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& nod at Elizth .Elizabeth to ask him to dinner for thefollowing day; & Eliz.Elizabeth at last not able to resist, hints, whiinch1 her own& from her hospitable, social temper more thannot above half secondedhalf wishing, gave the invitation. "Would hegive Robt .Robert the meeting, they shd .should be very happy." "With the greatest pleasure" — was his first re::ply. In a moment afterwards "That is, if I can poſsiblyget herehome in time — but I shoot with Ld .Lord Osborne,& therefore must not engage   You will notcannot positively answer — & In anotherthink ofmoment — me unleſs you see me." — And so, hedeparted, delighted with the uncertainty in whichhe had leftplaced it.  

Margt .Margaret in the joy of her heart under circum::stances, which she chose to consider as peculi::arly propitious, would willingly have madea confidante of Emma when they were alonefor a short time the next morngmorning; &2 had pro::ceeded so far as to say — "The young man whowas here last night my dear Emma & returns to day, is more interesting to me, than perhapsyou may be aware —" but Emma pretend::ing to understand nothing extraordinary inthe words, made some very inapplicable reply, & jumping up, mran awayade her escape from a sub::ject which was odious to her feelings. As Margt .Margaret would not allow a doubt to be

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'which' written over previous word 'in'.Back to context...
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Amoersand written over a dash.Back to context...
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