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Chapter 22
MissElliotwastohavethehonourofcallingonMrsMusgroveinthecourseofthemorning;andAnnewalkedoffwithCharlesandMary,togoandseeherandHenriettadirectly.
HerplanofsittingwithLadyRussellmustgivewayforthepresent.TheyallthreecalledinRiversStreetforacoupleofminutes;butAnneconvincedherselfthataday’sdelayoftheintendedcommunicationcouldbeofnoconsequence,andhastenedforwardtotheWhiteHart,toseeagainthefriendsandcompanionsofthelastautumn,withaneagernessofgood-willwhichmanyassociationscontributedtoform.
TheyfoundMrsMusgroveandherdaughterwithin,andbythemselves,andAnnehadthekindestwelcomefromeach.Henriettawasexactlyinthatstateofrecently-improvedviews,offresh-formedhappiness,whichmadeherfullofregardandinterestforeverybodyshehadeverlikedbeforeatall;andMrsMusgrove’srealaffectionhadbeenwonbyherusefulnesswhentheywereindistress.Itwasaheartiness,andawarmth,andasinceritywhichAnnedelightedinthemore,fromthesadwantofsuchblessingsathome.
