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When she went awaythe other day, she said it should bethe last time. of trial. – I suppose you didnot know what herparticularBusineſs was at ChichesterSouth::ampton nor what [..]gueſs at1 the you did not suspect object butthat2that tcould3could take her away, from Stanton from home justas you were coming home after so manyyears absence." — "No indeed, I had notshould never thehave smallest suspicion of it. I considered herengagement to Mrs . Shaw just at that timeas very unfortunate for me. I had hopedto find all my Sisters at home; to be able toI wished tomake aan4immediate friend of each." —"I suspect the Dr ..to have had an attack of the Asthma.Gout, & thatshe was hurried away on that account —The Shaws are quite on her side. – At leastI beleive so – but she tells me nothing. Sheprofeſses to keep her own counsel; she says,& truly enough, that "Too many Cooks spoilthe Broth." "I am sorry for her anxieties,said Emma, — but I do not like her plansor her opinions. I shall be afraid of her. –She must have too masculine & bold a temper. –To be so bent on Marriage – to pursue a Man merelyfor the sake of Situation – is a sort of thing that

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'gueſs at' written over erased 'what', followed by 2-3 erased letters.Back to context...
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The manuscript is unclear here. It appears that JA wrote 'but | t', subsequently overwriting with 'that could'Back to context...
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'c' written over a 't'.Back to context...
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'an' written over 'a'.Back to context...
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