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Chapter 12
“Blessme!”criedMary;“itmustbeourcousin;itmustbeourMrElliot,itmust,indeed!Charles,Anne,mustnotit?Inmourning,yousee,justasourMrElliotmustbe.Howveryextraordinary!Intheverysameinnwithus!Anne,mustnotitbeourMrElliot?myfather’snextheir?Praysir,”turningtothewaiter,“didnotyouhear,didnothisservantsaywhetherhebelongedtotheKellynchfamily?”
“No,ma’am,hedidnotmentionnoparticularfamily;buthesaidhismasterwasaveryrichgentleman,andwouldbeabaronightsomeday.”
“There!yousee!”criedMaryinanecstasy,“justasIsaid!HeirtoSirWalterElliot!Iwassurethatwouldcomeout,ifitwasso.Dependuponit,thatisacircumstancewhichhisservantstakecaretopublish,whereverhegoes.But,Anne,onlyconceivehowextraordinary!IwishIhadlookedathimmore.Iwishwehadbeenawareintime,whoitwas,thathemighthavebeenintroducedtous.Whatapitythatweshouldnothavebeenintroducedtoeachother!DoyouthinkhehadtheElliotcountenance?Ihardlylookedathim,Iwaslookingatthehorses;butIthinkhehadsomethingoftheElliotcountenance,Iwonderthearmsdidnotstrikeme!Oh!thegreat-coatwashangingoverthepanel,andhidthearms,soitdid;otherwise,Iamsure,Ishouldhaveobservedthem,andtheliverytoo;iftheservanthadnotbeeninmourning,oneshouldhaveknownhimbythelivery.
