engaged this week. cried the boy. & we areto dance down every couple." – On the other sideof Emma, Miſs Osborne, Miſs Carr, & a partyof young Men were standing^ ^engaged in very ^livelyflu^entconsultation – & ^{soon afterwards}after a^ short time she sawthe smartest officer of the Sett, walking offto the Orchestra to order the dance, whileMiſs Osborne paſsing before her, to herlittle expecting Partner hastily said — "Charles,I beg your pardon for not keeping my engagement,¹to you, but I am going to dance these two danceswith Colⁿ .Colonel Beresford. I know you will excuse me,& I will certainly dance with you after Tea." And without staying for an answer,^^she turnedagain to Miſs Carr, & in another minute wasled by Col.Colonel Beresford to ^{begin the Set.} the to^p of the room. —If the poor little boy’s face had^ been interesting ^{in its' happineſs}in its' happineſs to Emma, it was infinitely moreso ^underi^n this sudden reverse; – he stood the pictureof disappointment, with crimson’dcrimsoned cheeks, quiveringlips, & eyes bent on the floor. His mother, stiflingher own ^{mortification}ang^ry feelings, tried to sooth his, withthe prospect of Miſs Osborne’s secondary promise;