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'Oh!' said I, 'it is Miss Woodhouse: I am sure you will like to see her'-- 'I can see nobody,' said she; and up she got, and would go away; and that hat --and extreo, my dear,' said I, 'you must, and I will say you are laid down upon the bed'"

Erowing kinder towards Jane; and this picture of her present sufferings acted as a cure of every for but pity; and the reentle sensations of the past, obliged her to ad Mrs Cole or any other steady friend, when she ht not bear to see herself She spoke as she felt, with earnest regret and solicitude--sincerely wishing that the circumstances which she collected froht be as e and comfort as possible "It must be a severe trial to them all She had understood it was to be delayed till Colonel Campbell's return"

"So very kind!" replied Miss Bates "But you are always kind"

There was no bearing such an "always;" and to break through her dreadful gratitude, Emma made the direct inquiry of-"Where--e--chare of her three little girls--delightful children Impossible that any situation could be more replete with co's own fae is intihbourhood:--lives only four miles from Maple Grove Jane will be only four miles from Maple Grove"

"Mrs Elton, I suppose, has been the person to whoood Mrs Elton The able, true friend She would not take a denial She would not let Jane say, 'No;' for when Jane first heard of it, (it was the day before yesterday, the veryere at Donwell,) when Jane first heard of it, she was quite decided against accepting the offer, and for the reasons you mention; exactly as you say, she hadtill Colonel Ca should induce her to enter into any engageain--and I ae her ment never fails her, saw farther than I did It is not every body that would have stood out in such a kind way as she did, and refuse to take Jane's answer; but she positively declared she would _not_ write any such denial yesterday, as Jane wished her; she would wait--and, sure enough, yesterday evening it was all settled that Jane should go Quite a surprize to me! I had not the least idea!--Jane took Mrs Elton aside, and told her at once, that upon thinking over the advantages of Mrs Se's situation, she had co it--I did not knoord of it till it was all settled"