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Chapter 6

           Westonhadbeenshewingthemalltohim,andnowhewouldshewthemalltoEmmafortunateinhavingnootherresemblancetoachild,thaninatotalwantoftasteforwhathesaw,forhewasslow,constant,andmethodical.Beforethissecondlookingoverwasbegun,however,Emmawalkedintothehallforthesakeofafewmoments’freeobservationoftheentranceandground-plotofthehouseandwashardlythere,whenJaneFairfaxappeared,comingquicklyinfromthegarden,andwithalookofescape.LittleexpectingtomeetMissWoodhousesosoon,therewasastartatfirst;butMissWoodhousewastheverypersonshewasinquestof.

           "Willyoubesokind,"saidshe,"whenIammissed,astosaythatIamgonehome?Iamgoingthismoment.Myauntisnotawarehowlateitis,norhowlongwehavebeenabsentbutIamsureweshallbewanted,andIamdeterminedtogodirectly.Ihavesaidnothingaboutittoanybody.Itwouldonlybegivingtroubleanddistress.Somearegonetotheponds,andsometothelimewalk.TilltheyallcomeinIshallnotbemissed;andwhentheydo,willyouhavethegoodnesstosaythatIamgone?"

           "Certainly,ifyouwishitbutyouarenotgoingtowalktoHighburyalone?"

           "Yeswhatshouldhurtme?Iwalkfast.Ishallbeathomeintwentyminutes."

           "Butitistoofar,indeeditis,tobewalkingquitealone.Letmyfather’sservantgowithyou.Letmeorderthecarriage.

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