Емма

Chapter 1

           Shewaspondering,inthemeanwhile,uponthepossibility,withoutseemingveryrude,ofmakingherescapefromJaneFairfax’sletter,andhadalmostresolvedonhurryingawaydirectlyundersomeslightexcuse,whenMissBatesturnedtoheragainandseizedherattention.

           "Mymother’sdeafnessisverytriflingyouseejustnothingatall.Byonlyraisingmyvoice,andsayinganythingtwoorthreetimesover,sheissuretohear;butthensheisusedtomyvoice.ButitisveryremarkablethatsheshouldalwayshearJanebetterthanshedoesme.Janespeakssodistinct!However,shewillnotfindhergrandmamaatalldeaferthanshewastwoyearsago;whichissayingagreatdealatmymother’stimeoflifeanditreallyisfulltwoyears,youknow,sinceshewashere.Weneverweresolongwithoutseeingherbefore,andasIwastellingMrs.Cole,weshallhardlyknowhowtomakeenoughofhernow."

           "AreyouexpectingMissFairfaxheresoon?"

           "Ohyes;nextweek."

           "Indeed!thatmustbeaverygreatpleasure."

           "Thankyou.Youareverykind.Yes,nextweek.Everybodyissosurprized;andeverybodysaysthesameobligingthings.IamsureshewillbeashappytoseeherfriendsatHighbury,astheycanbetoseeher.Yes,FridayorSaturday;shecannotsaywhich,becauseColonelCampbellwillbewantingthecarriagehimselfoneofthosedays.Soverygoodofthemtosendherthewholeway!Buttheyalwaysdo,youknow.

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