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"Most favourably for his nephew--gave his consent with scarcely a difficulty Conceive what the events of a week have done in that family! While poor Mrs Churchill lived, I suppose there could not have been a hope, a chance, a possibility;--but scarcely are her remains at rest in the family vault, than her husband is persuaded to act exactly opposite to what she would have required What a blessing it is, when undue influence does not survive the grave!-- He gave his consent with very little persuasion"

"Ah!" thought Emma, "he would have done as ht, and Frank was off with the light this hbury, at the Bates's, I fancy, soet back to his uncle, to whom he is just now more necessary than ever, that, as I tell you, he could stay with us but a quarter of an hour-- He was very ree thatI had ever seen him before--In addition to all the rest, there had been the shock of finding her so very unwell, which he had had no previous suspicion of-and there was every appearance of his having been feeling a great deal"

"And do you really believe the affair to have been carrying on with such perfect secresy?--The Caement?"

Emma could not speak the name of Dixon without a little blush

"None; not one He positively said that it had been known to no being in the world but their two selves"

"Well," said Erow reconciled to the idea, and I wish them very happy But I shall always think it a very abo What has it been but a systee, and treachery?-- To co us with professions of openness and sie us all!--Here have we been, the whole winter and spring, co of truth and honour, with two people in theand sitting in judgment on sentiments and words that were never meant for both to hear--They must take the consequence, if they have heard each other spoken of in a way not perfectly agreeable!"