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                  THE WATSONS 



          he first winter assembly in the Town of D。 in Surry was to 

          be held on Tuesday October the 13th�察�and it was generally 

T 

          expected   to   be   a   very   good   one�察  �a   long   list   of  Country 

Families      was   confidently     run   over    as  sure   of   attending�察   �and 

sanguine   hopes   were   entertained   that   the   Osbornes   themselves 

would      be   there。!The       Edwardes¨       invitation    to   the   Watsons 

followed     of  course。   The    Edwardes      were   people    of  fortune    who 

lived in the Town and kept  their  coach�察  �the   Watsons inhabited  a 

village    about   three   miles    distant�察  �were   poor   and    had   no   close 

carriage�察  �and   ever   since   there   had   been   Balls   in   the   place�察  �the 

former   were   accustomed   to   invite   the   Latter   to   dress   dine   and 

sleep    at  their  House�察    �on  every    monthly     return   throughout      the 

winter。!On the present occasion�察�as only two of Mr。 W。¨s children 

were   at   home�察  �and   one   was   always   necessary   as   companion   to 

himself�察  �for   he   was   sickly   and   had   lost   his   wife�察  �one   only   could 

profit   by   the   kindness   of   their   friends�察  �Miss   Emma   Watson   who 

was very recently returned to her family from the care of an Aunt 

who had brought her up�察�was to make her first public appearance 

in   the   Neighbourhood�察  �and   her   eldest   sister�察  �whose   delight   in   a 

Ball was not lessened by a ten years Enjoyment�察�had some merit in 

chearfully   undertaking   to   drive   her   and   all   her   finery   in   the   old 

chair to D。 on the important morning。!As they splashed along the 

dirty    Lane     Miss   Watson      thus   instructed     and    cautioned      her 



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inexperienced sister。!`I dare say it will be a   very  good   Ball�察  �and 

among so  many  officers�察  �you   will   hardly   want   partners。   You   will 

find   Mrs。   Edwardes¨   maid   very   willing   to   help   you�察  �and   I   would 

advise you to ask Mary Edwardes¨ opinion if you are at all at a loss 

for she has a very good Taste。!If Mr。 E。 does not lose his money at 

cards�察�you will stay as late as you can wish for�察�if he does�察�he will 

hurry  you  home  perhaps!but  you  are   sure   of   some   comfortable 

soup。!I hope you will be in good looks。 I should not be surprised 

if   you   were   to   be   thought   one   of   the   prettiest   girls   in   the   room�察�

there is a great deal in Novelty。 Perhaps Tom Musgrave may take 

notice of you!but I would advise you by all means not to give him 

any encouragement。 He generally pays attention to every new girl�察�

but he is a great flirt and never means anything serious。¨ `I think I 

have heard you speak of him before�察� said Emma。 `Who is he�拭� `A 

young      Man     of   very    good     fortune�察   �quite    independant�察       �and 

remarkably        agreable�察   �an   universal    favourite    wherever      he  goes。 

Most of the girls hereabouts are in love with him�察�or have been。 I 

believe  I  am   the  only  one  among  them   that  have   escaped   with   a 

whole heart�察�and yet I was the first he paid attention to�察�when he 

came   into   this   Country�察  �six   years   ago�察  �and   very   great   attention 

indeed did he pay me。 Some people say that he has never seemed 

to   like   any  girl  so   well  since�察  �tho¨   he  is  always    behaving     in  a 

particular way to one or another。¨! 

    `And how came your heart to be the only cold one�拭� said Emma 

smiling。 `There was a reason for  that¨!replied   Miss   W。 changing 

colour。!`I   have   not   been   very   well   used   Emma   among   them�察  �I 

hope you will have better luck。¨!`Dear Sister�察�I beg your pardon�察�

if I have unthinkingly given you pain。¨!`When first we knew Tom 

Musgrave�察� continued Miss W。 without seeming to hear her�察 �I was 



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very   much     attached     to  a  young    Man    of  the  name     of  Purvis   a 

particular friend of Robert¨s�察�who used to be with us a great deal。 

Every      body    thought     it  would    have    been     a  Match。¨     A   sigh 

accompanied these words�察�which Emma respected in silence!but 

her sister after a short pause went on!`You will naturally ask why 

it  did not  take place�察  �and   why   he   is   married   to   another   Woman�察�

while I am still single。!But you must ask him!not me!you must 

ask Penelope。!Yes Emma�察�Penelope was at the bottom of it all。! 

She   thinks   everything   fair   for   a   Husband�察  �I   trusted   her�察  �she   set 

him against me�察�with a view of gaining him herself and it ended in 

his   discontinuing      his  visits  and   soon    after  marrying     somebody 

else。!Penelope         makes    light   of  her   conduct�察   �but  I  think    such 

Treachery very bad。 It has been the ruin of my happiness。 I shall 

never     love   any   Man    as   I  loved   Purvis。    I  do   not   think   Tom 

Musgrave       should    be  named     with   him    in  the  same    day。¨!`You 

quite shock me by what you say of Penelope¨!said Emma。 `Could 

a sister do such a thing�拭�Rivalry�察�Treachery between   sisters� �I 

shall be afraid of being acquainted with her!but I hope it was not 

so。 Appearances were against her¨!`You do not know Penelope。! 

There is nothing she would not  do  to  get  married!she   would   as 

good as tell you  so  herself。!Do not  trust  her  with  any  secrets   of 

your own�察�take warning by me�察�do not trust her�察�she has her good 

qualities�察�but she has no Faith�察�no Honour�察�no Scruples�察�if she can 

promote   her   own   advantage。!I   wish   with   all   my   heart   she   was 

well   married。   I   declare   I   had   rather   have   her   well´married   than 

myself。¨!`Than yourself� �Yes I can suppose so。 A heart�察�wounded 

like yours   can  have   little  inclination   for  Matrimony。¨!`Not much 

indeed!but        you   know     we   must    marry。!I     could    do   very   well 

single for my own part!A little Company�察�and a pleasant Ball now 



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and then�察�would be enough for me�察�if one could be young for ever�察�

but my Father cannot provide for us�察�and it is very bad to grow old 

and be poor and laughed at。!I have lost Purvis�察�it is true but very 

few   people     marry   their   first   Loves。    I  should   not   refuse    a  man 

because      he   was   not   Purvis。    Not    that  I  can   ever    quite   forgive 

Penelope。¨!Emma   shook   her   head   in   acquiescence。!`Penelope 

however       has   had   her   Troubles¨!continued           Miss    W。!`she      was 

sadly disappointed in Tom Musgrave�察�who afterwards transferred 

his attentions from me to her�察�and whom she was very fond of�察�but 

he   never   means   anything   serious�察  �and   when   he   had   trifled   with 

her   long   enough�察  �he   began   to   slight   her   for   Margaret�察  �and   poor 

Penelope was very wretched。 And since then�察�she has been trying 

to  make some match  at  Chichester�察  �she   wont  tell   us   with   whom�察�

but I believe it is a rich  old  Dr。   Harding�察  �Uncle   to  the   friend  she 

goes to see�察�and she has taken a   vast  deal   of  trouble about  him 

and given up a great deal of Time to no purpose as yet。!When she 

went   away   the   other   day   she   said   it   should   be   the   last   time。!I 

suppose   you   did   not   know   what   her   particular   Business   was   at 

Chichester!nor guess at the object that could take her away�察�from 

Stanton      just   as  you    were    coming     home     after   so   many     years 

absence。¨!`No   indeed�察  �I   had   not   the        smallest   suspicion      of   it。  I 

considered her engagement to Mrs。 Shaw just at that time as very 

unfortunate for me。 I had hoped to find all my sisters at home�察�to 

be able to make an immediate friend of each。¨!`I suspect the Dr。 

to have an attack of the Asthma�察�and that she was hurried away 

on    that   account!the       Shaws   are     quite   on   her   side。!At   least     I 

believe   so!but   she   tells   me   nothing。   She   professes   to   keep   her 

own   counsel�察  �she   says�察  �and   truly   enough�察  �that   ^too   many   Cooks 

spoil the Broth ̄。¨!`I am sorry for her anxieties�察� said Emma�察�`but 



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