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"Very soon, very soon, indeed; that's the worst of it Within a fortnight Mrs Sreat hurry My poor mother does not kno to bear it So then, I try to put it out of her thoughts, and say, Come ma'am, do not let us think about it any more"

"Her friends must all be sorry to lose her; and will not Colonel and Mrs Caed herself before their return?"

"Yes; Jane says she is sure they will; but yet, this is such a situation as she cannot feel herself justified in declining I was so astonished when she first toldto Mrs Elton, and when Mrs Elton at the sa me upon it! It was before tea--stay--no, it could not be before tea, because ere just going to cards--and yet it was before tea, because I re--Oh! no, now I recollect, now I have it; so happened before tea, but not that Mr Elton was called out of the room before tea, old John Abdy's son wanted to speak with hiard for him; he was clerk to my poor father twenty-seven years; and now, poor old out in his joints-- I o and see hiets out at all And poor John's son came to talk to Mr Elton about relief fro headof that sort, but still he cannot keep his father without some help; and so, when Mr Elton ca hi been sent to Randalls to take Mr Frank Churchill to Richmond That hat happened before tea It was after tea that Jane spoke to Mrs Elton"

Miss Bates would hardly give Emma time to say how perfectly new this circu it possible that she could be ignorant of any of the particulars of Mr Frank Churchill's going, she proceeded to give them all, it was of no consequence

What Mr Elton had learned fro the accue of the servants at Randalls, was, that a er had come over from Richmond soon after the return of the party froer, however, had been no more than was expected; and that Mr Churchill had sent his nephew a few lines, containing, upon the whole, a tolerable account of Mrs Churchill, and only wishing hi early; but that Mr Frank Churchill having resolved to go ho to have got a cold, Tom had been sent off immediately for the Crown chaise, and the ostler had stood out and seen it pass by, the boy going a good pace, and driving very steady