Austen Said:

containing,

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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;—

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

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.

"Ah! my dear,

where health is at stake, nothing else should be considered; and if one is to travel, there is not much to chuse between forty miles and an hundred.—Better not move at all, better stay in London altogether than travel forty miles to get into a worse air.

It seemed to him a very ill-judged measure."

had been going to inquire, that he might carry some report of her to Hartfield—

a seat in his carriage, if the weather were Mr. Elton's only objection,

he should call at Mrs. Goddard's for news of her fair friend, the last thing before he prepared for the happiness of meeting her again, when he hoped to be able to give a better report;

to refrain from visiting the sick-chamber again, for the present —

to promise him not to venture into such hazard till he had seen Mr. Perry and learnt his opinion;

the ground being covered with snow, and of its still snowing fast, with a strong drifting wind;

he had known it to be snowing some time, but had not said a word, lest it should make Mr. Woodhouse uncomfortable, and be an excuse for his hurrying away. As to there being any quantity of snow fallen or likely to fall to impede their return, that was a mere joke; he was afraid they would find no difficulty. He wished the road might be impassable, that he might be able to keep them all at Randalls;

was sure that accommodation might be found for every body,

to agree with him, that with a little contrivance, every body might be lodged,

he had been out of doors to examine, and could answer for there not being the smallest difficulty in their getting home, whenever they liked it, either now or an hour hence. He had gone beyond the sweep—some way along the Highbury road —the snow was nowhere above half an inch deep— in many places hardly enough to whiten the ground; a very few flakes were falling at present, but the clouds were parting, and there was every appearance of its being soon over. He had seen the coachmen, and they both agreed with him in there being nothing to apprehend.

to go very slow and wait for the other carriage.

availing himself of the precious opportunity,

sentiments which must be already well known,

ready to die if she refused him; but flattering himself that his ardent attachment and unequalled love and unexampled passion could not fail of having some effect,

her suspicion as most injurious,

his respect for Miss Smith as her friend,—

Miss Smith should be mentioned at all,—

turning a corner which he could never bear to think of— and in strange hands —a mere common coachman —no James;

Frank's coming two or three months later would be a much better plan; better time of year; better weather; and

he would be able, without any doubt, to stay considerably longer with them than if he had come sooner.

the advantage of such an addition to their confined society in Surry; the pleasure of looking at somebody new; the gala-day to Highbury entire, which the sight of him would have made;

it was because she saw in her the really accomplished young woman, which she wanted to be thought herself;

"He had been so fortunate as to—

young people would be in such a hurry to marry —and to marry strangers too —

if I was going to Hartfield, he thought I had much better go round by Mr. Cole's stables, for I should find the near way quite floated by this rain.

they had both been out some time;