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And it all ended, at last, in his telling Henry onethat when he next went to Woodston, they would take him by surprise there soreatly honoured and very happy, and Catherine was quite delighted with the scheme "And when do you think, sir, I may look forward to this pleasure? I , and shall probably be obliged to stay two or three days"

"Well, well, ill take our chance some one of those days There is no need to fix You are not to put yourself at all out of your way Whatever you h

I think I can answer for the young ladiesallowance for a bachelor's table Let me see; Monday will be a busy day with you, ill not come on Monday; and Tuesday will be a busy one with me

I expect ; and afterwards I cannot in decency fail attending the club I really could not face my acquaintance if I stayed away now; for, as I aly aive offence to any of hbours, if a small sacrifice of time and attention can prevent it They are a set of very worthy er twice a year; and I dine with them whenever I can Tuesday, therefore, we may say is out of the question But on Wednesday, I think, Henry, you may expect us; and we shall be with you early, that we may have time to look about us

Two hours and three quarters will carry us to Woodston, I suppose; we shall be in the carriage by ten; so, about a quarter before one on Wednesday, you may look for us"

A ball itself could not have been more welco was her desire to be acquainted with Woodston; and her heart was still bounding with joy when Henry, about an hour afterwards, careatcoated into the roo, and said, "I a strain, to observe that our pleasures in this world are always to be paid for, and that we often purchase the ready-monied actual happiness for a draft on the future, that may not be honoured