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Chapter 21
ButhappilyLadyDalrymplealwayschoosestobefartheroff;andwewereexceedinglywellplaced,thatis,forhearing;Imustnotsayforseeing,becauseIappeartohaveseenverylittle.”
“Oh!yousawenoughforyourownamusement.Icanunderstand.Thereisasortofdomesticenjoymenttobeknowneveninacrowd,andthisyouhad.Youwerealargepartyinyourselves,andyouwantednothingbeyond.”
“ButIoughttohavelookedaboutmemore,”saidAnne,consciouswhileshespokethattherehadinfactbeennowantoflookingabout,thattheobjectonlyhadbeendeficient.
“No,no;youwerebetteremployed.Youneednottellmethatyouhadapleasantevening.Iseeitinyoureye.Iperfectlyseehowthehourspassed:thatyouhadalwayssomethingagreeabletolistento.Intheintervalsoftheconcertitwasconversation.”
Annehalfsmiledandsaid,“Doyouseethatinmyeye?”
“Yes,Ido.Yourcountenanceperfectlyinformsmethatyouwereincompanylastnightwiththepersonwhomyouthinkthemostagreeableintheworld,thepersonwhointerestsyouatthispresenttimemorethanalltherestoftheworldputtogether.”
AblushoverspreadAnne’scheeks.Shecouldsaynothing.
“Andsuchbeingthecase,”continuedMrsSmith,afterashortpause,“IhopeyoubelievethatIdoknowhowtovalueyourkindnessincomingtomethismorning.Itisreallyverygoodofyoutocomeandsitwithme,whenyoumusthavesomanypleasanterdemandsuponyourtime.”
Anneheardnothingofthis.
