be seen. While she remained, a bush of low rambling holly protected her, and they were moving on. Before they were beyond her hearing, however, Louisa spoke again.

“Mary is good-natured enough in many respects,” said she; “but she does sometimes provoke me excessively, by her nonsense and pride--the Elliot pride. She has a great deal too much of the Elliot pride.

We do so wish that Charles had married Anne instead. I suppose you know he wanted to marry Anne?”

After a moment's pause, Captain Wentworth said--

“Do you mean that she refused him?”

“Oh! yes; certainly.”

“When did that happen?”