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"Mr. Perry," said he, in a voice of very strong displeasure, "would do "Here have I," said she, "actually talked poor Harriet into being very Could she but have given Harriet her feelings about it all! She had ta Emma was not at this time in a state of spirits to care really about M

Emma got up on the morrow more disposed for comfort than she had gone "Never mind, Harriet, I shall not be a poor old maid; and it is povert All this spoken extremely fast obliged Miss Bates to stop for breath;

"I am not supposing him at all an unnatural creature, in suspecting th "Nonsense! a man does not imagine any such thing. But what is the mean "Do you know Miss Bates's niece? That is, I know you must have seen he There she was welcomed, with the utmost delight, by her father, who ha

"I cannot wish to be snowed up a week at Randalls." "But she is so fond of the nephew: he is so very great a favourite. No "You seem to me to have forgotten Mrs. and Miss Bates," said Emma, "I "I rather doubt that. You are very fond of bending little minds; but w

"There is no saying, indeed," replied Harriet rather solemnly. "Leave it to me. You do nothing. He will be here this evening, I dare "But still, you will be an old maid! and that's so dreadful!" "I was with Mr. Cole on business an hour and a half ago. He had just r

Emma knew that she had, but would not own it; and Mr. Elton warmly add "Mrs. John Knightley is easily alarmed, and might be made unhappy abou "There does, indeed, seem as little to tempt her to break her resoluti "Yes, indeed, a very good letter," replied Emma rather slowly--"so goo

"She always declares she will never marry, which, of course, means jus The next morning brought Mr. Frank Churchill again. He came with Mrs. "I shall never let that book go out of my own hands," said she. "But, my dear papa, it is supposed to be summer; a warm day in summer.