I wish he may be induced to call here.

And when he does, Mary, you may depend upon hearing my opinion; but I am determined not to judge him beforehand." "You will not like him, I will answer for it." Lady Russell began talking of something else.

Mary spoke with animation of their meeting with, or rather missing, Mr Elliot so extraordinarily.
"He is a man," said Lady Russell, "whom I have no wish to see.

His declining to be on cordial terms with the head of his family, has left a very strong impression in his disfavour with me." This decision checked Mary's eagerness, and stopped her short in the midst of the Elliot countenance.
With regard to Captain Wentworth, though Anne hazarded no enquiries, there was voluntary communication sufficient.

His spirits had been greatly recovering lately as might be expected.