Mr.Woodhousehadbeenexceedinglywellamused.Mrs.Westonhadbeenshewingthemalltohim,andnowhewouldshewthemalltoEmma;-fortunateinhavingnootherresemblancetoachild,thaninatotalwantoftasteforwhathesaw,forhewasslow,constant,andmethodical-Beforethissecondlookingoverwasbegun,however,Emmawalkedintothehallforthesakeofafewmoments\'freeobservationoftheentranceandground-plotofthehouse-andwashardlythere,whenJaneFairfaxappeared,comingquicklyinfromthegarden,andwithalookofescape-LittleexpectingtomeetMissWoodhousesosoon,therewasastartatfirst;butMissWoodhousewastheverypersonshewasinquestof.
`Willyoubesokind,\'saidshe,`whenIammissed,astosaythatIamgonehome?-Iamgoingthismoment-Myauntisnotawarehowlateitis,norhowlongwehavebeenabsent-butIamsureweshallbewanted,andIamdeterminedtogodirectly-Ihavesaidnothingaboutittoanybody.Itwouldonlybegivingtroubleanddistress.Somearegonetotheponds,andsometothelimewalk.TilltheyallcomeinIshallnotbemissed;andwhentheydo,willyouhavethegoodnesstosaythatIamgone?\'
`Certainly,ifyouwishit;-butyouarenotgoingtowalktoHighburyalone?\'
`Yes-whatshouldhurtme?-Iwalkfast.Ishallbeathomeintwentyminutes.\'
`Butitistoofar,indeeditis,tobewalkingquitealone.Letmyfather\'sservantgowithyou-Letmeorderthecarriage.Itcanberoundinfiveminutes.\'