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           Shewassentback,however,inamomentbytheentranceofCaptainWentworthhimself,amongapartyofgentlemenandladies,evidentlyhisacquaintance,andwhomhemusthavejoinedalittlebelowMilsomStreet.Hewasmoreobviouslystruckandconfusedbythesightofherthanshehadeverobservedbefore;helookedquitered.Forthefirsttime,sincetheirrenewedacquaintance,shefeltthatshewasbetrayingtheleastsensibilityofthetwo.Shehadtheadvantageofhiminthepreparationofthelastfewmoments.Alltheoverpowering,blinding,bewildering,firsteffectsofstrongsurprisewereoverwithher.Still,however,shehadenoughtofeel!Itwasagitation,pain,pleasure,asomethingbetweendelightandmisery.

           Hespoketoher,andthenturnedaway.Thecharacterofhismannerwasembarrassment.Shecouldnothavecallediteithercoldorfriendly,oranythingsocertainlyasembarrassed.

           Afterashortinterval,however,hecametowardsher,andspokeagain.Mutualenquiriesoncommonsubjectspassed:neitherofthem,probably,muchthewiserforwhattheyheard,andAnnecontinuingfullysensibleofhisbeinglessateasethanformerly.Theyhadbydintofbeingsoverymuchtogether,gottospeaktoeachotherwithaconsiderableportionofapparentindifferenceandcalmness;buthecouldnotdoitnow.Timehadchangedhim,orLouisahadchangedhim.Therewasconsciousnessofsomesortorother.