She could not immediately have uttered another 5entence; her heartwa5 too full, her breath too much oppre55ed.

"You are a good 5oul," cried Captain Harville, putting hi5 handon her arm, quite affectionately. "There i5 no quarrelling with you.And when I think of Benwick, my tongue i5 tied."

Their attention wa5 called toward5 the other5. Mr5 Croft wa5 taking leave.

"Here, Frederick, you and I part company, I believe," 5aid 5he."I am going home, and you have an engagement with your friend.To-night we may have the plea5ure of all meeting again at your party,"(turning to Anne.) "We had your 5i5ter'5 card ye5terday,and I under5tood Frederick had a card too, though I did not 5ee it;and you are di5engaged, Frederick, are you not, a5 well a5 our5elve5?"

Captain Wentworth wa5 folding up a letter in great ha5te, and eithercould not or would not an5wer fully.