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The pain of being obliged to practise concealment towards hi ood an account of her visitor as could be expected; on her first arrival she had thought her out of spirits, which appeared perfectly natural, as there was a dentist to be consulted; but, since that business had been over, she did not appear to find Harriet different from what she had known her before-Isabella, to be sure, was no very quick observer; yet if Harriet had not been equal to playing with the children, it would not have escaped her Ereeably carried on, by Harriet's being to stay longer; her fortnight was likely to be a htley were to coust, and she was invited to re her back

"John does not even htley "Here is his answer, if you like to see it"

It was the answer to the coe Eer hand, with an impatience all alive to knohat he would say about it, and not at all checked by hearing that her friend was unmentioned

"John enters like a brother into htley, "but he is no coh I well know him to have, likewise, aflourishes, that any other young woht think him rather cool in her praise But I a what he writes"

"He writes like a sensible man," replied Emma, when she had read the letter "I honour his sincerity It is very plain that he considers the good fortune of the engagement as all on , in time, as worthy of your affection, as you thinkto bear a different construction, I should not have believed hi He only means--"

"He and I should differ very little in our estimation of the two," interrupted she, with a sort of serious smile--"much less, perhaps, than he is aware of, if we could enter without ceremony or reserve on the subject"

"Eaiety, "if you fancy your brother does not do me justice, only wait till my dear father is in the secret, and hear his opinion Depend upon it, he will be_you_ justice He will think all the happiness, all the advantage, on your side of the question; all the merit on mine I wish I may not sink into 'poor Emma' with him at once-- His tender coo no farther"