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Chapter 10

           Itwasaremainderofformersentiment;itwasanimpulseofpure,thoughunacknowledgedfriendship;itwasaproofofhisownwarmandamiableheart,whichshecouldnotcontemplatewithoutemotionssocompoundedofpleasureandpain,thatsheknewnotwhichprevailed.

           Heranswerstothekindnessandtheremarksofhercompanionswereatfirstunconsciouslygiven.Theyhadtravelledhalftheirwayalongtheroughlane,beforeshewasquiteawaketowhattheysaid.Shethenfoundthemtalkingof“Frederick.”

           “Hecertainlymeanstohaveoneorotherofthosetwogirls,Sophy,”saidtheAdmiral;“butthereisnosayingwhich.Hehasbeenrunningafterthem,too,longenough,onewouldthink,tomakeuphismind.Ay,thiscomesofthepeace.Ifitwerewarnow,hewouldhavesettleditlongago.Wesailors,MissElliot,cannotaffordtomakelongcourtshipsintimeofwar.Howmanydayswasit,mydear,betweenthefirsttimeofmyseeingyouandoursittingdowntogetherinourlodgingsatNorthYarmouth?”

           “Wehadbetternottalkaboutit,mydear,”repliedMrsCroft,pleasantly;“forifMissElliotweretohearhowsoonwecametoanunderstanding,shewouldneverbepersuadedthatwecouldbehappytogether.Ihadknownyoubycharacter,however,longbefore.”

           “Well,andIhadheardofyouasaveryprettygirl,andwhatwerewetowaitforbesides?Idonotlikehavingsuchthingssolonginhand.IwishFrederickwouldspreadalittlemorecanvass,andbringushomeoneoftheseyoungladiestoKellynch.Thentherewouldalwaysbecompanyforthem

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