was an old greivance. — "So late, my dear, whatare you talking of; cried the Husband with sturdypleasantry —. We are always at home before midnight. They would laugh at Osborne Castleto hear you call that late; they are but justrising from dinner at midnight." —"That isnothing to the purpose. – retorted the Lady^calmlygra^vely._{The Osbornes are to be no rule for us.}You had^^better meet every night, & break up ^twoyour^{hours sooner."}party at ten, than So far, the subject was veryoften carried; – but M^r . & M^rs . Edwards were ^^sowise^asenough never to paſs that point; & M^r . Edwards^^nowturned to something else,. —thHe¹ had lived longsufficiently long ^^enough in the Idleneſs of a Town tobecome a little of a Goſsip, & ^havinghe had somecuriosity to know more of the ^themarriage of that ^{Circumstances of}Aunt w^ith whom his young Guesthad been usedto reside, than had yet reached him, he ^beganob::^withserved to her, "I think Miſs Emma, I remem::ber your Aunt^ ^{very well} about 30 years ago; ^{I am}one of thepretty sure I danced with her ^{in the old}at Wiltshire’srooms at Bath, the year before I married —.She was a very fine woman then — but likeother people I suppose she is grown somewhat older since that time. — I hope she is likelyto be happy in her second choice."