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Carr as they paſsed her in the dance. "Upon myword Charles you are in luck, (said the former asshe turned him,)1 you have got a better partnerthan me –" to which the happy Charles answered "Yes." —Tom Musgrave who was dancing with MiſsCarr, gave her, she perceived, many inquisitive glances; & after a time Ld .Lord Osborne himself came & under pretence of talking spoke to her partnerto Charles, stood to looking at heris2 partner. – for the sake of looking at her.Tho’Though ratherdistreſsed by such observancetion3, Emma could notrepent what she had done, so happy had it madeboth the boy & his Mother; the latter of whomwas continually making continually taking every opportunityies4 of more than civilly, of warmly addreſsing her.5with the warmest civility. — Her little partner shefound, tho’though bent cheifly on dancing, was notunwilling to speak, when her questions or re::marks gave him any thing to say; & shelearnt, by a sort of inevitable enquiry thathe had two brothers & a sister, that they & their Mamaall livedwith his Uncle at Wickstead, that his Uncletaught him Latin, that he was very fond ofriding, & had a horse of his own given him by Ld .Lord Osborne; & that he had been out once already with

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2.
Originally 'her'; altered to 'his' by writing 'is' over 'er'. Back to context...
3.
'tion' written over other letters ('nce'?) Back to context...
4.
Originally 'opportunity'; 'ies' written over 'y'. Back to context...
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Full stop left even ater sentence revised and rearranged. Back to context...
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