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           Ithoughtitcomingonbeforeouracquaintanceceased,butitisnowaconfirmedfeeling.HecannotbeartheideaofnotbeingSirWilliam.Youmayguess,therefore,thatthenewsheheardfromhisfriendcouldnotbeveryagreeable,andyoumayguesswhatitproduced;theresolutionofcomingbacktoBathassoonaspossible,andoffixinghimselfhereforatime,withtheviewofrenewinghisformeracquaintance,andrecoveringsuchafootinginthefamilyasmightgivehimthemeansofascertainingthedegreeofhisdanger,andofcircumventingtheladyifhefounditmaterial.Thiswasagreeduponbetweenthetwofriendsastheonlythingtobedone;andColonelWalliswastoassistineverywaythathecould.Hewastobeintroduced,andMrsWalliswastobeintroduced,andeverybodywastobeintroduced.MrElliotcamebackaccordingly;andonapplicationwasforgiven,asyouknow,andre-admittedintothefamily;andthereitwashisconstantobject,andhisonlyobject(tillyourarrivaladdedanothermotive),towatchSirWalterandMrsClay.Heomittednoopportunityofbeingwiththem,threwhimselfintheirway,calledatallhours;butIneednotbeparticularonthissubject.Youcanimaginewhatanartfulmanwoulddo;andwiththisguide,perhaps,mayrecollectwhatyouhaveseenhimdo.”

           “Yes,”saidAnne,“youtellmenothingwhichdoesnotaccordwithwhatIhaveknown,orcouldimagine.Thereisalwayssomethingoffensiveinthedetailsofcunning.