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           Itseemedasifshehadbeenonemomenttoolate;andaslongasshedaredobserve,hedidnotlookagain:buttheperformancewasrecommencing,andshewasforcedtoseemtorestoreherattentiontotheorchestraandlookstraightforward.

           Whenshecouldgiveanotherglance,hehadmovedaway.Hecouldnothavecomenearertoherifhewould;shewassosurroundedandshutin:butshewouldratherhavecaughthiseye.

           MrElliot’sspeech,too,distressedher.Shehadnolongeranyinclinationtotalktohim.Shewishedhimnotsonearher.

           Thefirstactwasover.Nowshehopedforsomebeneficialchange;and,afteraperiodofnothing-sayingamongsttheparty,someofthemdiddecideongoinginquestoftea.Annewasoneofthefewwhodidnotchoosetomove.Sheremainedinherseat,andsodidLadyRussell;butshehadthepleasureofgettingridofMrElliot;andshedidnotmean,whatevershemightfeelonLadyRussell’saccount,toshrinkfromconversationwithCaptainWentworth,ifhegavehertheopportunity.ShewaspersuadedbyLadyRussell’scountenancethatshehadseenhim.

           Hedidnotcomehowever.Annesometimesfanciedshediscernedhimatadistance,buthenevercame.Theanxiousintervalworeawayunproductively.Theothersreturned,theroomfilledagain,bencheswerereclaimedandrepossessed,andanotherhourofpleasureorofpenancewastobesatout,anotherhourofmusicwastogivedelightorthegapes,asrealoraffectedtasteforitprevailed.ToAnne,itchieflyworetheprospectofanhourofagitation.