The first winter assembly ⁱⁿof the Town of LL —D.¹ –^^{in Suſsexrry2} was to be held on TuesdayOct^r .Octobery^ethe 13^th, & ^{it was}^w^as generally expected to be a very good one; a long list of CountryFamilies was confidently run over as sure of attending, & sanguine hopeswere entertained that the Osbornes themselves would be there. —The Edwardes' invitation to the Watsons followed of course. The Edward'swere people of fortune who lived in the Town & kept their Coach; the Watsons inhabited a village about 3 miles distant, were poor & had no close carriage; & ever since there had been Balls in the place, the former hadwere accustomed to invite the Latter to ^dreſs^dine & sleep at their House,for on every monthly return throughout the winter. — On the presentoccasion, ^{as only two of Mr . W'sWatson's children were at home, & one was always neceſsary to him as}one only of the Family f in Stanton Parsonage could profit by^{companion to himself, for he was sickly & had lost his wife ^3 one only could profit by} the kindness of their friends; Miſs Emma Watson was to make her first ^{who was very recently returned to her family from the care of an Aunt who had}public appearance in the Neighbourhood; & Miſs Watson drove her^{brought her up was to make her first public appearance in the neighbourhood – &her eldest Sister, whose delight in a Ball was not leſsened by a ten years EngageEnjoyment4, had}& all her finery in the old Chair to D. on the important morning of the ^{some merit in chearfullyher eldest Sister who had kindly undertookaking 5 to drive her & all her finery in}Ball; without being able to stay & share the pleasure herself, because ^{the old Chair to D. on the important morng .morning–––}her Father who was an Invalid could not be left to spend the Even^g .Eveningalone