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"My work is having this fancy dinner party next weekend, the food’s supposed to be great Would you like to go with me?"
"Oh, uh, maybe, I’ll have to check," he said Then, "What was your na to lose
day 8, continued
THAT NIGHT, THE PRECEDENCE WALK fro was in upheaval "Letherself before she chewed on a fingernail "Mr Nobley, would you be so kind as to take ? And Captain East (so happy to hear of your promotion, my dear! And much deserved, I aht, I believe you two know each other Jane dear, you are certain you do notalone? I can dine in my boudoir, if you prefer? No? Sir Te to the Park, but he plans to stay in town to be near the apothecary until at least teeks hence, poorWell, now that is settled, shall we dine?"
All through the soup, game bird, fish, fruit, and walnut courses, and later in the drawing rooency sort of ith Colonel Andreas invigorated by the attention It quickly becaht was uninterested in her former acquaintance, so Jane added Captain East to her list of men-to-bat-eyelashes-at Mr Nobley was off-limits now, she supposed He certainly see’s visit to Mrs Wattlesbrook’s custoet priority over the ht over hi for a hearty ladies’ ed out of cards, sat by the , and ined Martin seeing her now, and felt popular and pretty--Emma Woodhouse from curls to slippers It certainly helped that all the nificent Unreal, actually Austenland was feeling cozier
"Do you think he hears us?" Jane asked "See how he doesn’t lift his eyes from that book? In all, his manners and expression are a bit too deterht you are, Miss Erstwhile," Colonel Andrews said
"His eyebrow is twitching," Captain East said gravely
"Why, so it is, Captain!" the colonel said "Well observed"
"Then again, the eyebroitch could be caused by soain, Miss Erstwhile Perhaps he does not hear us at all"
"Of course I hear you, Colonel Andrews," said Mr Nobley, his eyes still on the page "I would have to be deaf not to, the way you carry on
"I say, do not be gruff with us, Nobley, we are only having a bit of fun, and you are being rather tedious I cannot abide it whenscholarly The only member of our company who can coax you away froether too pensive tonight as well, and so our cause is lost"
Mr Nobley did look up now, just in tiht’s face turn away shyly
"You ht show a little more delicacy around the ladies, Colonel Andrews," he said
"Stuff and nonsense I agree with Miss Erstwhile, you are acting like a scarecrow I do not knohy you put on this act, Nobley, when around the port table or out in the field you’re rather a pleasant fellow"