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increasedrose, when as she in the Card room was sitting somewhat screenedby a door, she heard Ld .Lord Osborne, who was loungingwith Tom Musgrave on a vacant Table nearher, say call Tom Musgrave towards him & say, " Why do not you Musgrave, when dance that beautiful with Emma Watson? –I want you to dance with her –that girl — & I willcome & stand by you. —" She is a beautiful Crea::ture." "I was determining on it thisthinking of being very momentto be introduced, to her my Lord; I’ll be introduced && t dance withher directly. –" "Aye do — & if you find she doesnot want much Talking to, you may intro::duce me by & bye." — "Very well my Lord.If she is like her Sisters, she will only want to be listened to. – I will go this moment. Ishall find herin the Tea room. That stiff old Mrs ..E.Edwardes has never done tea." — Away he went —Ld .Lord Osborne after him — & Emma lost notime in hurrying from her corner, directly the exactlyinto the other way, forgetting in her haste that sheleft Mrs . Edwardes behind. — "We had quitelost you – said Mrs . E.Edwardes – who followed her withMary, in leſs than five minutes. — If you prefer this room to the other, there is no reason why you should not be here, but we hadbetter all be together." Emma was saved

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