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Mr and Mrs Allen were sorry to lose their young friend, whose good humour and cheerfulness had made her a valuable companion, and in the proently increased

Her happiness in going with Miss Tilney, however, prevented their wishing it otherwise; and, as they were to re the be felt Mr Allen attended her to Milsom Street, where she was to breakfast, and saw her seated with the kindest welcoitation in finding herself as one of the faht, and of not being able to preserve their good opinion, that, in the embarrassment of the first five minutes, she could almost have wished to return with him to Pulteney Street

Miss Tilney's manners and Henry's ss; but still she was far froeneral himself entirely reassure her Nay, perverse as it seeht not have felt less, had she been less attended to His anxiety for her comfort--his continual solicitations that she would eat, and his often-expressed fears of her seeing nothing to her taste--though never in her life before had she beheld half such variety on a breakfast-table--et for a moment that she was a visitor She felt utterly unworthy of such respect, and knew not how to reply to it Her tranquillity was not ieneral's impatience for the appearance of his eldest son, nor by the displeasure he expressed at his laziness when Captain Tilney at last came down She was quite pained by the severity of his father's reproof, which seemed disproportionate to the offence; and much was her concern increased when she found herself the principal cause of the lecture, and that his tardiness was chiefly resented fro her in a very uncoreat co able to hope for his goodwill

He listened to his father in silence, and atte that the inquietude of hissleepless, have been the real cause of his rising late It was the first ti decidedly in his company, and she had hoped to be now able to form her opinion of him; but she scarcely heard his voice while his father remained in the room; and even afterwards, sobut these words, in a whisper to Eleanor, "How glad I shall be when you are all off"