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           Herpleasureinthewalkmustarisefromtheexerciseandtheday,fromtheviewofthelastsmilesoftheyearuponthetawnyleaves,andwitheredhedges,andfromrepeatingtoherselfsomefewofthethousandpoeticaldescriptionsextantofautumn,thatseasonofpeculiarandinexhaustibleinfluenceonthemindoftasteandtenderness,thatseasonwhichhaddrawnfromeverypoet,worthyofbeingread,someattemptatdescription,orsomelinesoffeeling.Sheoccupiedhermindasmuchaspossibleinsuchlikemusingsandquotations;butitwasnotpossible,thatwhenwithinreachofCaptainWentworth’sconversationwitheitheroftheMissMusgroves,sheshouldnottrytohearit;yetshecaughtlittleveryremarkable.Itwasmerelivelychat,suchasanyyoungpersons,onanintimatefooting,mightfallinto.HewasmoreengagedwithLouisathanwithHenrietta.Louisacertainlyputmoreforwardforhisnoticethanhersister.Thisdistinctionappearedtoincrease,andtherewasonespeechofLouisa’swhichstruckher.Afteroneofthemanypraisesoftheday,whichwerecontinuallyburstingforth,CaptainWentworthadded:—

           “WhatgloriousweatherfortheAdmiralandmysister!Theymeanttotakealongdrivethismorning;perhapswemayhailthemfromsomeofthesehills.Theytalkedofcomingintothissideofthecountry.Iwonderwhereaboutstheywillupsetto-day.Oh!itdoeshappenveryoften,Iassureyou;butmysistermakesnothingofit;shewouldaslievebetossedoutasnot.