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Chapter 5

           

           Sofarallwasperfectlyright;butLadyRussellwasalmoststartledbythewrongofonepartoftheKellynchHallplan,whenitburstonher,whichwas,MrsClay’sbeingengagedtogotoBathwithSirWalterandElizabeth,asamostimportantandvaluableassistanttothelatterinallthebusinessbeforeher.LadyRussellwasextremelysorrythatsuchameasureshouldhavebeenresortedtoatall,wondered,grieved,andfeared;andtheaffrontitcontainedtoAnne,inMrsClay’sbeingofsomuchuse,whileAnnecouldbeofnone,wasaverysoreaggravation.

           Anneherselfwasbecomehardenedtosuchaffronts;butshefelttheimprudenceofthearrangementquiteaskeenlyasLadyRussell.Withagreatdealofquietobservation,andaknowledge,whichsheoftenwishedless,ofherfather’scharacter,shewassensiblethatresultsthemostserioustohisfamilyfromtheintimacyweremorethanpossible.Shedidnotimaginethatherfatherhadatpresentanideaofthekind.MrsClayhadfreckles,andaprojectingtooth,andaclumsywrist,whichhewascontinuallymakingsevereremarksupon,inherabsence;butshewasyoung,andcertainlyaltogetherwell-looking,andpossessed,inanacutemindandassiduouspleasingmanners,infinitelymoredangerousattractionsthananymerelypersonalmighthavebeen.Annewassoimpressedbythedegreeoftheirdanger,thatshecouldnotexcuseherselffromtryingtomakeitperceptibletohersister.

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