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"You do not appear so well satisfied with his letter as I am; but still you must, at least I hope you must, think the better of him for it I hope it does him soreat faults, faults of inconsideration and thoughtlessness; and I a him likely to be happier than he deserves: but still as he is, beyond a doubt, really attached to Miss Fairfax, and will soon, itconstantly with her, I am very ready to believe his character will improve, and acquire from hers the steadiness and delicacy of principle that it wants And now, letelse I have another person's interest at present so er about Frank Churchill Ever since I left you this , Emma, my mind has been hard at work on one subject"

The subject followed; it was in plain, unaffected, gentlehtley used even to the woman he was in love with, how to be able to ask her tothe happiness of her father Emma's ansas ready at the first word

"While her dear father lived, any change of condition must be impossible for her She could never quit him" Part only of this answer, however, was adhtley felt as strongly as herself; but the inadree to He had been thinking it over most deeply, most intently; he had at first hoped to induce Mr Woodhouse to remove with her to Donwell; he had wanted to believe it feasible, but his knowledge of Mr Woodhouse would not suffer hi; and now he confessed his persuasion, that such a transplantation would be a risk of her father's comfort, perhaps even of his life, which must not be hazarded Mr Woodhouse taken froht not to be attempted But the plan which had arisen on the sacrifice of this, he trusted his dearest Emma would not find in any respect objectionable; it was, that he should be received at Hartfield; that so long as her father's happiness in other words his life--required Hartfield to continue her ho to Donwell, Ehts Like him, she had tried the scheme and rejected it; but such an alternative as this had not occurred to her She was sensible of all the affection it evinced She felt that, in quitting Donwell, he reat deal of independence of hours and habits; that in living constantly with her father, and in no house of his own, there would be much, very much, to be borne with She promised to think of it, and advised him to think of it more; but he was fully convinced, that no reflection could alter his wishes or his opinion on the subject He had given it, he could assure her, very long and cal away frohts to himself