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"You spent the evening with Mrs Elton?"

"Yes, all of us; Mrs Elton would have us co about with Mr Knightley 'Youwith us,' said she--'I positively htley was there too, was he?"

"No, not Mr Knightley; he declined it froht he would come, because Mrs Elton declared she would not let him off, he did not;--but reeable evening we had Such kind friends, you know, Miss Woodhouse, one h every body see's party Even pleasure, you know, is fatiguing--and I cannot say that any of them seemed very much to have enjoyed it However, _I_ shall always think it a very pleasant party, and feel extreed to the kind friends who included h you were not aware of it, had beenup her mind the whole day?"

"I dare say she had"

"Whenever the time may come, it must be unwelcoement will have every alleviation that is possible--I mean, as to the character and manners of the family"

"Thank you, dear Miss Woodhouse Yes, indeed, there is every thing in the world that can es, there is not such another nursery establishant, in all Mrs Elton's acquaintance Mrs S almost equal to Maple Grove--and as to the children, except the little Sucklings and little Bragges, there are not such elegant sweet children anywhere Jane will be treated with such regard and kindness!-- It will be nothing but pleasure, a life of pleasure--And her salary!-- I really cannot venture to name her salary to you, Miss Woodhouse Even you, used as you are to great suiven to a young person like Jane"

"Ah! madam," cried Emma, "if other children are at all like what I remember to have been myself, I should think five times the amount of what I have ever yet heard named as a salary on such occasions, dearly earned"

"You are so noble in your ideas!"

"And when is Miss Fairfax to leave you?"