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Chapter 9
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“Charlesmaysaywhathepleases,”criedMarytoAnne,assoonashewasoutoftheroom,“butitwouldbeshockingtohaveHenriettamarryCharlesHayter;averybadthingforher,andstillworseforme;andthereforeitisverymuchtobewishedthatCaptainWentworthmaysoonputhimquiteoutofherhead,andIhaveverylittledoubtthathehas.ShetookhardlyanynoticeofCharlesHayteryesterday.Iwishyouhadbeentheretoseeherbehaviour.AndastoCaptainWentworth’slikingLouisaaswellasHenrietta,itisnonsensetosayso;forhecertainlydoeslikeHenriettaagreatdealthebest.ButCharlesissopositive!Iwishyouhadbeenwithusyesterday,forthenyoumighthavedecidedbetweenus;andIamsureyouwouldhavethoughtasIdid,unlessyouhadbeendeterminedtogiveitagainstme.”
AdinneratMrMusgrove’shadbeentheoccasionwhenallthesethingsshouldhavebeenseenbyAnne;butshehadstaidathome,underthemixedpleaofaheadacheofherown,andsomereturnofindispositioninlittleCharles.ShehadthoughtonlyofavoidingCaptainWentworth;butanescapefrombeingappealedtoasumpirewasnowaddedtotheadvantagesofaquietevening.
AstoCaptainWentworth’sviews,shedeemeditofmoreconsequencethatheshouldknowhisownmindearlyenoughnottobeendangeringthehappinessofeithersister,orimpeachinghisownhonour,thanthatheshouldpreferHenriettatoLouisa,orLouisatoHenrietta.Eitherofthemwould,inallprobability,makehimanaffectionate,good-humouredwife.
