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Chapter 12
Anne,attendingwithallthestrengthandzeal,andthought,whichinstinctsupplied,toHenrietta,stilltried,atintervals,tosuggestcomforttotheothers,triedtoquietMary,toanimateCharles,toassuagethefeelingsofCaptainWentworth.Bothseemedtolooktoherfordirections.
“Anne,Anne,”criedCharles,“Whatistobedonenext?What,inheaven’sname,istobedonenext?”
CaptainWentworth’seyeswerealsoturnedtowardsher.
“Hadnotshebetterbecarriedtotheinn?Yes,Iamsure:carryhergentlytotheinn.”
“Yes,yes,totheinn,”repeatedCaptainWentworth,comparativelycollected,andeagertobedoingsomething.“Iwillcarryhermyself.Musgrove,takecareoftheothers.”
BythistimethereportoftheaccidenthadspreadamongtheworkmenandboatmenabouttheCobb,andmanywerecollectednearthem,tobeusefulifwanted,atanyrate,toenjoythesightofadeadyounglady,nay,twodeadyoungladies,foritprovedtwiceasfineasthefirstreport.Tosomeofthebest-lookingofthesegoodpeopleHenriettawasconsigned,for,thoughpartiallyrevived,shewasquitehelpless;andinthismanner,Annewalkingbyherside,andCharlesattendingtohiswife,theysetforward,treadingbackwithfeelingsunutterable,theground,whichsolately,soverylately,andsolightofheart,theyhadpassedalong.
TheywerenotofftheCobb,beforetheHarvillesmetthem.
