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This is delightful, is not it?--Where's dear Mr Richard?-- Oh! there he is Don't disturb hi ladies How do you do, Mr Richard?--I saw you the other day as you rode through the town--Mrs Otway, I protest!--and good Mr Otway, and Miss Otway and Miss Caroline--Such a host of friends!--and Mr George and Mr Arthur!--How do you do? How do you all do?--Quite well, I aed to you Never better-- Don't I hear another carriage?--Who can this be?--very likely the worthy Coles--Uponsuch friends! And such a noble fire!--I am quite roasted No coffee, I thank you, for me--never take coffee--A little tea if you please, sir, by and bye,--no hurry--Oh! here it coood!"

Frank Churchill returned to his station by Emma; and as soon as Miss Bates was quiet, she found herself necessarily overhearing the discourse of Mrs Elton and Miss Fairfax, ere standing a little way behind her--He was thoughtful Whether he were overhearing too, she could not deterood many compliments to Jane on her dress and look, compliments very quietly and properly taken, Mrs Elton was evidently wanting to be coown?--How do you like ht done my hair?"--with many other relative questions, all answered with patient politeness Mrs Elton then said, "Nobody can think less of dress in general than I do--but upon such an occasion as this, when every body's eyes are so much upon me, and in co this ball chiefly to do me honour--I would not wish to be inferior to others And I see very few pearls in the room except mine-- So Frank Churchill is a capital dancer, I understand--We shall see if our styles suit--A fine young man certainly is Frank Churchill I like hiorously, that Eine he had overheard his own praises, and did not want to hear more;--and the voices of the ladies were drowned for a while, till another suspension brought Mrs Elton's tones again distinctly forward--Mr Elton had just joined the, "Oh! you have found us out at last, have you, in our seclusion?-- I was this in to be is of us"