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Chapter 8

           IamverylittleableHaveyouachair,ma’am?Doyousitwhereyoulike?Iamsureshewillbeherepresently."

           Emmaseriouslyhopedshewould.Shehadamoment’sfearofMissBateskeepingawayfromher.ButMissBatessooncame—"Veryhappyandobliged"—butEmma’sconsciencetoldherthattherewasnotthesamecheerfulvolubilityasbeforelesseaseoflookandmanner.AveryfriendlyinquiryafterMissFairfax,shehoped,mightleadthewaytoareturnofoldfeelings.Thetouchseemedimmediate.

           "Ah!MissWoodhouse,howkindyouare!Isupposeyouhaveheardandarecometogiveusjoy.Thisdoesnotseemmuchlikejoy,indeed,inme—(twinklingawayatearortwo)—butitwillbeverytryingforustopartwithher,afterhavinghadhersolong,andshehasadreadfulheadachejustnow,writingallthemorning:—suchlongletters,youknow,tobewrittentoColonelCampbell,andMrs.Dixon.‘Mydear,’saidI,‘youwillblindyourself’—fortearswereinhereyesperpetually.Onecannotwonder,onecannotwonder.Itisagreatchange;andthoughsheisamazinglyfortunatesuchasituation,Isuppose,asnoyoungwomanbeforeevermetwithonfirstgoingoutdonotthinkusungrateful,MissWoodhouse,forsuchsurprisinggoodfortune—(againdispersinghertears)—but,poordearsoul!ifyouweretoseewhataheadacheshehas.Whenoneisingreatpain,youknowonecannotfeelanyblessingquiteasitmaydeserve.Sheisaslowaspossible.

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