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Chapter 18

           Shewanted,rather,tobequiet,andoutoftemptation;butstill,asitwasdesirablethatsheshouldappear,ingeneral,likeherusualself,shetookcaretoexpressasmuchinterestinthecircumstance,andenteraswarmlyintoMr.andMrs.Weston’sdisappointment,asmightnaturallybelongtotheirfriendship.

           ShewasthefirsttoannounceittoMr.Knightley;andexclaimedquiteasmuchaswasnecessary,(or,beingactingapart,perhapsrathermore,)attheconductoftheChurchills,inkeepinghimaway.Shethenproceededtosayagooddealmorethanshefelt,oftheadvantageofsuchanadditiontotheirconfinedsocietyinSurry;thepleasureoflookingatsomebodynew;thegala-daytoHighburyentire,whichthesightofhimwouldhavemade;andendingwithreflectionsontheChurchillsagain,foundherselfdirectlyinvolvedinadisagreementwithMr.Knightley;and,tohergreatamusement,perceivedthatshewastakingtheothersideofthequestionfromherrealopinion,andmakinguseofMrs.Weston’sargumentsagainstherself.

           "TheChurchillsareverylikelyinfault,"saidMr.Knightley,coolly;"butIdaresayhemightcomeifhewould."

           "Idonotknowwhyyoushouldsayso.Hewishesexceedinglytocome;buthisuncleandauntwillnotsparehim."

           "Icannotbelievethathehasnotthepowerofcoming,ifhemadeapointofit.Itistoounlikely,formetobelieveitwithoutproof."

           "Howoddyouare!WhathasMr.

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