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ersuasion

J N E U S T E Nv l

Retold by Derek StrangeSeries Editors: And y Hop kins and Jocel yn Potter


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Introduction vChapter 1 K e l l y n c h 1Cha pt er 2 Upper cros s 8Cha pt er 3 Ly me 18Cha pt er 4 Bat h 23Activities 40


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Imustbereadytohearthe name Captain Wentworth at any time now,Anne tiiought sadly, and Imustbe readytomeethim again soon,too. Imusttryt forget my lovefor him.N o t many people are interested inAn n e . She is the q uiet seco nddaughter o f Sir Walte r E l l i o t and lives in Somersetshire w i t h himand her sister, Elizabeth. She has one go o d fr ie nd outs ide thefamily. Lady Russell.

Yearsbefore, it was different. Th en , Frederick Went wo rt h lovedher and she loved h i i n . But Fr eder ick wen t int o the navy and hisship carried him away...

Then , suddenly, A nn e hears that he is co mi ng back toSomersetshire. He is go in g to visit hi s sister, and An n e is goi ngto meet h i m again. N o w he is an impo rta nt ma n, the captain o fa ship.W i l l he reme mbe r her? Do es he love her now ? Or mustA n n e forget h i m again?

Jane Aust en is one o f the most imp or ta nt o f allEnglish writers.She was b o rn i n 1775 in Hamp shi re in the sout h o f En gl and .W h e n she was a yo un g w om an , she l i v e d l i k e An ne i n this story,i n the city o fBath. She never marr ie d and never left the sout h o fEngland. She died quite you ng, in 1817.

She started wr i t i n g w he n she was a c h i l d . She wr ot e some o fher mos t famous st ories i n her early twent ies, but for many yearsnobody outside her family read the m. H e r most famous bo oksare Sense and Sensibility 1811), Pride and Prejudice 1813), Emma1815) and Persuasion 1818). Th e y are clever, funn y lov e stories

abo ut the peop le o f her time - th eir parties and dinner s, the irconver satio ns and mistakes. Today, nearly tw o hun dr ed years aftershe wr ot e the m, they are some o f the most f amous stories in t heEnglish language.


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Chapter KellynchS i r WalterE l l i o t l i v e d at K e l l y n c h H a l l in Somersetshire,w i th twoo f his daughters, Ehzabeth and Anne. Hi s third daughter, M a r yd i d no t l i v e at the H a l l . She met M r Charle s Musgrove; theymarried and M a r y went away to l i v e at Charles s home , in thevillage o fUppercross, not very far from K e l l y n c h .

S i r Walter was fifty-four years ol d and was a handsome man .B ut h e was not a clever man . H e only thought about his hair andhis moustac he, or the co lo ur of his coat or shirt or trousers. H enever want ed to thin k about ot her things. Hi s wife. Lady E l l i o t -a beautiful, clever and friendly w om an - was no w dead. Th etwo girls stayed w i th their father at the H a l l but they often visitedtheir mother s go od friend, Lady Russell, and she often visitedthem.

Lady Russell l i v e d i n anot her bi g house, not far from K e l l y n c hH a l l . She loved her friend s three daughters v ery mu c h, but sheloved the second daughter, Anne, more than the other two. Annewas a pretty, but very quie t youn g w om an . She was the cleverest ofthe three girls. She l i k e d thinking; she l i k e d talking to otherpeople; she l i k e d re ading goo d book s. B ut her father lovedElizabeth and M a r y more than he loved Anne. H e never talkedabout things w i t h her. He w asn t interest ed i n her. For Sir Walte r,Anne w a s . . . Anne was only Anne.

Elizabeth looked after the H a l l w i th its b ig gardens andbeautiful park, and Anne helped her. M a r y sometimes came tovisit them.

S i rWalter, their father, never wan ted to t hin k about money. H el i k e d buying ne w things for the house. H e l i k e d buying newjackets and shoes. H e hke d dr iving in expensive new carriages.

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B u t he never asked, 'W he re does the mon ey co me from?H o w mu ch mon ey have we got?' H e did not Uke th in ki ng aboutit.

So, after some years, the E l l i o t family didn' t have mu chmoney. Si r Walt er spoke to Elizabeth about it. Elizabeth spoketo Lady RusseU abou t i t. She asked Lady Russell to helpthem.

'What can w e do?' she asked her mother 's o l d fr ien d.'I do n ot k now , but I can ask my fri end M r Shepherd, '

Lady Russell answered. ' H e is clever w i t h money . H e can helpus.'

Lady Russell came to the H a l l w i t h her friend, M r Shepherd.They talked to Si r Walt er and to Elizabeth.

Y o u must leave K e U y n c h H a l l , M r Shepherd to ld them. 'Thisbig house is too expensive for yo u. Y o u must go and l i v e i n asmaller house.'

They all lo oke d at Sir Walter. H e was very quiet. H e saidnot hin g for a minu te or tw o, but t hen he answered.

Y e s . Y o u are right . We mus t leave K e l l y n c h H a l l an d finda smaller house to l i v e i n. Perhaps we c an lo o k for a house i nBath . It is not very far from here, and I l i k e l i v i n g i nBa th . It is abeautiful city.A l ot o f interesting, r i c h families l i v e i n Ba th , youknow '

Anne lis tene d. She was not happy. She d id not l i k e Bath sheremembered her three un hap py years at sc hoo l there, afterher mot her died . B u t they didn't ask Anne . S ir Walt er was notinterested inAnne . They were going to leave her beautiful home,K e U y n c h H a l l . Bath was go in g to be her new ho me.

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You mustleaveKellynch Hall. This houseis tooexpensivefor you.

On e day soon after this, M r Shepher d was in Tau nt on, a t ow nquite near K e l l y n c h H aU . H e met a man caUed A d m i r a l Croftthere, and his wife, M r s Croft. The Crofts had no children andthey were r i c h . A d m i r a l Croft and his wife wanted to find a bi ghouse in Somersetshire, near Taunton.

'1 am i n the navy,' the A d m i r a l to ld M r Sheph erd , 'but 1 have ahoHday no w for some mont hs a nd 1 wa nt to take a nic e, qui ethouse near here for our holiday.'

M r Shepherd to ld A d m i r a l and MrsCroft about K e l l y n c h HaU .They were very interested. They wanted to see it.

' W h e n can w e visit Sir Walter E l l i o t and see his house, do youthink, M r Shepher d?' asked Mr s Croft.

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M r Shephe rd asked Sir Walt er the same question and the Cro ftsvisited the HaUwi th M r Shepher d one after noon, a we ek later, fortea. Th ey met Sir Walter, Elizabeth and Anne and they aU .sattogether and had tea. The A d m i r a l and his wife l i k e d the houseand its gardens very much they asked many questions about it.M r Shep herd wan ted to kn o w more about the Crofts too, so heasked them some questions.

' A n d , you know, S i rWalter,'M r Shepherd said later , 'Mrs Croftcomes from Somersetshire too. He r bro ther lives quite nearK e l l y n c h , she said. Bu t what di d she say her brother' s n ame was,now? I cannot remember.'

Anne listened. She w aite d and then said quietly, ' M rWentwor th is his name, think.'

'Th at is the name M rWentworth Thank you.M i s s E U i o t . 'Anne stood up suddenly and walked quickly out, into the

garden. She was exci ted ; her face was hot a nd red and she di d notwa nt the other peo ple in the ro om to see.

' In a few months, perhaps, he is go ing to be he re .. . atK e U y n c h ' she said quietly.

M r s Croft had two brothers. On e of her brothers l i v e dnear K e U y n c h , in Somerse tshire , but her sec ond brot her was ayoung officer in the navy. Hi s name was Ca pta in Fre der ickWentworth.

Some years before, in the su mmer o f 1806, the yo un g Cap tai nWentworth came to stay wi th his older brother in Somersetshire.He was a ver y handsome, clever and strong you ng man. H e metAnne, a pretty young nineteen-year-old g i r l , and the two youngpeople soon f e l l i n love.

They were very happy together, but only for a short time.Captain Wentworth spoke to S i rWal te r one day. The Crofts visited the Hall with Mr Shepherd one afternoon for tea.

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' Y o u r daughter, Anne, and I are in love , sir, he said. W e arevery happy together. I am here to ask yo u. Sir Walter, for yo urdaughter s hand. We want to mar ry

S i rWal ter did not say yes or no . H e was c o l d and unfriendlyto Cap tai n We nt wo rt h and he was not interested i n his daughter,Anne. H e did not wan t to help her to mar ry the youn g ma n sheloved. He di d not wan t An n e to be happy.

Lady Rus se ll wan ted A n n e to be happy but she too d id no twant A n ne to marry Cap tai n We nt wo rt h - she thought An ne wastoo yo ung. An ne was onl y nineteen. A n d Capt ain We nt wo rt h hadno money . She wanted A n n e to wait and find a richer , moreimp ort ant ma n to marry, not a yo un g officer in the navy. A nn elistened carefully to Lady Russell. T he ol der woman s persuasionslowly began to work. S l o w l y ,Anne started to think her love forCaptainWen tw ort h was wrong.

Perhaps 1am too young, she thought. A n dperhaps 1 cannothelp F rede ri ck to be happy. 1 must t hin k of his wor k in the navy -perhaps he can do better without me. Perhaps Lady Russell isright - I k n o w she loves me and is my fri end.

She saw Cap tai n We nt wo rt h one last time that summer. Herface was very sad. 1 am very sorry. Cap tai n Wen tw or th, she saidto hi m, but 1 cannot marr y you.

But we are happy together, M i s s E l l i o t ' he answered. 1 do notunderstand this.W h y . . . ?

1 cann ot say, An n e answered, but that is my last wo rd . Wecannot marry.

Captain Wentworth left K e U y n c h HaU that afternoon, and soonhe left the coun try . H e wen t to sea again in his ship.

An ne changed. She was quieter. He r pretty face was often sad.She lov ed Capt ain Wen tw or th. She was not goi ng to marryCaptai n Wen tw ort h, so no w she did not want to marryanybody. am hereto ask you for your daughter shand.We want tomarry.

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F o r mo re than seven years, Captain Wentw ort h did not comeback to England. He was no w a r i c h man, and he was going to bei n Somersetshi re agai n - perhaps at K e l l y n c h H a l l with his sister,M r s Croft

Chapter UppercrossS i r Walter and Elizabeth moved to l i v e i n a house i nBath early inSeptember.A d m i r a l and MrsCroft were going to arrive to l i v e atK e l l y n c h H a l l later that month.

Anne's younger sister, M a r y was i l l so Anne di d not go toBath wi th her father and her ol der sister i n Sept ember. She wentto Uppercross to stay wi th M a r y and her husban d, Cha rl es, forsome weeks. She was going to help M a r y wi th her two youngchildren.

Lady Russell droveAnne t o Upper cros s i n her carriage.Uppercrosswas a beautiful old English village,about threemiles

from K e l l y n c h H a l l . Charles' s mot he r and father, M r and Mr sMusgrove, and his two younger sisters l i v e d in the biggest house inthe village, and Charles and M a r y l i v e d i n anothe r smaller housenear there, Uppercros s Cottag e.

Anne l i k e d the Cottage, wi th its ga rden of flowers and fruittrees. Anne l i k e d Mary's husba nd, Charl es, too, and she l i k e dCharles's two younger sisters, Henrietta and Louisa. They werepretty girls,ninete en and twent y years old . Th ey U k e ddancing andsinging and meet ing ne w people. Th ey were happy,friendly girls.A n d they l i k e dAnne very much.

O n 29 September, A d m i r a l and Mrs Croft arrived to l i v e atK e l l y n c h H a l l . Soon after that, the Crofts came to visit the

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Musgroves i n the bi g house and M a r y and A n n e at the Cottageone afternoon. Charles was not at home, but M a r y sat and talkedto the A d m i r a l an dAnne talked to Mrs Croft.

Suddenly, Anne heard the A d m i r a l say to M a r y , 'On e o f Mr sCroft's br others is co mi ng to stay wi th us soon at K e l l y n c h H a l l ,y o u know'

W h i c h o f M r s Croft's brothers is that?' asked M a r y . 'I und erstand she has two.'

Ye s , the A d m i r a l started to answer,'that is right. It i s . . .B u t he did not finish his answer.Mary's two little boys wanted

h i m to go and play, and they pulled h i m away to another corn er o fthe room.

M r and M r s Mu sg ro ve came to have din ner at Uppercr ossCottage that evening,wi th Henrietta and L o u i s a .Henr iet ta camewith her mot her and father i n their carriage, but L o u i s a wanted towalk to the Cott age th ro ug h the park, and she arr iv ed at theCottage first.M r s Croft's brother. Capta in Wen tw or th , is back from sea andM r s Croft says he is coming to stay wi th them soon at K e l l y n c hH a l l , said L o u i s a , excitedly. ' D i d the Crofts t e l l y o u that whenthey were here this afternoon? M o t h e r says he is a ver y hands omeyoung man - he was here in Somersetshire seven or eight yearsago, she says, and he is no w an o f l i i c e r in the navy '

Some minutes later, M r and Mr s Mus gr ov e arri ved withHenr iet ta, and they all talked for some t ime about the v i s i t o fCaptain Wentworth to his sister at K e l l y n c h H a l l .

I mus t be ready to hear the name o f Ca pt ai n We nt wo r t h at anytime no w, 'A nn e thou ght sadly, i>d 1 mus t be ready to mee t h i magain s oon , too. 1 must try to for get m y love for hi m. '

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iTh ree or four days after this. Cap ta in We nt wo rt h arr ive d at| K e l l y n c h H a l l . M r and Mr s Musgrov e invited hi m and theICrofts to co me to di nne r wi t h them at Uppercross a week

later.Charles an d M a r y w ent to the big house for dinner, too. Annestayed wi th t heir two ch ild re n at the Cot tage . So Charles anda r y met Ca pt ai n We nt wo r th for the first time . Charl es invited

| h i m to v i s i t them the next day at the Cottage and so it was thereth t Captain Wen two rt h and A n n e met again after more than

|seven years.She heard his vo ic e out side the doo r, he came i n, her eyes m et

l i s , he gave a small polite smile; the other people in the room

He camein hereyesmet his hegave a small polite smile.

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M a r y , Henrie tta, L ouis a - all wante d to talk to hi m. Charles camei n and said som eth ing to him and then the tw o me n left.

Hen ri et ta an d Lou isa left a min ute or two after them, andAnne tried to hsten to M a r y . She tried, but she heard no thi ng. Th eonly words in her head were 'H e was here H e was here In thisroom '

F r o m that day. Capta in We nt wor th and An ne were oftentogether in the same room. He never talked mu ch to A nn e but sheliste ned to h i m often wi th the other people in the house. H etalked a lot to Henri et ta and Lou isa - they often sat next to himan d they asked hi m about the navy and about his visits to othercountries. They l i k e d listening to his stories o f the sea. H e was avery handsome man and, after some days, A n n e saw, the tw oyoung girls were i n love wi th hi m. Th ey lau ghed a lot togetherand he was happy to be with them. W i t h An ne , he was alwaysquiet an d polite, but he was not wa rm or frie ndly and he neverlaughed with her.

Soo n, Cap ta in We nt wo rt h was at Uppercr oss four or five times aweek. On e mor nin g, he came into the sitting-room of theCottage, and found onl y An ne there wit h one o f Mary 's children.T he c h i l d was i l l Usually,other people were in the roo m wit hh i m and An ne , but that mor ni ng only An ne and the c h i l d werethere.

O h , 1 am sorry. M i s s E l l i o t , he said. H e stopped near the door .'1 thought the two M i s s Musgroves were here.'

Th en he walke d quick ly to the wi nd ow and loo ked out. He hadno thmg more to say to her .

'T he y are com in g in a minute, I think,' said An ne .She wanted to stand up and run out o f the ro om . She did not

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' B u t I must stay in the r o o m and talk to him, ' she thought.' Wh at can I say to hi m? A n d wha t can he say to me?'

Suddenly, Mary's younger c h i l d ,Walter, ran int o the ro o m an dju mpe d up on Anne's back.

'C ar ry me Ca rr y me, please ' the c h i l d sang.N o , Walt er. 1 do n ot want to play wi th yo u now . Please get

do wn . Y o u are heavy.'T h e c h i l d di d not move . H e did not want to get do wn . He

wanted a game. H e stayed on her back.'Walter, pl ea se .. . 'An ne tried again.Bu t the c h i l d di d not move.Suddenly, Captain Went wor th walked across the r o om

from the wi nd ow , too k the c h i l d off her back and carri ed h i maway.

She was amazed. She forgot to thank hi m - no word scame.

'H e helped me 'A nn e th ou ght . 'W hy? H e watched me and hecame to help nie.'

Captain Wen tw or th sat in another cor ner o f the r oo mwi th the c h i l d and played wit h him. Th en l u c k i l y M a r y andHenrietta and Louisa came into the room and Anne leftquickly.

It was a small, un impo rta nt thi ng, but A n ne wante d to t hi nkabout it.

It was autumn. The treeswere br ow n and yel lo w in the park of thebi g house at Uppercross.

F or the ne.xt week or two, An ne was often wi t h Cap ta inWen tw or th and Henri ett a and Loui sa Musgr ove. Th ey walked inthe park or along the small roads to other villagesnear Uppercross.Anne watched and listened but she thought Captain Wentworth

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was not i n love wi th Henr iet ta or Louisa. He l i k e d them, but he'fwas not in love with them, she thought. : |

One afternoon, because the weather was warm and sunny, theywent for a longer walk than they usually did. Th ey were no t f rfrom K e l l y n c h H a l l . They were all quite tired, so they stopped ndsat down under a big tree for some minutes. Suddenly, they sawA d m i r a l Croft and his wife in their small carriage in the little roadnear them. Mr s Cro ft saw th em a nd the A d m i r a l stopped hiscarriage.

Y o u have a ver y l on g wal k back to Uppe rcro ss and it is quit elate,' said the A d m i r a l . 'Can we take one o f yo u wi t h us? We caneasily take one mo re in the carriage, you know.'

Henrietta and Louisa were not very tired, so they said 'No,thank you.' Mar y said 'no' , too.

M r s Crof t turned to An ne and said,'You are tired. M i s s Elho t. 1can see. Yo umust come with us in the carriage. We can very easilytake you.'

An ne smi led and was goin g to say ' N o ,thank you ' but Capta inWen tw or th tur ned and loo ked at her quietly. Th en , wit hou t awor d, he took her ar m and hel ped her up int o the Croft s' litd ecarriage.

A g a i n , An n e was amaz ed, an d again she forgot to thankhim.

' H e saw 1 was ti red, so he put me here 'she thought.T he A d m i r a l drove o ff al ong the roa d to Uppercross w it h his

wife an d An ne . An ne talked and answered t heir questions withoutth inking , bu t then they began to talk about 'Frederick' and Annelistened.

'1 think it is time he found a wife now,' said the A d m i r a l . 'Helikes those two Mu sgr ove girls, but the questi on is wh i ch of thetwo?'

Y e s ,whi ch? Th ey are very pretty girls, but 1 do n ot th in k he is

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A n d here in the same hotel wi th us H e is go in g to be the nexthead of the Elh ot f m i i l y when father dies, you know. CaptainWentworth. '

'I am happy to know that the next head o f the famil y is agendeman. . .' An n e said, bu t she left her words unf in ishedbecause Capt ain and Mrs Harvil le and Captain Be nw ic k arrivedand took them for a walk in Lyme.

They walked first through the streets of the ol d to wn. Th enLouisa said she want ed to wal k alo ng Th e C o b b again, so theya l l went back to the beach. The Harv il les di d not come wi t hthem - Cap ta in H arv il l e had a bad leg and he was tired, so theystopped at their house.Capt ain Ben wi ck wal ked on wi th them toThe Cobb.

The w i n d was quit e strong o n the sea w a l l so they all wentdo wn to the beach belo w it. Lou isa wanted to j um p d ow n fromthe w a l l and Captain Went wort h gave her his han d to help her.She smiled and jump ed , but she did not catch his hand and she f el l .Her head hit the beach, hard. She did not move. They all stood,without speaking.

Then Henrietta started to cry,'Louisa Louisa ''She isdead 'said M a r y her face white.Captai n Went wor th t ook Louisa's head i n his arms. Hi s face

was as whi te as Louisa's. Charl es and A n n e to ok Henriett a's armsand helped her to sit down before she, too, f e l l .

'Somebody help me, please,' said Captain Wen two rth.'He lp hi m He l p hi m ' said An ne . 'Leave me. I can easily

look after Henriett a. Help Captain Went wor th wi th Louisa,quickly'

Capt ain Ben wi ck and Charles moved qu ick ly to help C apt ainWentworth.

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A doctor, saidA n n e . We must get a doctor.That is right. A doctor, Capt ai n We nt wo rt h said.I know where the doctor Uves, said CaptainBenwi ck , and he

started to walk quickly al ong Th e Co bb to the beach and to thetown.What can we do for her, Anne? Charles asked.

Captain Wen tw or th turned to A nn e for help, too.We must carry her to the hotel, slowly and carefolly, said

Anne.They started to carry Louisa slowly along the sea w a l l .

W h e n they were outside the Harville s httle house, the d oo ropen ed and Capta in and Mr s H a r v i l l e came out quickly to helpthem.

Y o u must br in g her in here. Th e doct or can com e here to seeher, Captain H a r v i l l e said.

They pu t Louisa into Mrs Harville s bed and the doct orsoon arri ved. He l ook ed carefolly at the cut o n Louisa shead.

N o , she is not dead. Bu t this is a ve ry bad cut, the doc to r said.She must stay i n be d for tw o or three weeks. She must not mov e

from her bed.So Louisa stayed wi th the HarviUes at their htde house in Lyme

and Charl es stayed at the hot el in the t ow n - he wan te d to be nearhis sister an d to help Mr s H a r v i l l e wi th her.

The others went back sadly to Uppercross in the carriage.

A n n e ha d only t wo mor e days at Uppe rcr oss . Tw o days later. LadyRussel l came to take her to S i r Walt er and Ehzabeth s n e w housei n Bath.

It was a dark day wi th r ain in the sky wh e n A n n e drove awayfrom Uppercross with Lady Russell, to Bath. They knew,from one

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Theyput Louisa into Mrs Harville s bed and the doctorsoon arrived.

) f Ehzabeth s letter s to Lady Russell, that M r E l l i o t , the ge ntle manit the hot el in Lyme, was n ow i n Bath.

A n d I hear he is a ve ry handsome you ng man, Anne, said LadyRusseU. It S go in g to be ve ry interest ing to meet the n ext hea d ofhe E l l i o t family, I think.

A n n e di d not say a wo rd .

Chapter BathWalter s house in Bath was in Camde n- pla ce, one of the best

eets in the city. Ma n y r i c h and important famiHes l i v e d i namden-place, so S i r Walt er and Ehzabet h were happy.

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Anne's father and sister were happy to see her and sho w hertheir new house. They told her about their new friends in Bath,about the people they did or did not want to know in Bath, aboutthe teashopsan d other good shops in Bath. They did not ask aboutUppercross or K e l l y n c h .They were only interested in Bath. An nelistened politely.

' A n d our cousin, M r E U i o t , came to see us too, An ne ,' saidEli zabeth happily. ' He arri ved in Bath some days ago andcaUed to see us. Fathe r d id no t much l i k e hi m wh en he was ayo ung er man, but n ow he is a nic e, handsome yo un g ge ntleman,and Fathe r likes hi m very muc h. He is staying in Ba th for thewinter, too.'

' He came to visit us four or five times last week,' said SirWalter. ' Ha d din ner wi th us last Thursday. A very polite yo un gman.'

An n e listen ed to aU this.' W h y does M r E U i o t suddenly want to know my father and my

sister?' she thought. ' W hy is he suddenl y interested i n us after aUthis time? Perhaps it is El iz abe th he is interested in , and notFather.'

A l l through dinner they talked about M r E U i o t , and suddenly,after dinner, M r E l l i o t arrive d to visit them. Wh e n he came intothe ro om, he was amazed to see A n n e there, but very happ y tomeet her again.

' M i s sA n n e E U i o t M y cousin A n d we were in the same hoteltogether in Ly me I am very happy to kn ow your name this time,'he said.

H e sat d o wn wi th the m and they talked about Ly me and thehotel there and Anne told him about Louisa's accid ent. H e stayedfor an hour. H e l i k e d sittin g and tal ki ng to An n e - the time wentvery quickly

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The winter weeks wen t by, and An ne got to kno w M r Elh otbetter and better. She d id not understand why he was suddenlyinterested in t h e m after te n years w i thout knowi ng them, utshe slowly started to like h i m. H e was always friendl y an d pohteto her - sometimes too frien dly and too polite perhaps, shethought.

He r friend. Lad y Russell, hked M r E U i o t She thought hewas interested in An ne an d was perhaps in love wi th her.Perhaps he was the rich and important husband Lady RusseUw anted to find for An ne ? An n e di d not t hi nk this. She t ol dLady Russell one day that she was not interested in marrying M rE U i o t

A n n e also met an old school fri end, caUed M r s Smit h, an dstarted to visit her quite often. Mr s Smi th was il l and d id not goout muc h - she ha d no money. H e r husband was dead and shel i v e d very quietly i n tw o smaU rooms not far from Camd en- plac e.Anne always l i k e d visiting Mrs Smith. Lady RusseU often took herto M r s Smith s house in her carriage, an d then An ne sat and talkedto her frien d aU mor ni ng . Mr s Smi th was a clever wo man and wasalways happy and friendly she never talked about her illness toAnne.

February came. On e day, a th ick letter came from Mary inUppercross, too. It came to Bat h wi th Ad mir al and Mr s Croft.T he y were in Bath for some weeks because the Admiral wantedto see a doc to r there, and to visit some ol d friends fr om thenavy.

Mary s letter to ld Ann e that Louisa was better after her acci dent, but that she was i n Ly me wi t h the Harv iUes . Loui sa and theyoung Captain Benwick were in love, Ma ry said, and Capta inB e n w i c k wanted to marr y her.

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So Louisa is notgoing to marry Captain Wentworth, you sec.

So Louisa is notgoing tomarry Captain Wentworth, you see.And we allthought that Captain Benwick ims in lovewith you when we were inLyme, but we werewrong, Mary wrote.

Anne was very happy for Captain Benwick and Louisa. Shewas also happy to know that the Crofts were in Bath no w. . .and to know that Captai n Wen tw ort h was not goi ng to marryLouisa.

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very happy when they were together. O n e day, after a vis it to herfriend M rs Smi th, An ne met the Ad mi ra l in the street outside. Th eA d m i r a l walked back to Camde n-pla ce wi th An ne and theytalked about Captain Benwick and Louisa.Suddenl y the Ad mi ra l said A l l this is quite unl uck y forFrederic k, you know. M y wife and I thought M i s s Mus gr ove wasi n love wit h him , but she was not. We are thin ki ng of inv it ing hi mto c ome and stay with us here in Bath. D o you not think. M i s sE l l i o t , the Admiral asked, that we must get yo un g Fre der ick toBath?

The next t ime Anne we n t out into the to wn , she saw Ca pta inWen tw or th. She was in a small teashop, near the win dow , whe nsuddenly Captai n Wen two rt h walked in wi th some o f hisfiriends. H e saw her and his face went quite red: she saw in hiseyes that he was at the same ti me ama zed and sad, but perhapshappy to see her again . H e spoke to her and then t u rne d quicklyaway and spoke to one o f his friends, but he was not c ol d and he

^-was not f ri en dl y to her. Af te r a m inu te or two, he t u rne d to heragain.

* Yo u are goi ng home, 1 see, M i s s El hot , but it is rain ing and yo u; have no coat. C a n I help yo u to find a carriage? Y o u cannot walk

home in the rain.Than k yo u. Capta in Wen two rt h, but no. I am goin g with M r

. E l l i o t , my cousin. He is walking home w it h me. A h, here is M rE l l i o t now.

Captain Wentworth r e me mbe re d M r E l l i o t very w e l l : the ma noutside the hotel in Lym e, lo ok in g at An ne i n the early mo rn in gand thi nki ng she was beautiful. M r E l l i o t came in quickly, andbecause o f the rain, he wanted to leave the teashop quickly, before

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to yo u' to Cap ta in We nt wo rt h, before she was out in the street,walking hom e w it h her hand under M r Elhot's arm. But manyquestions about Capt ain We nt wo rt h danced i n her head Was heunhappy about Louisa's marri age to Cap tai n Be nw ic k ? Was hehap py to see her i n the teashop? H o w lo ng was he goi ng to stay inBath w i t h his sister?

N o t h i n g happe ned for a day or two, the n an imp or ta nt fr ien do f Sir Walt er in vit ed all the EUiots to go to the theatre oneevening.

T h e y arrived early at the theatre and wai te d by one o f the firesinside. Suddenly, the door ope ned and Ca pta in We nt wo rt h camei n .An ne was nearest to him.

' H o w do yo u do? ' she asked w h e n he saw her. H e stoppe d andthey talked for a min ute or two about the weather in Ba th andabout the Crof ts. T h e n they had not hi ng mor e to say, but he di dnot leave her. Suddenly, he started to speak again about Louisa'saccident and her love for Captai n Be nw ic k . ' H e wants me tounderstand that he was not i n love wi th Louisa at Uppercross andi n Lyme,' she thought. 'Is he trying to t e l l me that he loves me?'she thought.

W h e n they went into the theatre,An ne walk ed wit hout seeinganythi ng, wi th ou t he ari ng any thing ; she was very, very happy. M rElhot sat next to her, but it was difficult to listen to hi m, to talk t ohim, to think. Capta in We nt wo rt h was wi th his friends, quite nearthem, and she knew that he watched her wit h M r E l l i o t - she sawhis face change when he saw them together.H e di d not l i k e to seeher wi th her cousin, the polite M r E l l i o t . For a min ut e she washappy that he did not l i k e it. She kne w no w that he lo ved her aftera l l this time, but then she thoug ht 'I must show Fr ede ric k that I dono t l i k e this cousi n, this M r E l l i o t that he is nothing to me. Buthow can I t e l l him?'

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T h e next afterno on, Anne went again to see her friend, MrsSmith. She wanted to t e l l her all about the eveni ng at the theatre.She knew her friend l i k e d to hear everything.

'I know you had a very good evening, Anne,' said MrsSmith . '1 can see i n yo ur eyes that you are happy today, thatlast night you were wi th the m an yo u love m or e than all theworld.'

Anne'sface went red. H o w di d Mr sSmith know about CaptainWentworth?

' B u t , please teU me,Anne,' Mr sSmith went on,'doe s M r E l l i o tknow about me? Does he know that I am in Bath?'

' M r El l io t? 'Anne asked. 'Do you kno w M r E l l i o t ? 'She sud denl y saw Mr s Smith's mistake: her friend thought that

Anne was i n lovewi th M r E l l i o t .' Y e s , I know W i l l i a m E l l i o t very, ver y w e l l , ' Mr s Smith said

quietly and sadly.' A n d I can see thatyo u are in lovewith h i m ,thatperhaps you are going to marry him.'

'Marry M rE Uiot? 'Anne was amaz ed. 'I am not goi ng to ma rr yM r E U i o t It is not M r E U i o t that I . . . ' She stopped. ' Why did youthink that?' she asked.

'Because I know you are often together, and I know someo f yo ur friends here th ink the same thin g too.' She sud denl ysmiled again. ' Bu t 1 am ver y happ y to hear that you are noti n love with M r E l l i o t and that you are not going to marryh i m . '

' W h y are yo u happ y abou t it?'Anne asked, and so Mr s Smithtold her about M r E U i o t .

' H e is a c o l d , dark m an,' she said. She was angr y now.' W h e n 1was you ng, before m y husband died, M r E l l i o t was m y husband'sbest friend.M y husband loved hi m - I kn ow that he often helpedM r E l l i o t wi th m oney. M r E l l i o t always wanted money. He onlywanted to be r i c h , so he married a g i r l from a r i c h family. But he

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d i d not love her her m on ey was all he wante d.W h e n M r E l l i o th a d a lot o f money , he tur ned away from m y husband; he did n'twant to know him.W h e n m y husband was iU and wh en he died,he left me wi th n o money. M r E U i o t d id not want to help m e orhear about me. T h e n last year, his wife died too, and he had aUher money . Th e next th ing he wante d was to have an im por tantname, to be S irW i l l i a m E U i o t " , the he ad o f the E l l i o t famUy.S o he came back to Som erset shire, to Bath, and tri ed to get toknow your father and sister again. H e isonly interested in W i l l i a mE l l i o t . H e is never inter ested i n othe r peop le. He is a ver y badm a n . '

Anne hstened to M r s Sm ith' s story and she read som e

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letters f rom M r E l l i o t to her friend and to her dead husband. Shesaw that he r friend s stor y was all true. M r E l l i o t was a very badman.

She went home. She was happy that M r E l l i o t was away fromBath for a day or two there were a lot o f thin gs to thi nkabout, and she must t e l l Lady Russell the story about hi m .She must ask Lady Russell to help her. B ut whe n she arri vedback at Camd en -pl ace , she had no ti me to thin k. She fo un dthat Charles and M a r y were there - they were i n Bath for tendays.

Elizabeth talked about g iving a big dinner for them, wi th someo f their new friends in Bath, the next day. She sat d o wn an d wro teletters invit ing people to come to the dinner and she invitedCaptain We nt wo rt h to co me to o, because he is one o f Charles sfriends, she said.

T he next morning, A n n e went to visit M a r y at the hotelshe and Charle s were i n . Ot he r people were there to o. Capta inWe n tw or th was there, at a desk in one c or ne r of the ro o m ,wri t ing a letter. H e finished an d sto od up, ready to leave.Suddenly he pus hed the letter across the desk in front o fAnne s eyes and then quickly left the ro o m . Th e letter was toM i s s A . E . - .A n n e f e l l i nt o a chai r near the desk, op en ed the

letter and read:

/ mustspeak.I cannot go on without knowing. My lovefor you is notdead- / cannot loveanybody but you. Wliy do you think I am hereinBath? For you. What do I think aboutallday?You. YoumustseethatIamwaitingfor youafter eightand a halfyears now I amherewaitingforyou. Please do not tellme thatI am too late. F.W

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They talked about the love theynow knew they had

A n n e di d no t move or speak. She was whi te . Th e others sawher whi te face. ' Yo u are i l l Anne, ' said Char le s. 'I must find acarriage and take yo u ho me to Camd en -pl ace ,' but A n n e did notwan t to go i n a carriage . She wan te d to walk. She wanted to try tosee Capt ain We nt wor th in the street, to answer his letter wi th aword or alook.She wante d hi m to know, now,that she loved him,too.

They were in Union -str ee t whe n they saw hi m. H e turne dand saw the m wh e n Charles called to hi m 'Captai n Wen tworth 'He stopped and came across the street. He did not look atAnne.

A r e y ou goi n g up to Camde n- pla ce , perhaps?' Charle s asked.'Can youwalk with M i s s E l l i o t ? She was not w e l l at our hotel andnow 1 am taki ng her ho me for an ho ur or two before the d in ne rthis even ing . Bu t 1 must be at the gun shop in the market square i nten min utes. Th e man there wants to show me a new gun. Perhapsyou can take my place an d walk wi th M i s s Elhot?'

Captain Wentwor th smiled, said 'yes', and in half a minutev Charle s tur ne d and left the m. Th e y started to walk slowly up thestreet together, A n n e wi th her hand under C apta in Went worth'sI arm. Th e y began to talk. After another minute , they turn ed

together into a litde garden, and sat there together to talk aboutthe sad sto ry of the past eight an d a halfyears. A n d in all the yearsafter that mor ni ng , they never forgot what happene d in that gar-den an d the things they said. Th e y talke d about the past four or

..five months, o f Uppercross, o f Henriet ta an d Louisa, o f their daysI \n L yme and o f the love they n ow kn ew they had.

the time Anne and Capta in We ntw ort h arrived back atCamden-place they were two of the happiest people i n theWorld.

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Ann e and Captain Went wort h were to be marri ed i n thespring.

W h e n M r U i o t heard this he soon left Bath - he did not wantto marry Elizabeth and he knew that An ne kn ew his story fromher friend Mr s Smit h. Lady RusseU too started to l i k e CaptainWentworth. She wanted most to see Anne happy. She saw n o wthat Captam Wentwor th loved Ann e and that An ne loved himthat a l l Ann e wanted in the w or l d was to be the wif e of thishandsome yo un g officer.


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CTIVITIES

Chapter1efore you read1 Loo k a t the p ic tu res in th is book . Wha t do you think the story is

a b o u t?a d e te c t i v e s b ch i ld ren c t h e s e a d love e spor t

2 R e a d the Word L is t a t the back o f the book . Then d iscuss theseq u e s t io n s .a W h e n d o y o u u s e p e rs u a s io n with your f r ie nds?b Wo u ld you l ike to be an o f f ice r in the navy? Why not)?c W e re p e o p le mo re p o li t e in J a n e Au s te n s t ime ?

While yo u read3 Wr i te the nam es.

a He is An ne s fa ther .b Sh e i s Ch a r le s Mu s g ro v e s w i fe .c Sh e wa s a f r iend o f An ne s de ad mother .d Sh e is the wife o f an admira l .e He is Mr s Cro f t s youn ger b ro th erf S h e d o e s n t want to marry anybody .

fter yo u read4 W h y a re th e s e p la c e s important to the s to ry?

a Ke l l y n c h Ha l l b Ba th5 W h o s a y s t h e s e w o r d s ? W h o o r what i s the spe ake r ta lk ing

a b o u t?a He is c lever with mo n e y . H e c a n h e lp u s .b I n a fe w mo n th s , p e rh a p s , he i s go ing to be here .c We cann ot marry .

6 W o r k with a n o th e r s tu d e n t . H a v e th e c o n v e rs a t io n , s e v e ny e a rs a g o , b e twe e n An n e a n d L a d y Ru s s e l l . Ta lk abou t C apta inW e n two r th . W i l l h e b e a g o o d h u s b a n d fo r An n e ?

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Chapter 2efore you read7 In th is chap te r , Anne and Capta in Wen twor th meet aga in a f te r

ma n y y e a rs . D is c u s s th e s e q u e s t io n s .a Yo u r f r i e n d g o e s a wa y fo r ma n y y e a rs . W h e n th e y c o m e b a c k ,a re th e y th e s a m e p e rs o n ? C a n y o u b e f r ie n d s in th e s a m e w a ya s be fo re?

b W h a t will h a p p e n b e twe e n An n e a n d Ca p ta in W e n tw o r th ?Whileyo u read8 W h a t h a p p e n s f i rs t? W h a t h a p p e n s n e x t? W r i te th e n u mb e rs 1 -6 .

a Ad m i ra l a n d Mrs Cro f t mo v e to Ke l l y n c h Hal l .b Ca p ta in W e n two r th h e lp s An n e with M a r y s s o n

W a l te rc An n e g o e s to Up p e rc ro s s a n d s ta y s with her s ister

Mary .d Ad m i ra l a n d Mrs Cro f t talk abou t a wife fo r C a p ta in

W e n two r th .e A n n e s e e s Ca p ta in W e n two r th fo r t h e firsttime in

ma n y y e a rs .f Ca p ta in Wen twor th is f r iend ly with Henr ie t ta and

L o u i s a M u s g r o v e .fter yo u read9 A r e t h e s e s e n t e n c e s right o r w ro n g ?

a An ne l ikes Henr ie t ta and L o u i s a .b Ca p ta in W e n two r th i s wa rm a n d f r i en d ly with A n n e ,c He la u g h s with Henr ie t ta and Lo u is a bu t no t with A n n e ,d An n e a n d Ca p ta in W e n two r th talk abou t the i r pas t love ,e An n e th in k s Ca p ta in W e n two r th i s h a n d s o m e a n d k in d .

1 W i l l Ca p ta in W e n two r th ma r ry o n e o f t h e Mu s g ro v e s i s te rs ? W h ynot)?

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hapter 3Before you read11 In th i s chapter , An ne and her f r i ends v is i t a tow n by the sea . Wh at

do youthink pe op l e d i d by the se a i n Ja ne A us ten ' s t i me ?While you read12 Wr i te the names in the sen tenc es .

L o u i s a Mr s H a rv i ll e A nn e Wi l l i am E l li o t C ap ta i n B en w i ckChar lesa an d her hu sb an d l ive a t Lym e.b Ca pta in We ntwo r th knew in the navy.c i s s tay in g a t the sa m e hote l as An ne , but An ne

doesn ' t know h i m.d has an acc i de n t on the be ach .e s tay s a t the hote l a f te r the o ther peo p le go

home .f i s go in g to mee t her co us in in Ba th .

After you read13 Wh en Lou i sa has he r acc i de n t , w ho do es w ha t?

a C ap ta i n Wen tw o r th ge ts a doc to r .b C ha r l es and A nn e pu ts h i s a rms round Lou i sa .c B e n w i c k a n d C h a r l e s t a k e L o u i s ainto the i r hous e.d C a p t a i n B e n w i c k s a y s , ' S h e i s dea d 'e The Harv i l l es he lp Henr ie t ta .f Ma ry he l p Wen tw o r th withL o u i s a .

14 Wh at do we kno w about M r Wi l l i am E l l i o t? W hy i s he impor tant toA n n e and he r s i s te rs?

15 W o r kwith a f r i end . D i sc uss these q ues t i on s ,a Wo uld you l ike to v is i t Ly m e?b D o you do the sam e th i ngs as A nn e and he r f r i ends w hen you

are by the se a ?

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hapter4 pages 23-31Before you read16 D i sc uss these ques t i ons abou t the nex t chap te r ,

a W hic h o f the se p lace s w i l l An ne v is i t i n Ba th?her fa ther 's ho me her f r i end 's ho meth e tr in s ta t ion the doc tor 's the theatre

b An ne i s go in g to meet her cous in , Mr E l l io t . Wi l l she l ike h im?c Tw o peop l e a re go i ng to mar ry . W ho ?

While you read17 Wh i ch a re the right w o rds i n italics?

a S i r Wal ter and E l i zabeth like/don t like B a th ,b T h e yt lk a b o u t Mr Elliot/Admiral Croft.c A n n e l ikes/does n t like Mr El l iot,d A n n e wants/doesn t want to marry Mr El l iot,e A nn e ' s f r i end , Mr s S m i th , i srich/not rich,

Lou i sa i s go i ng to mar ry Captain Wentworth/Captain Benwick.g C ap ta i n Wen tw o r th i shappy/sad abou t Lou i sa ,h C a p t a i n W e n t w o r t h l ikes/doesn t like s e e i n g A n n e with her

c ous in .After yo u read18 Wh o says these w o r ds? W ho o r w ha t i s the speake r ta l k ing

a b o u t ?a 'Wh y is he sud den ly in terested in us a f te r a l l th i s t ime ? 'b 'We a l l though t th t C ap ta i n B enw i ck w as i n l ovewithyo u w h e n

w e w e re i n Lym e , bu t w e w e re w rong . 'c 'I m u s t s h o w F r e d e r i c k . . .th t he i s noth ing to me. '

19 W o r k with a f r i end . Y ou a re A nne and Lady R u s s e l l . Ta lk about MrE l l i o t . Is he a bet ter man than Capta in Wentwor th?

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Chapter4 pages32 38Before you re d20 D i s c u s st hese questions.

a In these pages, we learn more things abou t Mr Elliot. Will theybe good or bad things?

b How will the story end? Which of thes e peopl e will not behapp y?A n n e Elliot Mr Elliot Lad y Russe l lCap t a i nWentworth Admir al and Mrs Croft

While you re d21 What happ ens first? What happ ens next? Write the numbers -6 .

a Mrs Smith thinks that Ann e loves Mr Elliot.b Anne and Capt ain Wentworth sit in a garden and talk.c Mrs Smith tells Ann e about her husban d s best friendd Capt ain Wentworth give s Anne a letter,e Char les and Mary arrive in B a t hf Char les thinks that Ann e is ill.

After you re d22 Are these sen tenc es right or wron g?

a Mr Elliot gave Mrs Smith s hus ban d a lot of money,b Capt ain Wentworth loved Anne all the time when he was away

from her.c Capt ain Wentworth an d Anne are going to marry,d Mr Elliot wants to marry Eliza beth.e Lady Ru s s e l l is angry about Anne and Captain Wentworth.

23 Work with another student and have this conv ersa tion.Student A You are Anne. Tell Mrs Smith about your plans for a

life with Captain Wentworth.Student B You are Mrs Smi th. Ask about An ne s love for Capta in

Wentworth.

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Writing24 You are writing Persuasion for televisi on or radio. Write thec on ve r s a t i o n between Anne and Captain Wentworth in the littlga rden (See page 37).

25 You are A n n e .Write a letter to Lady Ru s s e l l .Tell her about Loui sa sa c c i den t at Lyme.

26 You are Mr Elliot, Lady R u s s e l l or Mrs Smi th. Write about Anne sp l a n s for a life with Captain Wentworth. How do you feel aboutt h em?

27 Write about Anne. Do you like her? Why (not)?28 Write a short word pictur e of one of these people: Sir WalterEll iot Mr Elliot,L o u i s a M usg rov e. Us e the story and the pictures inthis book.

29 You live in J a n e A ust en s time. You are writing a book aboutinteresting cities in Euro pe. Write about B a t h .What can visitors dot he re?

30 Wou ld you like to live in J a n eAu ste n s time? Why (not)?31 Write a note to a friend abo ut this book . Did you like it? Will your

friend like it? Why (not)?

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