^{the shew of} the appe^arance of good sense, a modest unpre::tending mind, & a great wish of obliging – &when they returned to the parlour where M^rs . E.was sitting ^respectably saf^ely attired in one of the two Sattingowns which went thro'through the winter, & a new Cap from the Milliners, they entered it with mucheasier feelings & more natural smiles than theyhad taken away. — Their dreſs was now to beexamined; M^rs . Edwards acknowledged herselftoo old-fashioned to approv^e ^of every modernextravagance however sanctioned — & tho' com::placently veiwing her daughter's good looks, w^d .wouldgive but a qualified admiration; & M^r . E.Edwardsnot leſs satisfied with Mary, paid some Com::pliments of good humoured Gallantry to Emmaat her expence. — The discuſsion led to moreintimate remarks, & Miſs Edwardes ^gently o^bs askedEmma if she were not often reckoned verylike her youngest brother. — Emma thoughtshe could perceive a faint blush accompanythe question, & there seemed something still more suspicious in the manner in whichM^r . E.Edwards took up the subject. —"You arepaying Miſs Emma no great compliment