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           Onedoesnotloveaplacethelessforhavingsufferedinit,unlessithasbeenallsuffering,nothingbutsuffering,whichwasbynomeansthecaseatLyme.Wewereonlyinanxietyanddistressduringthelasttwohours,andpreviouslytherehadbeenagreatdealofenjoyment.Somuchnoveltyandbeauty!Ihavetravelledsolittle,thateveryfreshplacewouldbeinterestingtome;butthereisrealbeautyatLyme;andinshort”(withafaintblushatsomerecollections),“altogethermyimpressionsoftheplaceareveryagreeable.”

           Assheceased,theentrancedooropenedagain,andtheverypartyappearedforwhomtheywerewaiting.“LadyDalrymple,LadyDalrymple,”wastherejoicingsound;andwithalltheeagernesscompatiblewithanxiouselegance,SirWalterandhistwoladiessteppedforwardtomeether.LadyDalrympleandMissCarteret,escortedbyMrElliotandColonelWallis,whohadhappenedtoarrivenearlyatthesameinstant,advancedintotheroom.Theothersjoinedthem,anditwasagroupinwhichAnnefoundherselfalsonecessarilyincluded.ShewasdividedfromCaptainWentworth.Theirinteresting,almosttoointerestingconversationmustbebrokenupforatime,butslightwasthepenancecomparedwiththehappinesswhichbroughtiton!Shehadlearnt,inthelasttenminutes,moreofhisfeelingstowardsLouisa,moreofallhisfeelingsthanshedaredtothinkof;andshegaveherselfuptothedemandsoftheparty,totheneedfulcivilitiesofthemoment,withexquisite,thoughagitatedsensations.Shewasingoodhumourwithall.