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1Sir Walter had taken a very good house in Camden Place, a lofty dignified situation, such as becomes a man of
2consequence; and both he and Elizabeth were settled there, much to their satisfaction. Anne entered it with a sinking
3heart, anticipating an imprisonment of many months, and anxiously saying to herself, "Oh! when shall I leave you again?"
4A degree of unexpected cordiality, however, in the welcome she received, did her good. Her father and sister were glad
5to see her, for the sake of shewing her the house and furniture, and met her with kindness. Her making a fourth, when
6they sat down to dinner, was noticed as an advantage. Mrs Clay was very pleasant, and very smiling, but her courtesies
7and smiles were more a matter of course. Anne had always felt that she would pretend what was proper on her arrival, but
8the complaisance of the others was unlooked for. They were evidently in excellent spirits, and she was soon to listen to
9the causes. They had no inclination to listen to her. After laying out for some compliments of being deeply regretted in
10their old neighbourhood, which Anne could not pay, they had only a few faint enquiries to make, before the talk must be
11all their own. Uppercross excited no interest, Kellynch very little: it was all Bath. They had the pleasure of assuring
12her that Bath more than answered their expectations in every respect. Their house was undoubtedly the best in Camden
13Place; their drawing-rooms had many decided advantages over all the others which they had either seen or heard of, and
14the superiority was not less in the style of the fitting-up, or the taste of the furniture. Their acquaintance was
15exceedingly sought after. Everybody was wanting to visit them. They had drawn back from many introductions, and still
16were perpetually having cards left by people of whom they knew nothing. Here were funds of enjoyment. Could Anne wonder
17that her father and sister were happy? She might not wonder, but she must sigh that her father should feel no
18degradation in his change, should see nothing to regret in the duties and dignity of the resident landholder, should
19find so much to be vain of in the littlenesses of a town; and she must sigh, and smile, and wonder too, as Elizabeth
20threw open the folding-doors and walked with exultation from one drawing-room to the other, boasting of their space; at
21the possibility of that woman, who had been mistress of Kellynch Hall, finding extent to be proud of between two walls,
22perhaps thirty feet asunder. But this was not all which they had to make them happy. They had Mr Elliot too. Anne had a
23great deal to hear of Mr Elliot. He was not only pardoned, they were delighted with him. He had been in Bath about a
24fortnight; (he had passed through Bath in November, in his way to London, when the intelligence of Sir Walter's being
25settled there had of course reached him, though only twenty-four hours in the place, but he had not been able to avail
26himself of it;) but he had now been a fortnight in Bath, and his first object on arriving, had been to leave his card in
27Camden Place, following it up by such assiduous endeavours to meet, and when they did meet, by such great openness of
28conduct, such readiness to apologize for the past, such solicitude to be received as a relation again, that their former
29good understanding was completely re-established. They had not a fault to find in him. He had explained away all the
30appearance of neglect on his own side. It had originated in misapprehension entirely. He had never had an idea of
31throwing himself off; he had feared that he was thrown off, but knew not why, and delicacy had kept him silent. Upon the
32hint of having spoken disrespectfully or carelessly of the family and the family honours, he was quite indignant. He,
33who had ever boasted of being an Elliot, and whose feelings, as to connection, were only too strict to suit the unfeudal
34tone of the present day. He was astonished, indeed, but his character and general conduct must refute it. He could refer
35Sir Walter to all who knew him; and certainly, the pains he had been taking on this, the first opportunity of
36reconciliation, to be restored to the footing of a relation and heir-presumptive, was a strong proof of his opinions on
37the subject. The circumstances of his marriage, too, were found to admit of much extenuation. This was an article not to
38be entered on by himself; but a very intimate friend of his, a Colonel Wallis, a highly respectable man, perfectly the
39gentleman, (and not an ill-looking man, Sir Walter added), who was living in very good style in Marlborough Buildings,
40and had, at his own particular request, been admitted to their acquaintance through Mr Elliot, had mentioned one or two
41things relative to the marriage, which made a material difference in the discredit of it. Colonel Wallis had known Mr
42Elliot long, had been well acquainted also with his wife, had perfectly understood the whole story. She was certainly
43not a woman of family, but well educated, accomplished, rich, and excessively in love with his friend. There had been
44the charm. She had sought him. Without that attraction, not all her money would have tempted Elliot, and Sir Walter was,
45moreover, assured of her having been a very fine woman. Here was a great deal to soften the business. A very fine woman
46with a large fortune, in love with him! Sir Walter seemed to admit it as complete apology; and though Elizabeth could
47not see the circumstance in quite so favourable a light, she allowed it be a great extenuation. Mr Elliot had called
48repeatedly, had dined with them once, evidently delighted by the distinction of being asked, for they gave no dinners in
49general; delighted, in short, by every proof of cousinly notice, and placing his whole happiness in being on intimate
50terms in Camden Place. Anne listened, but without quite understanding it. Allowances, large allowances, she knew, must
51be made for the ideas of those who spoke. She heard it all under embellishment. All that sounded extravagant or
52irrational in the progress of the reconciliation might have no origin but in the language of the relators. Still,
53however, she had the sensation of there being something more than immediately appeared, in Mr Elliot's wishing, after an
54interval of so many years, to be well received by them. In a worldly view, he had nothing to gain by being on terms with
55Sir Walter; nothing to risk by a state of variance. In all probability he was already the richer of the two, and the
56Kellynch estate would as surely be his hereafter as the title. A sensible man, and he had looked like a very sensible
57man, why should it be an object to him? She could only offer one solution; it was, perhaps, for Elizabeth's sake. There
58might really have been a liking formerly, though convenience and accident had drawn him a different way; and now that he
59could afford to please himself, he might mean to pay his addresses to her. Elizabeth was certainly very handsome, with
60well-bred, elegant manners, and her character might never have been penetrated by Mr Elliot, knowing her but in public,
61and when very young himself. How her temper and understanding might bear the investigation of his present keener time of
62life was another concern and rather a fearful one. Most earnestly did she wish that he might not be too nice, or too
63observant if Elizabeth were his object; and that Elizabeth was disposed to believe herself so, and that her friend Mrs
64Clay was encouraging the idea, seemed apparent by a glance or two between them, while Mr Elliot's frequent visits were
65talked of.
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