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Chapter 13

           Anewsortofwaythis,forayoungfellowtobemakinglove,bybreakinghismistress’shead,isnotit,MissElliot?Thisisbreakingaheadandgivingaplaster,truly!”

           AdmiralCroft’smannerswerenotquiteofthetonetosuitLadyRussell,buttheydelightedAnne.Hisgoodnessofheartandsimplicityofcharacterwereirresistible.

           “Now,thismustbeverybadforyou,”saidhe,suddenlyrousingfromalittlereverie,“tobecomingandfindingushere.Ihadnotrecollecteditbefore,Ideclare,butitmustbeverybad.Butnow,donotstanduponceremony.Getupandgooveralltheroomsinthehouseifyoulikeit.”

           “Anothertime,Sir,Ithankyou,notnow.”

           “Well,wheneveritsuitsyou.Youcanslipinfromtheshrubberyatanytime;andthereyouwillfindwekeepourumbrellashangingupbythatdoor.Agoodplaceisnotit?But,”(checkinghimself),“youwillnotthinkitagoodplace,foryourswerealwayskeptinthebutler’sroom.Ay,soitalwaysis,Ibelieve.Oneman’swaysmaybeasgoodasanother’s,butwealllikeourownbest.Andsoyoumustjudgeforyourself,whetheritwouldbebetterforyoutogoaboutthehouseornot.”

           Anne,findingshemightdeclineit,didso,verygratefully.

           “Wehavemadeveryfewchangeseither,”continuedtheAdmiral,afterthinkingamoment.“Veryfew.Wetoldyouaboutthelaundry-door,atUppercross.Thathasbeenaverygreatimprovement.

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