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another time!and seeming unwilling to leave her�察�tho¨ his friend 

Lord Osborne was waiting in the Doorway for the result�察�as Emma 

with     some      amusement        perceived!he         began      to   make      civil 

enquiries after  her  family。!`How  comes   it�察  �that   we   have   not   the 

pleasure       of   seeing     your     Sisters    here     this    Evening�拭�Our 

Assemblies have been used to be so well treated by them�察�that we 

do   not   know   how   to   take   this   neglect。¨!`My   eldest   Sister   is   the 

only   one   at   home!and   she   could   not   leave   my   Father。¨!`Miss 

Watson   the   only   one  at   home� �You   astonish   me� �It   seems   but 

the   day  before   yesterday  that  I   saw  them   all   three   in   this   Town。 

But  I   am afraid  I   have  been a   very  sad neighbour  of late。   I   hear 

dreadful complaints of my negligence wherever I go�察�and I confess 

it is a shameful length of time since I was at Stanton。!But I shall 

now    endeavour   to   make   myself   amends   for   the   past。¨!Emma¨s 

calm   curtsey   in   reply   must   have   struck   him   as   very   unlike   the 

encouraging warmth he had been used to receive from her Sisters�察�

and   gave   him   probably   the   novel   sensation   of   doubting   his   own 



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influence�察  �and   of   wishing   for   more   attention   than   she   bestowed。 

The dancing now recommenced�察�Miss Carr being impatient to call�察�

everybody       was    required     to   stand    up!and       Tom     Musgrave¨s 

curiosity was appeased�察�on seeing Mr。 Howard come forward and 

claim    Emma¨s      hand!`That       will  do   as  well   for  me¨!was       Lord 

Osborne¨s remark�察�when his friend carried him the news!and he 

was continually at Howard¨s   Elbow during  the   two  dances。!The 

frequency of his appearance there�察�was the only unpleasant part of 

her    engagement�察      �the   only    objection    she   could    make     to  Mr。 

Howard。!In   himself�察  �she   thought   him   as   agreable   as   he   looked�察�

tho¨    chatting    on    the   commonest        topics   he    had   a   sensible�察�

unaffected�察�way of expressing himself�察�which made them all worth 

hearing�察�and she only regretted that he had not been able to make 

his   pupil¨s   Manners      as  unexceptionable        as  his  own。!The       two 

dances seemed very short�察�and she had her partner¨s authority for 

considering them so。!At their conclusion the Osbornes and their 

Train were all on the move。 `We are off at last�察� said his Lordship 

to Tom!`How much longer do you stay in this Heavenly place�拭� 

till Sunrise�拭�!`No faith� �my Lord�察�I have had quite enough of it。 I 

assure you!I shall not shew  myself  here   again   when   I   have   had 

the   honour   of   attending   Lady   Osborne   to   her   Carriage。   I      shall 

retreat in as much secrecy as possible to the most remote corner of 

the    House�察   �where     I  shall  order    a  Barrel    of  Oysters�察   �and    be 

famously snug。¨ `Let us see you soon at the  Castle�察�and bring me 

word   how  she  looks   by daylight。¨!Emma   and   Mrs。   Blake parted 

as   old   acquaintance�察     �and   Charles    shook    her   by   the  hand    and 

wished her `goodbye¨ at least  a   dozen   times。 From   Miss Osborne 

and   Miss   Carr   she   received   something   like   a   jerking   curtsey   as 

they     passed     her�察  �even    Lady     Osborne      gave    her   a   look    of 



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complacency!and           his  Lordship     actually   came    back。   after   the 

others were out of  the room�察�to `beg her pardon¨�察�and look in the 

window       seat   behind    her   for   the   gloves   which     were    visibly 

compressed in his hand。 

   As Tom Musgrave was seen no more�察�we may suppose his plan 

to have succeeded�察�and imagine him mortifying with his Barrel of 

Oysters�察  �in   dreary   solitude!or   gladly   assisting   the   Landlady   in 

her Bar to make fresh Negus for the happy Dancers above。 Emma 

could not help missing the party�察�by whom she  had   been�察  �tho¨   in 

some   respects   unpleasantly�察  �distinguished�察  �and         the  two   Dances 

which     followed    and    concluded     the   Ball�察  �were   rather    flat�察 �in 

comparison with the others。!Mr。 E。 having play¨d with good luck�察�

they were some of the last in the room。!`Here we are�察�back again 

I declare¨!said Emma sorrowfully�察�as she walked into the Dining 

room�察  �where   the   Table   was   prepared�察  �and   the   neat   Upper   maid 

was lighting the Candles!`My dear Miss Edwardes!how soon it 

is at an end� �I wish it could all come over again� � A great deal of 

kind pleasure was expressed in her having enjoyed the Evening so 

much!and Mr。 Edwardes was as warm as herself�察�in praise of the 

fullness�察�brilliancy and Spirit of the Meeting�察�tho¨ as he had been 

fixed   the   whole   time   at   the   same   Table   in   the   same   Room�察  �with 

only one change of chairs�察�it might have seemed a matter scarcely 

perceived。 

   But he had won four rubbers out of  five�察�and   everything  went 

well。 His daughter felt the advantage of this gratified state of mind�察�

in   the   course    of  the   remarks     and   retrospections      which    now 

ensued�察  �over   the   welcome   soup。!`How   came   you   not   to   dance 

with either of the Mr。 Tomlinsons�察�Mary�拭�!said her Mother。 `I was 

always engaged when they asked me。¨ `I thought you were to have 



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stood up with Mr。 James�察�the last two dances�察�Mrs。 Tomlinson told 

me he was gone to ask you!and I had heard you say two minutes 

before     that   you    were   not   engaged。¨!`Yes!but!there                was   a 

mistake!I had misunderstood!I did not know I was engaged。!I 

thought it had been for the two Dances after�察�if we staid so long! 

but Captain Hunter assured me it was for those very Two。¨ 

    `So�察  �you   ended   with   Captain   Hunter   Mary�察  �did   you�拭�   said   her 

Father。     `And    who    did  you   begin    with�拭�   `Captain     Hunter。¨    was 

repeated�察�in a very  humble   tone!`Hum� �That  is   being  constant 

however。 But who else did you dance with�拭� `Mr。 Norton�察�and Mr。 

Styles。¨   `And   who   are   they�拭�   `Mr。   Norton   is   a   Cousin   of   Captain 

Hunter¨s。¨!`And          who    is  Mr。    Styles�拭�    `One    of  his   particular 

friends。¨!`All   in   the   same   Regiment¨   added   Mrs。   E。!`Mary   was 

surrounded by Red coats the whole Evening。 I should   have   been 

better pleased to see her dancing with some of our old Neighbours 

I confess。¨ `Yes�察�yes�察�we must not neglect our old Neighbours。 But 

if   these   soldiers   are   quicker   than   other   people   in   a  Ball´room�察�

what   are   young   Ladies   to   do�拭�   `I   think   there   is   no   occasion   for 

their    engaging      themselves      so   many     Dances     beforehand�察     �Mr。 

Edwards。¨!`No!perhaps               not!but     I  remember       my    dear   when 

you    and    I  did   the   same。¨!Mrs。       E。  said   no   more�察    �and   Mary 

breathed       again。!A      great    deal    of   goodhumoured          pleasantry 

followed!and  Emma   went   to   bed   in   charming   Spirits�察  �her   head 

full of Osbornes�察�Blakes and Howards。 

    The next morning brought a great many visitors。 It was the way 

of the place always to call on Mrs。 E。 on the morning after a Ball�察�

and    this   neighbourly      inclination    was    increased    in   the  present 

instance   by   a   general   spirit   of   curiosity   on   Emma¨s   account�察  �as 

everybody wanted to look again at the girl who had been admired 



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the night before by Lord Osborne。 

    Many   were   the   eyes�察  �and   various   the   degrees   of   approbation 

with   which   she   was   examined。   Some   saw   no   fault�察  �and   some   no 

Beauty。 With some   her  brown skin   was   the  annihilation   of  every 

grace�察�and others could never be persuaded that she were half so 

handsome        as  Elizabeth     Watson     had   been    ten   years   ago。!The 

morning passed quietly away in discussing the merits of  the   Ball 

with    all  this  succession     of  Company!and           Emma     was    at  once 

astonished by finding it Two o¨clock�察�and considering that she had 

heard nothing of her Father¨s Chair。 After this discovery she had 

walked twice to the window to examine the Street�察�and was on the 

point of asking leave to ring the bell and make enquiries�察�when the 

light  sound   of a   Carriage   driving  up   to   the   door   set   her   heart   at 

ease。     She    stepd    again    to   the   window!but          instead    of   the 

convenient  but  very  un´smart  Family  Equipage   perceived   a   neat 

Curricle。!Mr。 Musgrave was shortly afterwards announced�察�and 

Mrs。 Edwardes put on her very stiffest look at the sound。!Not at 

all dismayed however by her chilling air�察�he paid his Compliments 

to each of the Ladies with no unbecoming Ease�察�and continuing to 

address Emma�察�presented her a note�察�which he had the honour of 

bringing   from   her   Sister�察  �But   to   which   he   must   observe   that   a 

verbal postscript from himself would be requisite。¨ 

    The   note�察  �which   Emma   was   beginning   to   read         rather  before 

Mrs。 Edwardes had entreated her to use no ceremony�察�contained a 

few     lines    from     Elizabeth     importing       that   their    Father     in 

consequence         of  being    unusually     well    had   taken    the    sudden 

resolution   of    attending   the    Visitation    that   day�察 �and    that   as  his 

Road   lay   quite   wide   from   R。�察  �it   was   impossible   for   her   to   come 

home till the following morning�察�unless the Edwardes would send 



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her which was hardly to be expected�察�or she could meet with any 

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