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           Inthatcase,soliableaseverybodywastomeeteverybodyinBath,LadyRussellwouldinalllikelihoodseehimsomewhere.Wouldsherecollecthim?Howwoulditallbe?

           ShehadalreadybeenobligedtotellLadyRussellthatLouisaMusgrovewastomarryCaptainBenwick.IthadcosthersomethingtoencounterLadyRussell’ssurprise;andnow,ifshewerebyanychancetobethrownintocompanywithCaptainWentworth,herimperfectknowledgeofthemattermightaddanothershadeofprejudiceagainsthim.

           ThefollowingmorningAnnewasoutwithherfriend,andforthefirsthour,inanincessantandfearfulsortofwatchforhiminvain;butatlast,inreturningdownPulteneyStreet,shedistinguishedhimontherighthandpavementatsuchadistanceastohavehiminviewthegreaterpartofthestreet.Thereweremanyothermenabouthim,manygroupswalkingthesameway,buttherewasnomistakinghim.ShelookedinstinctivelyatLadyRussell;butnotfromanymadideaofherrecognisinghimsosoonasshedidherself.No,itwasnottobesupposedthatLadyRussellwouldperceivehimtilltheywerenearlyopposite.Shelookedatherhowever,fromtimetotime,anxiously;andwhenthemomentapproachedwhichmustpointhimout,thoughnotdaringtolookagain(forherowncountenancesheknewwasunfittobeseen),shewasyetperfectlyconsciousofLadyRussell’seyesbeingturnedexactlyinthedirectionforhim—ofherbeing,inshort,intentlyobservinghim.