as to make the attention which seemed only paid her because she was appear a compliment to or to allow her to derive encouragement from a preference only given her because her real situation was unknown but that it was so had not only been declared by s eyes at the time but was declared over again the next morning more openly for at her particular desire lady set her down in street on the chance of seeing alone to tell her bow happy she was the chance proved a lucky one for a message from mrs soon after she arrived carried mrs away my dear friend cried as soon as they were i themselves i come to talk to you of my happiness could any thing be so flattering as mrs s way of treating me yesterday so exceeding as she was i you know how i dreaded the thoughts of seeing her but the very moment i was introduced there was such an in her behaviour as really should seem to say she had quite took a fancy to me now was not it so t you saw it and was not you quite struck with it she was certainly very civil to you civil � did you see nothing but only � i saw a vast deal more such kindness as fell to the share of nobody but me � no pride no and your sister just the same � all sweetness and wished to talk of some thing else but still pressed her to own that she had reason for her happiness and was obliged to go on undoubtedly if they had known your engagement said she nothing could be more flattering than their treatment of you � but as that was not the case i guessed you would say so replied quickly � but there was no reason in the world why mis o m � m if k � mi � i w ton as ba � it win an well aad i ma ad cf it all bent bnt lady l not look it i be id to hm j� v in have bees ae to ne in the i � heaven what i should have done friendship tried to make a her own but it seemed to satisfy for she replied � indeed i am convinced of n rd me and next to edward s love it is the greatest comfort i have poor edward i but now there is one good we shall be able to meet and meet pretty often for lady mi i s delighted with mrs da wood so we shall be a good deal in street i say and edward q ends half his time with his sister � be lady and will visit now � and mrs and your sister were both so good to say more than once should always be glad to see me tbey are such charming women i � i am sure if ever you tell your sister what i think of her you cannot speak too high would not give her any encouragement to hope that she tell her sister continued � i am sure i should have seen it in a moment if mn had took a dislike to me if she had only made me a formal courtesy for instance without saying a word and never after had took any notice of me and never looked � i me in a pleasant way � you know what i mean � if i had in forbidding sort way i should have sense and gave it all up in despair i could not have stood il for where she a es dislike i know it is most violent prevented from making any reply to this civil triumph by the door s being thrown open the servant s announcing mr and edward s immediately walking in it was a very awkward moment and the countenance of each showed that it was sa they ill looked exceedingly foolish and edward seemed to have as great an inclination to walk out of the room again as to advance farther into it the in its form which they would each have been most anxious to avoid had fallen on them they were not only all three together but were together without the relief of any other person the ladies recovered themselves it was not s business to put herself forward and the appearance of secrecy must still be kept up she could therefore only look her tenderness and after slightly addressing him said no more but had more to do and so anxious was she for his sake and her own to do it well that she forced herself a moment s recollection to welcome with a look and manner that were almost easy and almost open and another struggle another effort still improved them she would not allow the presence of nor the consciousness of some injustice towards herself to her from saying that she was happy to see him and that she had very much regretted being from home when he called before in street she would not be frightened from paying him those attentions which as a friend and almost a relation were his due by the observant eyes of though she soon perceived them to be narrowly watching her her manners gave some re assurance to edward and he had courage enough to sit down but his embarrassment still exceeded that of the ladies in a proportion which the case rendered reasonable though his sex might make it rare for his heart had not the indifference of s nor could his conscience have quite the ease of s with a and settled air seemed determined to make do contribution to the comfort of the others and would not say a word and almost every thing that and proceeded from who was obliged to all the about her mother s health their 