tom had been sent off immediately for the crown chaise and the had stood out and seen it pass by the boy going a good pace and driving very steady there was nothing in all this either to astonish or interest and it caught s attention only as it united with the subject which already engaged her mind the contrast between mrs s importance in the world and jane s struck her one was everything the other nothing � and she sat musing on the difference of woman s destiny and quite unconscious on what her eyes were fixed till roused by miss saying � ay i see what you are thinking of the what is to become of that very true poor dear jane was talking of it just now you must go said she you and i must part you will have no business here let it stay however said she give it house room till colonel comes back i shall talk about it to him he will settle for me he will help me out of all my and to this day i do believe she knows not whether it was his present or his daughter s now was obliged to think of the and the remembrance of all her former fanciful and unfair conjectures was so little pleasing that she soon allowed herself to believe her visit had been long enough and with a repetition of everything that she could venture to say of the good wishes which she really felt took leave chapter � s pensive meditations as she walked home were not interrupted but on entering the parlour she found who must rouse her mr and had arrived during her absence and were sitting with her father mr immediately got up and in a manner decidedly graver than usual said � i would not go away without seeing you but i have no time to spare and therefore must now be gone directly i am going to london to spend a few days with john and have you anything to send or say besides the love which nobody carries nothing at all but is not this a sudden scheme yes � rather � i have been thinking of it some little time was sure he had not forgiven her he looked unlike himself time however she thought would tell him that they ought to be friends again while he stood as if meaning to go but not going � her father began his inquiries well my dear and did you get there safely � and how did you find my worthy old friend and her daughter � i dare say they must have been very much obliged to you for coming dear has been to call on mrs and miss mr as i told you before she is always so attentive to them s colour was heightened by this unjust praise and with a smile and shake of the head which spoke much she looked at mr it seemed as if there were an impression in her favour as if his eyes received the truth from hers and all that had passed of good in her feelings were at once caught and honoured he looked at her with a glow of regard she was warmly gratified � and in another moment still more so by a little movement of more than common friendliness on his part he took her hand � whether she had not herself made the st motion she could not say � she might perhaps have rather offered it � but he took her hand pressed it and was on the point of carrying it to his lips � when from some fancy or other he suddenly let it go why he should feel such a scruple why he should change his mind when it was all but done she could not perceive he would have judged better she thought if he had not stopped the intention however was and whether it was that his manners had in general so little gallantry or however else it happened but she thought nothing became him more it was with him of so simple yet so dignified a nature she could not but recall the attempt with great satisfaction it spoke such perfect he left them immediately afterwards � gone in a moment he always moved with the of a mind which could neither be nor but now he seemed more sudden than usual in his disappearance could not regret her having gone to miss but she wished she had left her ten minutes earlier � it would have been a great pleasure to talk over jane s situation with mr neither would she regret that he should be going to square for she knew how much his visit would be enjoyed � but it might have happened at a better time � and to have had longer notice of it would have been pleasanter they parted thorough friends however she could not be deceived as to the meaning of his countenance and his unfinished gallantry � it was all done to assure her that she had fully recovered his good opinion he had been sitting with them half an s hour she found it was a pity that she had not come back earlier in the hope of her father s thoughts from the of mr s going to london and going so suddenly and going on horseback which she knew would be all very bad communicated her news of jane and her dependence on the effect was justified it supplied a very useful check � interested without disturbing him he had long made up his mind to jane s going out as and could talk of it cheerfully but mr s going to london had been an unexpected blow i am very glad indeed my dear to hear she is to be so comfortably settled mrs is very and agreeable and i 