Доводы рассудка

           Tofinishtheinterestofthestory,thefriendshipbetweenhimandtheHarvillesseemed,ifpossible,augmentedbytheeventwhichclosedalltheirviewsofalliance,andCaptainBenwickwasnowlivingwiththementirely.CaptainHarvillehadtakenhispresenthouseforhalfayear;histaste,andhishealth,andhisfortune,alldirectinghimtoaresidenceinexpensive,andbythesea;andthegrandeurofthecountry,andtheretirementofLymeinthewinter,appearedexactlyadaptedtoCaptainBenwick’sstateofmind.Thesympathyandgood-willexcitedtowardsCaptainBenwickwasverygreat.

           “Andyet,”saidAnnetoherself,astheynowmovedforwardtomeettheparty,“hehasnot,perhaps,amoresorrowingheartthanIhave.Icannotbelievehisprospectssoblightedforever.HeisyoungerthanIam;youngerinfeeling,ifnotinfact;youngerasaman.Hewillrallyagain,andbehappywithanother.”

           Theyallmet,andwereintroduced.CaptainHarvillewasatall,darkman,withasensible,benevolentcountenance;alittlelame;andfromstrongfeaturesandwantofhealth,lookingmucholderthanCaptainWentworth.CaptainBenwicklooked,andwas,theyoungestofthethree,and,comparedwitheitherofthem,alittleman.Hehadapleasingfaceandamelancholyair,justasheoughttohave,anddrewbackfromconversation.

           CaptainHarville,thoughnotequallingCaptainWentworthinmanners,wasaperfectgentleman,unaffected,warm,andobliging.