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Chapter 13

           Woodhouseshoulddineout,onthe24thofDecember)hadbeenspentbyHarrietatHartfield,andshehadgonehomesomuchindisposedwithacold,that,butforherownearnestwishofbeingnursedbyMrs.Goddard,Emmacouldnothaveallowedhertoleavethehouse.Emmacalledonherthenextday,andfoundherdoomalreadysignedwithregardtoRandalls.Shewasveryfeverishandhadabadsorethroat:Mrs.Goddardwasfullofcareandaffection,Mr.Perrywastalkedof,andHarrietherselfwastooillandlowtoresisttheauthoritywhichexcludedherfromthisdelightfulengagement,thoughshecouldnotspeakofherlosswithoutmanytears.

           Emmasatwithheraslongasshecould,toattendherinMrs.Goddard’sunavoidableabsences,andraiseherspiritsbyrepresentinghowmuchMr.Elton’swouldbedepressedwhenheknewherstate;andleftheratlasttolerablycomfortable,inthesweetdependenceofhishavingamostcomfortlessvisit,andoftheirallmissingherverymuch.ShehadnotadvancedmanyyardsfromMrs.Goddard’sdoor,whenshewasmetbyMr.Eltonhimself,evidentlycomingtowardsit,andastheywalkedonslowlytogetherinconversationabouttheinvalidofwhomhe,ontherumourofconsiderableillness,hadbeengoingtoinquire,thathemightcarrysomereportofhertoHartfieldtheywereovertakenbyMr.

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