Chapter 10

           

           ThoughnowthemiddleofDecember,therehadyetbeennoweathertopreventtheyoungladiesfromtolerablyregularexercise;andonthemorrow,Emmahadacharitablevisittopaytoapoorsickfamily,wholivedalittlewayoutofHighbury.

           TheirroadtothisdetachedcottagewasdownVicarageLane,alaneleadingatrightanglesfromthebroad,thoughirregular,mainstreetoftheplace;and,asmaybeinferred,containingtheblessedabodeofMr.Elton.Afewinferiordwellingswerefirsttobepassed,andthen,aboutaquarterofamiledownthelanerosetheVicarage,anoldandnotverygoodhouse,almostasclosetotheroadasitcouldbe.Ithadnoadvantageofsituation;buthadbeenverymuchsmartenedupbythepresentproprietor;and,suchasitwas,therecouldbenopossibilityofthetwofriendspassingitwithoutaslackenedpaceandobservingeyes.Emma’sremarkwas

           "Thereitis.Theregoyouandyourriddle-bookoneofthesedays."—Harriet’swas

           "Oh,whatasweethouse!Howverybeautiful!TherearetheyellowcurtainsthatMissNashadmiressomuch."

           "Idonotoftenwalkthiswaynow,"saidEmma,astheyproceeded,"butthentherewillbeaninducement,andIshallgraduallygetintimatelyacquaintedwithallthehedges,gates,poolsandpollardsofthispartofHighbury.

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