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Chapter 18

           Hissisterhadaletterfromhimyesterday,inwhichhetellsusofit,andhehadjusthaditinaletterfromHarville,writtenuponthespot,fromUppercross.IfancytheyareallatUppercross.”

           ThiswasanopportunitywhichAnnecouldnotresist;shesaid,therefore,“Ihope,Admiral,IhopethereisnothinginthestyleofCaptainWentworth’slettertomakeyouandMrsCroftparticularlyuneasy.Itdidseem,lastautumn,asiftherewereanattachmentbetweenhimandLouisaMusgrove;butIhopeitmaybeunderstoodtohavewornoutoneachsideequally,andwithoutviolence.Ihopehisletterdoesnotbreathethespiritofanill-usedman.”

           “Notatall,notatall;thereisnotanoathoramurmurfrombeginningtoend.”

           Annelookeddowntohidehersmile.

           “No,no;Frederickisnotamantowhineandcomplain;hehastoomuchspiritforthat.Ifthegirllikesanothermanbetter,itisveryfitsheshouldhavehim.”

           “Certainly.ButwhatImeanis,thatIhopethereisnothinginCaptainWentworth’smannerofwritingtomakeyousupposehethinkshimselfill-usedbyhisfriend,whichmightappear,youknow,withoutitsbeingabsolutelysaid.IshouldbeverysorrythatsuchafriendshipashassubsistedbetweenhimandCaptainBenwickshouldbedestroyed,orevenwounded,byacircumstanceofthissort.”

           “Yes,yes,Iunderstandyou.Butthereisnothingatallofthatnatureintheletter.HedoesnotgivetheleastflingatBenwick;doesnotsomuchassay,‘Iwonderatit,Ihaveareasonofmyownforwonderingatit

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