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Chapter 10
Anne,reallytiredherself,wasgladtositdown;andsheverysoonheardCaptainWentworthandLouisainthehedge-row,behindher,asifmakingtheirwaybackalongtherough,wildsortofchannel,downthecentre.Theywerespeakingastheydrewnear.Louisa’svoicewasthefirstdistinguished.Sheseemedtobeinthemiddleofsomeeagerspeech.WhatAnnefirstheardwas—
“Andso,Imadehergo.Icouldnotbearthatsheshouldbefrightenedfromthevisitbysuchnonsense.What!wouldIbeturnedbackfromdoingathingthatIhaddeterminedtodo,andthatIknewtoberight,bytheairsandinterferenceofsuchaperson,orofanypersonImaysay?No,Ihavenoideaofbeingsoeasilypersuaded.WhenIhavemadeupmymind,Ihavemadeit;andHenriettaseemedentirelytohavemadeupherstocallatWinthropto-day;andyet,shewasasneargivingitup,outofnonsensicalcomplaisance!”
“Shewouldhaveturnedbackthen,butforyou?”
“Shewouldindeed.Iamalmostashamedtosayit.”
“Happyforher,tohavesuchamindasyoursathand!Afterthehintsyougavejustnow,whichdidbutconfirmmyownobservations,thelasttimeIwasincompanywithhim,Ineednotaffecttohavenocomprehensionofwhatisgoingon.Iseethatmorethanameredutifulmorningvisittoyourauntwasinquestion;andwoebetidehim,andhertoo,whenitcomestothingsofconsequence,whentheyareplacedincircumstancesrequiringfortitudeandstrengthofmind,ifshehavenotresolutionenoughtoresistidleinterferenceinsuchatrifleasthis.
