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Chapter 2

           Eltonwasevidentlywantingtobecomplimentedherselfanditwas,"Howdoyoulikemygown?Howdoyoulikemytrimming?HowhasWrightdonemyhair?"—withmanyotherrelativequestions,allansweredwithpatientpoliteness.Mrs.Eltonthensaid,"NobodycanthinklessofdressingeneralthanIdobutuponsuchanoccasionasthis,wheneverybody’seyesaresomuchuponme,andincomplimenttotheWestonswhoIhavenodoubtaregivingthisballchieflytodomehonourIwouldnotwishtobeinferiortoothers.AndIseeveryfewpearlsintheroomexceptmine.SoFrankChurchillisacapitaldancer,Iunderstand.Weshallseeifourstylessuit.AfineyoungmancertainlyisFrankChurchill.Ilikehimverywell."

           AtthismomentFrankbegantalkingsovigorously,thatEmmacouldnotbutimaginehehadoverheardhisownpraises,anddidnotwanttohearmoreandthevoicesoftheladiesweredrownedforawhile,tillanothersuspensionbroughtMrs.Elton’stonesagaindistinctlyforward.Mr.Eltonhadjustjoinedthem,andhiswifewasexclaiming,

           "Oh!youhavefoundusoutatlast,haveyou,inourseclusion?IwasthismomenttellingJane,Ithoughtyouwouldbegintobeimpatientfortidingsofus."

           "Jane!"—repeatedFrankChurchill,withalookofsurprizeanddispleasure."ThatiseasybutMissFairfaxdoesnotdisapproveit,Isuppose."

           "HowdoyoulikeMrs.Elton?"saidEmmainawhisper.

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