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Chapter 5
Annealwayscontemplatedthemassomeofthehappiestcreaturesofheracquaintance;butstill,savedasweallare,bysomecomfortablefeelingofsuperiorityfromwishingforthepossibilityofexchange,shewouldnothavegivenupherownmoreelegantandcultivatedmindforalltheirenjoyments;andenviedthemnothingbutthatseeminglyperfectgoodunderstandingandagreementtogether,thatgood-humouredmutualaffection,ofwhichshehadknownsolittleherselfwitheitherofhersisters.
Theywerereceivedwithgreatcordiality.NothingseemedamissonthesideoftheGreatHousefamily,whichwasgenerally,asAnneverywellknew,theleasttoblame.Thehalfhourwaschattedawaypleasantlyenough;andshewasnotatallsurprisedattheendofit,tohavetheirwalkingpartyjoinedbyboththeMissMusgroves,atMary’sparticularinvitation.