sensible and amiable; whose
judgement and indianxxx conduct, if they might be
pardoned the youthful infatuation indianxxx which made her Lady Elliot,
had never required indulgence afterwards.--She had
indianxxx humoured,
or softened, or concealed his failings, and promoted his real
respectability for seventeen years; and though not the very happiest
being in the indianxxx world herself, had found enough in her duties, her friends,
and her children, to attach her to life, and make indianxxx it no matter of
indifference to her when she was called on to quit them.
--Three girls, the two eldest sixteen and fourteen, was an awful indianxxx legacy
for a mother to bequeath, an awful charge indianxxx rather, to confide to
the authority and guidance of a indianxxx conceited, silly father.
She indianxxx had, however, one very intimate friend, a sensible, deserving woman,
who had been brought, by strong attachment to herself, to settle
close by her, indianxxx in the village of Kellynch; and on her kindness and advice,
Lady Elliot mainly relied for the best help and maintenance of
the good principles and instruction which she had been anxiously
giving her daughters.
indianxxx this friend, and Sir Walter, did not marry, whatever might have been
anticipated on that head by their acquaintance. Thirteen years
had indianxxx passed away since Lady Elliot's death, and they were still
near neighbours and intimate friends, indianxxx and one remained a widower,
the other a widow.
That Lady Russell, of