Volume I Chapter 12

Summary
The group goes on a walk on the seashore before breakfast. On the stroll, they encounter a man that cannot help but look at Anne, finding her attractive, as he passes. They later find out that this man is staying at the same hotel and that his name is Mr. Elliot, presumably the heir.

The group, joined by Captain Benwick and the Harvilles, goes on another walk later in the day. During the walk, Louisa accidentally hits her head and loses conciousness. Louisa is brought back to the Harville's home, where a doctor examines her. He reveals that she will live, but she will have a ling recovery period. Mary stays in Lyme with Louisa, sending Anne back to the carraige with Captain Wentworth to the Musgrove's home. Captain Wentworth returns to Lyme.

Analysis
Everyone is assuming that Anne will be the one to care for Louisa. Mary is offended by this, thinking "Anne, who was nothing to Louisa, while she was her sister, and he had the best right to stay in Henrietta's stead! Why was she not as useful as Anne?" (107).  This relates to the essential question, "what does and individual owe to family?" because Mary stays with Louisa because she feels like she has a duty to care for her because they are sisters.

Kellynch is more than just a home. To the Elliots, it is a part of the family. We learn this early in the book when Walter Elliot refers to the house as both a parent and a child. When discovering that the man who she met is her cousin, Anne thought that, "it was a secret gratification to herself  to have seen her cousin, and to know that the future owner of Kellynch was undoubtablly a gentleman, and had an air of good sense" (99). Her sense of relief of knowing that the house will be under good care underscores the importance of the home to the family. Knowing that the future of the estate is in his capable hands gives Anne a sense of relief.