The Watsons (2): Diplomatic Display Oxford Bodleian Library, MS.Eng.e.3764
expected joys of the Evening, she felt a
littleuncomfortable in the thought idea of all that wasto fo precede them. Her conversation with Eliz.Elizabethtoo had givening1 her some very many unpleasant2 feel:=lings, with respect to
her own family; &had3 to add to the awkwardneſs of somade her more open to other any disagreable im: slight an acquaintance to the consciousneſs from any other
cause, & in particular to of: preſsions, the awkwardneſs rushing into Intimacy on& encreased her sense of the awkwardneſs4 of so slight an ac::quaintance.5 seemed a serious Evil. ––– There wasnothing in the manners of Mrs . or
Miſs Edwardesto give immediate change diſsipation to these Ideas; the Mother tho'though was a very friendly woman, had a reserved but of ratherair, & a great formal aspect,
& deal of formal Civility — & thedaughter, a the genteel looking girl,of 22 with her hairin papers, seemed very as was naturally6 to have caughtsomething of the Stile of the Mother who had broughther up. – Emma She was soon left to know what theycould be, by Eliz.'sElizabeth's being obliged to hurry away –& some very, very languid remarks on the pro::bable Brilliancy of the Ball, were all that
broke at intervals a silence of half an hourbefore they were joined by the Master of thehouse. — Mr .
Edwards had a much easier, &morecommunicative air than the Ladies of the Family;he was fresh from the Street,
& he came entered ready
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