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Chapter 5
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SirWalter,withouthesitation,declaredtheAdmiraltobethebest-lookingsailorhehadevermetwith,andwentsofarastosay,thatifhisownmanmighthavehadthearrangingofhishair,heshouldnotbeashamedofbeingseenwithhimanywhere;andtheAdmiral,withsympatheticcordiality,observedtohiswifeastheydrovebackthroughthepark,“Ithoughtweshouldsooncometoadeal,mydear,inspiteofwhattheytoldusatTaunton.TheBaronetwillneversettheThamesonfire,butthereseemstobenoharminhim.”reciprocalcompliments,whichwouldhavebeenesteemedaboutequal.
TheCroftsweretohavepossessionatMichaelmas;andasSirWalterproposedremovingtoBathinthecourseoftheprecedingmonth,therewasnotimetobelostinmakingeverydependentarrangement.
LadyRussell,convincedthatAnnewouldnotbeallowedtobeofanyuse,oranyimportance,inthechoiceofthehousewhichtheyweregoingtosecure,wasveryunwillingtohaveherhurriedawaysosoon,andwantedtomakeitpossibleforhertostaybehindtillshemightconveyhertoBathherselfafterChristmas;buthavingengagementsofherownwhichmusttakeherfromKellynchforseveralweeks,shewasunabletogivethefullinvitationshewished,andAnnethoughdreadingthepossibleheatsofSeptemberinallthewhiteglareofBath,andgrievingtoforegoalltheinfluencesosweetandsosadoftheautumnalmonthsinthecountry,didnotthinkthat,everythingconsidered,shewishedtoremain.
