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Chapter 12

           Westonhadthoughtdifferently;hewasextremelyanxioustoshewhisapprobationtoMissFairfaxandherfamily,anddidnotconceivethatanysuspicioncouldbeexcitedbyit;orifitwere,thatitwouldbeofanyconsequence;for"suchthings,"heobserved,"alwaysgotabout."Emmasmiled,andfeltthatMr.Westonhadverygoodreasonforsayingso.Theyhadgone,inshortandverygreathadbeentheevidentdistressandconfusionofthelady.Shehadhardlybeenabletospeakaword,andeverylookandactionhadshewnhowdeeplyshewassufferingfromconsciousness.Thequiet,heart-feltsatisfactionoftheoldlady,andtherapturousdelightofherdaughterwhoprovedeventoojoyoustotalkasusual,hadbeenagratifying,yetalmostanaffecting,scene.Theywerebothsotrulyrespectableintheirhappiness,sodisinterestedineverysensation;thoughtsomuchofJane;somuchofeverybody,andsolittleofthemselves,thateverykindlyfeelingwasatworkforthem.MissFairfax’srecentillnesshadofferedafairpleaforMrs.Westontoinvitehertoanairing;shehaddrawnbackanddeclinedatfirst,but,onbeingpressedhadyielded;and,inthecourseoftheirdrive,Mrs.Westonhad,bygentleencouragement,overcomesomuchofherembarrassment,astobringhertoconverseontheimportantsubject.Apologiesforherseeminglyungracioussilenceintheirfirstreception,andthewarmestexpressionsofthegratitudeshewasalwaysfeelingtowardsherselfandMr.

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