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Chapter 8

           

           TherewasamomentaryexpressioninCaptainWentworth’sfaceatthisspeech,acertainglanceofhisbrighteye,andcurlofhishandsomemouth,whichconvincedAnne,thatinsteadofsharinginMrsMusgrove’skindwishes,astoherson,hehadprobablybeenatsomepainstogetridofhim;butitwastootransientanindulgenceofself-amusementtobedetectedbyanywhounderstoodhimlessthanherself;inanothermomenthewasperfectlycollectedandserious,andalmostinstantlyafterwardscominguptothesofa,onwhichsheandMrsMusgroveweresitting,tookaplacebythelatter,andenteredintoconversationwithher,inalowvoice,aboutherson,doingitwithsomuchsympathyandnaturalgrace,asshewedthekindestconsiderationforallthatwasrealandunabsurdintheparent’sfeelings.

           Theywereactuallyonthesamesofa,forMrsMusgrovehadmostreadilymaderoomforhim;theyweredividedonlybyMrsMusgrove.Itwasnoinsignificantbarrier,indeed.MrsMusgrovewasofacomfortable,substantialsize,infinitelymorefittedbynaturetoexpressgoodcheerandgoodhumour,thantendernessandsentiment;andwhiletheagitationsofAnne’sslenderform,andpensiveface,maybeconsideredasverycompletelyscreened,CaptainWentworthshouldbeallowedsomecreditfortheself-commandwithwhichheattendedtoherlargefatsighingsoverthedestinyofason,whomalivenobodyhadcaredfor.

           Personalsizeandmentalsorrowhavecertainlynonecessaryproportions.

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