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some very unpleasant feelings�察�with respect to her own family�察�had 



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made   her   more   open   to   disagreable   impressions   from   any   other 

cause�察�and increased her sense of the awkwardness of rushing into 

Intimacy on so slight an acquaintance。!There was nothing in the 

manners   of   Mrs。   or   Miss   Edwardes   to   give   immediate   change   to 

these     Ideas�察�the       Mother     tho¨   a   very   friendly    woman�察      �had   a 

reserved air�察�and a great deal of formal Civility!and the daughter�察�

a   genteel    looking     girl  of  twenty´two�察     �with    her   hair   in  papers�察�

seemed very naturally to have caught something of the stile of the 

Mother  who   had   brought   her   up。!Emma   was   soon   left   to   know 

what they could be�察�by Elizabeth¨s being obliged to hurry away! 

and some very�察�very languid remarks on the probable Brilliancy of 

the Ball�察�were all that broke at intervals a silence of half an hour 

before      they   were     joined    by    the   Master      of  the    house。!Mr。 

Edwardes   had a   much   easier�察  �and   more   communicative   air   than 

the   Ladies   of   the   Family�察  �he   was   fresh   from   the   Street�察  �and   he 

came      ready    to  tell  what    ever    might    interest。!After       a   cordial 

reception of Emma�察�he turned to his daughter with `Well Mary�察�I 

bring you good news。!The Osbornes will certainly be at the Ball 

tonight。!Horses   for   two   Carriages   are   ordered   from   the   White 

Hart�察�to be at Osborne Castle by nine。¨ `I am glad of it¨!observed 

Mrs。   E。�察   �because   their   coming   gives   a   credit   to   our   Assemblies。 

The   Osbornes   being   known   to   have   been   at   the   first   Ball�察  �will 

dispose a great many people to attend the second。!It is more than 

they   deserve�察  �for   in   fact   they   add   nothing   to   the   pleasure   of   the 

Evening�察  �they   come   so   late�察  �and   go   so   early�察�but   Great   People 

have     always     their   charm。¨!Mr。        Edwardes       proceeded      to  relate 

every other little article of  news   which  his   morning¨s   lounge   had 

supplied   him   with�察  �and   they   chatted   with   greater   briskness�察  �till 

Mrs。 E。¨s moment for dressing arrived�察�and the young Ladies were 



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carefully   recommended   to   lose   no   time。   Emma   was   shewn   to   a 

very   comfortable       apartment�察     �and   as  soon    as  Mrs。   E。¨s  civilities 

could leave her to herself�察�the happy occupation�察�the first Bliss of a 

Ball  began。!The   girls�察  �dressing  in   some measure   together�察  �grew 

unavoidably better acquainted�察�Emma found in Miss E。!the shew 

of   good   sense�察�a modest  unpretending mind�察�and  a   great  wish   of 

obliging!and   when   they   returned   to   the   parlour   where   Mrs。   E。 

was    sitting   respectably   attired     in  one    of  the  two   Sattin    gowns 

which   went   thro¨   the   winter�察  �and   a   new   cap   from   the   Milliners�察�

they entered it with much easier feelings and more natural smiles 

than they had taken away。!Their dress was now to be examined�察�

Mrs。 Edwards acknowledged herself too old´fashioned to approve 

of   every    modern      extravagance       however      sanctioned!and          tho¨ 

complacently viewing her daughter¨s good looks�察�would give but a 

qualified admiration�察�and Mr。 E。 not less satisfied with Mary�察�paid 

some   Compliments   of  good   humoured   Gallantry  to  Emma at  her 

expence。!The discussion led to more intimate remarks�察�and Miss 

Edwardes gently asked Emma if she were not often reckoned very 

like   her   youngest  brother。!Emma   thought   she   could   perceive   a 

faint blush accompany the question�察�and there seemed something 

still  more   suspicious   in   the   manner   in   which   Mr。   E。   took   up   the 

subject。!`You are paying Miss Emma no great compliment I think 

Mary�察�   said   he   hastily。   `Mr。   Sam   Watson   is   a   very   good   sort   of 

young      Man�察   �and    I  dare    say   a  very   clever    Surgeon�察     �but   his 

complexion has been rather too much exposed to all weathers�察�to 

make a likeness to him very flattering。¨  Mary  apologized in some 

confusion。       `She    had    not   thought      a  strong     Likeness      at   all 

incompatible with very different degrees of Beauty。!There might 

be   resemblance   in   Countenance�察  �and   the   complexion�察  �and   even 



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the    features   be   very   unlike。¨   `I  know    nothing    of  my    Brother¨s 

Beauty�察� said Emma�察 �for I have not seen him since he was seven 

years   old!but   my   father   reckons   us   alike。¨   `Mr。   Watson� �!cried 

Mr。    Edwardes�察      �Well�察  �you   astonish   me。!There        is  not  the   least 

likeness     in  the  world�察   �Your    brother¨s    eyes   are   grey�察 �yours    are 

brown�察  �he  has a   long   face�察  �and   a   wide   mouth。!My   dear�察  �do you 

perceive     the   least   resemblance�拭�!`Not          the   least。!Miss     Emma 

Watson      puts   me    very   much    in  mind    of  her   eldest   Sister�察  �and 

sometimes I see a look of Miss Penelope!and once or twice there 

has    been    a  glance    of  Mr。   Robert!but        I  cannot    perceive    any 

likeness to Mr。 Samuel。¨ `I see the likeness between her and Miss 

Watson�察� replied Mr。 E。!`very strongly!but  I   am  not  sensible   of 

the others。!I do not much think she is like any of the Family but 

Miss Watson�察�but I am very sure there is no resemblance between 

her and Sam。¨ 

    This    matter    was    settled�察  �and    they   went    to  Dinner。!`Your 

Father�察    �Miss    Emma�察     �is  one    of  my    oldest    friends¨!said      Mr。 

Edwardes�察�as he helped her to wine�察�when they were drawn round 

the    fire  to  enjoy   their   Desert�察�`We        must    drink    to  his  better 

health。!It is a great concern to me I assure you that he should be 

such  an   Invalid。!I know nobody  who  likes a   game   of  cards   in   a 

social   way�察�better  than   he   does�察  �and   very   few   people   that   play  a 

fairer    rubber。!It      is  a  thousand      pities   that   he   should    be   so 

deprived of the pleasure。 For now we have a quiet little Whist club 

that meets three times a week at the White Hart�察�and if he could 

but have his health�察�how  much  he  would   enjoy  it。¨   `I dare  say  he 

would Sir!and I wish with all my heart he were equal to it。¨ `Your 

Club would be better fitted for an Invalid�察� said Mrs。 E。 `if you did 

not keep it up so late。¨!This was an old grievance。!`So late�察�my 



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dear�察   �what   are    you   talking   of�察�  cried    the  Husband       with   sturdy 

pleasantry。 `We are always at home before Midnight。 They would 

laugh at Osborne Castle to hear you call that late�察�they are but just 

rising     from     dinner     at   midnight。¨!`That          is   nothing     to    the 

purpose。¨!retorted the   Lady  calmly。   `The   Osbornes are   to  be no 

rule   for   us。   You   had   better   meet   every   night�察  �and   break   up   two 

hours sooner。¨ So far�察�the subject was very often carried�察�but Mr。 

and Mrs。 Edwardes were so wise as never to pass that point�察�and 

Mr。 Edwardes now turned to something else。!He had   lived   long 

enough  in   the   Idleness   of a   Town   to   become   a   little   of  a   Gossip�察�

and having some curiosity to know more of the Circumstances of 

his young Guest than had yet reached him�察�he began with�察 �I think 

Miss   Emma�察  �I   remember   your   Aunt   very   well   about   thirty   years 

ago�察�I am pretty sure I danced with her in the old rooms at Bath�察�

the year before I married。 She was a very fine  woman   then!but 

like   other   people   I   suppose   she   is   grown   somewhat   older   since 

that time。!I hope she is likely to be happy in her second choice。¨ 

    `I   hope   so�察  �I   believe   so�察  �Sir¨!said   Emma   in   some   agitation。! 

`Mr。 Turner had not been dead a great while I think�拭� `About two 

years Sir。¨ `I forget what her name is now�拭�!`O¨brien。¨ `Irish� �Ah� �I 

remember!and she is gone to settle in Ireland。!I do not wonder 

that   you   should   not   wish   to   go   with   her   into  that  Country   Miss 

Emma!but   it   must   be   a   great   deprivation   to   her�察  �poor   Lady� � 

After   bringing   you   up   like   a   Child   of   her   own。¨!`I     was   not   so 

ungrateful   Sir�察�   said   Emma   warmly�察   �as   to   wish   to   be   any   where 

but with her。!It did not suit them�察�it did not suit Captain O¨brien 

that   I   should   be   of   the   party。¨   `Captain� �!repeated   Mrs。   E。   `the 

Gentleman        is  in  the   army    then�拭�    `Yes   Ma¨am。¨!`Aye!there            is 

nothing   like     your   officers    for   captivating   the    Ladies�察   �Young     or 



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Old。!There   is   no   resisting   a   Cockade   my   dear。¨!`I   hope   there 

is。¨!said   Mrs。   E。   gravely�察  �with  a  quick   glance at  her  daughter�察� 

and Emma had just recovered from her own perturbation in time 

to   see   a  blush    on   Miss    E。¨s  cheek�察   �and    in  remembering        what 

Elizabeth      had    said   of   Captain     Hunter�察    �to  wonder      and    waver 

between his influence and her brother¨s。 

    `Elderly     Ladies    should     be  careful    how    they    make     a  second 

choice�察�      observed       Mr。     Edwardes。!`Carefulness!Discretion! 

should   not   be   confined   to   Elderly   Ladies�察  �or   to   a   second   choice¨ 

added   his   wife。   `It  is  quite  as   necessary   to   young   Ladies   in   their 

first。¨!`Rather       more     so�察 �my    dear¨!replied       he�察   �because     young 

Ladies are likely to feel the effects of it longer。 When an old Lady 

plays   the   fool��

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