Austen Said:

neither dear little Henry nor dear little John would have any thing the matter with them, while dear Emma were gone.

he had been proposing to Mrs. Elton, as her brother and sister had failed her, that the two parties should unite, and go together;

as Mrs. Elton had very readily acceded to it, so it was to be, if she had no objection.

to get Frank over to join them, if possible;

it was to be a great secret;

Jane Fairfax and Mr. Frank Churchill are to be married, and

they have been privately engaged to one another this long while.

to join their party the same evening to Astley's. They were going to take the two eldest boys to Astley's. The party was to be our brother and sister, Henry, John—and Miss Smith.