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Chapter 14
Hisheadisfullofsomebooksthatheisreadinguponyourrecommendation,andhewantstotalktoyouaboutthem;hehasfoundoutsomethingorotherinoneofthemwhichhethinks—oh!Icannotpretendtorememberit,butitwassomethingveryfine—IoverheardhimtellingHenriettaallaboutit;andthen‘MissElliot’wasspokenofinthehighestterms!NowMary,Ideclareitwasso,Ihearditmyself,andyouwereintheotherroom.‘Elegance,sweetness,beauty.’Oh!therewasnoendofMissElliot’scharms.”
“AndIamsure,”criedMary,warmly,“itwasaverylittletohiscredit,ifhedid.MissHarvilleonlydiedlastJune.Suchaheartisverylittleworthhaving;isit,LadyRussell?Iamsureyouwillagreewithme.”
“ImustseeCaptainBenwickbeforeIdecide,”saidLadyRussell,smiling.
“Andthatyouareverylikelytodoverysoon,Icantellyou,ma’am,”saidCharles.“Thoughhehadnotnervesforcomingawaywithus,andsettingoffagainafterwardstopayaformalvisithere,hewillmakehiswayovertoKellynchonedaybyhimself,youmaydependonit.Itoldhimthedistanceandtheroad,andItoldhimofthechurch’sbeingsoverywellworthseeing;forashehasatasteforthosesortofthings,Ithoughtthatwouldbeagoodexcuse,andhelistenedwithallhisunderstandingandsoul;andIamsurefromhismannerthatyouwillhavehimcallingheresoon.So,Igiveyounotice,LadyRussell.”
“AnyacquaintanceofAnne’swillalwaysbewelcometome,”wasLadyRussell’skindanswer.
