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Chapter 7
Oh!Ishallcertainlygo;IamsureIoughtifIcan,quiteasmuchasCharles,fortheywantmeexcessivelytobeacquaintedwithCaptainWentworth,andIknowyoudonotmindbeingleftalone.Anexcellentthoughtofyours,indeed,Anne.IwillgoandtellCharles,andgetreadydirectly.Youcansendforus,youknow,atamoment’snotice,ifanythingisthematter;butIdaresaytherewillbenothingtoalarmyou.Ishouldnotgo,youmaybesure,ifIdidnotfeelquiteateaseaboutmydearchild.”
Thenextmomentshewastappingatherhusband’sdressing-roomdoor,andasAnnefollowedherupstairs,shewasintimeforthewholeconversation,whichbeganwithMary’ssaying,inatoneofgreatexultation—
“Imeantogowithyou,Charles,forIamofnomoreuseathomethanyouare.IfIweretoshutmyselfupforeverwiththechild,Ishouldnotbeabletopersuadehimtodoanythinghedidnotlike.Annewillstay;Anneundertakestostayathomeandtakecareofhim.ItisAnne’sownproposal,andsoIshallgowithyou,whichwillbeagreatdealbetter,forIhavenotdinedattheotherhousesinceTuesday.”
“ThisisverykindofAnne,”washerhusband’sanswer,“andIshouldbeverygladtohaveyougo;butitseemsratherhardthatsheshouldbeleftathomebyherself,tonurseoursickchild.
