"But you may come to Wickstead & see Mama,& she can take you to the Castle. — There is amonstrous curious stuff’dstuffed Fox there, & a Badger –any body would think they were alive. It isa pity you should not see them." –––

On rising from the Tea Tables, there wereas¹ againa scramble for the pleasure of being first outof the room, ^{which happened to be} & ^it was increased by ^{one or two} so^me of thecard parties having^just^ broken up & ^{the players} thei^r membersbeing disposed to ^move co^me exactly the differentway. Among these was M^r . Howard — his Sisterleaning on his arm — & no sooner ^{were they within} had they met, ^{reach of} th^an Emma, than M^rs . B.Blake calling her notice bya friendly touch, said "Your goodneſs to Charles, ^ ^{my dear} Miſs Watson, brings all his family upon meyou².Give me leave to introduce my Brother — M^r . HHoward." Emma curtsied, the gentleman bowed — madea hasty request for the honour of her hand in the two next dances, to which as hasty an af::firmative was given, & they were immediatelyimpelled ^{in opposite directions.} differen^t ways. ––– Emma was verywell pleased with the circumstance; – there wasa quietly-chearful, gentlemanlike air in M^r . H.Howardwhich ^{suited her —} she li^ked greatly approved — & in a fewminutes afterwards, the value of her Engagement