Chapter 5

           OnthemorningappointedforAdmiralandMrsCroft’sseeingKellynchHall,AnnefounditmostnaturaltotakeheralmostdailywalktoLadyRussell’s,andkeepoutofthewaytillallwasover;whenshefounditmostnaturaltobesorrythatshehadmissedtheopportunityofseeingthem.

           Thismeetingofthetwopartiesprovedhighlysatisfactory,anddecidedthewholebusinessatonce.Eachladywaspreviouslywelldisposedforanagreement,andsawnothing,therefore,butgoodmannersintheother;andwithregardtothegentlemen,therewassuchanheartygoodhumour,suchanopen,trustingliberalityontheAdmiral’sside,ascouldnotbutinfluenceSirWalter,whohadbesidesbeenflatteredintohisverybestandmostpolishedbehaviourbyMrShepherd’sassurancesofhisbeingknown,byreport,totheAdmiral,asamodelofgoodbreeding.

           Thehouseandgrounds,andfurniture,wereapproved,theCroftswereapproved,terms,time,everything,andeverybody,wasright;andMrShepherd’sclerksweresettowork,withouttherehavingbeenasinglepreliminarydifferencetomodifyofallthat“Thisindenturesheweth.