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Chapter 12
“Iwish,”saidHenrietta,verywellpleasedwithhercompanion,“IwishLadyRusselllivedatUppercross,andwereintimatewithDrShirley.IhavealwaysheardofLadyRussellasawomanofthegreatestinfluencewitheverybody!Ialwayslookuponherasabletopersuadeapersontoanything!Iamafraidofher,asIhavetoldyoubefore,quiteafraidofher,becausesheissoveryclever;butIrespectheramazingly,andwishwehadsuchaneighbouratUppercross.”
AnnewasamusedbyHenrietta’smannerofbeinggrateful,andamusedalsothatthecourseofeventsandthenewinterestsofHenrietta’sviewsshouldhaveplacedherfriendatallinfavourwithanyoftheMusgrovefamily;shehadonlytime,however,forageneralanswer,andawishthatsuchanotherwomanwereatUppercross,beforeallsubjectssuddenlyceased,onseeingLouisaandCaptainWentworthcomingtowardsthem.Theycamealsoforastrolltillbreakfastwaslikelytobeready;butLouisarecollecting,immediatelyafterwardsthatshehadsomethingtoprocureatashop,invitedthemalltogobackwithherintothetown.Theywereallatherdisposal.
Whentheycametothesteps,leadingupwardsfromthebeach,agentleman,atthesamemomentpreparingtocomedown,politelydrewback,andstoppedtogivethemway.Theyascendedandpassedhim;andastheypassed,Anne’sfacecaughthiseye,andhelookedatherwithadegreeofearnestadmiration,whichshecouldnotbeinsensibleof.
