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Chapter 8

           ColewastellingthatshehadbeencallingonMissBates,andassoonassheenteredtheroomhadbeenstruckbythesightofapianoforteaveryelegantlookinginstrumentnotagrand,butalarge-sizedsquarepianoforte;andthesubstanceofthestory,theendofallthedialoguewhichensuedofsurprize,andinquiry,andcongratulationsonherside,andexplanationsonMissBates’s,was,thatthispianofortehadarrivedfromBroadwood’sthedaybefore,tothegreatastonishmentofbothauntandnieceentirelyunexpected;thatatfirst,byMissBates’saccount,Janeherselfwasquiteataloss,quitebewilderedtothinkwhocouldpossiblyhaveordereditbutnow,theywerebothperfectlysatisfiedthatitcouldbefromonlyonequarterofcourseitmustbefromColonelCampbell.

           "Onecansupposenothingelse,"addedMrs.Cole,"andIwasonlysurprizedthattherecouldeverhavebeenadoubt.ButJane,itseems,hadaletterfromthemverylately,andnotawordwassaidaboutit.Sheknowstheirwaysbest;butIshouldnotconsidertheirsilenceasanyreasonfortheirnotmeaningtomakethepresent.Theymightchusetosurprizeher."

           Mrs.Colehadmanytoagreewithher;everybodywhospokeonthesubjectwasequallyconvincedthatitmustcomefromColonelCampbell,andequallyrejoicedthatsuchapresenthadbeenmade;andtherewereenoughreadytospeaktoallowEmmatothinkherownway,andstilllistentoMrs.Cole.

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