itefromtheheartcouldthinkcapableofaccommodatingsomany.Annehadamoment’sastonishmentonthesubjectherselfbutitwassoonlostinthepleasanterfeelingswhichsprangfromthesightofalltheingeniouscontrivancesandnicearrangementsofCaptainHarville,toturntheactualspacetothebestaccount,tosupplythedeficienciesoflodging-housefurniture,anddefendthewindowsanddoorsagainstthewinterstormstobeexpected.Thevarietiesinthefitting-upoftherooms,wherethecommonnecessariesprovidedbytheowner,inthecommonindifferentplight,werecontrastedwithsomefewarticlesofararespeciesofwood,excellentlyworkedup,andwithsomethingcuriousandvaluablefromallthedistantcountriesCaptainHarvillehadvisited,weremorethanamusingtoAnneconnectedasitallwaswithhisprofession,thefruitofitslabours,theeffectofitsinfluenceonhishabits,thepictureofreposeanddomestichappinessitpresented,madeittoherasomethingmore,orless,thangratification.
CaptainHarvillewasnoreaderbuthehadcontrivedexcellentaccommodations,andfashionedveryprettyshelves,foratolerablecollectionofwell-boundvolumes,thepropertyofCaptainBenwick.Hislamenesspreventedhimfromtakingmuchexercisebutamindofusefulnessandingenuityseemedtofurnishhimwithconstantemploymentwithin.Hedrew,hevarnished,hecarpentered,hegluedhemadetoysforthechildrenhefashionednewnetting-needlesandpinswithimprovementsandifeverythingelsewasdone,satdowntohislargefishing-netatonecorneroftheroom.
AnnethoughtsheleftgreathappinessbehindherwhentheyquittedthehouseandLouisa,bywhomshefoundherselfwalking,burstforthintorapturesofadmirationanddelightonthecharacterofthenavytheirfriendliness,theirbrotherliness,theiropenness,theiruprightnessprotestingthatshewasconvincedofsailorshavingmoreworthandwarmththananyothersetofmeninEnglandthattheyonlyknewhowtolive,andtheyonlydeservedtoberespectedandloved.
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