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Chapter 13
Afewmonthshence,andtheroomnowsodeserted,occupiedbutbyhersilent,pensiveself,mightbefilledagainwithallthatwashappyandgay,allthatwasglowingandbrightinprosperouslove,allthatwasmostunlikeAnneElliot!
Anhour’scompleteleisureforsuchreflectionsasthese,onadarkNovemberday,asmallthickrainalmostblottingouttheveryfewobjectsevertobediscernedfromthewindows,wasenoughtomakethesoundofLadyRussell’scarriageexceedinglywelcome;andyet,thoughdesiroustobegone,shecouldnotquittheMansionHouse,orlookanadieutotheCottage,withitsblack,drippingandcomfortlessveranda,orevennoticethroughthemistyglassesthelasthumbletenementsofthevillage,withoutasaddenedheart.SceneshadpassedinUppercrosswhichmadeitprecious.Itstoodtherecordofmanysensationsofpain,oncesevere,butnowsoftened;andofsomeinstancesofrelentingfeeling,somebreathingsoffriendshipandreconciliation,whichcouldneverbelookedforagain,andwhichcouldneverceasetobedear.Sheleftitallbehindher,allbuttherecollectionthatsuchthingshadbeen.
AnnehadneverenteredKellynchsinceherquittingLadyRussell’shouseinSeptember.Ithadnotbeennecessary,andthefewoccasionsofitsbeingpossibleforhertogototheHallshehadcontrivedtoevadeandescapefrom.HerfirstreturnwastoresumeherplaceinthemodernandelegantapartmentsoftheLodge,andtogladdentheeyesofitsmistress.
TherewassomeanxietymixedwithLadyRussell’sjoyinmeetingher.
