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On Saturday ornng Elzath and Mr. Collns t for rakfast a f nuts for th othrs appard;and h took th opportunty of payng th partng cvlts hch h dd ndspnsaly ncssary.

“I kno not, Mss Elzath,”sad h,“hthr Mrs. Collns has yt xprssd hr sns of your kndnss n cong to us;ut I a vry crtan you ll not lav th hous thout rcvng hr thanks for t.Th favor of your copany has n uch flt, I assur you.W kno ho lttl thr s to tpt anyon to our hul aod.Our plan annr of lvng,our sall roos and f dostcs,and th lttl s of th orld,ust ak Hunsford xtrly dull to a young lady lk yourslf;ut I hop you ll lv us gratful for th condscnson, and that hav don vrythng n our por to prvnt your spndng your t unplasantly.”

Elzath as agr th hr thanks and assurancs of happnss. Sh had spnt sx ks th grat njoynt; and th plasur of ng th Charlott,and th knd attntons sh had rcvd, ust ak hr fl th olgd. Mr. Collns as gratfd,and th a or slng solnty rpld:

“It gvs grat plasur to har that you hav passd your t not dsagraly. W hav crtanly don our st; and ost fortunatly havng t n our por to ntroduc you to vry supror socty, and, fro our conncton th Rosngs, th frqunt ans of varyng th hul ho scn, I thnk ay flattr ourslvs that your Hunsford vst cannot hav n ntrly rkso.Our stuaton th rgard to Lady Cathrn's faly s ndd th sort of xtraordnary advantag and lssng hch f can oast.You s on hat a footng ar.You s ho contnually ar ngagd thr. In truth I ust acknoldg that, th all th dsadvantags of ths hul parsonag, I should not thnk anyon adng n t an ojct of copasson,hl thy ar sharrs of our ntacy at Rosngs.”

Words r nsuffcnt for th lvaton of hs flngs; and h as olgd to alk aout th roo,hl Elzath trd to unt cvlty and truth n a f short sntncs.

“You ay, n fact, carry a vry favoural rport of us nto Hrtfordshr,y dar cousn.I flattr yslf at last that you ll al to do so. Lady Cathrn's grat attntons to Mrs. Collns you hav n a daly tnss of;and altogthr I trust t dos not appar that your frnd has dran an unfortunat—ut on ths pont t ll as ll to slnt.Only lt assur you, y dar Mss Elzath,that I can fro y hart ost cordally sh you qual flcty n arrag.My dar Charlott and I hav ut on nd and on ay of thnkng.Thr s n vrythng a ost rarkal rslanc of charactr and das tn us. W s to hav n dsgnd for ach othr.”

Elzath could safly say that t as a grat happnss hr that as th cas, and th qual sncrty could add, that sh frly lvd and rjocd n hs dostc coforts. Sh as not sorry,hovr,to hav th rctal of th ntrruptd y th lady fro ho thy sprang.Poor Charlott!t as lancholy to lav hr to such socty!But sh had chosn t th hr ys opn; and though vdntly rgrttng that hr vstors r to go,sh dd not s to ask for copasson.Hr ho and hr houskpng,hr parsh and hr poultry,and all thr dpndnt concrns,had not yt lost thr chars.

At lngth th chas arrvd,th trunks r fastnd on,th parcls placd thn,and t as pronouncd to rady.Aftr an affctonat partng tn th frnds,Elzath as attndd to th carrag y Mr. Collns, and as thy alkd don th gardn h as cossonng hr th hs st rspcts to all hr faly,not forgttng hs thanks for th kndnss h had rcvd at Longourn n th ntr, and hs coplnts to Mr. and Mrs.Gardnr,though unknon.H thn handd hr n,Mara follod,and th door as on th pont of ng closd,hn h suddnly rndd th,th so constrnaton,that thy had hthrto forgottn to lav any ssag for th lads at Rosngs.