Persuasion, Chapter 10: riassunto

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1. Anne thinks Captain Wentworth loves neither sister, while Charles Hayter withdraws from visits to Uppercross.
2. Mary and Anne join the Musgrove sisters’ walk, and Charles Musgrove and Captain Wentworth accompany them.
3. At Winthrop, Louisa persuades Henrietta to visit her relatives with Charles, despite Mary’s wish to return.
4. Anne overhears Wentworth praising Louisa’s resolve and learning that Anne rejects Charles Musgrove’s marriage proposal.
5. Henrietta returns happily with Charles Hayter, while Wentworth walks beside Louisa.
6. Wentworth arranges a ride for tired Anne with the Crofts, whose shared handling of their carriage amuses her.

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Captain Wentworth’s praise of resolve gives Anne a painful sense of his judgment of her. It also strengthens the apparent contrast between Louisa’s character and Henrietta’s.

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