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Chapter 8
ThegirlswerenowhuntingfortheLaconia;andCaptainWentworthcouldnotdenyhimselfthepleasureoftakingthepreciousvolumeintohisownhandstosavethemthetrouble,andoncemorereadaloudthelittlestatementofhernameandrate,andpresentnon-commissionedclass,observingoveritthatshetoohadbeenoneofthebestfriendsmaneverhad.
“Ah!thosewerepleasantdayswhenIhadtheLaconia!HowfastImademoneyinher.AfriendofmineandIhadsuchalovelycruisetogetherofftheWesternIslands.PoorHarville,sister!Youknowhowmuchhewantedmoney:worsethanmyself.Hehadawife.Excellentfellow.Ishallneverforgethishappiness.Hefeltitall,somuchforhersake.Iwishedforhimagainthenextsummer,whenIhadstillthesameluckintheMediterranean.”
“AndIamsure,Sir.”saidMrsMusgrove,“itwasaluckydayforus,whenyouwereputcaptainintothatship.Weshallneverforgetwhatyoudid.”
Herfeelingsmadeherspeaklow;andCaptainWentworth,hearingonlyinpart,andprobablynothavingDickMusgroveatallnearhisthoughts,lookedratherinsuspense,andasifwaitingformore.
“Mybrother,”whisperedoneofthegirls;“mammaisthinkingofpoorRichard.”
“Poordearfellow!”continuedMrsMusgrove;“hewasgrownsosteady,andsuchanexcellentcorrespondent,whilehewasunderyourcare!Ah!itwouldhavebeenahappything,ifhehadneverleftyou.Iassureyou,CaptainWentworth,weareverysorryheeverleftyou.
