Austen Said:

Mr. Knightley could not have observed him as she had done, neither with the interest, nor (she must be allowed to tell herself, in spite of Mr. Knightley's pretensions) with the skill of such an observer on such a question as herself,

he had spoken it hastily and in anger, she was able to believe, that he had rather said what he wished resentfully to be true, than what he knew any thing about.

He certainly might have heard Mr. Elton speak with more unreserve than she had ever done, and Mr. Elton might not be of an imprudent, inconsiderate disposition as to money matters; he might naturally be rather attentive than otherwise to them; but then, Mr. Knightley did not make due allowance for the influence of a strong passion at war with all interested motives. Mr. Knightley saw no such passion, and of course thought nothing of its effects; but she saw too much of it to feel a doubt of its overcoming any hesitations that a reasonable prudence might originally suggest; and more than a reasonable, becoming degree of prudence, she was very sure did not belong to Mr. Elton.

Mr. Perry had been to Mrs. Goddard's to attend a sick child, and Miss Nash had seen him, and he had told Miss Nash, that

as he was coming back yesterday from Clayton Park, he had met Mr. Elton, and found to his great surprize, that Mr. Elton was actually on his road to London, and not meaning to return till the morrow, though it was the whist-club night, which he had been never known to miss before; and Mr. Perry had remonstrated with him about it, and told him how shabby it was in him, their best player, to absent himself, and tried very much to persuade him to put off his journey only one day; but it would not do; Mr. Elton had been determined to go on, and had said in a very particular way indeed, that

he was going on business which he would not put off for any inducement in the world; and something about a very enviable commission, and being the bearer of something exceedingly precious. Mr. Perry could not quite understand him, but he was very sure there must be a lady in the case, and he told him so; and Mr. Elton only looked very conscious and smiling, and rode off in great spirits.

Miss Nash had told her all this, and had talked a great deal more about Mr. Elton; and said, looking so very significantly at her,

"that she did not pretend to understand what his business might be, but she only knew that any woman whom Mr. Elton could prefer, she should think the luckiest woman in the world; for, beyond a doubt, Mr. Elton had not his equal for beauty or agreeableness."

Mr. Martin's being no otherwise remembered, than as he furnished a contrast with Mr. Elton, of the utmost advantage to the latter.

did not at present recollect any thing of the riddle kind;

Perry to be upon the watch,

and as he went about so much, something,

might come from that quarter.

to contribute any really good enigmas, charades, or conundrums that he might recollect;

they had transcribed it some pages ago already.

containing,

a charade, which a friend of his had addressed to a young lady, the object of his admiration,

There was deep consciousness about him, and he found it easier to meet her eye than her friend's.

'Grandpapa, can you give me a bit of string?'

the consciousness of having made a push —of having thrown a die;

he was come to see how it might turn up.

whether Mr. Woodhouse's party could be made up in the evening without him, or whether he should be in the smallest degree necessary at Hartfield. If he were, every thing else must give way; but otherwise his friend Cole had been saying so much about his dining with him— had made such a point of it, that he had promised him conditionally to come.

thanked him, but could not allow of his disappointing his friend on their account; her father was sure of his rubber.

could only class it, as a proof of love, with Mr. Elton's seeing ready wit in her.

to have the goodness to walk on, and she would follow in half a minute.

at least getting Harriet into the house,

he had seen them go by, and had purposely followed them;

it had been the occasion of much present enjoyment to both, and must be leading them forward to the great event.

quietly whether there were any doubts of the air of Randalls.

to assure me that there was no scarlet fever at Cobham,

She would keep the peace if possible; and there was something honourable and valuable in the strong domestic habits, the all-sufficiency of home to himself, whence resulted her brother's disposition to look down on the common rate of social intercourse, and those to whom it was important.—It had a high claim to forbearance.

they might now become friends again.

it was time to make up. Making-up indeed would not do. She certainly had not been in the wrong, and he would never own that he had. Concession must be out of the question; but it was time to appear to forget that they had ever quarrelled;

they were friends again;

at its not being taken every evening by every body,

he has not time to take care of himself—

but he is always wanted all round the country.

he has never known them more general or heavy—except when it has been quite an influenza."

colds have been very general, but not so heavy as he has very often known them in November. Perry does not call it altogether a sickly season."

the vicinity of Brunswick Square decidedly the most favourable as to air."

he did not believe he had ever sent us off altogether, in such good case.

its wholesomeness for every constitution,

the many houses where it was never met with tolerable;—

her own cook at South End, a young woman hired for the time, who never had been able to understand what she meant by a basin of nice smooth gruel, thin, but not too thin. Often as she had wished for and ordered it, she had never been able to get any thing tolerable.

"Ah! there is no end of the sad consequences of your going to South End. It does not bear talking of."

he would not talk of it,

was surprized to hear you had fixed upon South End."

it is entirely a mistake to suppose the place unhealthy;

to be the best of all the sea-bathing places. A fine open sea,

and very pure air.