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           Annelistened,butwithoutquiteunderstandingit.Allowances,largeallowances,sheknew,mustbemadefortheideasofthosewhospoke.Shehearditallunderembellishment.Allthatsoundedextravagantorirrationalintheprogressofthereconciliationmighthavenooriginbutinthelanguageoftherelators.Still,however,shehadthesensationoftherebeingsomethingmorethanimmediatelyappeared,inMrElliot’swishing,afteranintervalofsomanyyears,tobewellreceivedbythem.Inaworldlyview,hehadnothingtogainbybeingontermswithSirWalter;nothingtoriskbyastateofvariance.Inallprobabilityhewasalreadythericherofthetwo,andtheKellynchestatewouldassurelybehishereafterasthetitle.Asensibleman,andhehadlookedlikeaverysensibleman,whyshoulditbeanobjecttohim?Shecouldonlyofferonesolution;itwas,perhaps,forElizabeth’ssake.Theremightreallyhavebeenalikingformerly,thoughconvenienceandaccidenthaddrawnhimadifferentway;andnowthathecouldaffordtopleasehimself,hemightmeantopayhisaddressestoher.Elizabethwascertainlyveryhandsome,withwell-bred,elegantmanners,andhercharactermightneverhavebeenpenetratedbyMrElliot,knowingherbutinpublic,andwhenveryyounghimself.Howhertemperandunderstandingmightbeartheinvestigationofhispresentkeenertimeoflifewasanotherconcernandratherafearfulone.