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It was hot; and after walking soardens in a scattered, dispersed way, scarcely any three together, they insensibly followed one another to the delicious shade of a broad short avenue of liarden at an equal distance frorounds-- It led to nothing; nothing but a view at the end over a low stone ith high pillars, which seeive the appearance of an approach to the house, which never had been there Disputable, however, as ht be the taste of such a ter walk, and the viehich closed it extremely pretty--The considerable slope, at nearly the foot of which the Abbey stood, gradually acquired a steeper forrounds; and at half a randeur, well clothed ood;--and at the bottom of this bank, favourably placed and sheltered, rose the Abbey Mill Far a close and handsome curve around it

It was a sweet vieeet to the eye and the lish co oppressive

In this walk Emma and Mr Weston found all the others assembled; and towards this view she ihtley and Harriet distinct frohtley and Harriet!--It was an odd tete-a-tete; but she was glad to see it--There had been a time when he would have scorned her as a companion, and turned from her with little ceremony Now they seemed in pleasant conversation There had been a time also when Emma would have been sorry to see Harriet in a spot so favourable for the Abbey Mill Farht be safely vieith all its appendages of prosperity and beauty, its rich pastures, spreading flocks, orchard in blosso--She joined the than in looking around He was giving Harriet inforriculture, etc and Emma received a smile which seeht to talk on such subjects, without being suspected of introducing Robert Martin"--She did not suspect him It was too old a story--Robert Martin had probably ceased to think of Harriet--They took a few turns together along the walk--The shade was , and Emma found it the pleasantest part of the day