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She was now so "delighted to see dear, dear Emma" ,that she could hardly speak a word in a minute. the words seemed likely never to end. "I am sure we shall be great friends —" she ob::served, with much sentiment, as they were sittingtogether. – Emma scarcely knew how to answersuch a proposition — &an observation;1 the manner in which itwas spoken, she could not attempt to equal. Mrs . R. W. eyed her with much familiar curi::osity & TriumphantCompaſsion; – the loſsof the Aunt’s fortune was uppermost in hermind, at the moment of& in her husband’s on meeting her. –meeting; –& she cd .could not but feel how much better it they had not been ten minutes toge::was to be the daughter of a gentleman of easyther before the latter shewed that it wasproperty in Croydon, than the neice of anold woman who threw herself away ongave all her money to anIrish Captain. officer. — Robert was careleſsly kind, asbecame a prosperous Man & a brother; more in::tent on settling with the Post-BoyPostboyDriver, in::veighing against the Exorbitantadvancerise in Posting,& pondering over a doubtful halfcrown, thanon welcoming a Sister, who was no longer likelyto have any property for him to get the di::rection of. —"Your road through the villageis infamous, Eliz:Elizabeth; said he; worse than ever it was.

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