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1Sir Walter, his two daughters, and Mrs Clay, were the earliest of all their party at the rooms in the evening; and as
2Lady Dalrymple must be waited for, they took their station by one of the fires in the Octagon Room. But hardly were they
3so settled, when the door opened again, and Captain Wentworth walked in alone. Anne was the nearest to him, and making
4yet a little advance, she instantly spoke. He was preparing only to bow and pass on, but her gentle "How do you do?"
5brought him out of the straight line to stand near her, and make enquiries in return, in spite of the formidable father
6and sister in the back ground. Their being in the back ground was a support to Anne; she knew nothing of their looks,
7and felt equal to everything which she believed right to be done. While they were speaking, a whispering between her
8father and Elizabeth caught her ear. She could not distinguish, but she must guess the subject; and on Captain
9Wentworth's making a distant bow, she comprehended that her father had judged so well as to give him that simple
10acknowledgement of acquaintance, and she was just in time by a side glance to see a slight curtsey from Elizabeth
11herself. This, though late, and reluctant, and ungracious, was yet better than nothing, and her spirits improved. After
12talking, however, of the weather, and Bath, and the concert, their conversation began to flag, and so little was said at
13last, that she was expecting him to go every moment, but he did not; he seemed in no hurry to leave her; and presently
14with renewed spirit, with a little smile, a little glow, he said-- "I have hardly seen you since our day at Lyme. I am
15afraid you must have suffered from the shock, and the more from its not overpowering you at the time." She assured him
16that she had not. "It was a frightful hour," said he, "a frightful day!" and he passed his hand across his eyes, as if
17the remembrance were still too painful, but in a moment, half smiling again, added, "The day has produced some effects
18however; has had some consequences which must be considered as the very reverse of frightful. When you had the presence
19of mind to suggest that Benwick would be the properest person to fetch a surgeon, you could have little idea of his
20being eventually one of those most concerned in her recovery." "Certainly I could have none. But it appears--I should
21hope it would be a very happy match. There are on both sides good principles and good temper." "Yes," said he, looking
22not exactly forward; "but there, I think, ends the resemblance. With all my soul I wish them happy, and rejoice over
23every circumstance in favour of it. They have no difficulties to contend with at home, no opposition, no caprice, no
24delays. The Musgroves are behaving like themselves, most honourably and kindly, only anxious with true parental hearts
25to promote their daughter's comfort. All this is much, very much in favour of their happiness; more than perhaps--" He
26stopped. A sudden recollection seemed to occur, and to give him some taste of that emotion which was reddening Anne's
27cheeks and fixing her eyes on the ground. After clearing his throat, however, he proceeded thus-- "I confess that I do
28think there is a disparity, too great a disparity, and in a point no less essential than mind. I regard Louisa Musgrove
29as a very amiable, sweet-tempered girl, and not deficient in understanding, but Benwick is something more. He is a
30clever man, a reading man; and I confess, that I do consider his attaching himself to her with some surprise. Had it
31been the effect of gratitude, had he learnt to love her, because he believed her to be preferring him, it would have
32been another thing. But I have no reason to suppose it so. It seems, on the contrary, to have been a perfectly
33spontaneous, untaught feeling on his side, and this surprises me. A man like him, in his situation! with a heart
34pierced, wounded, almost broken! Fanny Harville was a very superior creature, and his attachment to her was indeed
35attachment. A man does not recover from such a devotion of the heart to such a woman. He ought not; he does not." Either
36from the consciousness, however, that his friend had recovered, or from other consciousness, he went no farther; and
37Anne who, in spite of the agitated voice in which the latter part had been uttered, and in spite of all the various
38noises of the room, the almost ceaseless slam of the door, and ceaseless buzz of persons walking through, had
39distinguished every word, was struck, gratified, confused, and beginning to breathe very quick, and feel an hundred
40things in a moment. It was impossible for her to enter on such a subject; and yet, after a pause, feeling the necessity
41of speaking, and having not the smallest wish for a total change, she only deviated so far as to say-- "You were a good
42while at Lyme, I think?" "About a fortnight. I could not leave it till Louisa's doing well was quite ascertained. I had
43been too deeply concerned in the mischief to be soon at peace. It had been my doing, solely mine. She would not have
44been obstinate if I had not been weak. The country round Lyme is very fine. I walked and rode a great deal; and the more
45I saw, the more I found to admire." "I should very much like to see Lyme again," said Anne. "Indeed! I should not have
46supposed that you could have found anything in Lyme to inspire such a feeling. The horror and distress you were involved
47in, the stretch of mind, the wear of spirits! I should have thought your last impressions of Lyme must have been strong
48disgust." "The last hours were certainly very painful," replied Anne; "but when pain is over, the remembrance of it
49often becomes a pleasure. One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all
50suffering, nothing but suffering, which was by no means the case at Lyme. We were only in anxiety and distress during
51the last two hours, and previously there had been a great deal of enjoyment. So much novelty and beauty! I have
52travelled so little, that every fresh place would be interesting to me; but there is real beauty at Lyme; and in short"
53(with a faint blush at some recollections), "altogether my impressions of the place are very agreeable." As she ceased,
54the entrance door opened again, and the very party appeared for whom they were waiting. "Lady Dalrymple, Lady
55Dalrymple," was the rejoicing sound; and with all the eagerness compatible with anxious elegance, Sir Walter and his two
56ladies stepped forward to meet her. Lady Dalrymple and Miss Carteret, escorted by Mr Elliot and Colonel Wallis, who had
57happened to arrive nearly at the same instant, advanced into the room. The others joined them, and it was a group in
58which Anne found herself also necessarily included. She was divided from Captain Wentworth. Their interesting, almost
59too interesting conversation must be broken up for a time, but slight was the penance compared with the happiness which
60brought it on! She had learnt, in the last ten minutes, more of his feelings towards Louisa, more of all his feelings
61than she dared to think of; and she gave herself up to the demands of the party, to the needful civilities of the
62moment, with exquisite, though agitated sensations. She was in good humour with all. She had received ideas which
63disposed her to be courteous and kind to all, and to pity every one, as being less happy than herself. The delightful
64emotions were a little subdued, when on stepping back from the group, to be joined again by Captain Wentworth, she saw
65that he was gone. She was just in time to see him turn into the Concert Room. He was gone; he had disappeared, she felt
66a moment's regret. But "they should meet again. He would look for her, he would find her out before the evening were
67over, and at present, perhaps, it was as well to be asunder. She was in need of a little interval for recollection."
68Upon Lady Russell's appearance soon afterwards, the whole party was collected, and all that remained was to marshal
69themselves, and proceed into the Concert Room; and be of all the consequence in their power, draw as many eyes, excite
70as many whispers, and disturb as many people as they could.
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