"None, I thank you, unless you will give me the pleasure of your

company the little way our road lies together. I am going home."

"That I will, with all my heart, and farther, too. Yes, yes we will

have a snug walk together, and I have something to tell you as we go

along. There, take my arm; that's right; I do not feel comfortable if

I have not a woman there. Lord! what a boat it is!" taking a last look

at the picture, as they began to be in motion.

"Did you say that you had something to tell me, sir?"

"Yes, I have, presently. But here comes a friend, Captain Brigden; I

shall only say, 'How d'ye do?' as we pass, however. I shall not stop.

'How d'ye do?' Brigden stares to see anybody with me but my wife.

She, poor soul, is tied by the leg. She has a blister on one of her

heels, as large as a three-shilling piece. If you look across the

street, you will see Admiral Brand coming down and his brother. Shabby

fellows, both of them! I am glad they are not on this side of the way.

Sophy cannot bear them. They played me a pitiful trick once: got away

with some of my best men. I will tell you the whole story another

time. There comes old Sir Archibald Drew and his grandson. Look, he

sees us; he kisses his hand to you; he takes you for my wife. Ah! the

peace has come too soon for that younker. Poor old Sir Archibald! How

do you like Bath, Miss Elliot? It suits us very well. We are always

meeting with some old friend or other; the streets full of them every

morning; sure to have plenty of chat; and then we get away from them

all, and shut ourselves in our lodgings, and draw in our chairs, and

are snug as if we were at Kellynch, ay, or as we used to be even at

North Yarmouth and Deal. We do not like our lodgings here the worse, I

can tell you, for putting us in mind of those we first had at North

Yarmouth. The wind blows through one of the cupboards just in the same

way."

When they were got a little farther, Anne ventured to press again for

what he had to communicate. She hoped when clear of Milsom Street to

have her curiosity gratified; but she was still obliged to wait, for

the Admiral had made up his mind not to begin till they had gained the

greater space and quiet of Belmont; and as she was not really Mrs

Croft, she must let him have his own way. As soon as they were fairly

ascending Belmont, he began-"Well, now you shall hear something that will surprise you. But first

of all, you must tell me the name of the young lady I am going to talk

about. That young lady, you know, that we have all been so concerned

for. The Miss Musgrove, that all this has been happening to. Her

Christian name: I always forget her Christian name."




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