Austen Said:

"master nor mistress was at home;"

they had both been out some time;

they were gone to Hartfield.

she thought the kitchen chimney wanted sweeping.

it was all the apples of that sort his master had; he had brought them all—and now his master had not one left to bake or boil.

"The ladies were all at home."

she would be pleased to wait a moment, and then ushered her in too soon. The aunt and niece seemed both escaping into the adjoining room. Jane she had a distinct glimpse of, looking extremely ill; and, before the door had shut them out, she heard Miss Bates saying,

"Miss Fairfax was not well enough to write;"

their being at home, to wait in the passage, and send up her name.—

I should not find his master at home,

He did not know what was come to his master lately,

but he could hardly ever get the speech of him.