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Chapter 12

           

           Thispointwasjustarranged,whenavisitorarrivedtotearEmma’sthoughtsalittlefromtheonesubjectwhichhadengrossedthem,sleepingorwaking,thelasttwenty-fourhoursMrs.Weston,whohadbeencallingonherdaughter-in-lawelect,andtookHartfieldinherwayhome,almostasmuchindutytoEmmaasinpleasuretoherself,torelatealltheparticularsofsointerestinganinterview.

           Mr.WestonhadaccompaniedhertoMrs.Bates’s,andgonethroughhisshareofthisessentialattentionmosthandsomely;butshehavingtheninducedMissFairfaxtojoinherinanairing,wasnowreturnedwithmuchmoretosay,andmuchmoretosaywithsatisfaction,thanaquarterofanhourspentinMrs.Bates’sparlour,withalltheencumbranceofawkwardfeelings,couldhaveafforded.

           AlittlecuriosityEmmahad;andshemadethemostofitwhileherfriendrelated.Mrs.Westonhadsetofftopaythevisitinagooddealofagitationherself;andinthefirstplacehadwishednottogoatallatpresent,tobeallowedmerelytowritetoMissFairfaxinstead,andtodeferthisceremoniouscalltillalittletimehadpassed,andMr.Churchillcouldbereconciledtotheengagement’sbecomingknown;as,consideringeverything,shethoughtsuchavisitcouldnotbepaidwithoutleadingtoreports:—butMr.

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