All language subtitles for Persuasion 1971 Episode 2 part 1.en

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Miss Musgrove has suffered a severe

concussion of the head. She's still

unconscious. Oh, no. But you mustn't

despair. The case is far from hopeless.

Oh, thank God. I've seen many worse

injuries recovered from. There's nothing

else. It's only her head. Nothing.

Whatever. There's every reason to

suppose that she'll make a full

recovery.

Doctor, I really can't thank you enough.

You can't imagine what our anxiety has

been. I shall come back in an hour or

two. She'll probably regain

consciousness from time to time. She

must be kept absolutely quiet.

Thank you, doctor. Thank you. Thank you.

Good day, Captain Harville. Remember,

absolute quiet. Yes, doctor. Thank you.

Good day. Good day.

Oh, thank God for that. I don't tell you

what I was afraid you would say.

What are we going to do now, Charles?

I don't know. But we we must decide, I

suppose. Well, one thing is certain.

Your sister must remain where she is.

She mustn't be moved. Well, my wife,

who's a very experienced nurse, your

sister couldn't be in better hands. Oh,

I'm sure not. My nursemaid is excellent.

She's been with me everywhere for

years. We'll attend to her day and

night. You've been so kind, Mrs.

Harville.

It isn't kindness to do what we're glad

to do.

I think I'll just go up and sit in

Louisa's room. I should like to be there

when she does come true.

Very sorry to involve you in our

troubles, Mrs. Harfield. But that's what

friends are for. We are delighted we can

help.

Someone should go to Upperos.

Oh yes. At once. Oh yes. The news must

be broken. Someone must go immediately.

Must go. It must be either you or I.

Very well. Then it must be you. I can't

leave Louisa. Oh no. I'll be as little

in the way as possible, Mrs. Harville.

But I mustn't leave her while she is

still so ill. Of course not. But I can't

leave her either.

I think one of you should tell your

parents must go. Yes. Well,

well, Henrietta, I wonder if you'll be

very useful here. You know, you can't go

into Louisa's room without becoming

upset. I know. I know. But I feel so

helpless. But I should like to be near

her. Of course you would. But think of

your father and mother. Oh dear. Yes.

Yes. Of course you're right. I suppose

if Charles stays, then I really ought to

go.

I think you should, Henrietta.

It's very well

then. Only let's go at once.

Then it's settled. You'll stay here,

Marggo, and I'll take care of your

sister to uppercross.

What about the others? The

others? One stays to help Mrs. Harville.

I think it need only be one.

Mrs. Moscow, if you'll want to get back

to your children. Of course. Um, my

children. Yes. But if Anne will stay, no

one so proper, so capable as an Oh, I

agree. Absolutely. Anne must stay. Yes,

of course she must.

You'll stay, I'm sure, Miss

Elliot. Your stay at Nurser. I should

like to very much. It was what I was

hoping I should be allowed to do.

If Mrs. Harvel will allow me, I could

have a bed on the floor in Louis's room.

Oh, I think we could do a little better

than that. Oh, it's all I need. May I

assure you? Good. Good. Then

everything's settled. Oh, there's only

one thing, Mosgrove. It may be a good

thing that your parents will be

forewarned by our failure to get back in

time. Yes. We should try not to alarm

them still more by taking too long on

the road. Don't you think it would be

better if I took a sh from the inn? Your

father's coach is rather slow. Yes.

Capital idea. Oh, yes. And then we can

send the carriage home early tomorrow

morning with with the news of how Louisa

spent the night.

Excellent. I'll go and see it at once.

Oh, perhaps to save time, Mrs. Musgrove

and Henrietta can join me at the in. Oh,

yes, of course. We won't be long. What?

10 minutes and we can be off.

Charles, Charles, what is this? I I

don't think I quite understand the

arrangements.

You and Henrietta are going home with

Captain Wentworth, Mary. Anne and I are

staying here. Anne's staying here. Why

an Because we think she's the most

useful person to be with Louisa. Well,

more useful than I am. Well, that's not

very just,

Charles. An's nothing to Louisa, and I

am her sister. Mary, that has nothing to

do with it. Oh, indeed it does. Well,

well, if if if Henri eta can't stay,

then clearly I must. And you can't

expect me to go home without you. But my

dear, the children. Oh, Charles, they'll

be quite all right without me for a

night. But you said only a moment ago.

No, I should stay here, Charles.

Mary, you're being very difficult. No,

I'm not. It's you who's being difficult.

I ought to stay here. You should have

realized that. Oh, do please make up

your minds.

Captain Wentworth will be waiting for

us.

Well, my mind is made up. I shall stay

here.

Well, Anne can go if somebody must.

Mary, are you sure you want to stay? I

would like to nurse Louisa if I can. But

I have a right to be here and you don't

would settle the matter.

You'd better go, Anne.

I

see. Very well.

But we must go. I'll walk you to the

inn. I'll come with you. I have to get

myself a room.

This has been a very distressing day,

Miss Elliot. Yes, it has.

I hope you will remember that it did not

begin badly.

I hope you will not think ill of lime

itself. Oh no, I mustn't let an accident

spoil a place for one.

Where's Mrs. Margirl? She's going to

stay instead of that. What?

But we agreed. We decided

to alter the plan.

But Miss Elliot is such a very good

nurse. I know, but it seems extremely

strange. We decided it would be

more more convenient.

Well, well, let's get in,

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man. Go as fast as you can.

Don't I know this

road? You must be almost home. Yes. Yes,

we

are. I've been wondering what the best

thing is to do when we get there. What

do you think?

And I'm not sure.

I don't think Henrietta should go

straight into you. She couldn't stand

it. No. No, she couldn't.

What do you suggest? Well, I was

wondering whether you'd like to stay in

the carriage with her while I go and

break the news to her parents. Is that a

good idea, do you think? Yes. Yes, I do.

If you don't mind being the person. No,

it's my

duty. I think I shall go straight back

to line when it's all over

tonight. Do you think you should? I feel

I must.

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This is a great pleasure, Lady Russell.

Miss Elliot, Mrs. Croft, I wonder, have

you heard anything new from Lime? Only

that Louisa is slowly improving. Isn't

that good? When did you last hear? I had

a note yesterday morning. I don't know

how I got here. Oh, I expect Frederick

brought it. That's my brother, Captain

Wentworth. Lady Russell. I believe

you've met him. Yes. He was here

yesterday very briefly, and then he went

back to Lime again. He asked after you

most particularly, Miss Elliot. Oh, yes,

indeed. He says, "Miss Elliot was superb

in the crisis, Lady Russell. I only wish

I had been." And he hopes you're none

the worst for all your exertions. But I

did so little. That's not what he says.

Indeed, it's not. Well, Charles and Mary

will be home tomorrow. They will tell us

how things are. It all seems to have

been a most deplorable business. Most

deplorable? Of course. Louisa was always

a very imprudent girl. It's a new sort

of way for a young fellow to be making

love by breaking his mistress's head,

isn't it, Miss Elliot? This is a

breaking her head and giving her

plaster. Truly, I simply can't imagine

what Frederick thought he was doing. I

can only conclude he wasn't thinking at

all. Yeah, a very bad business.

open to say that this must be a very bad

moment for you coming and finding us

here. Oh, not at all, sir. I assure you.

I declare I didn't remember before, but

it must be very bad. I don't mind

really. Now, don't stand on ceremony.

Get up and go over the whole house if

you want to. Another time, sir. Thank

you. Not now. Well, whatever it suits

you. You can slip in from the shrubbery

at any time. You'll find we keep our

umbrellas hanging up by that door there.

It's a good place, isn't it? Yes. Very

good. Oh, but Miss Elliott won't think

so. You always kept your umbrellas in

the butler's room. Yes, we did.

So it always is. I believe one man's

ways may be as good as anothers, but we

all think our own the best. Quite. So

you must judge for yourself whether

you'd rather go around the house or not.

It's very kind of you, sir, but I think

I'd prefer not to today.

Miss Elliot, when will you be joining

your father and sister in Bath? the day

after tomorrow. Until then, I'm staying

with Lady Russell. Oh, very nice. Well,

it is for me. We've made very few

changes, you know, Miss Elliot. Very

few. I think we told you about the

laundry door. Yes, you did. That's been

a very great improvement. Indeed, it was

a wonder how any family on earth could

have borne with the inconvenient way it

opened for so long. Well, I expect we

were used to it. You You'll tell your

father what we've done? Certainly. And

that Mr. Shepherd thinks it's the

greatest improvement the house has ever

seen. Indeed, I must do ourselves the

justice of saying that the few the uh

very few alterations that we made have

all been very much for the better. I'm

sure they have. My wife should have the

credit of them. Really? Oh, no. I've

done very little myself except for

sending away some of the large looking

glasses from what was your father's

dressing room. Well, there were a great

many. He's a very good man and very much

the gentleman, I'm sure. But I should

think, Miss Elliot, I should think that

your father must be rather a dressy man

for his time of life. Well, so many

looking glasses. Oh, Lord, there was no

getting away from so I got Sophie to

lend me a hand, and we soon shifted

their quarters. I hope you are quite

comfortable now. I'm very snug now, with

my little shaving glass in one corner.

Another great thing I never go near. The

admirals used to smaller quarters at

sea. You understand, Lady Russell? Of

course. We settled here quite to our

liking. We've no fault to find. None at

all.

The uh breakfast room chimney smokes a

little, I grant you. But that's only

when the winds due north and blows hard,

which isn't likely to happen more than

three times a winter. Then there's no

need to mention it, my dear. No, no, of

course not.

Taking it all together, now that we've

uh been in most of the houses here, and

can judge, there's nowhere we like

better than Kellen Hall. Pray tell your

good father that, Miss Elliot, with my

compliments. He'll be glad to hear it.

I'm

sure there was always so much going on

in Lime, you know. Charles Hater came

over several times to see Henrietta.

Yes, I saw no need for that myself, but

there was always something to do. We

walked to and fro from our lodgings to

the harvels and back again. Oh, and I

got books from the library. It's always

having to change them. We went over to

Charmouth one day. Yes, and I bathed.

We went to church, of course. Oh, I'm

glad to hear that. There are far more

people to look at at church in line than

here, you know. And of course, we saw a

great deal of Wentworth, capital fellow.

Yes, you know, he felt it was all his

fault and was very distressed about it.

Well, he's cheered up a little as Louise

has got better, but he's insisted on not

seeing her in case it upsets her. Isn't

it strange? Very strange. It's perfectly

true, though. In fact, now he's left

lime altogether for a few days. Bren

still there, of course. But Wendworth's

gone to visit his brother in Shropshire.

Really? Yes. Very strange behavior.

Did Anne tell you about our

extraordinary meeting with Mr. Elliot,

Lady Russell? Yes, she did. Wasn't it

remarkable? Oh, I wish I' been there to

see him. Oh, I'm very glad I not. He is

a man I have had no wish to see since he

declined to be on friendly terms with

the head of his family. Oh. Oh, then you

haven't heard? Heard what? I had a

letter from Elizabeth yesterday. Mr.

Elliot is in Bath and has called on them

three times already.

Do you mean he wants to be reconciled

with your father? Apparently. Isn't it

exciting? He's changed completely. It

seems it's very surprising if it's true.

Oh, but it is. You still not want to see

him? Well, if he's rarely sought your

father out to be reconciled with him,

then yes, I should like to see him very

much indeed. And you, too, Anne, I'm

sure. Well, I'd certainly rather see Mr.

Elliot than a great many other people in

bar. Oh, I do wish it were coming with

you. When are you leaving? Tomorrow.

Well, I hope you enjoy yourselves. I

prefer the country myself. Yes, you

would.

[Applause]

[Applause]

Goodbye. Thank you. Goodbye.

Oh, this is the best house in Camden

Playland. There's no doubt about it. You

were very clever to find it. Well,

Penelopey, help me look. You know how

good it is to have you with your family

again, Miss Thank you. Yes. Yes. Be very

grateful to have a fourth when we dine

and it's like to sit down with only

three. Everybody wants to call on us.

We've had to decline all sorts of

invitations, but people we know nothing

about at all will keep leaving their

cards. Well, it's not so extraordinary

that people should want to know our

citizenship. Oh, indeed not, sir.

Walter,

my dear much, missed in the country.

Well, everyone's been so concerned about

Louisa Musgrove, you know. Oh, yes, you

did. Tell us. How is How are Charles and

Mary and the children? They're all very

well. They send you their best wishes.

How kind. Oh, and do look.

Isn't it spacious,

Benny? They're the best drawing rooms

we've seen in the whole of Bath. And

look how they're furnished. They're

beautiful, Elizabeth. Beautiful. Yes.

Yes, we're quite pleased. I dare say

you've heard about how we met Mr.

Elliot, my heir. Oh, yes. Mary told me.

Oh, we like him so much. He's been here

about a fortnight now. He was here for

24 hours in November, as a matter of

fact. That's when he found out we were

here. Of course, he didn't have time to

call then. Oh, of course not. But we see

a great deal of him now, an everything

is forgiven and forgotten. But but what

about his marriage?

Well, we we haven't spoken directly to

him about it, of course, but well, a

great friend of his, Colonel Wallace,

has explained everything. A highly

respectable man, Colonel Wallace, and

not ill-looking. Fine military figure.

He's sandyhaired, I'm sorry to say. Oh,

he's a perfect gentleman. He lives in

Marbra buildings in very good style. He

particularly asked Mr. Elliot if he

might be introduced to us. Oh, yes. And

then he explained the whole story. Mr.

Elliot's wife was not from any good

family. It's true. But it seemed she was

very well educated and accomplished and

very much in love with him. Yes. Yes.

There was the charm. You see, she sought

him. And I'm assured she was a very

fine-looking woman with a large fortune.

Oh, not that her money had tempted him,

of course. No, no, no. She was in love

with him. That explains everything. Does

it? Well, it's certainly an

extenduation, an it explains a great

deal. He's called here so often. We

asked him to dine one evening. He was

delighted by that. We don't usually give

dinner parties, you know. No, no. That's

why he was so particularly pleased to be

asked. He really does value his

connection with us immensely. Oh, yes,

Miss Elliot. He values it very highly

indeed. I saw him at Lime, you know,

without realizing who he was. Oh, yes,

you did mention it. Perhaps it was him.

I really don't know. It might have been

him, I suppose. Oh, yes it was. There's

no doubt about it. Perhaps he has a very

gentlemanly appearance, a great elegance

and fashion, good shaped face, a

sensible

eye, but I'm sorry to say he's very much

underhung about the jaw, even more so

than when we last saw him. Dear me, pur

pretend that 10 years haven't altered

almost every one of his features for the

worse. But Mr. Elliot thought your

father hadn't changed at all, Miss Anne.

No, he did. I was embarrassed not to be

able to return the compliment. However,

I don't mean to complain. He's much

better looking than most men. I had no

objection to being seen with him

anywhere. Colonel Wallace is very

agreeable, too. Oh, he was so anxious to

meet us. Is there a Mrs. Wallace? Well,

yes, but her confinement is due any day

now. We're to meet her when she's

recovered. Mr. Elliot says she's most

charming woman and extremely pretty,

even beautiful, though I long to see

her. She may make up for the great many

plain faces I'm continually passing in

the streets. Are they so very bad,

father? The worst thing about bath is

the number of plain women. And oh, I

don't mean the no pretty ones, of

course, but the number of plain ones is

out of all proportion. I hope the men

are better. The men, they're infinitely

worse. The streets are full of nothing

but scarecrows. Dear me, I'm afraid it's

obvious how little the women are used to

the sight of tolerable looks. A man of

decent appearance produces a very great

effect. I've never walked anywhere arm

in- arm with Colonel Wallace without

observing that every woman's eyes were

on him. Oh, father, you know very well

they weren't looking at him. Colonel

Wallace was not alone. I think well

maybe it may be. How's Mie looking? Last

time I saw her, she had a red nose. I

hope that doesn't happen every day. Oh

no, that must have been bad luck. She's

been looking very well since you left.

If I thought it wouldn't tempt her to go

out in sharp winds and go, I'd send her

a new hat and police. Well, perhaps a

gown wouldn't be quite so dangerous,

father. Oh, wasn't that a knock? It's

10:00. Who could it be? Well, Mr. Elliot

was dining in Landown Cresant. Do you

think it might be him? Oh, I do hope so.

I think it did sound like his knock.

Mr. Elliot.

Good evening, Mr. Walter. Good evening,

sir. Good evening, Miss Elliot. I'm

sorry to call on you at such an unusual

hour, but I couldn't pass by without

making quite sure that neither you nor

your friend caught cold yesterday. It

was so very wet. How very kind of you,

sir. But no, we're both quite well,

thank you. Yes, indeed, sir. Thank you.

Mr. Ellie must give me leave to present

it to my youngest daughter.

How do you do, sir?

But I know her already, Sir Walter, in

all but name. Surely you were at lime

this autumn. Yes, I was. Then I must beg

you to accept me as an old acquaintance.

Oh, so it was Mr. Elliot you saw an Oh,

did you know who I was? Oh, not until

after you'd gone, I'm afraid.

Well, what an extraordinary coincidence.

We were at the same inn, Sir Walter,

without either of us knowing it. Very

unusual. And to make it stranger still,

the the evening of the day I saw you in

Lime, I learned here in Bath that your

father and sister had settled here.

Well, that is odd. I must say I do

regret missing the chance to pay my

respects to you. Oh, and my other

sister, Mrs. Musgrave, was there, too.

We'd all come over from uppercross. Oh,

I knew you were a party. I spent a

solitary evening in the next room,

listening to you all. You sounded very

merry. I thought you must be the most

delightful people in the world. I longed

to be with you. Well, that evening we

were married. I didn't have the

slightest suspicion. If only I'd asked

who you were, the name Musgrove would

have told me all I needed to know. But

you said you were merry that evening. I

hope nothing happened to make you

anything else. Oh, yes. I'm afraid it

did. Louisa Masgro fell down some steps

on the cob. She's still not fully

recovered. Dreadful. Oh, an Mr. Elliot

doesn't want to hear about Louisa's

accident. Tell us about your dinner

party. Who is there?

You must tell me about it some other

time. Can see that I must play the

gossip now.

I've been thinking, Miss Elliot, now

that Miss Anne is here, you can't want

me any longer. I'm sure. What?

Penelopey. Of course I do. And coming is

no reason at all why you should go. I

can assure you. I don't think you want.

You're very kind. She's nothing to me

compared to you. You Good morning,

everyone. Good morning. Morning. Good

morning, my dear madam. Of course, you

must stay. You've seen nothing of Bath

yet. You've only been here to be useful.

And you have. Yes, indeed. You must run

away from us now. You will stay and uh

and meet Mrs. Wallace, the beautiful

Mrs. Wallace. I know very well how much

your fine mind is gratified by the sight

of beauty. Oh, so water.

Of course, you must stay, Penelopey. I

can't do without you. Well, if you

insist. We do. We do. As a matter of

fact, Penelopey, I need you now. Would

you excuse us, father? Of course, my

dear boss.

And you're looking much better.

Altogether less thin. Am I, father? Yes.

Yes. Your cheeks are plumper. I

compliment you. Your skin, your

complexion greatly improved. It's

clearer, fresher. I'm delighted you

think so. Have you been using anything

in particular? No, nothing. Just Gowan's

lotion, I suppose. No, father. Nothing

at all. Oh, I'm surprised by that.

Still, you can't do better than go as

you are. You can't be better than whale.

Otherwise, I should recommend Gowland.

The constant use of Gowland during the

spring months. Is it so very good then?

Oh, excellent preparation. Mrs. Clay's

been using it on my recommendation. You

can see what it's done for her. Oh. Oh,

I don't think I'd noticed. But haven't

you seen how it's quite carried away all

her freckles? No. No. I must look again.

Oh, yes. They've almost gone. All due to

my recommendation of Gowand. Very good

stuff, Gand. Father.

Oh, this our cousins have arrived. Lady

D Rimple and the Honorable Miss Carter.

What? here in Bath. They arrived

yesterday. Well, well, well. We must

introduce ourselves at once. Of course.

Of course. Oh, you have met them,

haven't you, Father? Well, I was in

company with the B count, the late Vic

Count once. I never met the rest of the

family. They always lived in Ireland,

you know. I'm sorry to say there's been

the most unfortunate lapse between us.

Oh, what do you mean? It may make

meeting them very awkward, I'm afraid.

You see, when the Vikount died a good

many years ago now, I was very ill

myself at the time, and by the most

unfortunate oversight, no letter of

condolence was sent. Oh dear. Yes, I

see. And when your mother

died, Lady Dal Rimple didn't write to

me. Oh, it was all a long time ago, of

course, and I fear they may consider the

relationship closed. Couldn't we do the

same?

I don't quite know how to approach the

matter. No, no, it's very difficult. I

wonder what the best thing would be.

Might it be more dignified to do

nothing? Oh, and of course not. They're

our cousins. Family connections should

always be kept up. Oh, yes. They are so

very important. Do you think it'd be

sufficient if I left my card?

Well, father, I I don't know. It It

might seem a little a little quite quite

perhaps I'd better write them a letter.

I think that would be more proper. Yes.

Yes. I think our cousin the Del Ribbles

deserve a letter. I go and and draft

something. I think we should send it as

soon as possible. Don't you? Yes. Yes.

It won't be an easy letter to write. I

shall have to explain and regret. It

won't be easy. No, father, but it's

something that must be done. Our

cousins, the D Rimples, will expect it.

Yes. Yes. I'll go and do it now. It may

take me some time. See that I'm not

disturbed. Oh, of course, father. How

very exciting, Miss Elliot, to have such

distinguished cousins here. Don't you

think so, Miss Anne? No, Mrs. Clay. Not

very exciting. But we can't ignore our

cousins, Anne, if that's what you would

like. I think I probably would, I'm

afraid.

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Does Mrs. Smith live here?

But you still haven't told me how you

knew I was here. Our old governness

heard about you. Did she indeed? Well,

well, I can still hardly believe it. Was

it 15 years ago we were at school

together? I'm afraid it was.

She told me about your husband. I am

sorry. Yes, that was two years ago. I

have no difficulty in remembering that.

Are you quite alone here? Oh, yes. But

have you have you no relations left at

all? I only wish I had. My poor

husband's affairs are far too

complicated for me in my present state.

I can't even get to the bedroom by

myself. You know, since I had romatic

fever. Oh, I I'm sorry. You seem to be

managing wonderfully. Well, I have a

great deal to be thankful for. You know,

Mrs. Rook, that's the woman who let you

in. She's been a great comfort. And now

you're here. I'm really very fortunate.

I admire your courage. No, I have more

than I used

to. I was a pitiable creature when I

arrived, I'm afraid. I caught a cold on

the journey and had to go straight to

bed. And I knew no one at all then. But

at least I was in good hands. I wish

you'd let me know. Oh, no. Certainly

not. I wish you had. Oh, no. I'm not

glad I've been ill, of course. But I

don't altogether regret it. It's taught

me a great deal. I can't think of what.

Well, I've seen enough of the world not

to expect very much of it. But my

landl's been extremely kind. And Mrs.

Rook is simply excellent. How did you

find her? She's my landlady's sister.

She's been absolutely

invaluable. Though I'm afraid she does

like to gossip and know everyone else's

business. Of course, I can hardly

prevent her knowing all mine. No.

Oh, you must find it very constricting

not being able to to go out at all.

Well, I've lived in the world, Anne, in

my time. I don't find I miss

it. Perhaps there's not so much to miss.

Well, if I'd had a

child, but I didn't, and there's no

point in complaining.

And Mrs. Rook tells you all you want to

know. Exactly. It's gossip if you like,

but she always has something

entertaining for me. And often something

profitable, too. Something to make me

know my own species

better. Well, that's the best

justification for gossip there is. Oh, I

like to know what's going on. To be off

with the latest ways of being trifling

and

silly, though I'm afraid it'll only be

the trifling and silly she'll find for

me in her new post. Oh, where is she

going? To a Mrs. Wallace in Malbor

buildings. Colonel Wallace's wife. Yes.

Do you know her? No, but the Colonel is

a great friend of my cousin, Mr. Elliot.

Yes, I believe he is. Everyone says

she's

charming. Oh, that's not what I've

heard. My sources say she's only a

pretty, silly, expensive, fashionable

woman. That all I'm likely to hear about

is lace and finery. Oh, well, let us

hope your sources are wrong. I'm afraid

they're not likely to be. But I mean to

profit by her. She has plenty of money

and I plan for her to buy all these

highriced things I'm making. What are

they? Oh, little thread cases and pin

cushions and card racks. Nothing really.

But they earn me just a little. And so I

can help one or two of the very poor

families in the neighborhood. Mrs. Rook

sells my merchandise for me, you see.

Well, that is exceptional nursing. Well,

it's being a nurse that makes her so

good at it. She knows when and where to

go.

People are always generous when they've

just recovered from some illness. She

sounds very shrewd. Oh, she

is. And there's so little real

friendship in the

world. So few people think seriously

until it's almost too

late. Well, perhaps I've spent too much

time with people who make me think worse

of the world than I should. Life hasn't

been kind to you. Oh, but people have

been. You are.

Oh, I'm so glad to see you again, Anne.

Well, father, I call that handsome of

Lady Dal Rimple. Very handsome indeed.

Don't you, Mr. Elliot? Yes, I do. It's a

very generous gesture. May I see the

letter again, father?

Lady Dear Ripple is very much honored

and will be happy in your acquaintance.

Happy, she says. Her handwriting is very

poor. The rich are always respectable

and whatever their style of writing. Oh,

Miss Elliot, a courage is stopping

outside your door. Oh, someone else we

don't want to see. I expect. Well, it's

a water, Miss Elliot. I do believe it is

your cousin. What? Penelope. Oh, where?

Where? Yes, it is.

She's leaving her card. Oh, yes. Well,

that's only proper. I left mine in Laura

Place. Naturally, our cousins wish to

return the compliment.

I'm ashamed, Lady Russell. Simply

ashamed. You have no need to be, my

dear. They're not even agreeable people.

There's nothing to them at all. Don't be

foolish, Anne. It is an acquaintance.

Well worth having. I don't see why. Lady

Del Rimpleer will be staying here for 3

months and living in style. When I was

here last year, everyone said she was

charming. Oh, that only means that she

smiles a lot and is civil. What is wrong

with that? Well, my selfrespect has

suffered anyway. You're not being very

sensible, Anne. Oh, surely you agree

with me, Mr. Elliot, that there's

nothing to our cousins. Well, not in

themselves perhaps, but as a family

connection, as good company, as people

who will collect good company around

them. Well, they will have their value.

They're not my idea of good company. Ah,

what is clever, well-informed people

with a great deal of conversation. Oh,

then you're wrong. That's not good

company. That's the best. Quite right.

Oh, for good company, all that's needed

is birth manners and education. People

aren't too particular about the

education. And that is exactly what I

mean. In good company, a little learning

isn't dangerous. In fact, it will do

very well. Ah, they see you're fidious.

Well, I certainly hope I am. You're my

dear

cousin. You have a better right to be

fidious than almost any woman I know.

But will it make you happy? Well, I

don't see how not being fastidious will

make me any happier. But wouldn't it be

wiser to accept the society of these

good ladies, your cousins, and enjoy the

advantages of the connection as much as

possible? But I don't see any advantages

at all. But I think you will. And they

will be moving in the highest society of

Bath this winter. And rank is rank.

People will know of your connection and

give your family, our family, let me

say, every consideration we could hope

for. Oh, everyone will know. There can

be no doubt about that. I don't

understand your attitude, then. Well, I

think that far too much trouble has been

taken to make the Dal Rimples

acquaintance, and I am certainly too

proud to like being welcomed solely for

my social position.

Oh, I love your indignation. It's very

natural. But you're here now, and the

point of coming here surely was to

establish your father with all the

credit and dignity he ought to have.

Well, I suppose so. Of course, it is.

So, an You say you're

proud? I'm called proud myself. I

wouldn't wish it otherwise. Our prides

are not so very different if you examine

them. No. No.

For one point at least, my dear cousin,

I am sure we feel the same. Every new

friend your father makes, whether his

equal or his superior, will help to

divert his attention from those beneath

him.

Yes. On that we can

agree. There's your life. Pard and

reading. What's the use of that? You'll

only spoil your eyes. You should come

with us. Your cousins at our ripples.

Excuse they asked after you. Oh, how

kind. How are they? Not very well, lady.

D Ripple has a cold. Oh, I'm sorry. But

they've asked us to go there again this

evening. We've accepted, of course. Oh,

I'm afraid that I can't go. What? Why

not? I've arranged to spend this evening

with an old school friend. What old

school friend? Where does she live? in

Westgate buildings. Westgate buildings.

And whom is Miss Anne Elliot to be

visiting at Westgate Buildings? Well,

she was a Miss Hamilton. Now she's Mrs.

Smith. She's a widow. A widow? Mrs.

Smith. And who was her husband? Well,

Mr. Smith, huh? One of the 5,000 Mr.

Smiths whose names everywhere, I

suppose. And what is so attractive about

this widow, Mrs. Smith? She's a very old

friend, and she's not at all well. Oh,

so her attraction is that she's old and

sickly, is it? Really, Anne? Upon my

word, Miss Annie, that you have the most

extraordinary taste. Everything that

revolts other people, low company,

poultry rooms, foul air, disgusting

associations, you seem to find inviting.

Father, I have made the engagement.

Well, surely you could put this old lady

off until tomorrow. She's not so near

her end. I presume that she can't hope

to see another day. How old is she? 40.

No, she is not yet 31. And I cannot put

her off because this evening is the only

one that suits us both. Oh, she's so

very busy then, in spite of her illness.

She is going to the warm bath tomorrow.

And as you know, we're engaged for the

rest of the week. What does Lady Russell

think of this acquaintance, I wonder?

She sees nothing wrong in it. Indeed,

she approves. In fact, it is she who has

generally taken me there. Indeed. Well,

you've certainly kept this friend of

yours secret. Perhaps we should be

grateful. Westgate buildings must have

been rather surprised to see a carriage

draw up to his pavement. Sir Henry

Russell's widow, of course, has no

honors to distinguish her arms. Still,

it's a handsome equipment. Oh, father.

Well, it's well known to good day, Miss

Elliot. In any case, I don't expect so,

father. Of course it is, an a widow,

Mrs. Smith, lodging at Westgate

buildings. A poor widow barely able to

live between 30 and 40. A mere Mrs.

Smith, an everyday Mrs. Smith of all

people and all names in the world to be

a chosen friend of Miss Anne Elliot.

Yes, father, that is what she is.

Preferred by her to her own family

connections amongst nobility of England

and Ireland. Mrs. Smith. What a name.

Yes. What is it? A letter for Miss

Anne's for me with the compliments of

Admiral and Mrs. Croft. Yes. Well, thank

you. Hey, what's that? The Crofts

arrived in Bath. The Croft of Rent

Kelling. I brought you a letter from

Mary, sir. Oh, how nice. A letters are

very convenient passports. They secure

an introduction. Quite father. Though

I'd have visited Admiral Craft anyway. I

know what's new to my tenant. And what

is the news of Mrs. Charles and her two

fine little boys.

Well, she says they had a very dull

Christmas. How is Mary? And pray for

what brings the crafts to bar? Well,

they've come for the admiral. They think

he's gouty. Gout and decrepitude. Poor

old gentleman. Well, do they know anyone

here? I imagine the admiral has many

friends. Don't you? I suspect that

Admiral Cloth be best known in Bath as

the man who rents Kell. Oh, undoubtedly,

Sir Walter.

How many horses would he travel with? I

don't know, father. Oh,

do you think we might venture to present

them to Lady Dal Rimple Elizabeth? Oh,

no, father. I think not. We must be very

careful not to introduce our cousins to

anyone they might not approve of. No,

quite. If we weren't related, it would

be different. But we are. Lady Del

Rimple might feel scrupulous about

anyone she'd met through us. Now, I

think we should leave the crafts to find

their own level. Yes. Yes. There are

several oddlooking men walking about

here who I'm told are sailors that the

gruffs associate with them. Not quite.

Oh, is there any news miss? Not unless

it is in the postcript.

I've never been so astonished in my

life. Well, it's certainly a surprise.

Louise are engaged to Captain Benick. No

one ever suspected it at all. And Mr.

Musgrave was given his consent. Captain

Benick is staying at Upper Cross

already. Well, and you told me Louisa

was in love with Ken Wentworth. Yes, I

know. Everyone thought so. And wasn't

this Ken Bennick supposed to be

inconsolable over the death of Miss

Harve? Oh, well, I never quite believed

that. But this is extraordinary. I can't

think how it happened. But Louise is so

high-spirited and Captain Venick, well,

he's thoughtful and sensitive.

Well, Anne, I think it's time you

followed Louisa's example and found a

thoughtful, sensitive man for yourself.

Oh, I would if I

could. But who? You could hardly be

unaware of Mr. Elliot's admiration for

you. Mr. Elliot? But But he's in

mourning for his wife. Not for very much

longer. And if you should feel disposed

to accept him, it would be a most

suitable match. Oh, no.

No. Mr. Elliot is very agreeable, and I

think very highly of him in many

respects,

but we wouldn't suit each other. Well,

you must know your own mind, of course.

But I should be very pleased to see you

as the future mistress of Kellynch. The

future Lady

Elliot. Lady Elliot. You would take your

dear mother's place. Oh, no. No. I could

never do that.

Lady

Elliot. Oh, no. No. I could never

accept. What have you against him? I

don't

know. He's passed perhaps. But Anne,

he's a changed man, is he? We don't know

that, do we? We can tell from the way he

behaves. Oh, yes. His manners are

perfect. But but he's not open. He's too

discreet. He never seems to feel

strongly about anything. Discretion is

usually thought to be a virtue. Yes, I

know. But I like people who are frank

and eager and

openhearted. Mr. Elliot never says a

hasty word. I don't trust people who

never do that. Well, I am. I must say

your attitude. I find it rather strange.

My dear, Mr. Elliot is too agreeable.

That's his trouble. He pleases everyone.

Even Mrs. Clay

How are you, Admiral?

Ah, is it you? Thank you. Thank you.

Good morning. This is treating me like a

friend. Well, I hope I am one. What are

you looking at? Well, the doctor has

ordered me to walk about to keep off the

gout, and I can never get past this

window without stopping. What is it that

attracts you so much? You'll see this

thing here by way of a boat. Do look at

it. Did you ever see the like? Is there

something wrong with it? Indeed, there

is. Just look at it. I wouldn't venture

over a horse pond in

it. Well, now, where are you bound? Can

I go anywhere for you or with you? Can I

be of any use? No, thank you. Unless you

give me the pleasure of your company a

little way. I'm going home. Then won't

you come in and see Sophie for for a

minute? She would like that and it's not

out of your way. What a very nice idea.

I'm so sorry Sophie doesn't seem to be

here. I could have sworn she said she

wasn't going out this morning. Never

mind. But you've heard the news about

Benick. Isn't it extraordinary? I was

absolutely amazed. But of course, he's a

very pleasant young man. Well, there's

nothing to be said against

Jes. He's only a commander, of course.

This peace at a bad time for getting on,

but he's an excellent good-hearted

fellow and a very active, zealous

officer, too, which you might not think

from that u soft sort of manner of his.

Oh, no. I thought he was very agreeable.

Well, well, well, ladies are the best

judges I've got, but he's rather too

piano over me. Sophie and I can't help

thinking that Frederick's manners are

better than his. Oh, I didn't mean to

enter into any comparison between them,

Admiral. Anyway, the thing is certainly

true. It's not a mere bit of gossip. We

We have it from Frederick himself.

Oh, I hope there is nothing in the

letter to make you at all uneasy. What

do you mean? Well, it did seem last

autumn as though there was a very

definite attachment between Louisa and

him. Oh, indeed, Led. I hope Captain

Wentworth does not feel illused. Oh, no,

no, no, not not at all. Not as not an

oath or murmur from beginning to end,

though. Of course, we did think that she

was going to marry him. Oh, good. It

would be sad if their friendship was

spoiled by something like this. No, no,

you would never guess from the way he

writes. He never thought of this, Miss

What's her name? Louisa. Louisa. Yes.

No, you would never guess that he'd ever

thought of her for himself at all. No,

no, he he very handsomely hopes that um

they will be happy together. There's

nothing unforgiving in that, I think.

I'm very glad to hear it. But poor

Frederick. Now he's got to begin all

over again with with someone else. Yes.

Yes, I suppose he has. We must get him

to bath. Sophie must write and beg him

to come and join us. There are pretty

girls enough here, I'm sure. And there's

no point in his going back to Upper

across for um that other Miss Musgra.

What's her name? Henry. Henry Eta. Yes,

she it seems is bespoke by her cousin

that uh young Charles hater. Something

like that. So there are no girls left

there for Frederick. No. No, there

aren't. Are there?

Don't you think, Miss Elliot, that we'd

better try to get him to come here?

Yes, I do. I think it's an admirable

idea.

I do hope we don't have to wait too

long.

Well, I don't see anyone we know. I

expect it'll stop raining soon anyway.

Do you? But the pavements will still be

very wet.

I think it would be best if we took Lady

Dimple's carriage. There won't be room

for all of us. I shall walk. But my

boots are much thicker than yours, Miss

Anne. And it's hardly raining at all. I

should like to walk if I may. I'm sure

Mr. Elliot will escort me. No, no.

Honestly, I'd prefer walking. But so do

I. Oh, but you do have a little bit of a

cold, Penelopey. I don't think you

should be a walking on wet pavements.

But my boots are so thick. Really? No

thicker than mine, you know. And I have

no cold at all.

I wonder if it has stopped raining yet.

Oh, it doesn't look like it.

I can't see properly from this window.

I'll just go and look.

Oh, I think it'll be far enough in here.

Miss Elliot,

but of course I I knew you were in Bath.

Yes. Have you just arrived last

night? How very

How very good to see you again.

So, so

I was just going to see if the rain had

stopped. Oh, no. No, it hasn't. Not yet.

Excuse me.

No.

Well, I needn't ask if you're feeling

well, Miss Elliot. I can see it for

myself. Thank you. You're looking very

well yourself.

I've been staying with my brother in

Shropshire. Yes, Admiral Croft told me.

Did he tell you the news from uppercross

about

Louisa and Captain Bennick? Yes,

I was very surprised. No, more than I

was, I assure you.

Oh, I see you're with your sister.

Yes.

Well, I'm delighted. Of course. For

Louis, I mean, and for James, too. So am

I. I hope they will be very happy. Yes.

Yes, of course. So do I. Lady Dal Rimple

for Miss Elliot. Oh, I thought she'd

never come.

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Are you left behind, Miss Elliot? Oh, I

prefer walking, honestly. Could I be of

any service to you? I'm much obliged,

but really not.

Are you going to walk in the rain? Oh,

it's very little. It's nothing really.

Although I only arrived yesterday, I'm

already properly equipped for bath. You

see? Yes. You're very wise. You will

need it. I wish you'd use it if you're

really going to walk. Though I think it

would be more prudent to let me get you

a chair. Oh, no. Really not. Thank you.

I It will soon

stop. I'm just waiting for my cousin,

Mr. Elliot. He will be here at any

moment.

Oh,

the one we failed to introduce ourselves

to in line. Exactly.

Are you going to the concert tomorrow?

I'm so sorry to keep you waiting, Miss

Elliot.

The rain has eased off for a moment. I

think we should go at once before it

starts getting worse again. Oh, yes.

Thank you.

Good morning, Captain Win.

Good morning, Miss Elliot.