She was now so "delighted to see dear, dear Emma" ,that ^{she could hardly speak a word in a minute.} the words seemed ^likely never to end. — "I am sure we shall be great friends —" she ob::served, with much sentiment, as they were sittingtogether. – Emma scarcely knew how to answersuch ^{a proposition — &} an ob^servation;^¹ the manner in which itwas spoken, she could not attempt to equal. M^rs . R. W. eyed her with much familiar curi::osity & Triumphant Compaſsion; – the loſsof the Aunt’s fortune was uppermost in hermind, ^{at the moment of} & in her husband’s on me^eting her. –meeting; –^^{& she cd .could not but feel how much better it} they had not been ten minutes toge::^{was to be the daughter of a gentleman of easy}ther before the latter shewed that it wasproperty in Croydon, than the neice of anold woman who ^{threw herself away on} gave all h^er money to anIrish ^Captain. officer. — Robert was careleſsly kind, asbecame a prosperous Man & a brother; more in::tent on settling with the ^Post-BoyPostboy Driver, in::veighing against the Exorbitant^advance r^ise in Posting,& pondering over a doubtful halfcrown, thanon welcoming a Sister, who was no longer likelyto have any property for him to get the di::rection of. —"Your road through the villageis infamous, Eliz:Elizabeth; said he; worse than ever it was.