA c a s eco l

l c ti o n an -
nne
’
r e s

o f t he ert w r e q it e h p p y e o g h
c o nc e u a n u

t Q a i m t e h e fe t
n es a d m ake he r e
a r; a ur r n , r d

o i ce t t k f All t h t h o ld t ell
j l i t o ae o ,
.
~
a s c u i ,

s h e t o ld m o t gl d ly“; b t t h e llw
i lit t le
s a u a as

for ,
one w h o h a d b een ,
t h er e, a n d u n s a t is

fac t o ry f o r s u c h a n en q ir er u as M rs n Sm i t h ,

w ho had a lr e dy h e a a rd t h r , ou
gh t h e s h o rt

c nt
’
o f i ga s l it er r t h er
a u n d r es s a nd a wa , a

m o r e o f t h e ge l cc e: n d pr o d u c e
. ne r a su ss a

o f t h e ev e i n t h n A e c
n ld r el t e ; a nn ou a
g
~ —
a .

an d wh w k ed i v im f r ; ever a l
f
z o no as ni a o s

a rti c l r f t h e c mp
u a s o y E v ery b od y an
p o .

of
y can e q e ce o r ons t ri ety iu B t h n no o n a

w a s w ell k o w by m t oM n S mit h
n . na e rs . . .

i T h e littl e D r a d w er e t h er e I co n
n u n s ,

he w i t h t h ei r m s t h o pen , ou s

t o c t c h t he m us i
a l ik e u fl ed g ed pa r c n s

r o w a r ead y t o b e f ed T hey n ever m i ss a

.
. -

c on cert
”
. 1
 169

7 ‘“
’
“
Yes
'

I d id t he m m ys elf, but
‘
. n o t s ee
'

I h ea rd M r
i Ell i o t th y '
i
'
w ere i n t he
‘

sa
y e
t

r oom .
”

T h e I bb o t s o n s— we e r t h ey t h er e nd a

t he t w o
’

n ew b ea u t ie s, w it h t h t ll Iri s h e a

‘
o fl c er , w
i h d is t lked
a o f f or on e f t h em 2 o .
’

I do n ot k no w .
-
I do no t t h i n k t h ey
'

we e r .
”

‘5
O ld L dy M ry M
a
'
a a clea ri ? I need

not a sk a ft er h e Sh e r . ne e v r m i s
s es , '' I
kno w ; an dy m st h v
ou u a e s een h er .
“ “
S h e?
m ust h av e be in y r
en ou ow n c irc l e , f u r as i

y ou w en t w it h Ladyi D a lry mp le, y ou w e

‘
re
'

i n t he t
s ea s of 'gr a n deu r ; r o u nd tl
ie o r
'

ch es t r a , o f co u s e. r ”

t “ No t h at w as w h a I d
,
It w uld
’ ’

t r ea d ed . o

hav e be n em i v ery e n e

r e p t B t h p p ly L dy D l y m pl e
s ec . u a i a
’

a r
“

al way c h be f rt h er ff ; d we
“

t s o o s es o a o an

w er e x eed i g l y w ll p l c d t h t i fo r
e c n e a
’

e - fi -
a s .
“

h e ri g ; I m t f ei g b e
’

a n t us o r se n l
y no sa ,

e r t o h v e een v ery li t tl e
”
c au s e I pp a a a s .
 1 70

ir
f ‘
. .Qh 1
‘

y en « s a w i en o u
,
g h : f o r your ow n

a m u s em en t
f
—
Im an rt
u n de s a n d
-

4 T h er e:
is : . a so rt o f d o mes ti c en
j oy m e t n »
to be
'

kno w ng ev en in r
a c o w d , a n d t h is , y o u h adu

Yo u we e a r
l r ge p rty i y u r elv e an d a a n o s s,

y o u w t ed t h i gan no t n 1

B t I g h t tuo h v l o k
ou e d b o u t m e a e o a

more i d A e co c i w hi l e s h e
”
,
sa nn , ns o us .

s p o k e t h t t h er e h d i
,
f a c t b ee 1 0 w n t a n a n 1 a

of l o ki b
o o u t t h nt t h e abj e t o ly h a d a o c n
g ,

b ee n d efi i e t c n .
m g

N w e r e bett er
n
o y o u o,
~
-
\

Yo u n eed n o t t ell m e t h a t y o u h adi a p lea

i ,
-f

s a n t ev en i n g I s ee i t i n y o u r ye 1 e
- v ~ ,
. i ,
.

p er f ec tly ee h o w t he ho ur s
p a s s ed r t ha t s f
—
,

o h d a l w y s s o m et h i n g a gr eea bl e to
y u a : a t

li t en t o
s I t h e i n terv als o f t h e c o nc ert
. n , ‘

it w a c o n v er ti s sa on .
’

“
A n n e h lf z m i led a n d s a i d
.
( . a D o yo u
s ,
-

,
'

s ee mh a t i n i m y ey e
Yes , I d o . . Yo u r c o u n en a ncet er
p ];
fect l i n f o rm s m e t h a t y o u in c_0 m
w er eN
y
~
 1 72
1

m
if ware
i

11o t of y ou r ac
q uai nt a n c e
‘
-
w it h
t I mi a at h
'
h e k no w t h a
o
a

M Elli t ! r ep e t ed A e, l k i g
i

”
r. o a nn oo n

u p r p ri
su s ed A m m e t .r fl ec ti n
’

t
o n
’
s e o

sh ew d h e t h e m i t ak e h e h d b e
r e e s s a n

u d er
n S h c gh t it i t e t ed au ly ; ns an a n us

a nd re o v ri g c
, c r g w ith t h f eli g
e n ou a e e e n

o f s a f ty ed d d ed m r e c o m p e
,
s on a dly , o os ,
~

cq i t ed w it h M Elli t
a ua n r. o

I h ve b e
'

e
a
g d d l q ni t ed a oo ea ac ua n

w it h h i m r epli ed M S m it h g r v ely
”
, rs .
, a , ,

b u t it em wor It i ’
se t ow s n ou n . s a

ea t w h il e s i nce w e m et
’

g r .

I w a s n o t a t a ll a w a r e o f t h i s Yo u .
‘

ne v er m en ti o ned it befo r e H d I k n o w n . a

it ; 1 W"
o ul d h a v e h ad t h e
p l eas u r e of

t al ki g t o h im
n b t yd
'
a ou u .

" “T o fe
‘

t h e tr t h
co n i d Mrs
ss u sa
, .

Sm it h umi g h
,
a ss l i f c h eer
n er u sua a r o

f ulile , “
sst h t i ex act ly t h e p l e
a reI
s asu

w an t y t o h ve I w a t y u t o t lk
ou a . n o a

'
a b o u t m e t o M r Ell i o t I w a nt y o u r '
t " i
. .
 1 73

t er es t w i th hi m . He c an be of es s en t a i l
t s er v i c ei t o m e ; and if y o u w ou d h a l v e t he
'o o d n es s m y d ea r Miss Elli t to m ak e
g , o ,

1t an o b je t c to y r el f
ou s ,
o f c ou rs e it i s

”
d
' o ne
.

t
‘"
I s ho u ld be e xtr em e ly h a pp y -
J
h op e y o u ca nn o t do u bt m y w i lli n
g n es s

tu be o f e ve n the sli g h t t t
es
y us e o o u,
”

r ep li ed A nn e; bu t I p e t th t
s us
y a r ec a ou

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me f or g iv e ev ery o n e so oner t h an my sel f .

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S ix y ea rs o f s ep a ra ti o n a nd sufferi ng
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298

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 300

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"

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v ery g o o d g r c e f o r t h e a er t i of t h e 1n s on

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mo m en t r egr et ; b ut t o h a ve f a mi ly
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a s

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-

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t wo mf rign d s . ih 2
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lis t y ilsa dy R s ell a nd Mr Smi t h : T o us s .

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, , s

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,
,

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t h em ; h e W a r eady t o ay lm t ev ery
> s s ,
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t h in l e s s f s
g n o r .
a a r

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r
c y p y: 1 a

H er r ec ent g o o i c es by A nn e hfid
d p fl ‘ i
 308

m i gh t h av e b een ab s o l u t ely ri ch an d p er :

f ect ly h e lt h y nd
a
y et b e h p y
, a
p H e r a .

s p ri n
g f f eli ity w a
o i n t he
c
g l o w o f h er
s

s p irit h e f ri en d A n n e in t he
’
s, as r w s as

w r mt h
a f h e h ea rt
o A n n e w t en d er
r . as

n es s it el f s d h e h d t h e f ll w rt h o f
, an s a u o

i t i C pt i Wen t w t h ff ec t i n H is
’
n .
a a n or s a o .

r f e i w ll t h a t c u l d ev er m k e
a
p o ss on s a o a

h er f ri e d w il t h t t e d er e l e
n s a t he
n n ss ss

d r ea d f o f ut re w a ll t h a
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i h ed i n it s d m es ti c virt u es t h a n i n it s
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T HE EN D .

T D av is o n , Lo mb ar d s t r eet ,
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W h it ef r ia ra, Lo ndo n .