Chapter 82From that point on, Captain Cambridge and Anne Hightower were in the same circle over and over again. They soon dined together with Mr. Cumberland, for the condition of the little boy could no longer provide his aunt with an excuse for her absence; and this was just the beginning of other meals and other gatherings.
Whether past feelings should be renewed must be put to the test; earlier times must undoubtedly be remembered by everyone; they could not be resorted to other than; he could only name the year of their engagement in the small stories or descriptions that the conversation provoked. His profession enabled him, his predisposition led him to speak; and "That was in year six;" "This happened before I went to sea in the sixth year," happened during the first evening they s
