for angry as she was with for to his own notions and acting on them in defiance of her and she had been so angry that they had hardly parted friends at the ball she could not help thinking of him continually when absent dwelling on his merit and affection and longing again for the almost daily meetings they lately had his absence was long he should not have planned such an absence he should not park have left for a week when her own departure from was so near then she began to blame herself she wished she had not spoken so warmly in their last conversation she was afraid she had used some strong some contemptuous expressions in speaking of the clergy and that should not have been it was ill bred � it was wrong she wished such words with all her heart her vexation did not end with the week all this was bad but she had still more to feel when friday came round again and brought no when saturday came and still no and when through the slight communication with the other family which sunday produced she learned that he had actually written home to his return having promised to remain some days longer with his friend if she had felt impatience and regret before � if she had been sorry for what she said and feared its too strong effect on him � she now felt and feared it all more she had moreover to contend with one disagreeable emotion entirely new to her � jealousy his friend mr had sisters � he might find them attractive but at any rate his staying away at a time when according to all preceding plans she was to remove to london meant something that she could not bear had henry returned as he talked of doing at the end of three or four days she should now have been leaving it became absolutely necessary for her to get to and try to learn something more she could not live any longer in solitary wretchedness and she made her way to the park through difficulties of walking which she had deemed a week before for the chance of hearing a little in addition for the sake of at least hearing his name the first half hour was lost for and lady were together and unless she had to herself she could hope for nothing but at last lady left the room and then almost immediately miss thus began with a voice as well regulated as she could and how do you like your cousin s staying away so long being the only young person at home i consider you as the greatest sufferer you must miss him does his staying longer surprise you i do not know said hesitatingly yes � i had not particularly expected it perhaps he will always stay longer than he talks of it is the general way all young men do he did not the only time he went to see mr before he finds the house more agreeable now he is a very � a very pleasing young man himself and i cannot help being rather concerned at not seeing him again before i go to london as will now undoubtedly be the case i am looking for henry every day and as soon as he comes there will be nothing to detain me at i should like to have seen him once more i confess but you must give my compliments to him yes � i think it must be compliments is there not park a something wanted miss price in our language � a something compliments and � and love � to suit the sort of friendly acquaintance we have had together so many months acquaintance but compliments may be sufficient here was his letter a long one does he give you much account of what he is doing is it christmas that he is staying for i only heard a part of the letter it was to my uncle but i believe it was very short indeed i am sure it was but a few lines all that i heard was that his friend had pressed him to stay longer and that he had agreed to do so a few days longer or some days longer i am not quite sure which oh if he wrote to his father � but i thought it might have been to lady or you but if he wrote to his father no wonder he was who could write chat to sir thomas if he had written to you there would have been more particulars you would have heard of balls and parties he would have sent you a description of everything and everybody how many miss are there three grown up are they musical i do not at all know i never heard that is the first question you know said miss trying to appear gay and which every woman who plays herself is sure to ask another but it is very foolish to ask questions about any young ladies � about any three sisters just grown up for one knows with out being told exactly what they are � all very accomplished and pleasing and one very pretty there is a beauty in every family � it is a regular thing two play on tl e and one on the harp and all sing or would sing if they were taught or sing all the better for not being taught or something like it i know nothing of the miss said calmly you know nothing and you care less as people say never did tone express indifference indeed how can one care for those one has never seen well when your cousin comes back he will find very quiet � all the noisy ones gone your brother and mine and myself i do not like the idea of leaving 