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Your patience, madam, cannot suffer more cruelly on such occasions,

than my own,' said Emily 'O! that is all mere affectation,' rejoined her aunt 'I know that his

flattery delights you, and makes you so vain, that you think you may

have the whole world at your feet But you are very much mistaken; I

can assure you, niece, you will not meet with many such suitors as the

Count: every other person would have turned upon his heel, and left you

to repent at your leisure, long ago'

'O that the Count had resembled every other person, then!' said Eh 'It is happy for you, that he does not,' rejoined Mada is froood fortune, and to persuade you to sub to e or not, for it must be; what I say, therefore, is

from pure kindness I wish to see you happy, and it is your own fault if

you are not so I would ask you, now, seriously and calmly, what kind of

a match you can expect, since a Count cannot content your ambition?'

'I have no ambition whatever, madam,' replied Emily, 'my only wish is to

re quite fro of Mons Valancourt Pray get rid of all

those fantastic notions about love, and this ridiculous pride, and be

so like a reasonable creature But, however, this is nothing to