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Chapter 7

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           "Itisasortofthing,"criedMrs.Eltonemphatically,"whichIshouldnothavethoughtmyselfprivilegedtoinquireinto.Though,perhaps,astheChaperonofthepartyIneverwasinanycircleexploringpartiesyoungladiesmarriedwomen—"

           Hermutteringswerechieflytoherhusband;andhemurmured,inreply,

           "Verytrue,mylove,verytrue.Exactlyso,indeedquiteunheardofbutsomeladiessayanything.Betterpassitoffasajoke.Everybodyknowswhatisduetoyou."

           "Itwillnotdo,"whisperedFranktoEmma;"theyaremostofthemaffronted.Iwillattackthemwithmoreaddress.LadiesandgentlemenIamorderedbyMissWoodhousetosay,thatshewaivesherrightofknowingexactlywhatyoumayallbethinkingof,andonlyrequiressomethingveryentertainingfromeachofyou,inageneralway.Herearesevenofyou,besidesmyself,(who,sheispleasedtosay,amveryentertainingalready,)andsheonlydemandsfromeachofyoueitheronethingveryclever,beitproseorverse,originalorrepeatedortwothingsmoderatelycleverorthreethingsverydullindeed,andsheengagestolaughheartilyatthemall."

           "Oh!verywell,"exclaimedMissBates,"thenIneednotbeuneasy.‘Threethingsverydullindeed.’Thatwilljustdoforme,youknow.

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