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Harriet, necessarily draay by her engagements with the Martins, was less and less at Hartfield; which was not to be regretted-- The intimacy between her and Ee into a calht to be, and radual, natural manner

Before the end of September, Emma attended Harriet to church, and saw her hand bestowed on Robert Martin with so complete a satisfaction, as no remembrances, even connected with Mr Elton as he stood before them, could impair--Perhaps, indeed, at that tiyht next fall on herself--Robert Martin and Harriet Sed of the three, were the first to be hbury, and was restored to the comforts of her beloved home with the Campbells--The Mr Churchills were also in town; and they were only waiting for November

The intermediate month was the one fixed on, as far as they dared, by Ee ought to be concluded while John and Isabella were still at Hartfield, to allow theht's absence in a tour to the seaside, which was the plan--John and Isabella, and every other friend, were agreed in approving it But Mr Woodhouse--hoas Mr Woodhouse to be induced to consent?--he, who had never yet alluded to their e but as a distant event

When first sounded on the subject, he was so miserable, that they were alave less pain-- He began to think it was to be, and that he could not prevent it--a very pronation Still, however, he was not happy Nay, he appeared so e failed She could not bear to see hih her understanding alhtleys, that when once the event were over, his distress would be soon over too, she hesitated--she could not proceed

In this state of suspense they were befriended, not by any sudden illue of his nervous system, but by the operation of the same system in another way-- Mrs Weston's poultry-house was robbed one night of all her turkeys--evidently by the ingenuity of hbourhood also suffered--Pilfering was housebreaking to Mr Woodhouse's fears--He was very uneasy; and but for the sense of his son-in-law's protection, would have been under wretched alarth, resolution, and presence of htleys, commanded his fullest dependence While either of them protected hihtley ain by the end of the first week in November