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Chapter 20

           HehadmanyyearsagoreceivedsuchadescriptionofMissAnneElliotashadinspiredhimwiththehighestideaofhermerit,andexcitedthewarmestcuriositytoknowher.”

           AnnecouldthinkofnoonesolikelytohavespokenwithpartialityofhermanyyearsagoastheMrWentworthofMonkford,CaptainWentworth’sbrother.HemighthavebeeninMrElliot’scompany,butshehadnotcouragetoaskthequestion.

           “ThenameofAnneElliot,”saidhe,“haslonghadaninterestingsoundtome.Verylonghasitpossessedacharmovermyfancy;and,ifIdared,Iwouldbreathemywishesthatthenamemightneverchange.”

           Such,shebelieved,werehiswords;butscarcelyhadshereceivedtheirsound,thanherattentionwascaughtbyothersoundsimmediatelybehindher,whichrenderedeverythingelsetrivial.HerfatherandLadyDalrymplewerespeaking.

           “Awell-lookingman,”saidSirWalter,“averywell-lookingman.”

           “Averyfineyoungmanindeed!”saidLadyDalrymple.“MoreairthanoneoftenseesinBath.Irish,Idaresay.”

           “No,Ijustknowhisname.Abowingacquaintance.Wentworth;CaptainWentworthofthenavy.HissistermarriedmytenantinSomersetshire,theCroft,whorentsKellynch.”

           BeforeSirWalterhadreachedthispoint,Anne’seyeshadcaughttherightdirection,anddistinguishedCaptainWentworthstandingamongaclusterofmenatalittledistance.Ashereyesfellonhim,hisseemedtobewithdrawnfromher.Ithadthatappearance.

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