^{to be his constant Compn :Companion each Eveng .evening–––}was confined both ^days to his room – & ^as^Eliz.Elizabeth^^wholoved company of any kind too well, not toprefer being below^, ^{when at all risks}wh^ile she c^d .couldbeleive¹ persuadedto beleive it no sacrifice on Emma’s part. —^^as She had rather talk of Croydon ^tow^ith Jane,with ^everyall t^he interruptions of Marg^t .'sMargaret's perverse::neſs, than sit with only her father, whofrequently c^d .could not endure Talking at all, ^{the affair}i^t was soon so settled, as soon as she could bepersuaded to beleive it no sacrifice on herSister’s part. ––– To Emma, ^{the Exchange}^it was a most accep::table, & delightful, releif. M^r . Her father, if ill,required ^{little more than}only gentleneſs & silence; ^{&, being a man}if able to^{of Sense & Educabeingtion, was if able to converse,}converse, as he^ was a man of Education &Taste, he was a ple^asing ^{a welcome} companion. –––In his chamber, Emma was at peace from the dreadful ^{mortifications}Ev^ils of unequal Society, & familyDiscord — from the immediate endurance ofHard-hearted prosperity, ^{low-minded Conceit}means^pirited Self-suffi:: ^{and a}ciency, & wrong-headed ^ ^{folly, engrafted}illdisposed on an un::toward Disposition. — She^^still suffered from them ^{in the Contemplation}only^ in of their existence; in memory & in pros::pect, but for the moment, she ^{ceased to be}had ^a pause –tortured by their ^effects. eff^usions. — She ^was co^uld at leisure,she could read & think, ^ —^{tho’though her}Her situation ^^perhapswas^hardlyno^t such as to make reflection very soothing.