\"AsIhopetobesaved,\"saidAntonio,\"Imeantnothingwrong——butshouldhavepaidthelandlordthemomenthecamein\"——butJuliaheardhimnot。
Hererrandwashappilyexecuted,andshewasalreadybythesideofheraunt。Onenteringthecarriage,JulianoticedtheeyeofAntoniofixedonherwithpeculiarmeaning,andshefeltthatherconducthadbeenappreciated。——FromthistimeuntilthedayoftheirarrivalatthehouseofMr。Miller,nothingmaterialoccurred。AntonioroseeveryhourintheestimationofJulia,andtheyoungladynoticedamarkeddifferenceinherlover’sconducttowardsher。Afewmilesbeforetheyreachedthedwelling,MissEmmersonobserved\"To-morrowwillbethetwentiethofSeptember;
whenIamtoknowwhowillbemycompanionforthewinter,MissMillerorKatherine。\"
\"Ah!aunt,youmayknowthatnow,ifIamtodecide,\"saidJulia,\"itwillbeAnna,myAnna,surely。\"
Hermannerwasenthusiastic,andhervoicealittlelouderthanusual。Antonioturnedhishead,andtheireyesmet。Juliareadinthatglancetheapprobationofhergenerousfriendship。MissEmmersonwasagooddealhurtatthisdecisionofherniece,who,shethought,knowinghersentiments,wouldbeinducedtohavebeensatisfiedwiththevisittoAnna,andtakenKatherineforthewinter。Itwaswithreluctancethattheauntabandonedthiswish,and,afterapause,shecontinued——