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Miſs Edwards?" No notice was taken. The Ladies were silently firm, & the gentlemanfound himself obliged to submit. "What a famous Ball we had last night! —he cried, after a short pause. How long didyou keep it up, after the Osbornes & I wentaway?" — "We had two dances more." — "It is making it too much of a fatigue Ithink, to stay so late. – I suppose your Set wasnot a very full one. —" "Yes, quite as fullas ever, except the Osbornes. There seemed novacancy anywhere — room for any body more — & Everybody dancedwith uncommon spirit to the very last. —" Emma said this — said Emma – tho’ against her conscience. — "Indeed!perhaps I might have looked in upon you a::gain, if I had been aware of as much; — forI am rather fond of dancing than not. —Miſs Osborne is a charming girl, is not she?" "I do not think her handsome." replied Emma,to whom all this was cheifly addreſsed. "Perhapsshe is not critically handsome, but her Mannersare delightful. And Fanny Miſs Carr is a most inte::resting little creature. You can imaginenothing more naive or piquante; & What

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