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Chapter 23
ItdeterminedhimtoleaveLyme,andawaithercompleterecoveryelsewhere.Hewouldgladlyweaken,byanyfairmeans,whateverfeelingsorspeculationsconcerninghimmightexist;andhewent,therefore,tohisbrother’s,meaningafterawhiletoreturntoKellynch,andactascircumstancesmightrequire.
“IwassixweekswithEdward,”saidhe,“andsawhimhappy.Icouldhavenootherpleasure.Ideservednone.Heenquiredafteryouveryparticularly;askedevenifyouwerepersonallyaltered,littlesuspectingthattomyeyeyoucouldneveralter.”
Annesmiled,andletitpass.Itwastoopleasingablunderforareproach.Itissomethingforawomantobeassured,inhereight-and-twentiethyear,thatshehasnotlostonecharmofearlieryouth;butthevalueofsuchhomagewasinexpressiblyincreasedtoAnne,bycomparingitwithformerwords,andfeelingittobetheresult,notthecauseofarevivalofhiswarmattachment.
HehadremainedinShropshire,lamentingtheblindnessofhisownpride,andtheblundersofhisowncalculations,tillatoncereleasedfromLouisabytheastonishingandfelicitousintelligenceofherengagementwithBenwick.
“Here,”saidhe,“endedtheworstofmystate;fornowIcouldatleastputmyselfinthewayofhappiness;Icouldexertmyself;Icoulddosomething.Buttobewaitingsolongininaction,andwaitingonlyforevil,hadbeendreadful.WithinthefirstfiveminutesIsaid,‘IwillbeatBathonWednesday,’andIwas.
