Volume the First: Diplomatic Display Oxford Bodleian Library, MS.Don.e.7.
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been excused from listening to her
complaint,begged leave to decline giving any adviceconcerning it, which much must against herwill, she was obliged to comply with.
Having dispatched him therefore withmany injuctnctions1 of secrecy, she descendedwith a heavy heart into the Parlour, whereshe found the good Party seated in a socialmanner round a blazing fire.
Chapter the third
Emma had continued in the Parloursome time before she could summon upsufficient
courage to ask Mrs Willmotafter the rest of
her family; & when she did,it was in so low, so faltering a fa2voice ultering amanner
Footnotes
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- 'ct' erased after 'u'; replaced by 'n' originally omitted in error. Back to context...
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- The 'u' in 'faultering' has been crossed out once individually with three vertical strokes before the entire word was stroked through. Back to context...