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& nod at Elizth .Elizabeth to ask him to dinner for thefollowing day; & Eliz.Elizabeth at last not able to resist, hints, whiinch1 her own & from her hospitable, social temper more than not above half seconded half wishing, gave the invitation. "Would hegive Robt .Robert the meeting, they shd .should be very happy." "With the greatest pleasure" — was his first re::ply. In a moment afterwards "That is, if I can poſsiblyget here home in time — but I shoot with Ld .Lord Osborne,& therefore must not engage   You will not cannot positively answer — & In anotherthink of moment — me unleſs you see me." — And so, hedeparted, delighted with the uncertainty in whichhe had left placed it.  

Margt .Margaret in the joy of her heart under circum::stances, which she chose to consider as peculi::arly propitious, would willingly have madea confidante of Emma when they were alonefor a short time the next morngmorning; &2 had pro::ceeded so far as to say — "The young man whowas here last night my dear Emma & returns to day, is more interesting to me, than perhapsyou may be aware —" but Emma pretend::ing to understand nothing extraordinary inthe words, made some very inapplicable reply, & jumping up, mran awayade her escape from a sub::ject which was odious to her feelings. As Margt .Margaret would not allow a doubt to be

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'which' written over previous word 'in'. Back to context...
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Amoersand written over a dash. Back to context...
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