he had nothing more to say for some ^timemi^nutes,& could only gratify his Eye by occasionalglances at his ^^fairneighbour. — Emma was notinclined to give herself much trouble for hisEntertainment — & after hard labour of mind,he produced the ^remarkque^stion of it's being a veryfine day, & followed it up with the questionof, "Have you been walking this morning?" "No, my Lord. We thought it too dirty." "Youshould wear half-boots." – After another pause,"Nothing sets off a neat ancle more than ahalf-boot; nankin galoshed with black ^lookshavea very ^well. g^ood air. — Do not you like Half-boots?¹ "Yes – but unleſs they are so stout as to loo in::jure their beauty, they ^{are not fit for}have not adv^antage inthe deep dirt ofCountry walking. —" "Ladiesshould ride in dirty weather. — Do you ride?" "No my Lord." "I wonder every Lady doesnot. ride. – A woman never looks betterthan on horseback. –" "But every womanmay not have the inclination, or the means." "If they knew how much it became them, theywould all have the inclination — & I fancyMiſs Watson — when once they had the in::clination, the means w^d .would soon follow." —