very little apology c^d .could be requisite to theEdwardes, who must be more glad of yourcompany than of mine, & I ^shd .should sh^all mostreadily return to my Father; & shoul^d ^notbeat all afraid to drive this quiet old Creature .^1home.^Your Cloathes I would undertake to findmeans of sending to you. " —"My dearest Emmacried Eliz:Elizabeth warmly — do you think I woulddo such a thing? – Not for the Universe –but I shall never forget your goodnaturein proposing it. What a sweet temper yYou²must have !a^{3sweet temper indeed!}^ —I never met with any thing^{like it} so kind! – And w^d .would you really give up the Ball, that I might be able to go to it! – Be::leive me Emma, I shall never forget the kindneſs of the proposal. — But I am not soselfish as ^{that comes to.} to ac^cept it. No, tho'though I am nineyears older than you are, I would not bethe means of keeping you from beingseen. – You are very pretty, & it would bevery hard that you should not have as faira chance as we have all had, to makeyour fortune. – No Emma, whoever staysat home this winter, it sha'nt be you.