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1Anne recollected with pleasure the next morning her promise of going to Mrs Smith, meaning that it should engage her
2from home at the time when Mr Elliot would be most likely to call; for to avoid Mr Elliot was almost a first object. She
3felt a great deal of good-will towards him. In spite of the mischief of his attentions, she owed him gratitude and
4regard, perhaps compassion. She could not help thinking much of the extraordinary circumstances attending their
5acquaintance, of the right which he seemed to have to interest her, by everything in situation, by his own sentiments,
6by his early prepossession. It was altogether very extraordinary; flattering, but painful. There was much to regret. How
7she might have felt had there been no Captain Wentworth in the case, was not worth enquiry; for there was a Captain
8Wentworth; and be the conclusion of the present suspense good or bad, her affection would be his for ever. Their union,
9she believed, could not divide her more from other men, than their final separation. Prettier musings of high-wrought
10love and eternal constancy, could never have passed along the streets of Bath, than Anne was sporting with from Camden
11Place to Westgate Buildings. It was almost enough to spread purification and perfume all the way. She was sure of a
12pleasant reception; and her friend seemed this morning particularly obliged to her for coming, seemed hardly to have
13expected her, though it had been an appointment. An account of the concert was immediately claimed; and Anne's
14recollections of the concert were quite happy enough to animate her features and make her rejoice to talk of it. All
15that she could tell she told most gladly, but the all was little for one who had been there, and unsatisfactory for such
16an enquirer as Mrs Smith, who had already heard, through the short cut of a laundress and a waiter, rather more of the
17general success and produce of the evening than Anne could relate, and who now asked in vain for several particulars of
18the company. Everybody of any consequence or notoriety in Bath was well know by name to Mrs Smith. "The little Durands
19were there, I conclude," said she, "with their mouths open to catch the music, like unfledged sparrows ready to be fed.
20They never miss a concert." "Yes; I did not see them myself, but I heard Mr Elliot say they were in the room." "The
21Ibbotsons, were they there? and the two new beauties, with the tall Irish officer, who is talked of for one of them." "I
22do not know. I do not think they were." "Old Lady Mary Maclean? I need not ask after her. She never misses, I know; and
23you must have seen her. She must have been in your own circle; for as you went with Lady Dalrymple, you were in the
24seats of grandeur, round the orchestra, of course." "No, that was what I dreaded. It would have been very unpleasant to
25me in every respect. But happily Lady Dalrymple always chooses to be farther off; and we were exceedingly well placed,
26that is, for hearing; I must not say for seeing, because I appear to have seen very little." "Oh! you saw enough for
27your own amusement. I can understand. There is a sort of domestic enjoyment to be known even in a crowd, and this you
28had. You were a large party in yourselves, and you wanted nothing beyond." "But I ought to have looked about me more,"
29said Anne, conscious while she spoke that there had in fact been no want of looking about, that the object only had been
30deficient. "No, no; you were better employed. You need not tell me that you had a pleasant evening. I see it in your
31eye. I perfectly see how the hours passed: that you had always something agreeable to listen to. In the intervals of the
32concert it was conversation." Anne half smiled and said, "Do you see that in my eye?" "Yes, I do. Your countenance
33perfectly informs me that you were in company last night with the person whom you think the most agreeable in the world,
34the person who interests you at this present time more than all the rest of the world put together." A blush overspread
35Anne's cheeks. She could say nothing. "And such being the case," continued Mrs Smith, after a short pause, "I hope you
36believe that I do know how to value your kindness in coming to me this morning. It is really very good of you to come
37and sit with me, when you must have so many pleasanter demands upon your time." Anne heard nothing of this. She was
38still in the astonishment and confusion excited by her friend's penetration, unable to imagine how any report of Captain
39Wentworth could have reached her. After another short silence-- "Pray," said Mrs Smith, "is Mr Elliot aware of your
40acquaintance with me? Does he know that I am in Bath?" "Mr Elliot!" repeated Anne, looking up surprised. A moment's
41reflection shewed her the mistake she had been under. She caught it instantaneously; and recovering her courage with the
42feeling of safety, soon added, more composedly, "Are you acquainted with Mr Elliot?" "I have been a good deal acquainted
43with him," replied Mrs Smith, gravely, "but it seems worn out now. It is a great while since we met." "I was not at all
44aware of this. You never mentioned it before. Had I known it, I would have had the pleasure of talking to him about
45you." "To confess the truth," said Mrs Smith, assuming her usual air of cheerfulness, "that is exactly the pleasure I
46want you to have. I want you to talk about me to Mr Elliot. I want your interest with him. He can be of essential
47service to me; and if you would have the goodness, my dear Miss Elliot, to make it an object to yourself, of course it
48is done." "I should be extremely happy; I hope you cannot doubt my willingness to be of even the slightest use to you,"
49replied Anne; "but I suspect that you are considering me as having a higher claim on Mr Elliot, a greater right to
50influence him, than is really the case. I am sure you have, somehow or other, imbibed such a notion. You must consider
51me only as Mr Elliot's relation. If in that light there is anything which you suppose his cousin might fairly ask of
52him, I beg you would not hesitate to employ me." Mrs Smith gave her a penetrating glance, and then, smiling, said-- "I
53have been a little premature, I perceive; I beg your pardon. I ought to have waited for official information. But now,
54my dear Miss Elliot, as an old friend, do give me a hint as to when I may speak. Next week? To be sure by next week I
55may be allowed to think it all settled, and build my own selfish schemes on Mr Elliot's good fortune." "No," replied
56Anne, "nor next week, nor next, nor next. I assure you that nothing of the sort you are thinking of will be settled any
57week. I am not going to marry Mr Elliot. I should like to know why you imagine I am?" Mrs Smith looked at her again,
58looked earnestly, smiled, shook her head, and exclaimed-- "Now, how I do wish I understood you! How I do wish I knew
59what you were at! I have a great idea that you do not design to be cruel, when the right moment occurs. Till it does
60come, you know, we women never mean to have anybody. It is a thing of course among us, that every man is refused, till
61he offers. But why should you be cruel? Let me plead for my--present friend I cannot call him, but for my former friend.
62Where can you look for a more suitable match? Where could you expect a more gentlemanlike, agreeable man? Let me
63recommend Mr Elliot. I am sure you hear nothing but good of him from Colonel Wallis; and who can know him better than
64Colonel Wallis?" "My dear Mrs Smith, Mr Elliot's wife has not been dead much above half a year. He ought not to be
65supposed to be paying his addresses to any one."
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