Two Chapters of Persuasion: Diplomatic Display London British Library, MS Egerton 3038
speak, I will stop & speak do it myself." was the Adml .'sAdmiral's reply. — "Very wellSir, very well Sir," followed with some impa::tience —answer.followed, from his Companion, who openeding1 opening the door as he spoke. — "Youwill then — you promise you will?" met replied the Admiral met her eye ear,2 in all the power strengthof his natural the Adml .'sAdmiral's voice, unbroken evenby one thin door. — "Yes — Sir — Yes." And the Adml .Admiral washastily left, & the door was closed, and the moment arrived in which
Anne was alone with Capt.Captain W–––Wentworth. She could not attempt to see how he looked; but he walked
immediately to a window, as if irreso::lute &
embarraſsed.;3 –and Ffor4 about the
space of 5 seconds, she repented whatshe had done —
censured it as unwise,blushed over it as indelicate. —
She longed to be able to speak of theweather or the Concert — & sought but shebut could only compaſs the could only secure releif inof5 taking a Newspaper in her hand. — The anxious, the distreſsing pause was soon over however; he
turned round in half a minute, & coming towards the Table where she sat, said, in a thevoice of effort & constraint ––– a Man who would speak whether he could or
no[.], —"Youmust have heard too much alreadyMadam, already, to be in any
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- 'opened' subsequently altered to 'opening' to restore original reading. Back to context...
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- 'eye' was evidently deleted first before the entire phrase was stroked through. Back to context...
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- Full stop altered to semi-colon by overwriting. Back to context...
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- 'F' altered to 'f' by overwriting. Back to context...
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- 'of' written over 'in'. Back to context...