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"With allon one spot Come, Jane, take my other arm"

Jane declined it, however, and the husband and alked off "Happy couple!" said Frank Churchill, as soon as they were out of hearing:--"Hoell they suit one another!--Very lucky-- as they did, upon an acquaintance formed only in a public place!--They only knew each other, I think, a feeeks in Bath! Peculiarly lucky!--for as to any real knowledge of a person's disposition that Bath, or any public place, can give--it is all nothing; there can be no knowledge It is only by seeing wo their own set, just as they always are, that you can foruess and luck--and will generally be ill-luck How many a man has committed himself on a short acquaintance, and rued it all the rest of his life!"

Miss Fairfax, who had seldo her own confederates, spoke now

"Such things do occur, undoubtedly"--She was stopped by a cough

Frank Churchill turned towards her to listen

"You were speaking," said he, gravely She recovered her voice

"I was only going to observe, that though such unfortunate circumstances do soine them to be very frequent A hasty and ienerally time to recover from it afterwards I would be understood to mean, that it can be only weak, irresolute characters, (whose happiness must be always at the mercy of chance,) ill suffer an unfortunate acquaintance to be an inconvenience, an oppression for ever"

He made no answer; merely looked, and bowed in submission; and soon afterwards said, in a lively tone, "Well, I have so little confidence in ment, that whenever I marry, I hope so to Emma) Will you chuse a wife for me?--I am sure I should like any body fixed on by you You provide for the family, you knoith a smile at his father) Find some body for me I am in no hurry Adopt her, educate her"

"And make her like myself"

"By all means, if you can"

"Very well I undertake the co wife"

"Sheelse I shall go abroad for a couple of years--and when I return, I shall come to you for my wife Remember"