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Elinor only was sorry to see theave her pain, and she hardly kne to ht of Lucy in finding her STILL in town

"I should have been quite disappointed if I had not found you here STILL," said she repeatedly, with a strong eht I SHOULD I was alh you TOLD me, you know, at Barton, that you should not stay above a MONTH But I thought, at the tie your reat pity to have went away before your brother and sister caone I alad you did not keep to YOUR WORD"

Elinor perfectly understood her, and was forced to use all her self-command to make it appear that she did NOT

"Well, s, "and how did you travel?"

"Not in the stage, I assure you," replied Miss Steele, with quick exultation; "we came post all the way, and had a very s to town, and so we thought we'd join hienteelly, and paid ten or twelve shillings s; "very pretty, indeed! and the Doctor is a single man, I warrant you"

"There now," said Miss Steele, affectedly sihs at me so about the Doctor, and I cannot think why My cousins say they are sure I have made a conquest; but for my part I declare I never think about him from one hour's end to another 'Lord! here comes your beau, Nancy,'the street to the house My beau, indeed! said I--I cannot think who you mean The Doctor is no beau of --but it won't do--the Doctor is the man, I see"

"No, indeed!" replied her cousin, with affected earnestness, "and I beg you will contradict it, if you ever hear it talked of"

Mrs Jennings directly gave her the gratifying assurance that she certainly would NOT, and Miss Steele was o and stay with your brother and sister, Miss Dashwood, when they co, after a cessation of hostile hints, to the charge